Estimate of the variability of the lysine requirement of growing pigs using the indicator amino acid oxidation technique

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2535-2542

  Bertolo, R F ^a,c   Moehn, S ^a   Pencharz, P B ^b   Ball, R O ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d 4 10 Ag/Forestry Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino Acid Oxidation; Lysine; Pig; Requirement; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 31544459065     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.83112535x     Document Type: Article

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