Can betaine replace choline in broiler diets?
240 broilers were fed diets with or without added oil, where choline was replaced by betaine at 0, 50 or 100%. Betaine did not change feed intake, but increased dressing and breast meat percentage, reduced abdominal fat, and lowered blood triglycerides.
Practical takeawayReplacing choline with betaine gives a leaner carcass with more breast meat.
Original article
- Authors
- R. Jahanian, H.R. Rahmani
- Title
- The Effect of Dietary Fat Level on the Response of Broiler Chicks to Betaine and Choline Supplements
- Published in
- Journal of Biological Sciences, 8(2): 362–367
- Year
- 2008
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