The requirement of valine for gilts in the initial phase is not influenced by moderate levels of leucine

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the standardized ileal digestible (SID) valine and SID leucine levels on performance, backfat thickness, longissimus dorsi depth, and biochemical blood parameters of starting gilts. A total of 72 gilts, with initial weight of 15.16±1.15 kg, were d...

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Main Authors: Laura Marcela Diaz Huepa, Leandro Dalcin Castilha, Silvia Letícia Ferreira, Alessandra Nardina Trícia Rigo Monteiro, Alcides Emanuel Rodrigues da Costa, Jesus Alejandro Botero Giraldo, Antonio Claudio Furlan, Paulo Cesar Pozza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2018-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982018000100513&lng=en&tlng=en