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 …

Betaine is found ubiquitously in plants, animals, microorganisms, and rich dietary sources
including seafood, spinach, and wheat bran. The chief physiological role of betaine is to …

We evaluated the effects of supplementing betaine on growth performance, fat deposition
and lipid metabolism status in broilers kept under chronic heat stress. Five hundred and forty …

The objective of the study is to evaluate and compare the effects of betaine or glycine on
carcass trait, meat quality and lipid metabolism of finishing Huan Jiang mini-pigs. Betaine …

Pork is one of the most consumed animal-derived protein sources around the world, but less
than 45% of dietary nitrogen (N) is converted into edible lean meat. This inefficiency …

The effects of betaine supplementation on growth performance, blood components, nutrient
digestibility, excreta noxious gas emission, and meat quality of broiler chickens were …

Betaine, the trimethyl derivative of glycine, is a good methyl group donor, and an important
component in pig production. However, betaine has not been extensively studied in this …

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding fermented mixed feed (FMF) on
the growth performance, meat quality, muscle fatty acids profile and antioxidant ability in …

The main characteristics of the Iberian breed, an autochthonous pig breed of the Iberian
Peninsula, are presented in this chapter along with the results of a literature review on …

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary betaine supplementation
on growth performance, carcass characteristics, rectal temperature, respiration rate and …