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Abstract
1. Data relating egg output to daily intakes of lysine, methion‐ine, tryptophan, isoleucine and valine have been analysed using both published and unpublished sources.
2. Amino acid requirements in mg/d for individual pullets were estimated by the following equations:
where E = egg output in g/d and W = body weight in kg.
3. Response curves for flocks of pullets were calculated using the Reading model and optimum intakes were derived for various body weights, egg outputs and ratios of input costs to output values.
4. Estimates of amino acid maintenance requirements were related to reported values for the adult cockerel and the amino acid requirement for egg output was related to the digestibility of amino acids and the composition of egg protein. Procedures are suggested for deriving response coefficients for other essential amino acids.
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Present address: Queensland Agricultural College, Lawes, Queensland 4345, Australia.