Effects of Excess Arginine With and Without Supplemental Lysine on Performance, Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations and Nitrogen Balance of Young Swine

Authors

L. C. Anderson, Golden Sun Feeds, Inc.
A. J. Lewis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
J. D. Crenshaw, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Win Butler, McGill University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1984

Comments

Published in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 58 (1984), pp. 369-377. Copyright © 1984 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of excess arginine on performance, plasma amino acid levels and N balance of young pigs (initial weights 6.9, 7.0 and 10.3 kg, respectively). In a 28-d growth trial, various amounts of arginine (0 to 1.6%) were added to a conventional starter diet.