Lysine utilization by growing pigs: Simultaneous measurement of protein accretion and lysine oxidation

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-67

  Mnilk, Beatrix ^a,b   Harris, C Ian ^a   Fuller, Malcolm F ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid requirement; Lysine utilization; Pig

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LYSINE; NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; LYSINE; NITROGEN; SWINE; TRITIUM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030057453     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960110     Document Type: Article

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