Abstract
Three experiments were conducted using a total of 15 male and 15 female weaned specific pathogen-free kittens given amino acid-based purified diets containing varying concentrations of lysine (from 4.0 to 11.3 g/kg diet) in a Latin square design of 10 day periods. In experiment 1, the predicted lysine requirement was 7.7 g/kg diet, and in experiments 2 and 3, maximal weight gain occurred at 8.0 g lysine/kg diet. In experiment 3, nitrogen balance was not different for kittens given diets containing 8.0 and 9.0 g lysine/kg. These experiments support a requirement of 8.0 g lysine (free base)/kg diet, in a diet with a calculated metabolizable energy value of 4.7 kcal/g.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 113-116 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2004 |
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Lysine requirement of kittens given purified diets for maximal growth. / Morris, James; Rogers, Quinton; O'Donnell, J. A.
In: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Vol. 88, No. 3-4, 01.01.2004, p. 113-116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Lysine requirement of kittens given purified diets for maximal growth
AU - Morris, James
AU - Rogers, Quinton
AU - O'Donnell, J. A.
PY - 2004/1/1
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N2 - Three experiments were conducted using a total of 15 male and 15 female weaned specific pathogen-free kittens given amino acid-based purified diets containing varying concentrations of lysine (from 4.0 to 11.3 g/kg diet) in a Latin square design of 10 day periods. In experiment 1, the predicted lysine requirement was 7.7 g/kg diet, and in experiments 2 and 3, maximal weight gain occurred at 8.0 g lysine/kg diet. In experiment 3, nitrogen balance was not different for kittens given diets containing 8.0 and 9.0 g lysine/kg. These experiments support a requirement of 8.0 g lysine (free base)/kg diet, in a diet with a calculated metabolizable energy value of 4.7 kcal/g.
AB - Three experiments were conducted using a total of 15 male and 15 female weaned specific pathogen-free kittens given amino acid-based purified diets containing varying concentrations of lysine (from 4.0 to 11.3 g/kg diet) in a Latin square design of 10 day periods. In experiment 1, the predicted lysine requirement was 7.7 g/kg diet, and in experiments 2 and 3, maximal weight gain occurred at 8.0 g lysine/kg diet. In experiment 3, nitrogen balance was not different for kittens given diets containing 8.0 and 9.0 g lysine/kg. These experiments support a requirement of 8.0 g lysine (free base)/kg diet, in a diet with a calculated metabolizable energy value of 4.7 kcal/g.
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JO - Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
JF - Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
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