Effect of dietary leucine and lysine levels on intramuscular fat content in finishing pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-306

  Hyun, Y ^a,b   Kim, J D ^a,c   Ellis, M ^a,d   Peterson, B A ^a   Baker, D H ^a   McKeith, F K ^a  

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

^b 10th Floor KangNam Bldg   (South Korea)

^c CJ Feed   (South Korea)

^d 216 Animal Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass and meat quality; Growth performance; Leucine; Lysine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 36849072042     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS06042     Document Type: Article

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