Table 1. Energy and lysine concentrations of the experimental diets (as-fed basis)

Item Grower phase Finisher phase
HP1) MP2) LP3) HP LP
P 14) P 25) P 1 P 2 P 1 P 2
ME (Mcal/kg) 3.35 3.40 3.33 3.38 3.25 3.30 3.40 3.25
Total lysine (%) 1.10 1.15 1.02 1.07 0.93 0.97 0.95 0.80
Lysine:ME (g/Mcal) 3.29 3.39 3.06 3.17 2.86 2.94 2.80 2.46
Commercial diets with high, medium, and low planes of nutrition, respectively.
Periods 1 and 2 of the grower phase, respectively; provided for the first 11 and subsequent 18 days, respectively.
HP, high plane; MP medium plane; LP, low plane.