Wednesday, April 7, 2010

US organics board recommends synthetic methionine be allowed in hen feed

The Methionine Task Force of the U.S. National Organic Standards Board recently petitioned for an extension of the deadline on using synthetic methionine in organic laying-hen diets to 2015.
The petition placed an upper intake limit of four pounds of 100% synthetic methionine over the productive life of a hen. The board’s livestock committee recommended that synthetic methionine supplements remain on the organic program’s
National List of Allowed Substances with a step-down rate of use.

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