The Lysine Requirement and Ratio of Total Sulfur Amino Acids to Lysine for Chicks Fed Adequate or Inadequate Lysine

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 564-569

  Knowles, T A ^a   Southern, L L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ideal amino acid ratio; Lysine; Requirement; Total sulfur amino acids; Young chick

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; LYSINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SOYBEANS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032042394     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.4.564     Document Type: Article

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