10/17/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Thai researchers tested the use of methionine as a dietary supplement for broiler chickens that were given a low-crude protein diet during Days 11-24 after hatching before switching to a diet with low metabolic energy for the next 18 days. They reported that the supplement improved the health of poultry animals that followed either diet.
The study was sponsored by Kasetsart University, and the results were published in the journal Animal Production Science.
They concluded that the health of broiler chickens could be improved through supplementation with methionine, especially if taken with low-protein diets.
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Journal Reference:
Jariyahatthakij P, Chomtee B, Poeikhampha T, Loongyai W, Bunchasak C. METHIONINE SUPPLEMENTATION OF LOW-PROTEIN DIET AND SUBSEQUENT FEEDING OF LOW-ENERGY DIET ON THE PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD CHEMICAL PROFILE OF BROILER CHICKENS. Animal Production Science. 18 January 2017;58(5):878–885. DOI: 10.1071/an16258
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