The use of feed-grade amino acids in lactating sow diets.

Laura L GreinerPairat SrichanaJames L UsryCasey NeillGary L AlleeJoseph ConnorKevin J TouchetteChristopher D Knight

Published in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2018)

Collectively, these studies demonstrate corn-soybean meal based lactation diets formulated with a constant SID lysine content for all parities containing up to 0.40% L-lysine HCl with only supplemental feed grade threonine and a methionine source have no detrimental effect on litter growth rate and subsequent total born.

Keyphrases

amino acid
dairy cows
weight loss
human milk
low birth weight
gestational age
case control
protein kinase
preterm infants