Threonine and tryptophan ratios fed to nursery pigs

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 297-302

  Guzik, A C ^a   Pettitt, M J ^b   Beltranena, E ^b   Southern, L L ^a   Kerr, B J ^c,d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRAIRIE SWINE CENTRE INC   (Canada)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; LYSINE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 22244471061     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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