Ratio of Total Sulfur Amino Acids to Lysine for Finishing Pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1081-1090

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

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; Lysine; Pigs; Sulfur Amino Acids

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

LYSINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; SWINE;

AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LYSINE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

EID: 0032044039     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7641081x     Document Type: Article

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