Dietary Arginine and Lysine in Large White Toms. 1. Increasing Arginine: Lysine Ratios Does Not Improve Performance When Lysine Levels Are Adequate

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1364-1370

  Waldroup, P W ^a   England, J A ^a   Kidd, M T ^b   Kerr, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Nutri Quest Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Arginine to lysine ratio; Feeding programs; Lysine; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; DRUG INTERACTION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TURKEY (BIRD); WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENERGY INTAKE; LYSINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; TURKEYS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032161361     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.9.1364     Document Type: Article

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