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ReviewPoultry science2025

Optimizing low crude protein diet: Evaluating Glycine as a conditionally essential Amino Acid.

Waqar Iqbal, Habtamu Ayalew, Siman Li, Xiaocui Wang, Changchun Xu, Muhammad Umar Yaqoob, Awais Ali, Haijun Zhang

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Review in Poultry science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Waqar IqbalLaboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Feed Hazards (Beijing) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.
Habtamu AyalewLaboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Feed Hazards (Beijing) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China; University of Gondar, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Po. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Siman LiLaboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Feed Hazards (Beijing) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.
Xiaocui WangBeijing Dabeinong Egg Products Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing 100142, China.
Changchun XuLaboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Feed Hazards (Beijing) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China.
Muhammad Umar YaqoobProvincial Key Agricultural Enterprise Research Institute of King Techina, Hangzhou King Techina Feed Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311107, PR China.
Awais AliState Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, PR China.
Haijun ZhangLaboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Feed Hazards (Beijing) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China. Electronic address: zhanghaijun@caas.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global interest has emerged in implementing low crude protein (LCP) diets for poultry. The necessity of their development stems from low-cost formulation, maintaining egg quality, and environmental impacts, including health and welfare concerns for current egg production in the world. Researchers have conducted several studies to provide biochemical insights into the effect of LCP on laying hen diets, but practical limitations of LCP diets still exist. Supplementing laying hen feed with crystalline essential amino acids (AAs) like methionine, lysine, and threonine is standard industry practice. It has enabled a reduction of dietary crude protein (CP) to the standard level. However, research considering nonessential AAs like glycine (Gly) in LCP diets is still limited. Therefore, this review aims to enhance the understanding of LCP diets for laying hens, focusing on Gly. However, dietary Gly equivalents (Gly

Indexed as

Amino Acids, EssentialChickensDietary ProteinsDiet, Protein-RestrictedGlycineAnimal FeedAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsDietFemaleAmino Acids, EssentialDietary ProteinsGlycineEgg qualityGlycineLaying hensLow protein dieProduction performance

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PMID40305932
PMCPMC12434240

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