lysine level was lower than the recommended value (9.3
vs 10.0 g/kg). A pellet binder4 was added to the diets at a
rate of 16.7 g/kg and the diets were pelleted at a local
commercial feed mill. Each feed was sampled and
analyzed for Kjeldahl N, dry matter (AOAC, 1995) and,
after acid hydrolysis, amino acid composition using a high
performance cation exchange resin column.5 Each feed
sample was analyzed twice.