Publicação: Influence of dietary protein level on the broiler chicken's response to methionine and betaine supplements
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Two experiments were conducted to compare broiler chicken responses to methionine and betaine supplements when fed diets with low protein and relatively high metabolizable energy levels (17%, 3.3 kcal/g) or moderate protein and lower metabolizable energy levels (24%, 3.0 kcal/g), resulting in different levels of carcass fat. In Experiment 1, the basal diets were formulated with corn, soybean meal, poultry by-product meal, and poultry oil. In Experiment 2, glucose monohydrate was also added, so that identical amino acid profiles could be maintained in the 17 and 24% protein diets. On average, feeding the 17 vs. 24% protein diet decreased 21-d body weight gain by 20%, increased feed conversion ratio (FCR) by 13%, and increased abdominal fat pad weight by 104%. Methionine and betaine supplements improved the performance of chicks fed the 24% protein diet in both experiments, as indicated by body weight gain and FCR. Only supplementary methionine increased performance of chicks fed 17% protein diets, and then only in Experiment 2. Neither methionine nor betaine decreased abdominal fat pad size in either experiment. Methionine supplementation decreased relative liver size and increased breast muscle protein. Both methionine and betaine increased sample feather weight, but when expressed as a percentage of body weight, no significant differences were detected. It is concluded that increasing carcass fat by manipulating percentage dietary protein level or amino acid balance does not influence betaine's activity as a lipotropic agent.
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Betaine, Broilers, Methionine, Protein, betaine, lipid, methionine, muscle protein, protein, adipose tissue, animal, body composition, caloric intake, chemistry, chicken, diet, diet supplementation, energy metabolism, histology, liver, male, metabolism, physiology, protein intake, skeletal muscle, tibia, weight gain, Adipose Tissue, Animals, Body Composition, Chickens, Diet, Dietary Proteins, Dietary Supplements, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Lipids, Liver, Male, Muscle Proteins, Muscle, Skeletal, Proteins, Tibia, Weight Gain
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Poultry Science, v. 79, n. 10, p. 1478-1484, 2000.
