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ArticlePoultry science2024

Using in feed xylanase or stimbiotic to reduce the variability in corn nutritive value for broiler chickens.

Diego Melo-Duran, Gemma González-Ortiz, Sandra Villagomez-Estrada, Michael R Bedford, Mercè Farré, José F Pérez, David Solà-Oriol

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Article in Poultry science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Diego Melo-DuranAnimal Nutrition and Welfare Service (SNiBA), Animal and Food Science Department, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agronomy, Universidad UTE, Quito 17012764, Ecuador.
Gemma González-OrtizAB Vista, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4AN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Gemma.Gonzalez@abvista.com.
Sandra Villagomez-EstradaAnimal Nutrition and Welfare Service (SNiBA), Animal and Food Science Department, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agronomy, Universidad UTE, Quito 17012764, Ecuador.
Michael R BedfordAB Vista, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4AN, United Kingdom.
Mercè FarréDepartment of Mathematics, Area of Statistics and Operations Research, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
José F PérezAnimal Nutrition and Welfare Service (SNiBA), Animal and Food Science Department, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
David Solà-OriolAnimal Nutrition and Welfare Service (SNiBA), Animal and Food Science Department, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESAB Vista (United Kingdom) · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of xylanase and stimbiotic (fiber fermentation enhancer) on the response of broiler chickens fed different corn varieties and determine correlations between variables of interest. Four corn genetic varieties were selected based on their range in nutrient composition. Diets containing 600 g/kg of each corn were supplemented with 0 or 100 g/ton of xylanase or stimbiotic. A total of 1,152 one-day-old male broiler chicks (Ross 308) were divided into 12 treatments, each with 8 pens and 12 birds per pen, for a 21-day study. On d 21, performance parameters were measured, and the ileal energy and organic matter (OM) digestibility and cecal xylanase activity determined. Stimbiotic supplementation improved mFCR compared with all other treatments. There was a treatment by corn variety interaction for body weight (BW), BW gain and coefficient of variation (CV) of BW (P ≤ 0.05). Birds fed corn Variety 1 (highest neutral dietary fiber, protein and soluble arabinoxylan content) supplemented with stimbiotic had the highest BW, while Variety 2 control diet had the lowest. The BW CV in corn Variety 2 was the highest, which improved with stimbiotic supplementation. The BW CV in corn Variety 1 responded better to stimbiotic than xylanase. There were no treatment differences on BW CV in corn Varieties 3 and 4. The lowest OM digestibility was observed in birds fed corn Variety 1 with xylanase, and the highest value was associated with corn Variety 3 with xylanase (highest total arabinoxylan). Xylanase and stimbiotic supplementation increased the endogenous xylanase activity regardless of the corn variety (P ≤ 0.05). Positive correlations between corn fiber contents and phytic acid and the arabinose:xylose ratio were seen, while nonstarch polysaccharide content was negatively correlated with apparent metabolizable energy. In conclusion, corn variety influenced nutrient digestibility and broiler chicken growth. The response to supplementation with xylanase or stimbiotic varied based on the nutritional profile of corn with regards to improvements in digestibility and performance in broiler chickens.

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ChickensZea maysAnimalsDietDigestionMaleNutritive Valuebroilercornileal digestibilitystimbioticxylanase

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PMID38183881
PMCPMC10809089
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