The effect of four betaine products on replacing methionine and choline supplementation on growth performance in broiler chickens from 10 to 28 days of age
Published on:
05/22/2020
Author/s :
A, P. Agostini, B, Dipl.-Ing. Barbara Auer, Sales Director Betaine Feed at AGRANA, A, W. van Hofstraeten and L. de Lange, A (A, Schothorst Feed Research, Lelystad, The Netherlands. B, AGRANA Zucker GmbH, Tulln, Austria)
Introduction and ObjectivesBetaine (BET) acts as a methyl donor to convert homocysteine into methionine (MET), sparing both choline (CHOL) and MET. In the last years, synthetic MET and CHOL became a key concern in feed formulation as their prices have increased and hence BET can be an economic alternative. Objective: to test the bio-equivalency of 4 commercial BET products (3 anhydrous and one hyd...