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Effect Of Choline Or Betaine Supplementation On Broilers Exposed To Different Temperature Treatments, Joseph D. Summers
Effect Of Choline Or Betaine Supplementation On Broilers Exposed To Different Temperature Treatments, Joseph D. Summers
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In this study, we looked at the effects of supplemental choline or betaine on broiler performance under different temperature conditions. In total there were eighty pens containing ten birds each for a total of 800 Cobb MX™ X Cobb 500™ (Cobb-Vantress, Incorporated, Siloam Springs, AR, USA). Each pen was randomly assigned to one of five dietary treatments in this study: Treatment 1, basal diet, Treatment 2, basal diet plus 500 methyl equivalents added choline, Treatment 3, basal diet plus 1000 methyl equivalents added choline, Treatment 4, basal diet plus 500 methyl equivalents added betaine, and Treatment 5 basal diet plus …