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Apparent Digestibility of Nitrogen and Amino Acids in Protein Feedstuffs by Growing Pigs^1,2,

Texas A&M University⁵, College Station 77843

Abstract

Eight digestion trials were conducted with pigs fitted with ileal T-cannulas to determine the apparent digestibilities of N and amino acids in common protein feedstuffs. Trial-to-trial variation was minimal as determined by the variation in digestibilities for soybean meal, which was evaluated in each trial. Apparent digestibilities varied widely; ileal N digestibility ranged from 88 to 63%, and ileal lysine digestibility ranged from 93 to 40%. In general, ring-dried blood meal, corn gluten meal, Menhaden fish meal, poultry-by-product meal and extruded whole soybeans were the most digestible, followed by canola meal, sunflower meal, peanut meal and meat and bone meal. Cottonseed meal and feather meal were the least digestible. Mean values for each feedstuff agree well with published data. Variation in digestibilities among samples of the same feedstuff was greatest for the meat and bone meals. Regression of ileal essential amino acid digestibilities on ileal and fecal N digestibility indicated that amino acid digestibilities can be predicted more precisely from ileal N digestibility than from fecal N digestibility. However, neither ileal nor fecal N digestibility could be used with a high degree of certainty to predict ileal amino acid digestibilities.

¹ Publication T.A 23454. Texas Agric. Exp. Sta. This study was supported partially by the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc., Des Plaines, IL.

² The technical assistance of Mary Jo Turpin and Anne Orcutt in care of the pigs and collection of samples is greatly appreciated.

³ To whom reprint requests should be addressed.

⁴ Current address: Prince Agri Products, Inc., One Prince Plaza, Quincy, IL 62301.

⁵ Dept. of Anim. Sci.

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