Table 1 Body weights (BW) and the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in turkeys fed diets with different Arg:Lys ratios.

From: The immune status, oxidative and epigenetic changes in tissues of turkeys fed diets with different ratios of arginine and lysine

Item

BW (kg)

FCR (g/g)

Mortality (%)

4 w

8 w

12 w

16 w

1–16 w

1–16 w

Treatmenta

LLAL

1.16

4.14

8.28

11.18

2.371

6.25

LLAH

1.18

4.21

8.39

11.35

2.376

6.25

LHAL

1.15

4.06

8.31

11.35

2.360

4.86

LHAH

1.17

4.25

8.43

11.40

2.381

6.25

SEM

0.006

0.029

0.036

0.049

0.008

ND

Lysine (Lys)

Low (L)

1.17

4.18

8.33

11.27

2.373

6.25

High (H)

1.16

4.16

8.37

11.37

2.370

5.56

Arginine (Arg)

Low (L)

1.16

4.10b

8.29

11.26

2.365

5.56

High (H)

1.18

4.23a

8.41

11.37

2.378

6.25

P value

Lys

0.286

0.686

0.612

0.302

0.854

ND

Arg

0.086

0.021

0.124

0.270

0.460

ND

Lys × Arg

0.639

0.235

0.979

0.552

0.666

ND

  1. aLLAL diet with low Lys and low Arg levels; LLAH diet with low Lys and high Arg levels; LHAL diet with high Lys and low Arg levels; LHAH diet with high Lys and high Arg levels.
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