Methionine to cystine ratio in the total sulfur amino acid requirements and sulfur amino acid metabolism using labelled amino acid approach for broilers

Abstract Background Assuming that part of Methionine (Met) is converted into Cystine (Cys), but ignoring the rates with which such phenomenon occurs may lead to an excessive supply of Met in poultry diets. Such inconvenient could be easily avoided with the knowledge of the ideal Met:Cys/Total sulfur...

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Main Authors: Letícia G. Pacheco, Nilva K. Sakomura, Rafael M. Suzuki, Juliano C. P. Dorigam, Gabriel S. Viana, Jaap Van Milgen, Juliana C. Denadai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1677-8