Including dietary valine and tryptophan, but not isoleucine, above the requirement for growing pigs may partly ameliorate negative effects of excess leucine from corn protein on nitrogen balance and growth performance

Kwon, W. B., J. A. Soto, H. H. Stein. 2024. Including dietary valine and tryptophan, but not isoleucine, above the requirement for growing pigs may partly ameliorate negative effects of excess leucine from corn protein on nitrogen balance and growth performance. Animal Feed Science and Technology 308 (2024) 115857. doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2023.115857 Link to full text.

Keywords: 
branched-chain amino acids, Growth performance, nitrogen balance, Pigs, serotonin, Tryptophan
Authors: 
Kwon, Soto, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles