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essential amino acid

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essential amino acid [i′sen·chəl ə′mē·nō ‚as·əd]
(biochemistry)
Any of eight of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids that are indispensable for optimum animal growth but cannot be formed in the body and must be supplied in the diet.


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Most animal products tend to have the essential amino acids in one serving.
A shortage of essential amino acids for monogastric species, such as hogs and poultry, limits DDGs to about 10% of the ration in those industries, reports John Urbanchuk, LECG, an economic analysis firm in Wayne, Pa.
They have become little factories for essential amino acid manufacture," says Baumann.
 
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