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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2025

Effects of Methionine-Supplemented Low-Protein Diets on Production Efficiency, Heat Resilience, and Welfare of Broilers in Tropical Climates.

Tchabltien Songuine, Lochina Feteke, Cocou Claude Kpomasse, Tchablémane Yarkoa, Tchilabalo Parobali, Simplice D Karou, Wéré Pitala

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Tchabltien SonguineRegional Center of Excellence on Avian Sciences (CERSA), University of Lome, Lome, Togo.ORCID 0009-0008-3352-1175
Lochina FetekeFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Lome, Lome, Togo.
Cocou Claude KpomasseRegional Center of Excellence on Avian Sciences (CERSA), University of Lome, Lome, Togo.
Tchablémane YarkoaRegional Center of Excellence on Avian Sciences (CERSA), University of Lome, Lome, Togo.
Tchilabalo ParobaliRegional Center of Excellence on Avian Sciences (CERSA), University of Lome, Lome, Togo.ORCID 0009-0005-0043-9245
Simplice D KarouRegional Center of Excellence on Avian Sciences (CERSA), University of Lome, Lome, Togo.
Wéré PitalaRegional Center of Excellence on Avian Sciences (CERSA), University of Lome, Lome, Togo.

Funding

Project to Support the reform of Higher education in Science and Engineering (PARESI)Regional Excellence Center on Avian SciencesUniversity of Lome-Togo
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe feeding strategy is one of the alternatives for countering the harmful effects of heat stress in broilers. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of low-protein diets supplemented with different levels of dietary methionine on the growth performance and welfare of Cobb500 broilers raised in a tropical climate. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 500 15-day-old Cobb500 broilers were randomly divided into five treatments with five replicates of 20 chickens each: chickens fed a standard methionine-free diet (ME: 3100.97 kcal/kg) with high crude protein (P) content (18.25%) (T

resultsChickens in the M

conclusionMethionine supplementation at the level of 0.1% to a 15% protein diet improved the growth performance and welfare of Cobb500 broilers under a tropical climate.

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Animal WelfareChickensDiet, Protein-RestrictedMethionineAnimal FeedAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsHot TemperatureMaleRandom AllocationTropical ClimateMethioninegait scoreheat stressH/L ratiolitter qualitymethioninewelfare

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PMID40726060
PMCPMC12304432

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