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Biochemical and in vitro assessment of six enzyme preparations as potential feed additives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D. Colombatto ,
F. L. Mould ,
M. K. Bhat  and
E. Owen
D. Colombatto
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, RG6 6AT, UK FQMS Dept, Institute of Food Research, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
F. L. Mould
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, RG6 6AT, UK
M. K. Bhat
Affiliation:
FQMS Dept, Institute of Food Research, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
E. Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, RG6 6AT, UK
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Considerable research efforts have been directed towards the use of cell wall degrading enzymes as feed additives. However, the factors affecting the response to a certain enzyme preparation are not well understood. A better knowledge of the enzymatic activities present in the preparations and their interaction with a substrate in presence of rumen fluid is needed. The objectives of this study were to characterise the main enzymatic activities of six enzyme preparations and to evaluate them in the presence of rumen fluid, using the in vitro Reading Pressure Technique (RPT).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2000 , 2000 , pp. 54
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2000

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