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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2009 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 588-591
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V.H. Kalbande

K. Ravikanth

S. Maini

D.S. Rekhe

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Methionine Supplementation Options in Poultry

V.H. Kalbande, K. Ravikanth, S. Maini and D.S. Rekhe
Methionine is essential or limiting amino acid for poultry. An experiment was conducted to determine the comparative efficacy of DL-methionine and herbal methionine supplement on growth and performance of broiler chickens. Three hundred commercial broiler (VenCobb) chicks were procured and randomly divided into three groups (n = 100), one control (T0) and two treatments (T1 and T2). All the groups were offered standard maize-soyabean meal based ration. T1 was offered herbal sources of methionine (Methiorep®, supplied by Ayurvet Ltd., India) @1kg/tonne of feed and T2 was administered DL- [email protected] 1 kg/tonne of feed from 0-42 days. A significant improvement in overall growth and performance was observed in birds supplemented with methionine. This study demonstrates that herbal methionine can replace DL-methionine very efficiently when used at the rate 1 g/kg diet of commercial broiler chicken.
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