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.