Table 2 Analyzed nutrient composition of experimental diets and spray dried plasma (as-fed basis)

Dry matter, %

88.15

87.93

89.39

88.43

88.16

88.60

89.53

Crude protein, %

16.72

16.87

20.37

22.84

22.34

19.47

80.91

Ash, %

5.47

5.42

6.73

6.02

5.74

5.56

6.92

Acid hydrolyzed ether extract, %

4.78

5.65

3.40

4.16

4.31

3.96

2.39

Gross energy, kcal/kg

3,956

3,972

3,886

3,939

3,976

3,957

4,710

Insoluble dietary fiber, %

17.20

17.90

9.10

9.80

9.50

10.40

1.50

Soluble dietary fiber, %

1.30

1.20

0.40

1.20

0.80

0.90

0.50

Total dietary fiber, %

18.50

19.30

9.50

11.00

10.30

11.30

2.00

Starch, %

26.09

27.12

29.25

26.76

28.28

31.38

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Ca, %

0.79

0.72

1.44

1.20

1.17

1.23

0.13

P, %

0.70

0.65

0.97

1.09

1.14

1.05

1.52

Indispensable amino acids, %

 Arg

1.06

1.08

1.09

1.45

1.32

1.18

4.45

 His

0.44

0.45

0.49

0.58

0.58

0.49

2.35

 Ile

0.73

0.74

0.86

1.04

0.93

0.90

2.41

 Leu

1.40

1.45

1.69

1.91

1.93

1.64

7.18

 Lys

1.04

1.04

1.55

1.61

1.65

1.42

7.05

 Met

0.26

0.25

0.39

0.43

0.46

0.42

0.93

 Phe

0.82

0.85

0.90

1.11

1.07

0.92

4.08

 Thr

0.65

0.67

0.98

0.99

1.07

0.83

4.89

 Trp

0.17

0.20

0.28

0.30

0.33

0.26

1.57

 Val

0.81

0.84

1.05

1.11

1.16

0.97

5.50

 Total

7.38

7.57

9.28

10.53

10.50

9.03

40.41

Dispensable amino acids, %

 Ala

0.82

0.85

0.94

1.09

1.08

0.93

3.75

 Asp

1.70

1.74

1.95

2.41

2.28

1.99

7.75

 Cys

0.27

0.28

0.38

0.36

0.46

0.31

2.66

 Glu

2.90

2.99

3.22

4.06

3.74

3.41

10.65

 Gly

0.73

0.75

0.71

0.89

0.83

0.75

2.68

 Pro

0.96

1.00

1.09

1.30

1.26

1.11

4.04

 Ser

0.73

0.78

0.82

1.01

1.06

0.78

4.41

 Tyr

0.56

0.58

0.64

0.76

0.79

0.64

3.88

 Total

8.67

8.97

9.75

11.88

11.50

9.92

39.82

Total amino acids, %

16.05

16.54

19.03

22.41

22.00

18.95

80.23