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Poultry: Carnitine
Safety

Animal studies are lacking to determine maximum tolerance for carnitine. For human patients, carnitine supplementation at dosages that far exceed the usual dietary intake of carnitine have been administered (Goa and Brogden, 1987). Oral dosages of 100 mg per kg (45.5 mg per lb) have been given to infants and 1 to 3 g daily to adult humans with little problem. Some patients experienced diarrhea, but not if they started with smaller dosages and then increased gradually (Borum, 1991).

 
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