Effect of common feed enzymes on nutrient utilization of monogastric animals

Bimrew, Asmare (2014) Effect of common feed enzymes on nutrient utilization of monogastric animals. International Journal of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research, 5 (4). pp. 27-34. ISSN 2141-2154

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Abstract

Some nutrients in livestock feed may not be fully digested by animals own digestive enzymes, and hence important nutrients are unavailable to the animal. Although, supplementation of enzymes to farm animals has shown to increase the digestibility of poorly digested diets to a much greater extent. By targeting specific anti-nutrients in certain feed ingredients, feed enzymes allow especially pigs and poultry to extract more nutrients from the feed and so improve feed efficiency. Enzymes are most commonly used when the dietary ingredients contain relatively higher amounts of fiber. The classification of enzymes is usually according to the substrates they act upon and the classification can be enzymes that break down fiber, proteins, starch and phytate. Appropriate use of exogenous enzymes in feeds requires strategic reductions in dietary energy and nutrient content, as well as careful choice of feed ingredients to capture economic benefits of the various enzymes. The efficacy of enzymes will vary depending on ingredients because nutrient and energy release caused by enzyme supplementation will depend on the structure of the feedstuff itself. It is important to continue the effort to understand the use and limitations of matrix values of enzymes, which, if inappropriately applied, will result in depressed performance because of inadequacy of diets or will lead to wastage of resources.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Open Research Librarians > Agricultural and Food Science
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Date Deposited: 15 May 2023 07:00
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2024 07:23
URI: http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/910

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