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Table 2 Amino acids content of tested protein sources

From: Effect of different dietary protein sources on digestibility and growth performance parameters in lambs

Amino acid, g/100 g

Protein sources

SBM

BCSM

CSM

SSM

Essential amino acids

Threonine

1.81

1.45

1.07

1.16

Valine

2.59

0.04

1.63

1.40

Methionine

0.68

0.55

0.24

0.38

Isoleucine

2.05

1.42

1.02

4.41

Leucine

5.88

2.44

3.01

4.24

Phenylalanine

5.42

1.69

2.97

2.71

Histidine

2.32

1.42

1.25

0.83

Lysine

4.45

1.48

2.18

1.51

Arginine

2.86

3.24

1.75

5.48

Proline

1.80

1.36

1.11

1.25

Nonessential amino acids

Aspartic

4.83

2.97

2.62

3.34

Serine

2.70

1.35

1.47

1.88

Glutamic

11.79

6.22

6.68

10.84

Glycine

0.94

1.28

0.72

2.58

Alanine

4.01

1.74

2.88

3.51

Cysteine

1.60

5.28

1.50

2.10

Tyrosine

2.75

1.69

1.10

1.16