Dietary glycine needs of broiler chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1382-1384

  Corzo, A ^a   Kidd, M T ^a   Burnham, D J ^b   Kerr, B J ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ajinomoto Heartland Inc   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick; Glycine; Plasma amino acid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 4444312135     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.8.1382     Document Type: Article

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