Glycine Supplementation of Low Protein Diets in Broilers

Title
Glycine Supplementation of Low Protein Diets in Broilers
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Hilliar, Matthew
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-0007
Email: mhillia2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:mhillia2
Swick, Robert A
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3376-1677
Email: rswick@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:rswick
Wu, Shubiao
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1790-6015
Email: swu3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:swu3
Barekatain, Reza
Hargreave, Greg
Morgan, Natalie
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-2365
Email: nmorga20@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nmorga20
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Sydney
Place of publication
Sydney, Australia
UNE publication id
une:22895
Abstract
Soybean meal and meat and bone meal are the primary protein meals used in poultry diets. The high cost of soybean meal and nutrient variability of meat and bone meal suggests the industry needs to reduce protein meal dependence. High dietary protein is also associated with high water consumption, having a negative impact on litter quality and bird health (Alleman and Leclercq, 1997). The poultry industry currently supplements diets with methionine, lysine and threonine to reduce some dependence on protein meals. There is evidence that the supplementation of glycine in poultry diets can improve performance in low protein diets (Dean et al., 2006). Glycine is involved in a diverse range of metabolic pathways, including synthesis of proteins and purines. Although glycine is categorized as a non-essential amino acid, it may become limiting under certain circumstances (Corzo et al., 2004).
Link
Citation
Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.28, p. 158-158
ISSN
1034-6260
1034-3466
Start page
158
End page
158

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