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‘Leghorn’, ‘Cornish’ and ‘White Rock’ hens were subjected to starvation. Free amino acids were determined in blood samples taken after 48, 72 and 96 h of starvation. A progressive decrease in concentration of the majority of amino acids was found. Changes in amino acid concentrations during starvation were dependent on the breed of hen.
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Gondko, R., Michalak, W., Rogala, A. et al. Effect of starvation on the content of free amino acids in plasma of different breeds of hen. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 51, 87–93 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00299482
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