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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2009 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 588-591
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.588.591
Methionine Supplementation Options in Poultry
V. H. Kalbande, K. Ravikanth, S. Maini and D. S. Rekhe

Abstract: 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- methionine@ 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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V. H. Kalbande, K. Ravikanth, S. Maini and D. S. Rekhe, 2009. Methionine Supplementation Options in Poultry. International Journal of Poultry Science, 8: 588-591.

Keywords: DL-methionine, herbal methionine, growth, performance, fatty liver and hypocholesterolemic

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