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.