Effect of Choline on performance quality of non-ruminant

Choline is considered mandatory to the animal organism and is utilized both as a building unit and as essential component in regulation of certain metabolic processes. Choline is tentatively classified as one of the B-complex vitamins even though it doesn't entirely satisfy the strict definition of a vitamin. Choline, unlike B vitamins, can be synthesized in the liver, is required in the body in greater amounts, and apparently functions as a structural constituent rather than as a coenzyme. Although, existence of choline in essential body constituents was recognized long before the first vitamin was discovered. Regardless of classification, choline is an essential nutrient for all livestock and a required dietary supplement for some species ( poultry, swine). Choline is likewise an essential nutrient for humans, and studies have investigated the benefits of choline treatment for certain diseases, such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.