Threonine requirement of broiler males from 42 to 56 days in a summer environment

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 496-500

  Dozier III, W A ^a,c   Moran Jr , E T ^a   Kidd, M T ^b,d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nutri Quest Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Breast fillet; Broiler; Threonine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034563114     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/9.4.496     Document Type: Article

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