# Value of L-lysine in poultry feed

> An article promotes L-lysine use in poultry feed, stating that it improves growth and feed protein conversion and may reduce crude protein use by 3-4%. It notes the commercial 98% lysine mono-HCL product contains about 78.4% usable lysine.

- Date: 2017-09-05 · published 2017-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69281-value-of-l-lysine-in-poultry-feed
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Greater lysine use in broiler rations can reduce reliance on soybean meal per unit of protein, a mild bearish signal for SBM demand, though the piece is general promotional content with no new market event.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- LYSINE: neutral
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- uberant.com: https://uberant.com/article/345009-value-of-l-lysine-in-poultry-feed/

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