Participation in Forum on March 21, 2022
Dr. Fiodor S. Marchenkov Hope you and your family are safe during this time of crisis in The Ukraine.
Participation in Forum on March 19, 2022
TJ Wang One way to deal with fatty liver syndrome is betaine supplementation. It's cheap and effective.
Participation in Forum on July 18, 2021
Dr. Rama Prasad Chakraborty Please email me at james.tuan@auroranutrition.com with your contact info.
Participation in Forum on June 11, 2021
George Entz
The amount of methionine that one may be able to spare through the use of the betaine should be a function of the basal diet composition and the delta in serum homocysteine level one may be able to achieve by increasing the efficiency of homocysteine recycling back to methionine through betaine supplementation throughout the growth period. Any reduction of homocysteine will correspondi ...
Participation in Forum on June 9, 2021
George Entz
In order to use betaine hydrochloride with a matrix approach for poultry, and based on trials conducted in Thailand and other locations under what would be considered heat-stressed conditions, an inclusion of 2.5 kg/t (0.25%) would be required. Betaine's matrix value for digestible methionine and digestible methionine+cysteine is 42%, and 26,000 Kcal/kg. At 2.5 kg/t, supplemental ch ...
Participation in Forum on June 8, 2021
Dr. Fiodor S. Marchenkov
We recommend up to 2.5 Kg betaine HCl or approximately 2 Kg betaine anhydrous per ton. This helps achieve maximal cellular betaine concentration to allow this molecule to maintain optimal recycling of homocysteine back to methionine while at the same time provides optimum cellular osmotic maintenance to maximize energy sparing. This energy sparing effect can be used to r ...
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Desra Eri Dr.Eri, thanks for your comments. I know in Saudi Arabia use 2 kg/t feed of betaine for broilers, to prevent overheating. Also, it is important betaine less fat and more meat effect in broiler fattening.
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James S Tuan Dear Dr.Tuan, I agree with your info. The possibility of total CC replacement was discovered at least 10 years before by Danisco Animal Nutrition in Brabrand R&D Dept. They analyzed CC content in natural feed sources in common poultry feed recipes, and make a conclusion: that CC content is enough to cover special needs in acethylcholine (special CC function, different to betaine). A ...
Participation in Forum on June 4, 2021
Miguel A Pérez
The correct answer to the supplemental choline replacement question depends on the endogenous content of choline in the diets. As I have said previously, ALL of choline's contribution in methylation is mediated through its conversion to betaine. Therefore, ALL of this requirement for choline can be effectively met by supplemental betaine. If what is provided from the rest of the f ...
Participation in Forum on June 2, 2021
Oops! I meant I "DO NOT" see any issue in using a good quality betaine HCl interchangeably with anhydrous betaine. One other factor to consider is betaine HCl is generally less hygroscopic so there's less of a caking risk if you are going to put it into a premix.
Sorry for the mix up.