L-VALINE: Release the Potential of Your Feed

摘要

Valine is one of the amino acids in the group known as Essential Amino Acids; it must be provided in an animal's diet. It belongs to the branched-chain amino acid sub-group along with isoleucine and leucine. This, and two subsequent articles, will present a review of L-valine in the nutrition of young pigs. L-Valine is the latest feed-grade amino acid to become available as a pure ingredient. The feed industry is familiar with feed-grade L-lysine, L-threonine, L-tryptophan and DL-methionine and its hydroxy-analogue. By using these amino acids as feed additives.