Use of exogenous enzymes: Carbohydrases, Proteases and Phytases

In general, it is of the utmost importance to remain competitive in animal production due to several factors, among which we can find

a) Internal competition. b) Products imported from foreign markets. c) Smuggling.

Balanced feed represents about 65-75% of the total costs of intensive animal production. Raw materials, given the current global situation, have increased by between 15-25%, which has an impact on cost and capital increases to continue feeding our animals. At present we have alternatives that can help us partially reduce these high feed costs using enzymes exogenous to the feed. Among the strategies for the use of enzymes that we can suggest are the following:

1. Use of last generation carbohydrase enzymes that really manage to improve the digestibility of the fibers and elaborate the energy content from the raw materials to reduce the inclusion of fats/oils that are not only expensive and scarce, but their quality is very variable. As a company, Nutritec recommends the use of Enspira+, a new enzyme complex developed as the first specific enzyme to improve digestibility in corn and soybean-based diets. Of American origin (from the United Animal Health company) we can then understand that the diets produced in this country are different from the European ones since they do not use wheat, barley, etc., so Enspira+ is a specialized solution for diets based on corn and soybeans. Our product presents 9 carbohydrase activities that act synergistically to improve the digestibility of your food. This helps to release more energy than the available enzymes found in our market, maintaining the optimal performance of your animals. Finally, the use of Enspira+ allows us to use more by-products such as DDGS, bran/bran, palmsite meal, which without its use cause digestive problems for animals.
2. Use of last generation specific protease enzymes to improve the digestibility of soybean meal and reduce the anti-nutritional factors that this ingredient may have due to its high demand. In some cases they send us the product "that there is" detracting from the quality and performance of our animals. At Nutritec we recommend Poultry Grow of Canadian origin (from the Jefo company) that has 3 protease activities from the same microorganism. Helps improve the digestibility of soybean meal in a 6%, lowering feed inclusion costs. This allows the formulas to require less amount of soybean meal, thus lowering their costs.
3. Use of the latest generation phytases that help release more phosphorus from raw materials through an overdose that helps to drop by around 3-5 kg/metric ton or almost half a pound per quintal of feed without negatively impacting productive results. of our animals. At Nutritec we use a 6-phytase of bacterial origin that helps to release more phosphorus and trapped nutrients.

Nutrient Retention:

It is worth mentioning that by using these 3 enzymes in combination we managed not only to lower the costs of our food, but also to provide the animal with an improvement in its digestive health since the undigested nutrients can be used by pathogenic (bad) bacteria and give enteric problems such as rapid transit and diarrhea lowering the productive efficiency of our animals. In the case of Enspira+, xylan-oligosaccharides (XOS) are released trapped in the fibers that serve as pre-biotics for beneficial bacteria. For Poultry Grow, it is well documented that the undigested protein is used by the clostridia, which are responsible for producing necrotic enteritis and inflammation. By lowering the amount of undigested protein, we decrease the growth of the clostridia. Finally, in the case of 6-phytase, by reducing the effect of phytic acid we achieve that the enzymes produced by animals in their bodies are not inactivated and this also improves the digestion of proteins. By retaining nutrients through the use of enzymes, we have a second way of lowering costs, since we achieve that the animals, with the same feed, produce more without investing more than what we currently do only with the use of the correct enzymes.

At Nutritec we distribute both Enspira+ and Poultry Grow as products or we can also mix the 3 enzymes in a complete enzyme BLEND avoiding the purchase of a large volume of product and thus rotate it more quickly. This blend is the NUTRI-ZYME BLEND CFP 350 with the 3 enzymes previously described. Our Nutritec experts can accompany you in the process of incorporating these enzymes into your finished feed to ensure that your animals' performance is maximized at a lower finished feed cost.