Responses of broilers at moderate or high temperatures to dietary arginine:lysine ratio and source of supplemental methionine activity

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-181

  Chen, J ^a   Hayat, J ^a   Huang, B ^a   Balnave, D ^a   Brake, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 hydroxy 4 (methylthio) butanoic acid; Acute heat stress; Alimet; Bodyweight gain; DL methionine; Feed intake

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH; POULTRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037245173     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR02117     Document Type: Article

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