MANNAN OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND ENZYMES IN CORN AND SOYBEAN MEAL BASED-DIETS FOR BROILERS

Authors

  • Maria Cristina de Oliveira Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV), Rio Verde, Goiás, Brasil
  • Vera Maria Barbosa de Moraes Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil

Keywords:

Alimentos, enzimas

Abstract

Mannan oligosaccharides, as an alternative to an-tibiotics, show promising results related to bird perfor-mance, immunity stimulus and improvement of intestinal mucosa. Enzyme inclusion in diets containing mannan oli-gosaccharides could improve these results. Poultry diets consist of corn and soybean meal, and approximately 30% of the phosphorus (P) in these ingredients is bound to phytic acid. Phytase is capable of release not only the P but also other nutrients that can be better used by the birds while corn is relatively free of viscosous nonstarch poly-saccharides (NSP), soybean has about 20% of NSP, whose digestibility is almost null. NSP`s insoluble component of corn and soybean encapsulate nutrients and are responsive to exogenous enzymes. Negative environmental and nutri-tional consequences of dietary phytic acid are reduced by phytase inclusion in monogastric diets. Additionally, the enzymatic complex supplementation improves the nutri-tional value of feedstuffs through higher digestibility in birds. Finally, the use of exogenous enzymes allows re-duction in feed costs.

KEY-WORDS: Animal nutrition, enzymatic supplementation, prebiotic.

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Published

2007-09-12

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, Maria Cristina de; MORAES, Vera Maria Barbosa de. MANNAN OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND ENZYMES IN CORN AND SOYBEAN MEAL BASED-DIETS FOR BROILERS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 8, n. 3, p. 339–357, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1673. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Animal Production