The Potential of Guanidino Acetic Acid to Reduce the Occurrence and Severity of Broiler Muscle Myopathies

Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is the biochemical precursor of creatine, which, in its phosphorylated form, is an essential high-energy carrier in the muscle. Although creatine has limited stability in feed processing, GAA is well established as a source of creatine in the animal feed industry. Publishe...

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Main Authors: Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondón, Hernan Alejandro Córdova-Noboa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00909/full