Threonine requirements of broiler chickens: An experimental validation of a model using growth responses and carcase analysis

British Poultry Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 616-624

  Barkley, G R ^a,b   Wallis, I R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THREONINE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CHICKEN; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHICKENS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY INTAKE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THREONINE;

EID: 0035753077     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660120088434     Document Type: Article

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