Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of L y s ine(Lys) and Net Energy (NE) levels on growth performance (Exp. I) and N balance (Exp. 2) in growing pig. In Exp. 1, 36 castrated pigs [21.35 -4...Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of L y s ine(Lys) and Net Energy (NE) levels on growth performance (Exp. I) and N balance (Exp. 2) in growing pig. In Exp. 1, 36 castrated pigs [21.35 -4- 0.55 kg of body weight (BW)] were allotted to six treatments with six replicates per treatment. Pigs were fed two levels of Lys (low and high) and three levels of NE (low, med, or high) in a 2×3 factorial arrangement. The experiment lasted for 35 d. There were no effects of dietary Lys and NE on pig performance (P〉0.05, but a Lys×NE interaction in ADG was observed (P〈0.05). In Exp. 2, 24 pigs were used to determine the effects of diet in Exp. 1 on pig N balance. Neither Lys nor NE level affected N retention (g/d) (P〉0.0). Lys×NE interaction in N retention (g/d) (P〈0.01) and in N apparent biological value (ABV) (P〈0.05) was observed. Pigs fed the low Lys diet had lower serum urea nitrogen (SUN) concentrations compared with the high Lys treatment (P〈0.01). Pigs fed the med-NE diet had lower SUN concentrations compared with the pigs fed the low-NE diet (P〈0.1). These results suggest that pigs from 21 kg to 50 kg BW fed diets containing 0.83% standardized ileal digestible Lysine and 2351 Kcal of NE/kg had maximum ADG and N retention.展开更多
文摘Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of L y s ine(Lys) and Net Energy (NE) levels on growth performance (Exp. I) and N balance (Exp. 2) in growing pig. In Exp. 1, 36 castrated pigs [21.35 -4- 0.55 kg of body weight (BW)] were allotted to six treatments with six replicates per treatment. Pigs were fed two levels of Lys (low and high) and three levels of NE (low, med, or high) in a 2×3 factorial arrangement. The experiment lasted for 35 d. There were no effects of dietary Lys and NE on pig performance (P〉0.05, but a Lys×NE interaction in ADG was observed (P〈0.05). In Exp. 2, 24 pigs were used to determine the effects of diet in Exp. 1 on pig N balance. Neither Lys nor NE level affected N retention (g/d) (P〉0.0). Lys×NE interaction in N retention (g/d) (P〈0.01) and in N apparent biological value (ABV) (P〈0.05) was observed. Pigs fed the low Lys diet had lower serum urea nitrogen (SUN) concentrations compared with the high Lys treatment (P〈0.01). Pigs fed the med-NE diet had lower SUN concentrations compared with the pigs fed the low-NE diet (P〈0.1). These results suggest that pigs from 21 kg to 50 kg BW fed diets containing 0.83% standardized ileal digestible Lysine and 2351 Kcal of NE/kg had maximum ADG and N retention.