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Choline(β-hydroxyethyl trimethyl ammonium hydroxide) is commonly classified as a water soluble essential nutrient and usually grouped within the Vitamin B complex. Also it plays a pivotal role in the metabolism of growing livestock.
Unlike the other B-vitamins, choline plays a significant role in nutrition as a structural component of many tissues, a lipotropic agent, and a source of biologically labile methyl groups. Furthermore, it prevents animals getting from several diseases such as fatty liver syndrome or perosis and so on.
On the other hand, choline is not always adequately available in the diet, or from natural synthesis. All in all, choline is a kind of essential feed additives, necessary in various aspects such as nutrient, metabolism, and disease prevention. |
