Digestible Lysine Requirement of Female Turkeys during the Starter Period

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 547-551

  Boling, S D ^a   Firman, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestible amino acid; Growth performance; Lysine; Turkey

Indexed keywords

LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN; STANDARD; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LYSINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SOYBEANS; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032041780     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.4.547     Document Type: Article

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