Gaurav Khandelwal

If we think of a protease being added to the diet to compensate or destroy the anti-trypsin activity of soybean meal, would it be right to say that the net benefit from said protease would be dependent on the quality of the soybean meal (if properly deactivated there is less room for the protease to improve results) or also on the level of inclusion of soybean meal in the diet (if replaced by othe ...

Interesting article. No doubt enzymes are an important tool in intestinal health. But there is still a long way ahead until we fully understand the complex interactions of all variables, like ingredient composition and its variation, usage of other additives, like organic acids, butyrate, etc, predominant microflora, and others. And this is even worse in swine, where intestinal fermentation can ac ...