Effect of feeding histidine and β-alanine on carnosine concentration, growth performance, and meat quality of broiler chickens

ABSTRACT: The high growth rates of modern broiler breeds increased the risk for novel breast muscle myopathies as serious quality issue, relevant for the industry. In affected muscles, a depletion of the dipeptides carnosine and anserine was reported. Therefore, this study was performed to test whet...

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Main Authors: J. Lackner, A. Albrecht, M. Mittler, A. Marx, J. Kreyenschmidt, V. Hess, H. Sauerwein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121004168