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Nutritional muscular dystrophy in the chick did not occur when an arginine deficient diet was fed even though the diet was low in Vit. E and sulfur amino acids. When arginine was included in the basal diet, a high incidence of muscular dystrophy was observed by 5 weeks of age, even when growth was restricted in the chicks receiving adequate arginine by paired feeding with the basal group.
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