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γ-Aminobutyric Acid and its Research Progress in the Production of Livestock and Poultry

TAN Liang-xi1,2, ZHANG Ming1, ZHANG Fu-sheng3   

  1. 1. Hunan Xin Guang’an Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., Changsha 410129, China;
    2. Animal Husbandry and Fishery Bureau of Hunan Loudi, Loudi 417000, China;
    3. Changsha Shu Ren Animal Husbandry Technology Co., Ltd., Changsha 410125, China
  • Received:2011-12-09 Online:2012-08-20 Published:2012-08-24

Abstract: γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid to play neural stabilization role in animal body, exists widely in the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system and some endocrine cells of mammals. It is an important neural inhibitory neurotransmitter, which has a significant effect on improving animal intake, milk yield, survival percentage and stress response, reducing breathing rate, shortening estrous interval, and so on. This article delivers a brief summary on the preparation and physiological function of GABA and its research status in the livestock and poultry production.

Key words: γ-aminobutyric acid; neural inhibitory neurotransmitter; research status

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