Journal article
Chemical composition and standardised ileal digestible amino acid contents of Lathyrus (Lathyrus cicera) as an ingredient in pig diets
Animal Feed Science and Technology, Vol.150(1-2), pp.139-143
2009
Abstract
Lathyrus cicera is a grain legume that is well adapted to grow in low rainfall regions. However, it contains a neurotoxin, 3-(-N-oxalyl)-l-2,3-diaminopropionic acid (ODAP), which can cause paralysis of the lower limbs, known as "lathyrism". An experiment was conducted to measure the nutrient content and ileal digestible amino acid content of a recently-released low ODAP Lathyrus variety chalus. Chemical analyses and total tract digestibility showed that the new Lathyrus variety chalus contained 0.9 g ODAP/kg, 265 g crude protein/kg and 13.5 MJ digestible energy/kg on an as-fed basis. The ileal digestible nutrient content of chalus was measured with six grower pigs (Large White×Landrace, 43 ± 0.3 kg) fitted with a simple T-piece cannula. The chalus contained 12.9, 1.4 and 5.4 g of apparent ileal digestible lysine, methionine and threonine, respectively/kg. Standardised ileal digestible amino acid content was calculated using published endogenous amino acid losses determined in 34-kg-growing pigs under a protein-free method. The chalus contained 14.3, 1.5 and 6.0 g of standardised ileal digestible lysine, methionine and threonine, respectively/kg.
Details
- Title
- Chemical composition and standardised ileal digestible amino acid contents of Lathyrus (Lathyrus cicera) as an ingredient in pig diets
- Authors/Creators
- B.P. Mullan (Author/Creator)J.R. Pluske (Author/Creator)M. Trezona (Author/Creator)D.J. Harris (Author/Creator)J.G. Allen (Author/Creator)K.H.M. Siddique (Author/Creator)C.D. Hanbury (Author/Creator)R.J. van Barneveld (Author/Creator)J.C. Kim (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Animal Feed Science and Technology, Vol.150(1-2), pp.139-143
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005543935507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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