Impact of Exogenous Xylanase and Phytase, Individually or in Combination, on Performance, Digesta Viscosity and Carcass Characteristics in Broiler Birds Fed Wheat-Based Diets
Urooj Anwar,
Muhammad Riaz,
Muhammad Farooq Khalid,
Riaz Mustafa,
Umar Farooq,
Muhammad Ashraf,
Hassan Munir,
Muhammad Auon,
Mubasher Hussain,
Munawar Hussain,
Muhammad Farhan Ayaz Chisti,
Muhammad Qamar Bilal,
Abd ur Rehman,
Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman
Affiliations
Urooj Anwar
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Riaz
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq Khalid
Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh 36050, Pakistan
Riaz Mustafa
Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh 36050, Pakistan
Umar Farooq
Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh 36050, Pakistan
Muhammad Ashraf
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Hassan Munir
Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Auon
Sub-Campus Toba Tek Singh, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh 36050, Pakistan
Mubasher Hussain
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Munawar Hussain
Sind Feed and Allied Products, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
Muhammad Farhan Ayaz Chisti
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Muhammad Qamar Bilal
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Abd ur Rehman
Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman
Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of stored wheat-based diet (1.5 and 2.5 years stored wheat) with and without the supplementation of xylanase and phytase enzymes in combination or individually on performance parameters, digestibility, digesta viscosity and carcass characteristics of broilers. For this purpose, a total of 640-day-old male broilers were randomly distributed to the 64 pens, and each pen had 10 birds. Two basal isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets contained 1.5 and 2.5 years stored wheat were formulated in this experiment. In the current study, experimental feeds were prepared by supplementing exogenous enzymes in both basal diets with xylanase (500 XU), phytase (500 FTU) alone or in a combination of phytase and xylanase. Performance parameters data represents that both in starter phase and finisher phase, inclusion of exogenous enzymes xylanase and phytase in both basal diets alone or in combination enhance the feed intake, and body weight gain (p p p < 0.05). Based on the results of this experiment, it is concluded that supplementation of exogenous xylanase and phytase enzymes alone or in combination in wheat-based diets (stored wheat 1.5 and 2.5 years) enhance and improves the performance of birds.
