Letter: A misleading approach to determine the methionine activity of organic trace minerals [1]

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1611-1612

  Hoehler, D ^a  

^a Degussa Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CHICKEN; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METABOLISM; NOTE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; METHIONINE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 34548559500     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.8.1611     Document Type: Letter

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