Functional properties of amino acids: improve health status and sustainability

The combination of increased genetic potential and changes in management strategies (i.e., antibiotic-free, no antibiotics ever, and every day feed-ing of replacement pullets) influences the nutritional needs of poultry. Traditionally, nutritionists have focused on meeting the amino acid needs for production performance and yield however, increasing specific amino acid concentrations can benefit gastrointestinal development and integrity, enhance immune response potential, influence behavior, and benefit sustainability. Commercialization of additional feed grade amino acids beyond methionine, lysine, and threonine, enables tar-geted increases to achieve these benefits. As such, this paper addresses the functional roles of amino acids in meeting poultry production, health, and sustainability goals.

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The combination of increased genetic potential and changes in management strategies affects the nutritional needs of poultry. Increasing specific amino acid concentrations can benefit gastrointestinal development, immune response, behavior, and sustainability. This paper discusses the functional roles of amino acids in meeting poultry production, health, and sustainability goals.