Article published the February 2, 2021
Fermentation products with main and side activitiesFeed enzymes are mostly produced by fungi or bacteria. Those living organisms produce a wide variety of different enzyme proteins. For commercial practice, only a limited number of those activities is assayed in the laboratory. Assaying e.g. the xylanase activity obviously results in a quantification of the xylanase level, while not providing info ...
Participation in Forum on September 20, 2018
Aaron Cowieson Thanks for the reassuring comments regarding overdosing xylanases. The concerned observations refer indeed to more than 25 years ago, thus well before xylanases were introduced on a commercial scale.
As for galactose: why is it that mammals do the effort to secrete such a particular disaccharide as lactose into their milk instead of simply providing energy-supplying glucose? The ...
Participation in Forum on September 14, 2018
Hello Jo,
It is well documented that with wheat or barley diets our NSP-degrading enzymes reduce the gut viscosity to a level observed with non-viscous corn-based diets. When only tackling viscosity, there is no need for combinations with other products.
Viscosity is however not the only parameter that influences the microbial balance; also in corn diets, gut health and microbial balance remain ...
Participation in Forum on September 13, 2018
Hello,
Fermentation and VFA production in the small intestine should be reduced because of competition with the host animal, while the same processes are welcome in the large intestine. Surely this aspect is a primary benefit in both poultry and swine as also starch and protein are lost for the host animal during small intestinal fermentation. Compared to poultry, pigs are indeed somewhat better ...
Participation in Forum on September 11, 2018
This is a very interesting discussion that really starts dealing with fundamental issues. Far too long, we have neglected the interaction between exogenous enzymes and microflora. So, thanks for this initiative.Please allow me to add a few cents to the topic. Shouldn’t we make a distinction between nutrients that are beneficial to the host animal versus those that aren’t? • Glucos ...
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