BACKGROUND: The use of betaine as a dietary supplement to reduce fat deposition and
increase lean muscle mass in pigs is increasing. However, there is no available information …

This study was designed to investigate the effects of dietary betaine supplementation on
growth performance, meat quality and muscle lipid metabolism of growing-finishing pigs …

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 …

Ninety six growing pigs (DurocŨLandraceŨJia) were used to investigate the effects of
betaine on growth, nutrient utilization, carcass composition and meat quality at different …

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 …

A total of 48 weaned Manchego breed lambs (same number of males and females) with an
initial live weight of 11.5 kg were randomly distributed into four pens to study the effect of …

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 …

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} …

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of dietary betaine (0, 0.125, 0.250, or
0.500%) on growth, carcass traits, pork quality, plasma metabolites, and tissue betaine …

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 …