USING THE INDICATOR AMINO ACID OXIDATION TECHNIQUE TO STUDY THREONINE REQUIREMENTS IN HORSES FED DIFFERENT FEED COMPOSITIONS

Threonine has been reported to be the second limiting amino acid in typical equine diets, but its actual requirement has not been determined in horses. The indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO) method has been successfully used for evaluating amino acid metabolism and requirements in animals and hum...

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Main Author: Mok, ChanHee
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2015
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/animalsci_etds/53
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=animalsci_etds