Beta-alanine in animals mainly comes from the liver, mainly through the decomposition of uracil and cytosine, the hydrolysis of carnosine, and the decarboxylation of L-aspartic acid. It mainly comes from the decomposition of pyrimidine.
β-alanine can improve animal feed conversion, thereby improving production performance. It can increase the content of muscle-derived active peptides in muscles, improve the antioxidant capacity of muscles, improve meat quality, and increase the consumption of taurine in the body.