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    Efficiency of threonine utilization in the growing pigs

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    ABSTRACT Objective. This study aimed to determine the marginal efficiency of threonine utilization in growing pigs by using the nitrogen balance technique. Materials and methods. Twelve castrated pigs with an average live weight of 72卤2 kg were housed in metabolic cages maintained in a temperature controlled room of 22卤3掳C. The treatments consisted of four diets calculated to meet 30, 45, 60 and 70% of the nutritional requirements of standardized ileal digestible threonine. The amino acids others than threonine were maintained at least 15% above threonine requirements, expressed in terms of ideal levels. The amount of feed supplied was calculate to provide 2.6 times the metabolizable energy requirements for maintenance and adjusted daily according to an expected daily gain rate of 0.8 kg. Results. Pigs consumed 1.65 g kg-1 BW0.75 nitrogen daily, on average and 61% was retained and, as a result, 39% was excreted, being 31% through the feces and the remainder (69%) in the urine. The pigs showed a linear retention of threonine in response to the increase of standardized threonine intake. For each gram of standardized threonine intake 0.37 g were lost during the metabolism. Conclusions. It is concluded that for calculating nutritional requirements of standardized threonine of pigs by the factorial method, it is possible to use the utilization marginal efficiency of 0.63. RESUMEN Objetivo. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la eficiencia marginal del uso de treonina para cerdos en fase de crecimiento, por medio de la te虂cnica de balance de nitro虂geno. Material y me虂todos. Fueron utilizados doce cerdos machos castrados con peso promedio de 72卤2 kg alojados en jaulas metabo虂licas climatizadas a una temperatura ambiente de 22卤3掳C. Los tratamientos consistieron en cuatro dietas calculadas para 30, 45, 60 y 70% de las necesidades nutricionales de treonina digestible estandarizada. Los dema虂s aminoa虂cidos se an虄adieron a las dietas para lograr una proporcio虂n de al menos 15% de sus necesidades expresadas con relacio虂n a la treonina. La cantidad de alimento proporcionado se calculo虂 para suministrar 2.6 veces la energi虂a metabolizable y ajustada todos los dias, segu虂n una tasa de ganancia media diaria de 0.8 kg. Resultados. Los cerdos consumieron 1.65 g kg-1 PV0.75 de nitro虂geno por dia. En promedio 61% de nitro虂geno ingerido se conservo虂 y 39% fue excretado por el animal. El 31% se excreto虂 en las heces y el resto (69%) en la orina. Los cerdos mostraron una retencio虂n lineal de treonina, con relacio虂n al aumento en la ingesta de treonina digestible estandarizada. Por cada gramo de treonina digestible estandarizada ingerido 0.37 g se perdieron durante el metabolismo. Conclusiones. Se concluye que, para el ca虂lculo de las necesidades nutricionales de treonina digestible estandarizada para cerdos por me虂todo factorial, es posible utilizar la eficiencia marginal del uso de treonina a 0.63. 聽

    Efficiency of threonine utilization in the growing pigs

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    Objective. This study aimed to determine the marginal efficiency of threonine utilization in growing pigs by using the nitrogen balance technique. Materials and methods. Twelve castrated pigs with an average live weight of 72卤2 kg were housed in metabolic cages maintained in a temperature controlled room of 22卤3掳C. The treatments consisted of four diets calculated to meet 30, 45, 60 and 70% of the nutritional requirements of standardized ileal digestible threonine. The amino acids others than threonine were maintained at least 15% above threonine requirements, expressed in terms of ideal levels. The amount of feed supplied was calculate to provide 2.6 times the metabolizable energy requirements for maintenance and adjusted daily according to an expected daily gain rate of 0.8 kg. Results. Pigs consumed 1.65 g kg-1 BW0.75 nitrogen daily, on average and 61% was retained and, as a result, 39% was excreted, being 31% through the feces and the remainder (69%) in the urine. The pigs showed a linear retention of threonine in response to the increase of standardized threonine intake. For each gram of standardized threonine intake 0.37 g were lost during the metabolism. Conclusions. It is concluded that for calculating nutritional requirements of standardized threonine of pigs by the factorial method, it is possible to use the utilization marginal efficiency of 0.63.Objetivo. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la eficiencia marginal del uso de treonina para cerdos en fase de crecimiento, por medio de la t茅cnica de balance de nitr贸geno. Material y m茅todos. Fueron utilizados doce cerdos machos castrados con peso promedio de 72卤2 kg alojados en jaulas metab贸licas climatizadas a una temperatura ambiente de 22卤3掳C. Los tratamientos consistieron en cuatro dietas calculadas para 30, 45, 60 y 70% de las necesidades nutricionales de treonina digestible estandarizada. Los dem谩s amino谩cidos se a帽adieron a las dietas para lograr una proporci贸n de al menos 15% de sus necesidades expresadas con relaci贸n a la treonina. La cantidad de alimento proporcionado se calcul贸 para suministrar 2.6 veces la energ铆a metabolizable y ajustada todos los dias, seg煤n una tasa de ganancia media diaria de 0.8 kg. Resultados. Los cerdos consumieron 1.65 g kg-1 PV0.75 de nitr贸geno por dia. En promedio 61% de nitr贸geno ingerido se conserv贸 y 39% fue excretado por el animal. El 31% se excret贸 en las heces y el resto (69%) en la orina. Los cerdos mostraron una retenci贸n lineal de treonina, con relaci贸n al aumento en la ingesta de treonina digestible estandarizada. Por cada gramo de treonina digestible estandarizada ingerido 0.37 g se perdieron durante el metabolismo. Conclusiones. Se concluye que, para el c谩lculo de las necesidades nutricionales de treonina digestible estandarizada para cerdos por m茅todo factorial, es posible utilizar la eficiencia marginal del uso de treonina a 0.63

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