Relative effectiveness of methionine sources in diets for broiler chickens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 679-693

  Hoehler, D ^a   Lemme, A ^b   Jensen, S K ^c   Vieira, S L ^d  

^a Degussa Corporation   (United States)

^b EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Bioefficacy; Broiler; Exponential regression; Methionine source

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 29744451134     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/14.4.679     Document Type: Article

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