Protein and Amino Acids
Introduction
What is an amino acid?
What differentiates one protein from another?
Do horses have essential amino acid requirements? Do ruminants?
What is a limiting amino acid?
Where is dietary protein mainly digested?
Protein Digestion and Utilization
Protein Digestibility
Protein Bioavailability
Maintenance Requirements of Protein
Growth Requirements for Protein
Protein Requirements for Pregnancy
Ideal Protein
Protein Excess
Summary

Protein Bioavailability
Proteins that are digested in the _______ are potentially available to contribute to the amino acid pool, whereas those that pass to the ________ are not.
Does quality of protein generally dictate where digestion will occur?
Higher quality proteins will generally be digested in S.I.
Quality of protein is further determined by what?
Amino Acid Profile