The threonine requirement of sows increases in late gestation

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Levesque, C L ^a   Moehn, S ^a   Pencharz, P B ^b   Ball, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gestation; L threonine; Requirement; Sow

Indexed keywords

THREONINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SWINE; THREONINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 78650973259     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2823     Document Type: Article

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