Table 4 Effects of dietary supplementation with EP-Zn complex on the amino acid profile of breast muscle in broiler chickens

EAA

Thr

327.97 ± 39.66

305.65 ± 45.83

0.72

Val

218.37 ± 26.78^a

109.65 ± 14.26^b

0.004

Met

153.36 ± 20.27

106.75 ± 16.79

0.21

Ile

210.93 ± 26.37

136.04 ± 21.96

0.09

Leu

410.17 ± 40.15

346.14 ± 51.76

0.62

Lys

238.85 ± 23.94

191.57 ± 33.00

0.45

Phe

220.37 ± 17.07^a

119.28 ± 21.52^b

0.007

Tau

396.16 ± 28.29

386.26 ± 30.5

0.61

Asp

56.61 ± 8.21^b

82.75 ± 12.66^a

0.04

Ser

402.25 ± 27.02

426.28 ± 25.09

0.85

Glu

524.51 ± 27.22

523.07 ± 37.86

0.65

Gly

1582.42 ± 46.75^a

794.92 ± 36.56^b

0.009

Ala

1254.24 ± 52.85

1041.51 ± 43.02

0.61

Cys

142.26 ± 18.25^a

30.08 ± 4.23^b

< 0.01

Tyr

258.75 ± 36.94

202.23 ± 42.59

0.51

Arg

276.27 ± 47.16

176.86 ± 37.74

0.25

Pro

253.64 ± 18.88^b

452.64 ± 23.42^a

0.04