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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

1996

1996; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 97-142-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 772; Swine; Early-weaned pigs; Amino acids; Threonine

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Determining The Optimal Threonine:Lysine Ratio For The 25 To 50 Lb Pig (1996), J R. Bergstrom, J A. Loughmiller, R E. Musser, W B. Nessmith Jr, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Steven S. Dritz Jan 1996

Determining The Optimal Threonine:Lysine Ratio For The 25 To 50 Lb Pig (1996), J R. Bergstrom, J A. Loughmiller, R E. Musser, W B. Nessmith Jr, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Steven S. Dritz

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A 21-day growth trial was conducted to determine the threonine: lysine ratio necessary to optimize growth performance of the 25 to 50 Ib pig reared in a high-health, segregated early-weaning (SEW) system. Ten experimental diets, including two levels of lysine (.75% and 1.10% apparent digestible lysine) and five apparent digestible threonine:lysine ratios (40, 47.5, 55, 62.5, and 70%), were used in a 2 x 5 factorial arrangement. Growth performance was improved by feeding 1.10% rather than.75% digestible lysine. Also, results indicated that the apparent digestible threonine requirement for the SEW:-reared, 25 to 50 lb pig is approximately 55% of digestible …


Determining The Optimal Threonine:Lysine Ratio In Starter Diets For The Segregated Early-Weaned Pig (1996), J R. Bergstrom, W B. Nessmith Jr, C A. Civis, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband Jan 1996

Determining The Optimal Threonine:Lysine Ratio In Starter Diets For The Segregated Early-Weaned Pig (1996), J R. Bergstrom, W B. Nessmith Jr, C A. Civis, Jim L. Nelssen, Michael D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A 14-day growth trial was conducted to determine the threonine: lysine ratio necessary to optimize growth performance of the segregated early-weaned (SEW) pig. Twelve experimental diets included two levels of lysine (1.15% and 1.5% apparent digestible lysine) and six apparent digestible threonine: lysine ratios (40, 45, 50, 55, 60, and 65 %) in a 2 x 6 factorial arrangement. Growth performance was improved by feeding 1.5% rather than 1.15% digestible lysine. Growth performance decreased linearly as the digestible threonine: lysine ratio increased. Although a significant quadratic response was not observed, this reduction in growth performance did not appear to occur …