Effects of supplemental d-methionine in comparison to l-methionine on nitrogen retention, gut morphology, antioxidant status, and mRNA abundance of amino acid transporters in weanling pigs

Espinosa, Charmaine D., John K. Mathai, Laia Blavi, Yanhong Liu, John K. Htoo, J. Caroline Gonzalez-Vega, and Hans H. Stein. 2021. Effects of supplemental d-methionine in comparison to l-methionine on nitrogen retention, gut morphology, antioxidant status, and mRNA abundance of amino acid transporters in weanling pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 2021, Vol. 99, No. 9, 1–10. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab248. Link to full text.

Keywords: 
Bioavailability, D-methionine, L-methionine, methionine, nitrogen retention, Pigs
Authors: 
Espinosa, Mathai, Blavi, Liu, Htoo, González-Vega, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles