The most critical amino acid in the diet of wool producing sheep is?

LPT-0025

QUESTION

The most critical amino acid in the diet of wool producing sheep is?

OPTIONS

(A) Leucine
(B) Cystine
(C) Isoleucine
(D) Valine

ANSWER

(B) Cystine

EXPLANATION

Wool keratin is rich in sulfur-containing amino acids, making cystine especially important for wool synthesis and growth. Leucine, isoleucine, and valine are essential branched-chain amino acids but are not the characteristic limiting amino acid emphasized for wool production. Therefore, option (B) is correct.

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