Uptake of certain amino acids in vitro in chickens previously subjected to three methods of dietary restriction.
From 8 weeks of age cockerels and pullets were restricted for 8 or 12 weeks either by rationing, by feeding a low lysine diet or by feeding a diet low in protein but balanced in respect of all amino acids. 2. There was a significant decrease in growth rate of the birds as a result of the restrictive treatments. 3. The dietary treatments affected the rate of uptake of the four amino acids tested--arginine, lysine, histidine and glycine--although the effect was not significant in all cases, neither was it consistent throughout.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000378:metabolism; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005998:Glycine / Q000378:metabolism; D006639:Histidine / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism; D008239:Lysine / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
D000596:Amino Acids; D006639:Histidine; D001120:Arginine; D008239:Lysine; D005998:Glycine