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Table 1 Composition of the Met-deficient diets1 of the G0 female Muscovy duck

From: Influence of grand-mother diet on offspring performances through the male line in Muscovy duck

 

Growing diet

(9–15 weeks)

Reproduction diet

(beyond 15 weeks)

Ingredients g/kg

 Maize

501

461.8

 Soybean meal

196.3

222.3

 Wheat

200

200

 Wheat bran

53.3

26.8

 Soybean oil

20

10

 Phosphate Dicalcium

13.4

16.8

 Limestone

7.78

54.8

 Trace elements

5

4

 NaCl

3

3

 Lys Hcl

0.22

0.5

Expected nutritional composition

 Metabolisable Energy, Kcal/kg

2900

2700

 Protein, g/kg

160

165

 Lys, g/kg

7.8

8.5

 Met, g/kg

2.56

2.61

 Met + Cyst, g/kg

5.59

5.65

 Try, g/kg

1.79

1.86

 Thr, g/kg

5.96

6.16

 Ca, g/kg

8.55

27

 P, g/kg

3.51

4.01

 Choline chloride, g/kg

0.55

0.55

  1. 1DL-Met was added to form the control diet