Fig. 1From: Alanine-specific appetite in slow growing chickens is associated with impaired glucose transport and TCA cycleComparison of preference and intake between slow (SG) and fast (FG) growing broiler chickens. Feed and amino acid intake and preference over two weeks in SG and FG in double-choice tests between commercial feed and feed supplemented with excess of a mix of essential amino acids (EAA: Met, Lys, and Thr) or non-essential amino acids (NEAA: Ala, Asp and Asn): A Comparison of preference values (percentage of test diet intake divided by the summation of test diet and control diet) for different groups of amino acids in SG and FG chickens; B Overall feed intake (adding the intake from both feeders) in SG compared to FG chickens; C Comparison of the amount of amino acids consumed in the preference test after adjusting for the covariate effect of total feed intake between SG and FG chickens. T1: feed vs feed (control); T2: feed vs feed+EAA; T3: feed vs feed+NEAA. One * or two ** asterisks mean significant differences at P < 0.05 or P < 0.01 levels, respectivelyBack to article page