Efficacy of a Lysine-Tryptophan Blend for Growth of Chicks

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1063-1066

  Baker, David H ^a,b   Fernandez, Sergio R ^a   Edwards III, Hardy M ^a   Parsons, Carl M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b 290 Anim Sci Laboratory

Author keywords

Chicks; Lysine; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOYBEAN; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; LYSINE; MALE; SOYBEANS; TRYPTOPHAN; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030141115     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7451063x     Document Type: Article

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