Estimation of the Optimal Ratio of Standardized Ileal Digestible Threonine to Lysine for Finishing Barrows Fed Low Crude Protein Diets

Two experiments were conducted to determine the standardized ileal digestible (SID) lysine (Lys) requirement and the ideal SID threonine (Thr) to Lys ratio for finishing barrows. In Exp. 1, 120 barrows with an average body weight of 72.8±3.6 kg were allotted to one of six dietary treatments in a ran...

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Main Authors: Chunyuan Xie, Shihai Zhang, Guijie Zhang, Fengrui Zhang, Licui Chu, Shiyan Qiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2013-08-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-26-8-1172-14.pdf