Antioxidant response and bioavailability of methionine hydroxy analog relative to DL-methionine in broiler chickens

This study was designed to compare the effect of methionine (Met) sources (DL-methionine [DLM] and DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthio-butanoic acid [HMTBa]) and their supplementation levels on broiler growth performance and redox state. A 2 × 2 factorial arrangement was used with 2 sources (DLM and HMTBa) an...

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Main Authors: Youli Wang, Xiaonan Yin, Dafei Yin, Zhao Lei, Tahir Mahmood, Jianmin Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654518303652