Growth performance, nutrient utilization, and digesta characteristics in broiler chickens fed corn or wheat diets without or with supplemental xylanase

This paper looks at the gut health implications of xylanase addition to poultry diets based on wheat and corn.

Product / service:	Enzymes, Carbohydrases and Proteases
Publication date:	23/07/2013
Species:	Poultry, Broiler
Authors:	Kiarie E, Romero LF, Ravindran V
Doctype:	Publications & Citations
Publication / conference:	Poultry Science
Regions and countries:	Global
Keywords:	broiler, growth performance, xylanase, phytase, carbohydrase, volatile fatty acid, arabinoxylan, barley, broilers, corn, ddgs, fibre, nsp, soybean meal, triticale, wheat, canola meal, nutrient utilization and retention, Poultry Science 93 :1186–1196, rye, wheat middlings
Production challenge(s):	Performance growth, Gut health, Increased profitability, Waste Management
Diets:	Corn & soybean meal & high fibre by-products., Corn & sorghum meal & high fibre by-products., Mixed grain, Wheat, rye & triticale, Corn & sorghum meal, Corn & soybean meal
Brands:	Axtra® XAP, Axtra® XB, Danisco Xylanase, Avizyme®, Axtra® PHY, Phyzyme® XP, Optimize Feed, FASTKit assay
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