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Table 1 Commercial diet fed ad libitum to growing tom turkeys for the four-week test period from 16 to 20 weeks of age

From: Assessment of residual body weight gain and residual intake and body weight gain as feed efficiency traits in the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Nutrient composition

Units

Amount

Crude protein

%

27.5

ME

MJ/kg

11.92

ME

kcal/lb

1292

ME

kcal/kg

2850

Available lysine

%

1.62

Available arginine

%

1.64

Available methionine

%

0.65

Available methionine + cysteine

%

1.05

Available threonine

%

0.96

Available tryptophan

%

0.27

Available valine

%

1.13

Available Isoleucine

%

1.00

Calcium total

%

1.40

Available phosphorus

%

0.75

Sodium total

%

0.17