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Enzyme complex containing carbohydrases and phytase improves growth performance and bone mineralization of broilers fed reduced nutrient corn-soybean-based diets

M. Francesch^*,1 and P. A. Geraert

^* Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology, Mas de Bover, Ctra. Reus-El Morell Km. 3.8, E-43120 Constantí (Tarragona), Spain; and Adisseo France SAS, 42 Avenue Aristide Briand, 92160 Antony, France

¹ Corresponding author: maria.francesch{at}irta.es

One experiment was conducted to investigate the benefits of a multi-enzyme complex, containing carbohydrases (from Penicillium funiculosum) and phytase (bacterial 6-phytase) activities, on the performance and bone mineralization of broiler chickens fed corn-soybean meal diets. A total of 2,268 male broilers were allocated to 9 treatments, replicated 6 times, in a randomized complete block design from 1 to 43 d. A positive control (PC) diet formulated to be adequate in nutrients and 4 reduced nutrient diets (NC1 to NC4), with gradual decrease on AME, CP, and digestible amino acids (CP-dAA) and available P (avP) and Ca contents, with or without enzyme supplementation, were tested. The nutrient reductions applied were NC1 (–65 kcal/kg, –1.5% CP-dAA) and NC2 (–85 kcal/kg, –3.0% CP-dAA) both with –0.15 percent point avP and –0.12 percent point Ca and NC3 (–65 kcal/kg, –1.5% CP-dAA) and NC4 (–85 kcal/kg, –3.0% CP-dAA) both with –0.20 percent point avP and –0.16 percent point Ca. Supplementation of the NC diets with the enzyme complex increased ADFI (P < 0.001), ADG (P < 0.001), and reduced feed:gain (P < 0.01). The magnitude of the enzyme effect in increasing feed intake and weight gain was greater for the diets with greatest reductions in avP and Ca. Enzyme supplementation increased (P < 0.001) feed intake of birds fed on NC diets close to the level of feed consumption of the PC. Enzyme supplementation to NC diets resulted in all cases in lower (P < 0.05) feed:gain than the PC. Enzyme supplementation to NC1 and NC3 diets restored bone mineralization to that of the PC, whereas ash and Ca with NC2 and NC4 diets and P with NC4 diet remained lower (P < 0.05). These results suggest that the dietary supplementation with a multi-enzyme complex containing nonstarch polysaccharide enzymes and phytase is efficient in reducing the P, energy, protein, and amino acid specifications of corn-soybean meal diets.

Key Words: nonstarch polysaccharide enzyme • phytase • broiler • formulation specification • growth