1. Xylanase, Glucanase, and Phytase in the Diet of Light Laying Hens
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Baris B. Yavuz, Sarah Gomes Pinheiro, Guilherme S. Lima, Matheus Ramalho de Lima, Roseane Madeira Bezerra, Danilo Vargas Gonçalves Vieira, Isabelle Naemi Kaneko, Danilo Teixeira Cavalcante, M. L. Ceccantini, Anilma Sampaio Cardoso, and Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa
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food.ingredient ,glucanase ,egg quality ,Feed conversion ratio ,03 medical and health sciences ,Nutrient ,Animal science ,food ,Yolk ,Eggshell ,030304 developmental biology ,lcsh:SF1-1100 ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,0303 health sciences ,xylanase ,lcsh:TP368-456 ,Chemistry ,laying hens ,0402 animal and dairy science ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Glucanase ,040201 dairy & animal science ,lcsh:Food processing and manufacture ,Enzyme ,phytase ,non-starch polysaccharides ,Xylanase ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Phytase ,lcsh:Animal culture - Abstract
SUMMARY The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of enzymes (endo-1,4-β-xylanase [EC 3.2.1.8], endo-1,3(4)-β-glucanase [EC 3.2.1.6], and 6-phytase [EC 3.1.3.26]) in light layer hen diets during the second production cycle (75–95 wk old). Five treatments were used: positive control (PC); negative control 1 (NC1): reduction of dietary nutritional load, as of 100% of the nutritional matrix that the enzymes provide; negative control 2 (NC2): reduction of dietary nutritional load, as of 125% of the nutritional matrix that the enzymes provide; NC1+100% enzymes (NC1–100%): 100% of the matrix, enzymes provide, reformulated and, NC1+125% enzymes (NC2–125%): 125% of the matrix, enzymes provide, reformulated, with 8 replicates and 8 hens for each. Feed intake (P = 0.0059), egg production (P = 0.0096), egg mass (P = 0.0280), feed conversion per egg mass (P = 0.007), and feed conversion per dozen of eggs (P = 0.003) were significantly different with enzyme supplementation. The eggshell weight (P = 0.975), shell thickness (P = 0.920), specific gravity (P = 0.198), and yolk color (P = 0.639) were not affected; however, the relative weights of albumen (P = 0.075) and yolk (P = 0.021) were affected. In conclusion, the use of a multi-carbohydrase complex containing phytase is able to compensate the negative impact of lower nutrient levels, improving the productive performance of layer hens in the second production cycle.
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- 2019