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.