Table 2 Amino acid composition (g/100 g dry matter) of the experimental feeds

Essential amino acids (EAA)

 Arginine

2.3

2.4

 Histidine

1.0

0.9

 Isoleucine

1.6

1.6

 Leucine

3.4

3.3

 Lysine

2.6

2.6

 Threonine

1.5

1.6

 Tryptophan

0.5

0.4

 Valine

1.9

1.9

 Methionine

0.9

0.9

Non-essential amino acids (NEAA)

 Cysteine

0.6

0.6

 Methionine + Cysteine

1.4

1.5

 Phenylalanine

2.0

1.9

 Tyrosine

1.4

1.3

 Phenylalanine + Tyrosine

3.4

3.3

 Asparagine

3.4

3.3

 Glutamine

8.2

7.6

 Alanine

2.2

2.1

 Glycine

2.1

2.5

 Proline

2.7

3.0

 Serine

1.9

2.2

 Tubulin associated unit

0.3

0.3