Table 3. Analyzed chemical composition of brown rice and experimental diet fed to laying hens in Experiment 1; as-fed basis

Item (%) Brown rice Experimental diet
Dry matter 87.81 89.94
Gross energy (kcal/kg) 3,854 3,216
Crude protein 8.83 7.65
Indispensable amino acid
 Arg 0.642 0.550
 His 0.201 0.171
 Ile 0.321 0.280
 Leu 0.718 0.619
 Lys 0.368 0.314
 Met 0.186 0.157
 Phe 0.448 0.392
 Thr 0.334 0.294
 Val 0.445 0.394
Dispensable amino acid
 Ala 0.479 0.414
 Asp 0.746 0.645
 Cys 0.185 0.159
 Glu 1.457 1.267
 Gly 0.378 0.325
 Pro 0.472 0.435
 Ser 0.430 0.381
 Tyr 0.364 0.344