DL-methionine is as efficacious as L-methionine, but modest L-cystine excesses are anorexigenic in sulfur amino acid-deficient purified and practical-type diets fed to chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2367-2374

  Dilger, R N ^a   Baker, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick; Cysteine; Cystine; Efficacy; Methionine

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

CYSTINE; METHIONINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; MALE;

AMINO ACIDS, SULFUR; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANOREXIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHICKENS; CYSTINE; DIET; MALE; METHIONINE;

EID: 36048958630     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00203     Document Type: Article

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