| Metabolizable lysine g/kg | ||||
| Biological value | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Arginine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 127.6 | 132.8 | 133.0 | 139.5 |
| Bovine tissue | 103.2 | 107.4 | 107.4 | 112.8 |
| Threonine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 97.5 |
| Bovine tissue | 105.4 | 105.4 | 105.4 | 104.5 |
| Valine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 102.4 | 103.2 | 101.6 | 102.4 |
| Bovine tissue | 112.3 | 113.5 | 111.4 | 112.3 |
| Methionine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 89.1 | 89.1 | 92.7 | 91 |
| Bovine tissue | 75.4 | 75.4 | 78.5 | 76.9 |
| Isoleucine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 110 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 105.5 |
| Bovine tissue | 153.2 | 148.1 | 148.1 | 146.8 |
| Leucine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 109.3 | 108.2 | 107.1 | 106 |
| Bovine tissue | 153.2 | 103.7 | 102.6 | 101.6 |
| Phenylalanine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 117.4 | 118.5 | 116.3 | 117.4 |
| Bovine tissue | 110.2 | 111.2 | 109.2 | 110.2 |
| Lysine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 78.1 | 78.1 | 79.8 | 78.7 |
| Bovine tissue | 78.6 | 78.6 | 80.2 | 79.1 |
| Histidine | ||||
| Ideal protein | 63.8 | 65.5 | 63.8 | 65.5 |
| Bovine tissue | 52.1 | 53.5 | 52.1 | 53.5 |