Effects of increasing dietary Lysine in Transition diets on nursery pig growth performance
By J.M. DeRouchey, M.D. Tokach, R.D. Goodband, J.L. Nelssen, S.S. Dritz, Food Animal Health and Management Center and J.L. Usry, Ajinomoto Heartland Lysine, Illinois. Published in Kansas State University's Swine Day 2003. In this article, a total of 1,400 weanling pigs (initially 13.6 lb) was used in a 9 d growth assay (d 4 to 13 postweaning) to determine the effects of increasing lysine in the transition diet on nursery pig growth performance.