TRIENNIAL GROWTH SYMPOSIUM: Important roles for l-glutamine in swine nutrition and production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2017-2030

  Wu, G ^a   Bazer, F W ^a   Johnson, G A ^a   Knabe, D A ^a   Burghardt, R C ^a   Spencer, T E ^a   Li, X L ^a   Wang, J J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Function; Growth; Physiology; Requirement

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052562216     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3614     Document Type: Article

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