The Optimum Methionine to Methionine Plus Cystine Ratio for Growing Pigs Determined Using Plasma Urea Nitrogen and Nitrogen Balance
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Qiao, Shiyan
(Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University)
Piao, Xiangshu (Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University) Feng, Zhanyu (Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University) Ding, Yuhua (Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University) Yue, Longyao (Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University) Thacker, P.A. (Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Center, China Agricultural University) |
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