The Optimal Valine to Lysine Ratio for Performance Parameters in Weaned Piglets.

The optimal digestible (d) Valine (Val) to d Lysine (Lys) ratio (dVal:dLys) in weaned piglets was determined using two different regression models. A total of 200 piglets were allotted to five feeding groups and fed a corn-soybean meal based basal diet supplemented with consecutive increasing amounts of crystalline L-valine in order to reach dVal:dLys of 0.59, 0.63, 0.67, 0.71, 0.75 in the pre-starter (0-13 days) and 0.57, 0.62, 0.66, 0.70, 0.75 in the starter phase (13-43 days). In the starter phase and during the whole period, supplementing the basal diet with L-valine resulted in an improvement in body weight gain and feed intake. An exponential asymptotic (EA) and a curvilinear-plateau (CLP) regression model were fit to feed intake and body weight gain data. The estimated dVal:dLys for body weight gain was found to be 0.68 (EA, 95% of maximum response) and 0.67 (CLP) in the starter phase and 0.65 (EA, 95% of maximum response and CLP) in the total trial period. It is concluded that the supplementation of a valine-deficient basal diet for weaned piglets with L-valine improves the piglet's weight gain and feed intake and that a dVal:dLys of 0.68 is recommended to optimize body weight gain.

Citation

Diana Siebert, Daulat Rehman Khan, David Torrallardona. The Optimal Valine to Lysine Ratio for Performance Parameters in Weaned Piglets. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI. 2021 Apr 27;11(5)

PMID: 33925439

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