Determination of Amino Acids in Feeds: Collaborative Study

Abstract

Abstract A total of 28 laboratories (including authors’ laboratories) participated in a collaborative study for determination of amino acids in feeds using 3 complementary procedures. Each collaborator analyzed 5 blind duplicate samples of feed and ingredients used in the poultry industry. The amount of amino acids in these materials ranged from 0.10 to 8.50%. Twenty-three laboratories conducted analyses using performic acid oxidation with acid hydrolysis—sodium metabisulfite method, 16 laboratories performed analyses using performic acid oxidation with acid hydrolysis—hydrobromic acid method, and 15 laboratories used acid hydrolysis method. The repeatability relative standard deviation values for all amino acids for all 3 procedures ranged from 1.1 to 5.6% for broiler finisher feed, 1.1 to 4.73% for starter feed, 1.3 to 9.6% for corn, 0.8 to 3.96% for fishmeal, and 0.8 to 12.7% for poultry meal. The reproducibility relative standard deviation values for all amino acids ranged from 3.71 to 19.80% for broiler finisher feed, 4.1 to 16.93% for starter feed, 4.4 to 28.2% for corn, 3.46 to 18.96% for fishmeal, and 3.73 to 24.1% for poultry meal. The performic acid oxidation with acid hydrolysis—sodium metabisulfite and hydrobromic acid methods, and acid hydrolysis method for determination of amino acids in feeds have been adopted first action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.