Effects of source and level of dietary lysine on growth performance of pigs from 24 to 48 lb
- Hansen, E.L.
- Woodworth, J.C.
- O'Quinn, P.R.
- De La Llata, M.
- Steidinger, M.U.
- Tokach, Michael D.
- Goodband, Robert D.
- Nelssen, Jim L.
- Dritz, Steven S.
Publication date
January 1999
DOI Publisher
Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service ISSN
2378-5977Abstract
Three hundred twenty, 24 lb nursery pigs were fed for 19 days to compare the effects of increasing dietary lysine from L-Iysine HCl (L-Lys) or Peptide Plus™ (PP) on growth performance. Three dietary treatments (1.025, 1.15, and 1.275% lysine) were each formulated with L-Lys and PP. Negative and positive control corn-soybean meal-based diets were formulated to .90 and 1.275% lysine, respectively. Increasing dietary lysine to 1.275% from L-Lys or PP resulted in increased performance; however, pigs fed the positive control diet had the best overall performance
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