The Effect of Folic Acid on the Use of Glycine by the Turkey Poult

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Abstract
In poults fed rations low in folic acid, glycine caused depressed growth, increased mortality and cervical paralysis. The effects could be prevented by supplementing the rations with folic acid. DL-Serine at an equimolar level had no adverse effect upon the birds. Poults fed a ration deficient in glycine as well as folic acid also developed cervical paralysis. This indicates that the cervical paralysis is a result of a deficiency of folic acid rather than an excess of glycine.