5 myths regarding carbohydrases in pig feeds

摘要

Carbohydrases used to improve the nutritive value of cereals have been surrounded by confusing information regarding their benefits and proper use. Energy is an expensive ingredient in today's pig diets. The downside of cheaper feed energy sources isoften a reduced availability of nutrients, resulting in a trade-off between cost of diet and animal performance. Carbohydrase enzymes are recognized for their ability to increase the flexibility to use less digestible energy sources in feed formulationswithout compromising animal performance in several markets.