Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 1988
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

Available Lysine and Methionine Contents of some Proteinous Feedstuffs

  • Author:
  • T.S. Johri, Rashmi Agrawal, V.R. Sadagopan
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 228 to 229

Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, India

*Present address : Regional Office, Punjab National Bank, Bareilly-243 003 (U.P.).

Online published on 20 January, 2012.

Abstract

Groundnut cake (GNC), deoiled groundnut cake (DGNC), mustard oil cake (MOC), Sesame oil cake (SOC), Soybean meal (SBM) and Fish meal (FM) samples contained on an average CP : 37.9, 41.1, 36.4, 43.3, 51.9 and 51.5 per cent; available lysine : 2.69, 2.99, 2.71, 1.12, 4.13 and 5.38 g/16 g N and methionine ; 1.53, 1.68,1.70, 2.74, 1.76 and 3.0 g/16 g N, respectively. A single sample of meat meal contained protein, 68.2 per cent; available lysine, 7.13 g/16 g N and methionine, 3.14 g/16 g N.