Amino Acid Needs and Protein Scoring Patterns

Fuller el af.1989) reappraised the amino acid pattern (Agricultural Research Council, 1981) that optimizes growth in the pig.The present paper also addresses amino acid patterns, as opposed to absolute quantities of protein or nitrogen, in an effort to clarify some aspects of the various approaches to the formulation of dietary recommendations.The purpose of the present paper is not to present yet another 'amino acid pattern' for discussion, nor to support one view over another, but instead to promote some degree of reconciliation between opposing views on this subject.