# Amino acid supplementation could mitigate wooden breast | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> A study funded by the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association found that amino acid supplementation could reduce the incidence and severity of wooden breast in broilers without hurting feed conversion or yield. Experts estimate the condition costs the US broiler industry more than $200 million per year.

- Date: 2020-04-30 · published 2020-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53959-amino-acid-supplementation-could-mitigate-wooden-breast-wattagnet-wattpoultry
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

This is a research finding on broiler nutrition with no direct supply shock, so it has little effect on feed demand or grain and meal prices. It may modestly change amino acid use in broiler diets over time.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-future/new-technologies/article/15530914/amino-acid-supplementation-could-mitigate-wooden-breast-wattagnet

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