Betaine applications in animal nutrition

One of the well-known applications of betaine in animal feed is saving feed costs by replacing choline chloride and methionine as methyl donor in poultry diets. Besides this application, betaine can be dosed on top for several applications in different animal species. In this article we explain what it entails. Betaine serves as osmoregulator and can be used to reduce negative effects of heat stress and coccidiosis. Because betaine influences fat and protein deposition, it can also be used to i