Methionine
Methionine is an essential amino acid. Amino acids are often referred to as “the building blocks of protein”.
You will probably have heard of methionine as a human food supplement and it is even more important in poultry nutrition. Methionine is associated with the bird’s ability to metabolise energy and directly affects egg quantity and size. In large commercial layers units it is one of the nutrients that can be varied through the life of the flock to optimise production.
Methionine occurs naturally at high levels in certain vegetables and seeds and Heygates carefully monitor the formulations of their layers diets to make sure that the levels are correct.