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A note on the dispensability of proline for weanling pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

T. K. Chung  and
D. H. Baker
T. K. Chung
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
D. H. Baker
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
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Abstract

A proline-free, chemically defined amino acid basal diet was compared with this same diet fortified with 4g L-proline per kg when given to 5-kg pigs. During a 28-day feeding period, daily gain, food intake, and gain: food ratio of pigs given the proline-free diet were not different (P > 0·05) from those of pigs given the proline-supplemented diet. Young pigs can apparently synthesize adequate quantities of proline endogenously to meet their needs for both growth and maintenance.

Keywords

growthpigsproline
Type
Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 56 , Issue 3 , June 1993 , pp. 407 - 408
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1993

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