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Effects of Enzyme Supplementation in Pigs Fed Corn-Soybean Diets

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dc.contributor Dr. Sung Woo Kim, Committee Member
dc.contributor Dr. Peter Ferket, Committee Member
dc.contributor Dr. Eric van Heugten, Committee Member
dc.creator Phillips, Christina Ellen
dc.date 2010-04-02T18:00:49Z
dc.date 2010-04-02T18:00:49Z
dc.date 2008-04-29
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-24T07:32:40Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-24T07:32:40Z
dc.identifier etd-02222008-171510
dc.identifier http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.16/1099
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/258874
dc.description Three experiments were designed to measure the effects of enzyme supplementation on growth performance, ileal digestibility and fecal digestibility on dry matter, protein, gross energy, and amino acids as well as excretion of odor compounds. In experiment 1, an enzyme cocktail containing the activities of protease, cellulase, pentosanase, α-galactosidase, and amylase (Allzyme® Vegpro, Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, KY) was incorporated in a corn-soybean meal diet for growing pigs. The results showed that addition of the enzyme did not improve fecal digestibility, ileal digestibility, or amino acid digestibility when either chromic oxide or acid insoluble ash were used as markers. In experiment 2, the same enzyme cocktail was incorporated in corn-soybean meal diets with or without 30% soy hulls for growing pigs. Results showed that addition of the enzyme to corn-soybean meal based diets alone or with 30% added soy hulls did not improve the apparent ileal or fecal digestibilities of growing pigs. In experiment 3, the same enzyme cocktail was incorporated into a corn-soybean meal based diet with 20% soy hulls and compared to typical corn-soybean diet as well as a corn-soybean meal based diet with 20% soy hulls without enzyme. There were no significant effects of the enzyme added to the corn⁄soybean meal/soy hull diet of pigs on growth performance, carcass characteristics, ammonia emission or odor. However, the addition of enzyme improved gross energy digestibility and improved also improved the digestibilities of Ca, P, Mg, K, Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn. Overall, our data indicate that addition of enzymes to higher fiber diets show promising results in increasing the digestibility of these feedstuffs.
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dc.subject odor
dc.subject digestibility
dc.subject enzymes
dc.subject growth performance
dc.subject ammonia
dc.subject pigs
dc.title Effects of Enzyme Supplementation in Pigs Fed Corn-Soybean Diets


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