Table 1. Energy and lysine concentrations of the experimental diets (as-fed basis)
Item | Grower phase I | Grower phase II | Finisher |
HP1) | MP2) | LP3) | HP | MP | LP | HP | MP1 | MP2 | LP |
ME (Mcal/kg) | 3.34 | 3.30 | 3.26 | 3.35 | 3.33 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 |
Total Lys (%) | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.72 |
Lys:ME (g/Mcal) | 3.59 | 3.33 | 3.07 | 3.29 | 3.06 | 2.86 | 2.69 | 2.46 | 2.62 | 2.22 |
Commercial diets with high, medium, and low planes of nutrition, respectively.
HP, high plane; MP, medium plane; LP, low plane; ME, metabolizable energy.