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Methionine - a key amino acid to pay attention to when formulating AGP-free pig diets
Dr. Ing John Htoo, Director Technical Consultancy - Swine (Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH)
Dr. Ing John Htoo, Director Technical Consultancy - Swine (Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH)
Abstract
Methionine (Met) is an essential amino acid and is usually the third limiting amino acid after lysine and threonine in typical swine diets. When supplying Met in swine diets it is important to consider its vital metabolic functions beyond growth performance.