Lysine and threonine sources for growing pigs under heat stress

Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-189

  Figueroa, J L ^a   Cervantes, M ^b   Cuca, M ^a  

^a Colegio de Posgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Intact protein; Lysine; Pigs; Threonine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347078360     PISSN: 08640408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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