Amino acid requirements of the young turkey: Leucine, isoleucine and valine
- 8 November 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 16 (6) , 607-615
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071667508416236
Abstract
1. The leucine, isoleucine and valine requirements of the 3‐week‐old turkey were determined in a factorial experiment and were found to be 1.42, 0.84 and 1.21% respectively in semi‐purified diets containing 12.5 MJ ME/kg. 2. It is suggested that the efficiency with which turkeys and chicks utilise isoleucine and valine is similar, and that a daily intake of about 325 mg of valine would sustain a rate of growth of about 23 g/d in both species.Keywords
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