Effects of Dietary Betaine Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, Meat Quality, and Fatty acid Composition in Broiler Chickens
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Betaine, a natural methyl donor and osmolyte, influences broiler growth performance, protein and lipid metabolism, and meat quality. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary betaine supplementation on the growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and fatty acid composition of the breast and leg muscles of broiler chickens. A total of 120 one-day-old male Cobb-500 broiler chicks were randomly allocated into 3 groups, each with 10 replicates of 4 chicks, for 42 days. The birds were fed a basal diet without betaine (control) and basal diets supplemented with 1 or 2 g/kg betaine. Dietary betaine increased body weight, average daily gain, and average daily feed intake compared with the control group throughout the trial (P
Source: Black Sea Journal of Agriculture
Author: Hasan Hüseyin İpçak
Institution: Dicle University
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4414091219