Table 2. Analyzed amino acid compositions of experimental diets (%)
Inclusion rate (%) | Dietary SID methionine concentration (%) |
0.40 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.65 |
Indispensable amino acid |
Arginine | 1.19 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.21 |
Histidine | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.44 |
Isoleucine | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 |
Leucine | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.23 |
Lysine | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.17 |
Methionine | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.61 |
Phenylalanine | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.73 |
Threonine | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
Valine | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
Dispensable amino acid |
Alanine | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.71 |
Aspartic acid | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.45 |
Cysteine | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 |
Glutamic acid | 6.26 | 6.34 | 6.19 | 6.24 | 6.27 | 6.22 |
Glycine | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.60 |
Proline | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
Serine | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.68 |
Tyrosine | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.48 |
SID, standardized ileal digestible.