Mechanism of action and the uses betaine in pig production

R Fu, Q Wang, C Kong, K Liu, H Si… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Effects of various feed additives on finishing pig growth performance and carcass characteristics: a review

ZX Rao, MD Tokach, JC Woodworth, JM DeRouchey… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There are numerous feed additives that can be used to enhance grow–
finish pig growth performance and carcass characteristics, which can potentially lead to a …

Modulation of gut microbiota and intestinal immune response in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) by dietary bile salt supplementation

A Ruiz, KB Andree, D Furones, PG Holhorea… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Given their role in lipid digestion, feed supplementation with bile salts could be an economic
and sustainable solution to alterations in adiposity and intestinal inflammation generated by …

Methyl donors dietary supplementation to gestating sows diet improves the growth rate of offspring and is associating with changes in expression and DNA …

C Jin, Y Zhuo, J Wang, Y Zhao, Y Xuan… - Journal of animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal dietary methyl donors on the
performance of sows and their offspring, and the associated hepatic insulin‐like growth …

Effect of maternal or post‐weaning methyl donor supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of pig offspring

Y Zhao, C Jin, Y Xuan, P Zhou, Z Fang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Limited studies have examined links between maternal methyl donor (MET)
supplementation and the growth‐development characteristics of offspring, and possible …

Effects of feeding ractopamine hydrochloride with or without supplemental betaine on live performance, carcass and meat quality traits, and gene expression of …

MH Soares, DTV Júnior, G de Amorim Rodrigues… - Meat Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of ractopamine and betaine,
supplemented alone or in combination, on live performance, carcass and meat quality traits …

Metabolomic analysis reveals metabolic characteristics of children with short stature caused by growth hormone deficiency

R Xu, H Zhu, C Zhang, G Shen, J Feng - Clinical Science, 2019 - portlandpress.com
The diagnosis of short stature (SS) is of widespread importance for later treatment. In the
present paper, a metabolomic method was used to analyze the metabolic characteristics of …

Correlation among serum biochemical indices and slaughter traits, texture characteristics and water-holding capacity of Tan sheep

J Yu, G Liu, J Zhang, C Zhang, N Fan, Y Xu… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to determine the correlation among serum biochemical indices,
slaughter traits, texture characteristics and water-holding capacity in Tan sheep. Eighty Tan …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary capsaicin supplementation on growth performance, blood profile and carcass and meat quality of finishing pigs

S Namted, K Poungpong, C Bunchasak - Animal Bioscience, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective This study was conducted to determine the effects of capsaicin (CAP) on
productive performance, blood profile, intestinal morphology, carcass and meat quality of …

Effects of low-energy diet supplemented with betaine on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and serum metabolomic profiles in growing pigs

R Fu, C Liang, D Chen, G Tian, P Zheng… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Two experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of betaine (BET) supplementation
in diets with reduced net energy (NE) levels on growth performance, nutrient digestibility …