OBJECTIVE Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of adding exogenous phytase and xylanase, individually or in combination, as well as pelleting on nutrient digestibility, available energy content of wheat and the performance of growing pigs fed wheat-based diets. METHODS In Experiment 1, forty-eight barrows with an initial body weight of 35.9±0.6 kg were randomly assigned to ...

Fermented Tithonia diversifolia and Persea americana miller or avocado leaves as local alternative forages for goats are potential protein, mineral, energy sources. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of fermented (FTD) (AL) combination on in vitro nutrient digestibility, rumen fluid characteristics, methane production. This consisted 3 trials. Trial 1 evaluated FTD’s content wit...

Abstract This study aimed to access the influence of rice flour incorporation on various quality attributes low-gluten wheat-based pretzels viz., functional, rheological, starch digestibility, color, textural and sensorial properties. Significant increase in swelling power (18.33 ± 0.51) bulk density (0.58 0.04) was observed blend upon flour, whereas, significant decrease oil absorption capacit...

A lamb digestion trial was conducted to compare the ability of internal markers to predict digestibility of alfalfa. Lambs were fed alfalfa hay grown with varying amounts of water stress where water per harvest ranged from 10 to 20 cm/ha and yield ranged 1400 to 4200 kg/ha. In vivo dry matter digestibility was most highly correlated with digestibility determined using acid detergent fiber insol...

The objective of these studies was to determine if dietary enzymes increase the digestibility of nutrients bound by nonstarch polysaccharides, such as arabinoxylans, or phytate in wheat millrun. Effects of millrun inclusion rates (20 or 40%), xylanase (0 or 4,375 units/kg of feed), and phytase (0 or 500 phytase units/kg of feed) on nutrient digestibility and growth performance were investigated...

from the last few years, the inclusion of microbial phytase in poultry diets has increased significantly, mainly in response to heightened concerns over phosphorus pollution of the environment and as cheaper means to make phosphorus available to birds from phytate. phytate is the major form of phosphorus, abundantly found in cereal grains, beans and oilseed meals used in poultry diet but the mo...

Improving digestibility of roughage cell walls will improve ruminant animal performance and reduce loss of nutrients to the environment. The main digestibility impediment for dicotyledonous plants is highly lignified secondary cell walls, notably in stem secondary xylem, which become almost non-digestible. Digestibility of grasses is slowed severely by lignification of most tissues, but these c...

This study determined the nutritive value of Indigoferra gerardiana, Marisine affricana, Impashion bicolor and Adhatoda vesica shrubs for ruminants. Chemical analysis revealed that dry matter (DM) content varied from 22.2% (Dodonia viscosa) to 33.6% (Debregeasia salicifolia). Maximum crude protein (19.8%) was observed for Anisomoles indica, while, neutral detergent fiber was greater (67%) in Do...

The research is devoted to the feed value and amino acid composition of sprouted triticale grain. purpose study article presents results a 3 domestic varieties grains for use in industry. physicochemical parameters, as well mass fraction carbohydrates, content vitamins, mineral elements were studied. data obtained indicate that source easily digestible acids, fatty vitamins enzymes. According c...