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Triticale Grain in Swine Diets

Published: April 15, 2008
Summary
Triticale is a grain developed by crossing durum wheat with rye in order to combine the grain quality, productivity, and disease resistance of wheat with the vigor, hardiness, and high lysine content of rye. Triticale is higher in protein and essential amino acids than corn, with 50% higher lysine content (Table 1). Lysine content is important because swine, like most simple-stomached (nonruminan...
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J
17 de abril de 2008
This seem to be interest development given the increase in cost of corn as source of protein. Looking forward to read research on this product.
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