Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a feed additive for all animal species

Abstract Taurine is a beta‐amino acid, not incorporated into proteins. Taurine is involved in a number of physiological processes. In cats, dietary taurine at requirement/allowance levels is safe with a margin of safety of between 4 and 20. The few data available for carnivorous fish indicate that l...

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Main Author: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-06-01
Series:EFSA Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2736
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