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Subject: Requirements
Subject: Bioavailability
Departments: Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
Item type: Thesis
Languages: English
Collections: Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
Collections: Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of/Theses and Dissertations
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Evaluation of the threonine requirement and the bioavailability of threonine in feedstuffs in pregnant sows
DownloadFall 2010
Current recommendations for amino acid intake during pregnancy are for a constant amino acid intake throughout. However, the demand for amino acids changes from maternal tissue growth in early gestation to fetal, conceptus and mammary tissue development in late gestation. The availability of...
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Simultaneous measurement of protein and energy metabolism and application to determine lysine requirements in sows
DownloadSpring 2011
Simultaneous measurements of energy and protein metabolism can provide valuable information about their interactions. Dietary lysine is limiting in typical feedstuffs fed to swine and, therefore, limits protein synthesis. Current recommendations for dietary amino acid and energy intakes may not...
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