Evaluating the efficacy of PhyCholine as a dietary replacement for synthetic choline chloride in commercial broiler chickens

Kadam, M., Srivastava, A., Chaudhari, F., Bhaisare, D., Kondhare, A. andNagare, G. 2023. Evaluating the efficacy of PhyCholine as a dietary replacement for synthetic choline chloride in commercial broiler chickens. Indian Journal Poultry Science, 58(3): 267–272.

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of PhyCholine as a dietary replacement for synthetic choline chloride in commercial broiler chicken diets, focusing on production performance, serum biochemical profile, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. A trial was conducted on the VenCobb 430Y strain of commercial broilers (n=420, 4 replicates/group, each comprising 35 birds) over a 42-day period. The study included three groups: T1 (basal diet), T2 (basal diet + synthetic choline chloride at 1.0 kg/MT feed), and T3 (basal diet + PhyCholine at 0.40 kg/MT feed). Parameters such as live body weight, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio (FCR), European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF), carcass characteristics, meat quality, and serum biochemistry were evaluated. Our findings indicate that PhyCholine supplementation at a dose level of 0.40 kg/MT was comparably effective in improving overall performance when replacing synthetic choline chloride (1.0 kg/MT) in broiler diets. Additionally, PhyCholine supplementation exhibited greater benefits in terms of survivability, carcass traits, meat quality, and serum biochemical profile compared to synthetic choline chloride.