Determination of the optimum dietary lysine concentration for boars and gilts penned in pairs and in groups in the weight range 60 to 100 kg

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-73

  O'Connell, M K ^a,b   Lynch, P B ^a   O'Doherty, J V ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Lysine; Pigs

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33644993694     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC20056     Document Type: Article

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