Primary Benefit of Adding Phytase to Swine and Poultry Diets
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Over 60% of the total phosphorus in cereals and legumes is bound in phytate, a form largely indigestible by monogastric animals like swine and poultry. The primary benefit to adding phytase as a feed ingredient to swine and poultry diets is the improved utilization of this bound phosphorus, which significantly reduces environmental phosphorus excretion and lowers feed costs.
