title: Estimation of the optimum standardized ileal digestible total sulfur amino acid to lysine ratio in late finishing gilts fed low protein diets supplemented with crystalline amino acids.
abstract: A total of 90 gilts were used to investigate the effects of various standard ileal digestible (SID) total sulfur amino acid (TSAA) to lysine (Lys) ratios on the performance and carcass characteristics of late finishing gilts receiving low crude protein (CP) diets supplemented with crystalline amino acids (CAA). Graded levels of crystalline methionine (Met) (0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8 or 1.1 g/kg) were added to the basal diet to produce diets providing SID TSAA to Lys ratios of 0.48, 0.53, 0.58, 0.63 or 0.68. At the termination of the experiment, 30 gilts (one pig per pen) with an average body weight (BW) of 120 kg were killed to evaluate carcass traits. Increasing the SID TSAA to Lys ratio increased average daily gain (ADG) (linear and quadratic effect, P < 0.05), improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) (linear and quadratic effect, P < 0.05) and decreased serum urea nitrogen (SUN) concentration (linear and quadratic effect, P < 0.05) of finishing gilts. No effects were obtained for carcass traits. The optimum SID TSAA to Lys ratios to maximize ADG as well as to minimize FCR and SUN levels were 0.57, 0.58 and 0.53 using a linear-break point model and 0.64, 0.62 and 0.61 using a quadratic model.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.|College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, NO. 263 Kaiyuan Road, Luoyang, 471023, PR China.
authors.forename: Wenfeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jinlong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiangfang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xutong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shiyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiao
mesh_terms: D000603:Amino Acids, Sulfur; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000191:economics; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D003460:Crystallization; D018753:Diet, Protein-Restricted; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D008239:Lysine; D008715:Methionine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D000603:Amino Acids, Sulfur; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008715:Methionine; D008239:Lysine
keywords: gilts; low-protein; standardized ileal digestibility; sulfur amino acid