LYSINE,
METHIONINE ANDCYSTINE REQUIREMENTS
OF SEMI-HEAVY LAYERS
M. PICARD
S. BERTRAND
J.
SALVERTService
zootechnique,
A. E.C.,
03600
Commentry
Two different strains of commercial
semi-heavy layers
received natural dietscontaining
2700 kcal metabolisable energy per
kg.
The
following
levels of essential amino acids were obtainedby adding
DL-méthionineor/and L-lysine :
These
experimental
feeds weregiven
ad libitum to the birdskept
in individual cagesduring
40
weeks’
laying.
Individual controls ofproduction
and feedconsumption
were carried out every four weeks. For each level ofsupplementation,
there were4 8 replicates for one strain and 60for
the other of a single
hen.
The results were considered over the total
laying period.
- A
significant
effect has been noted between the two lower levels of methionine( 5
p. 100 difference in feedconversion).
- The
daily
methioninerequirement
oflayers
has been estimated to beranged
between3
6
0
and 390 mg.- No difference has been recorded in the
performances
of birdsreceiving : 0
. 5
8
p. 100 oro.6 4
p. 100of totalsulphur
aminoacids,
0.59 p. 100 or 0.70 p. 100oflysine.
This trial confirms our
previous
works. Asemi-heavy layer
islargely
satisfiedby
a feedcontaining :
27oo kcal metabolisable
energy/kg,
0.30 p. 100
methionine,
0.
54 p. 100total
sulphur
amino acids(T.
S. A.A.),
0.59 p. 100
lysine.
But it is