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Effect of enzyme addition on the availability for poultry of amino acids in rapeseed meal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

C. Rymer*
Affiliation:
Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, PO Box 237, Reading, RG6 6AR, U.K.
D. I. Givens
Affiliation:
Nutritional Sciences Research Unit, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, PO Box 237, Reading, RG6 6AR, U.K.
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Rapeseed meal (RSM) is the richest source of commercially available home grown protein in the UK, but its inclusion in livestock diets is approximately half that of soyabean meal (SBM, DEFRA, 2004). RSM has a lower protein and available lysine content than SBM but increased nutrient digestibility was observed when pigs were fed RSM supplemented with non-starch polysaccharide degrading enzymes (Hoare et al., 2003). The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of adding different amounts of a cell wall degrading enzyme on the available amino acid content of RSM as estimated in poultry.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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References

DEFRA (2004). GB Animal Feed Statistical Notice, Sept 2004. http://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/statnot/mcompspn.pdf Google Scholar
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