Effect of dietary lysine on performance and expression of electron transport chain genes in the pectoralis major muscle of broilers

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary lysine on performance, protein deposition and respiratory chain gene expression in male broilers. A total of 252 Cobb 500 broilers were distributed, in a completely randomized design, into four treatments with seven replicates of nine birds...

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Main Authors: C.O. Brito, J.L.L. Dutra, T.N. Dias, L.T. Barbosa, C.S. Nascimento, A.P.G. Pinto, L.F.T. Albino, R.P.M. Fernandes, M.S. Macário, J.S. Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731116002032