Homocysteine remethylation in broilers fed surfeit choline or betaine and varying levels and sources of methionine from eight to twenty-two days of age

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1729-1736

  Pillai, P B ^a   Fanatico, A C ^a   Blair, M E ^b   Emmert, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Adisseo Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Homocysteine; Methionine; Remethylation

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749490488     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.10.1729     Document Type: Article

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