Comparative Study of N-Choline Ds and Synthetic Choline on Broilers
Published:December 2, 2016
Summary
INTRODUCTION Nowadays, there are a lot of concerns to finding non-synthetic alternatives for antibiotics among the researchers. The positive effects of herbal plants on broilers have been reported by many studies. Herbs showed anti biotical potential, hypocholestrolemic effects and growth promoting, which have drawn the researcher’s attention themselves [1]. Organic poultry is a r...
Any explanation why the difference between a diet with and without added Choline is so huge : 427.9 grams or almost 30%. Maybe the control diet was pure synthetic and very deficient. We have seen published trials where in balanced diets the effect of added Choline sometimes is neglectable. A Weight Gain of 1861.7 or 1901.3 grams at 42 days is also very poor under modern intensive production (should be 2600-2900 grams). For that reason not sure if effects and conclusions can be extrapolated to normal conditions. Regards and thanks. Luc