Effects of Excess Essential Amino Acids in Low Protein Diet on Abdominal Fat Deposition and Nitrogen Excretion of the Broiler Chicks

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-155

  Yamazaki, Make ^a   Nakashima, Kazuki ^a   Abe, Hiroyuki ^a   Murakami, Hitoshi ^b   Takemasa, Masaaki ^b  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

broiler; essential amino acids; fat deposition; nitrogen excretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247503509     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.43.150     Document Type: Article

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