Choline enhances the efficacy of microalgae in layer diets

The beneficial effects of algae in poultry have been studied widely, especially in broilers. Recent research suggests choline chloride supplementation in hen diets enhances the efficacy of microalgae. Choline is a water-soluble colourless compound with vitamin-like properties its not a metabolic catalyst but forms an essential structural component of body tissues (McDonald et al., 2011). Choline is ubiquitously distributed in all plant and animal cells, mostly in the form of the phospholipids,