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Commercial application of enzyme technology for poultry production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

T. Acamovic
T. Acamovic
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Avian Science Research Centre, SAC, Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW, UK
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Abstract

Exogenous enzyme supplements are used widely in poultry diets in an attempt to improve nutrient utilisation, the health and welfare of the birds, product quality and to reduce pollution as well as to increase the choice and content of ingredients which are acceptable for inclusion in diets. Considerable advances have been made during the last decade in the manufacture, activity, quality, thermostability and specificity of supplemental enzymes for use in poultry diets. This paper attempts to give an overview of the advantages and disadvantages, as well as the interesting difficulties and variable effects observed when enzymes are added to poultry diets.

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Benefitsexogenous enzymesingredientsnutrient utilisationpoultry diets
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , September 2001 , pp. 225 - 242
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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