Table 5. Effect of increasing dietary SID lysine content and NE level on the carcass grade of growing-finishing pigs

Items CON1) TRT1 TRT2 SEM p-value
Carcass weight (kg) 88.06 89.06 89.33 0.61 0.676
BFT (mm) 17.66 19.03 19.36 0.36 0.130
1+ (%) 33.33 30.00 40.00 - -
1 (%) 40.00 36.67 43.33 - -
2 (%) 26.67 33.33 16.67 - -
CON, basal diet; TRT1, basal diet + 0.05% SID lysine; TRT2, basal diet + 0.05% lysine SID + 0.084 MJ/kg NE.
SID, standardized ileal digestible; NE, net energy; BFT, backfat thickness.