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Table 1 Body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) from 14 to 28d of age after combination of sources

From: Methionine to cystine ratio in the total sulfur amino acid requirements and sulfur amino acid metabolism using labelled amino acid approach for broilers

Met:Cys/TSAA ratio

BWG (g)

FI (g)

FCR (g/g)

44:56

912 ± 28.46 b

1469 ± 88.79

1.56 ± 0.10 b

47:53

970 ± 21.24 a

1482 ± 48.99

1.53 ± 0.05 ab

50:50

993 ± 23.71 a

1499 ± 62.88

1.51 ± 0.06 a

53:47

1001 ± 25.76 a

1482 ± 33.52

1.48 ± 0.06 a

56:44

1006 ± 24.24 a

1519 ± 63.01

1.51 ± 0.06 a

P-value

 Proportions

< 0.05

0.35

< 0.05

 Sources

0.73

0.21

0.36

 Proportions x Sources

0.96

0.84

0.97

  1. Means in columns followed by distinct letters are different by the Tukey test (P < 0.05)