Threonine needs of broiler chickens with different growth rates

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1368-1375

  Kidd, M T ^a   Corzo, A ^a   Hoehler, D ^b   Kerr, B J ^c   Barber, S J ^a   Branton, S L ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Degussa Corporation   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d U States Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Broiler strain; Lysine; Threonine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; SIGMOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444322877     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.8.1368     Document Type: Article

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