Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1967
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Animal Science
Abstract
Considerable research has been conducted in the last few years to evaluate protein and amino acid levels in the various growth phases of porcine animals. Most of this research has been limited to the baby and growing phase of the pig, whereas little research has been conducted with the finishing phase of the pig. Lysine and methionine, essential amino acids in the diet of monogastric animals, have been studied extensively in animal nutrition. The following experiments were designed to gain some insight into the effects of supplementing two crystalline amino acids, lysine and methionine, to a corn-soybean meal-tankage diet for finishing pigs on subsequent growth, feed conversion, carcass composition, nitrogen balance, liver ether extract and free plasma amino acid concentrations of the experimental animals involved.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Swine -- Feeding and feeds
Lysine
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Eason, Bruce A., "Effects of Supplemental Lysine and methionine in Finishing Swine Diets" (1967). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3292.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/3292