Serum urea concentration as a predictor of dietary lysine requirement in selected lines of pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-100

  Cameron, N D ^a   McCullough, E ^a   Troup, K ^a   Penman, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Lean; Lysine; Pigs; Selection; Urea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LYSINE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; LYSINE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE; UREA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038362753     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81191x     Document Type: Article

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