ORIGINAL PAPER
Optimum ratio of standardized ileal digestible tryptophan to lysine for piglets
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Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2 |
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2013;22(4):323–328
Publication date: 2013-10-28
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ABSTRACT
Two experiments were conducted to determine optimal standardized
ileal digestible (SID) tryptophan:lysine ratio for piglets using growth performance
and plasma urea N as response criteria. In Experiment 1, piglets
were fed 6 diets with 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5 or 13.5 g · kg–1 SID lysine to
estimate lysine requirement. In Experiment 2, piglets were fed 6 diets with
9.2 g · kg–1 SID lysine, and 0.178, 0.182, 0.196, 0.216, 0.227 or 0.236 SID
trytophan:lysine to estimate optimal tryptophan:lysine ratio. The SID lysine requirement
was estimated to be 10.2 g · kg–1. Response criteria measured were
unaffected by SID tryptophan:lysine ratio, implying that the diets fed were not
deficient in tryptophan. In conclusion, the SID lysine requirement for the piglets
was close to the recommendation by NRC (1998; 10.1 g · kg–1), but not NRC
(2012; 12.3 g · kg–1). The optimal SID tryptophan:lysine ratio of the piglets was
either equal to or less than 0.178.
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
C. M. Nyachoti
Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2
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Effects of different dietary tryptophan : lysine ratios and sanitary conditions on growth performance, plasma urea nitrogen, serum haptoglobin and ileal histomorphology of weaned pigs Balachandar Jayaraman, John K. Htoo, Charles M. Nyachoti Animal Science Journal
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