Abstract:Non-ruminants Full-length research article Alternative procedure for determining lysine maintenance requirement in poultry ABSTRACT-The objective with this study was to determine the lysine maintenance requirements (LMR) of male and female broilers as animal models. A total of 252 birds were used for nitrogen balance trials during three periods (I: 6-21, II: 22-37, and III: 38-53 days). Six lysine levels were used (2.76, 5.88, 8.99, 12.1, 15.2, and 18.3 g kg −1) with six replications. A control group also incl… Show more
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