Effects of citric acid and microbial phytase on amino acid digestibility in broiler chickens
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in British Poultry Science
- Vol. 48 (4), 469-479
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071660701455276
Abstract
1.Two experiments with growing chickens were carried out to study the effects of the inclusion of a microbial phytase (Natuphos 5000) and citric acid (CA) in maize-soybean-based diets on the performance and apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (AA). In both experiments the diets were formulated to contain the same amounts of energy and protein. 2.In the first experiment, data were analysed as a 2 2 factorial arrangement with two concentrations of available phosphorus (AP) from one day to 3 weeks of age (35 and 22 g/kg) and for 3 to 6 weeks (27 and 14 g/kg), and two inclusions of commercial phytase (0 and 500 FTU/kg) in each period. The AID of CP and dispensable and indispensable AA were not modified by the AP content of the diet. Addition of phytase improved the AID of CP and dispensable and indispensable AA only at low AP levels. 3.In the second experiment, data were analysed as a 3 2 factorial arrangement with three concentrations of citric acid (0, 20 and 50 g/kg) and two inclusions of commercial phytase (0 and 750 FTU/kg). Diets were formulated with deficient contents of AP (25 g/kg). Performance was not affected by commercial phytase addition. The addition of CA reduced the weight gain but did not modify the feed intake and gain:feed. In general, the AID of CP and dispensable and indispensable AA were not affected by CA addition. Commercial phytase increased the apparent ileal digestibility of crude protein but had no effect on AID of dispensable and indispensable AA. 4.In conclusion, the present work showed that microbial phytase enhanced AA digestibility in maize-soy-based diet only at very low AP concentrations, and that CA had no affect on the AID of CP and dispensable and indispensable AA. No synergism between CA and microbial phytase was detected.Peer RevieweKeywords
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