I-Betaineyaqala ukukhishwa ku-beet kanye ne-molasses. Imnandi, ibaba kancane, iyancibilika emanzini kanye ne-ethanol, futhi inezakhiwo ezinamandla zokulwa ne-antioxidant. Ingahlinzeka nge-methyl yokusetshenziswa kwezinto ezibonakalayo ezilwaneni. I-Lysine ibamba iqhaza ekusetshenzisweni kwama-amino acid namaprotheni, ingakhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwamafutha, futhi inomphumela wokuvimbela esibindini esinamafutha.

I-Betaineisetshenziswa njengesithasiselo sokudla ezilwaneni. Ukondla izinkukhu ezincane nge-betaine kungathuthukisa ikhwalithi yenyama futhi kwandise umkhiqizo wenyama. Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi ukwanda kwamafutha emzimbeni wezinyoni ezincane ezidla i-betaine kwakuphansi kunezinyoni ezincane ezidla i-methionine, futhi isivuno senyama sanda ngo-3.7%. Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi i-betaine exutshwe nemithi yokulwa ne-coccidiosis ethwala i-ion inganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezilwane ezitheleleke nge-coccidia, bese ithuthukisa ukusebenza kwazo kokukhula kanye nokumelana nazo. Ikakhulukazi kuma-broiler nama-piglens, ukungezwa kwe-betaine ekudleni kwazo kungathuthukisa ukusebenza kwamathumbu azo, kuvimbele uhudo, futhi kuthuthukise ukudla, okunenani elivelele elisebenzayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukungezwa kwe-betaine ekudleni kunganciphisa impendulo yokucindezeleka kwama-piglens, bese kuthuthukisa ukudla kanye nezinga lokukhula kwama-piglens akhunyuliwe.

I-Betaineiyisithako esihle kakhulu sokudla kwezinhlanzi, esingathuthukisa ukunambitheka kokudla okwenziwe, sikhuthazeukukhula kwezinhlanzi, kuthuthukisa ukukhokhelwa kokudla, futhi kudlala indima ebalulekile ekwandiseni ukuthathwa kwezinhlanzi, ukuthuthukisa izinga lokuguqulwa kokudla kanye nokunciphisa izindleko. Ngesikhathi sokugcina nokuthuthwa kokudla, okuqukethwe kwamavithamini ngokuvamile kulahleka ngenxa yokuwohloka. Ukwengeza i-betaine ekudleni kungagcina ngempumelelo amandla amavithamini futhi kunciphise ukulahleka kwezakhamzimba zokudla ngesikhathi sokugcina nokuthuthwa.