Re-evaluation of the classical dietary arginine:lysine interaction for modern poultry diets: A review

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-289

  Balnave, D ^a   Barke, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arg:Lys ratio; Arginine; Dietary electrolytes; Lysine; Methionine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036754258     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20020021     Document Type: Review

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