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Poultry Science, Vol 78, Issue 11, 1567-1572
Copyright © 1999 by Poultry Science Association

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Effect of Natuphos Phytase supplementation to feed on performance and ileal digestibility of protein and amino acids of broilers

X Zhang, DA Roland, GR McDaniel, and SK Rao

Department of Poultry Science, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, 36849-5416, USA. jbz2@cdc.gov

Nutrient equivalency of Natuphos Phytase for minerals, amino acids, and energy has been estimated elsewhere for broiler chickens. The current study was to evaluate equivalent values of 600 FTU/kg Natuphos Phytase for amino acids and energy in 3,150 broiler chicks from hatch to 7 wk of age. Treatments consisted of a 3 x 3 factorial arrangement of three levels of dietary amino acids (AA; 100, 92.5, and 85% of Illinois Ideal Protein for Broiler Chickens) and three phytase inclusion approaches (positive control: 0 FTU/kg with no reduction of Lys, TSAA, and ME; negative control: 0 FTU/kg with reduction of 2% Lys, 1% TSAA, and 0.5% ME; and reformulation with phytase: 600 FTU/kg with reduction of 2% Lys, 1% TSAA, and 0.5% ME). The effect of AA was linear on BW gain and feed conversion (FC); a greater AA level improved performance. No interaction of AA and phytase inclusion approach was significant in terms of BW gain, feed intake (FI), and FC of growing and finishing broilers. Birds fed the positive control diet had greater BW gain than those fed the negative control diet. Body weight gain of birds fed the diet reformulated with phytase did not differ from those of birds fed the positive control. Feed conversion was not affected by phytase inclusion approaches. Effects of phytase supplement on apparent ileal digestibilities (AID) of CP and AA were not significant. Restoring BW gain lost in the negative control by reformulated feed with 600 FTU/kg phytase indicates that equivalent values estimated elsewhere might be adequate.


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