EFFECT OF AMINO-ACID SUPPLEMENTATION ON PERFORMANCE OF SOVIET CHINCHILLA WEANERS FED MUSTARD-CAKE-BASED DIET

Kits (28) of Soviet Chinchilla breed, weaned at 42 days age, individua lly received ad lib. for 42 days a solvent extracted mustard-cake-base d (24%) complete mash diet with or without 0.1% lusine or methionine. An increas of 28.33% in live weight gain and 20.30% in feed conversion ratio was observed in methoionine supplemented group. The intake of D CP. TDN, N-utilization and EE digestibility improved with the suppleme ntation of methionine. It could be concluded that methionine supplemen tation resulted in higher gain, better feed conversion and dressing pe r cent in animals receiving the rest diet.