Amino acid nutrition in animals: protein synthesis and beyond

G Wu, FW Bazer, Z Dai, D Li, J Wang… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Amino acids (AA) have enormous physiological importance, serving as building blocks for
proteins and substrates for synthesis of low-molecular-weight substances. Based on growth …

Proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: implications for animal and human nutrition

G Wu, FW Bazer, RC Burghardt, GA Johnson, SW Kim… - Amino acids, 2011 - Springer
Proline plays important roles in protein synthesis and structure, metabolism (particularly the
synthesis of arginine, polyamines, and glutamate via pyrroline-5-carboxylate), and nutrition …

Functional amino acids in nutrition and health

G Wu - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
The recent years have witnessed growing interest in biochemistry, physiology and nutrition
of amino acids (AA) in growth, health and disease of humans and other animals. This results …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Amino acids: biochemistry and nutrition

G Wu - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Following its predecessor, the second edition of Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition
presents exhaustive coverage of amino acids in the nutrition, metabolism and health of …

Dietary requirements of synthesizable amino acids by animals: a paradigm shift in protein nutrition

G Wu - Journal of animal science and biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
Amino acids are building blocks for proteins in all animals. Based on growth or nitrogen
balance, amino acids were traditionally classified as nutritionally essential or nonessential …

Dietary requirements of “nutritionally non-essential amino acids” by animals and humans

G Wu, Z Wu, Z Dai, Y Yang, W Wang, C Liu, B Wang… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
Amino acids are necessary for the survival, growth, development, reproduction and health of
all organisms. They were traditionally classified as nutritionally essential or non-essential for …

Management and feeding strategies in early life to increase piglet performance and welfare around weaning: A review

L Blavi, D Solà-Oriol, P Llonch, S López-Vergé… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Weaning is an important period for the swine industry and is influenced by
the early events that occur during gestation and lactation. Therefore, a range of dietary and …

Impacts of maternal dietary protein intake on fetal survival, growth, and development

CM Herring, FW Bazer… - … Biology and Medicine, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Maternal nutrition during gestation, especially dietary protein intake, is a key determinant in
embryonic survival, growth, and development. Low maternal dietary protein intake can …

The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors

KMD Rutherford, EM Baxter, RB D'eath, SP Turner… - Animal …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Increasing litter size has long been a goal of pig breeders and producers, and may have
implications for pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) welfare. This paper reviews the scientific …

Impacts of arginine nutrition on embryonic and fetal development in mammals

G Wu, FW Bazer, MC Satterfield, X Li, X Wang… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
Embryonic loss and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are significant problems in
humans and other animals. Results from studies involving pigs and sheep have indicated …