{"id":250,"date":"2018-08-27t17:27:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-27t17:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poultry.mystagingwebsite.com\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2020-03-20t03:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20t03:45:27","slug":"l-canavanine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.bkpromos.com\/beplayapp网页 \/feeds-and-feeding-of-poultry\/anti-nutritional-factors-in-poultry-feed\/l-canavanine\/","title":{"rendered":"l-canavanine"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
written by:<\/strong> dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n the non-protein amino acid l-canavanine can\u00a0adversely affect utilization of the amino acid arginine in intact feed proteins. canavanine is stored by many leguminous plants as part of their chemical barrier against predation and disease-causing organisms. the canavanine becomes incorporated as a substitute for arginine in newly produced proteins, making the final proteins nonfunctional. it has a toxic effect on monogastric animals, especially chickens.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n