Reproductive performance is steadily increasing within the pork industry; logically, amino acid requirements need to be redefined for sows producing larger litters. The objective of this study was to determine the threonine requirement of the high-producing lactating sow and to determine the effect of lysine on this requirement. A total of 419 PIC C-15 sows were assigned randomly to treatment w...

A study was conducted to evaluate the interaction of dietary amino acids (AA) concentrations and modern commercial broiler strains . The objective was to determine if broiler strains respond differently to AA supply when raised in similar conditions. Body weight (BW), average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), processing yields and protein turnover were evaluated. A total of 4,050 m...

Introduction Formulating diets according to the ideal protein concept allows for maximizing nitrogen utilization and minimizing nitrogen excretion [1]. One primary benefit of ideal protein is that once a ratio is established for a certain age, one can calculate the requirement of all other amino acids under a variety of conditions based on the digestible lysine (dLys) requirement [2]. Digestibl...

The effects of environmental temperatures on live performance and carcass characteristics of broilers have been well documented [1, 2, 3]. In addition, Cahaner et al. [4] reported that nutritional requirements are affected by variations in ambient temperature. Amino acid requirements and digestibility in broilers and laying hens at high temperatures is known to vary from those that are raised a...

The insect myokinin (leucokinin-like) neuropeptide family includes peptides that have different physiological effects such as the induction of hindgut myotropic activity and stimulation of urine production. The C-terminal pentamer of myokinins Phe-X-(Ser/Pro/Ala)-Trp-Gly-amide [X=Phe, His, Asn, Ser or Tyr], had been previously determined as the minimum fragment able to elicit a functional respo...

We report structural studies in aqueous solution on backbone cyclic peptides that possess potent antimicrobial activity specifically against Pseudomonas sp. The peptides target the �-barrel outer membrane protein LptD, which plays an essential role in lipopolysaccharide transport to the outer membrane. The peptide L27-11 contains a 12-residue loop (T(1)W(2)L(3)K(4)K(5)R(6)R(7)W(8)K(9)K(10)A(11)...

Reducing the dietary CP content is an efficient way to limit nitrogen excretion in broilers but, as reported in the literature, it often reduces performance, probably because of an inadequate provision in amino acids (AA). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of decreasing the CP content in the diet on animal performance, meat quality and nitrogen utilization in growing-finishing...

Five experiments were conducted to determine the true digestible Trp (dTrp) requirement of nursery pigs. Treatments were replicated with four or five pens of five or six pigs each. Pigs were weaned at 21 (Exp. 1, 2, and 5) or 19 d (Exp. 3 and 4), and fed common diets for various times and then experimental diets for 8 (Exp. 1), 13 (Exp. 2 and 3), or 14 d (Exp. 4 and 5). Experiment 1 (160 pigs, ...