Nutrition Notes Benefits of Specific Enzymes in Home Fresh Poultry Products By Michael Edmonds, Ph.D., V.P, Swine and Poultry Nutrition In 2012, we improved our poultry programs by adding in a specific mixture of enzymes which resulted in a significant improvement in feed efficiency with broilers at the Kent Research Farm (see chart below). These enzymes, which are stable in pelleted feed, include a xylanase which breaks down fiber components to improve nutrient digestibility, an amylase which results in improved energy digestibility from starch and a protease which breaks down storage proteins which improves amino acid digestibility. Download Entire Document Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Related Nutrition Notes Egg Yolk Color in Home Fresh® and Poultry Layer Feed Vs. Five Competitive Layer Feeds Home Fresh Extra Egg now has an orange-yellow yolk color based on the testing conducted at the Kent Research Farm. Read More Phytase Supplementation in Home Fresh® Poultry Reducing the phosphorus guarantees on all poultry diets through using a higher level of added phytase saves diet costs, contributes to environmental sustainability and maintains our reputation for high performing… Read More NutriVantage® For Poultry For Commercial Poultry Operators After observing the benefits NutriVantage Nutrition Optimizer has shown in multiple other species we took advantage of an opportunity to work with an integrated layer operation in Iowa during summer… Read More Want to learn more from KNG research? Give us your email address to be notified when we publish new Nutrition Notes articles.
