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Lysine requirements of growing emus
P F Mannion1, P B Kent, K M Barram
1Queensland Poultry Research & Development Centre, Cleveland, Australia.
British Poultry Science
|August 28, 1999
Abstract:
1. The lysine requirement of growing emus between 23 and 65 d of age was determined according to growth response variables. 2. The optimal lysine requirement of emus was found to be 0.83 and 0.90 g/MJ ME for growth rate and gain:food ratio respectively. These findings are in accordance with the recommended value of 0.80 g/MJ ME, but is lower than the recommended value for ostriches (1.02 g/MJ ME) and higher than determined values for broilers (0.75 g/MJ ME) of the same age range.