Progress in ileal endogenous amino acid flow research in poultry

Abstract The progress in our understanding of the endogenous protein concept over the past century is reviewed. Non-dietary proteins found in the digesta at the terminal ileum of poultry, known as endogenous protein loss, are comprised of digestive secretions, mucus and sloughed gut epithelial cells...

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Main Author: V. Ravindran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-020-00526-2