Background Betaine affects fat metabolism in animals, but the specific mechanism is still not
clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate possible mechanisms of betaine in …

This study evaluates the effects of betaine supplementation (1 g kg− 1 for 20 weeks) on the
regulation of genes involved in lipid and cholesterol metabolism of Longissimus lumborum …

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary betaine supplementation on
carcass characteristics, hormones, growth factor and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs. Forty …

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary betaine supplementation on
growth performance, carcass characteristics, lipogenic enzyme activities in subcutaneous …

This study was carried out to compare the growth performance and quality properties of pork
from finishing pigs fed different levels of betaine. A total 120 female pigs (Landrace ${\times} …

Betaine is widely used as feed additives in animal husbandry as it can cause many benefits
such as improving antioxidant ability, growth performance, and carcass traits. However …

Dietary betaine may reduce carcass fat in growing pigs. We explored the effects of betaine
on short-term growth and in vivo and in vitro fatty acid oxidation. Pigs were housed in …

This review focuses on the metabolic and osmoregulatory functions of betaine and its impact
on nutrient digestibility and performance in pigs and poultry. Betaine is the trimethyl …

This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of long term betaine intake on the
cholesterol and lipid profile of Alentejano (AL) pigs. At˜ 36 kg body weight (BW), castrated …

The results showed that adding betaine in the diet increased average daily weight gain by
8.71%(P< 0.05), 13.20%(P< 0.01) and 13.32%(P< 0.01), decreased percentage of dissected …