# Study finds adjusting DL-Methionine levels reduces intake, growth - je.st - Study finds adjusting DL-Methionine levels reduces intake, growth

> A study reported by National Hog Farmer found that adjusting DL-Methionine levels in hog diets significantly reduced feed intake and produced little to no weight gain when pigs were weighed at six days. The result builds on a 1987 swine research project on amino acid imbalance.

- Date: 2020-05-11 · published 2020-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53476-study-finds-adjusting-dl-methionine-levels-reduces-intake-growth-je-st-study
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Feed formulation changes that slow intake could modestly reduce feed demand and methionine use in hog rations, though the effect on prices is small at this stage.

## Sources

- je.st: http://www.je.st/news/Study-finds-adjusting-DL-Methionine-levels-reduces-intake-growth,2550351.html

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