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As corn prices skyrocket, it becomes necessary to look at alternative cereals. Rye, wheat, barley, triticale, and oats are viable alternatives to corn; however, while corn is highly digestible, these cereals contain anti-nutritional factors that interfere with digestion and the absorption of nutrients. The main antinutritional factors are non-starch polysaccharides (NSP).
Non-starch polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrates that are different from starch. NSP cannot be digested by the animals because they are cross-linked (a cross-link is a bond that links one polymer chain to another).
NSPs can be classified according to their chemical extraction:
NSPs can also be classified according to their solubility in water. Their water solubility is the most relevant factor to consider in animal nutrition:
Cereals are classified as viscous or non-viscous according to their content of soluble NSPs.
NSP hydrolyzing enzymes (carbohydrases, including xylanase and beta-glucanase) are added to feeds containing viscous cereals to counteract the negative effects of soluble NSPs. In some cases enzyme supplementation does not result in an improvement in animal’s performance, for two main reasons:
GrowthPlus© is added to feed to maintain and improve digestive health. It is formulated with synergistic ingredients:
It is especially useful in cases of gizzard diseases, necrotic enteritis, feed passage and other enteritis. It is also used as a natural growth promoter and to replace antibiotic growth promoters.
PlusProtect Digestive© is intended for digestive health in birds and rabbits of all ages. It is formulated with synergistic ingredients:
PlusProtect Digestive© is useful to improve gut health in the following cases:
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