Skip to main content

Table 4 Analyzed total amino acid profile diets used in Exp. 2 on an as-fed basisa

From: The use of feed-grade amino acids in lactating sow diets

  

Dietary Treatmentb

Total Amino Acid

 

1

2

3

4

5

Lys, %

Calculated

1.26

1.25

1.24

1.23

1.23

Analyzed

1.22

1.31

1.29

1.27

1.28

Met+Cys:Lys

Calculated

0.55

0.53

0.50

0.50

0.50

Analyzedc

0.50

0.49

0.47

0.46

0.45

Thr:Lys, %

Calculated

0.67

0.67

0.67

0.67

0.67

Analyzed

0.69

0.68

0.65

0.66

0.65

Trp:Lys, %

Calculated

0.20

0.19

0.18

0.16

0.16

Analyzed

0.22

0.20

0.19

0.17

0.17

Val:Lys, %

Calculated

0.79

0.75

0.71

0.67

0.71

Analyzed

0.75

0.79

0.75

0.74

0.75

  1. aDiets were analyzed using HPLC at Ajinomoto Heartland Lab, Chicago, IL
  2. b Dietary treatments were as follows: 1 – 0.10, 2 – 0.20, 3 – 0.30, 4 – 0.40% L-lysine HCl, 5 – 0.40% L-lysine HCl inclusion + feed grade valine
  3. cHMTBa not detected in analysis as it does not contain nitrogen. ALIMET is a trademark of Novus International, Inc., and is registered in the United States and other countries. Methionine source. 88% 2-hydroxy, 4-methylthio butanoic acid, HMTBa