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A Comparison of two Empirical Methods of determining Amino Acid Requirements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

J. P. F. D'Mello
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Department of Agricultural BiochemistryThe Edinburgh School of AgricultureWest Mains Road Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, Scotland
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