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. 2014 Dec 19;95(5):878–896. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.6998

Table 9.

Some examples of ileal phytate degradation with/without exogenous phytase

Phytate digestibility
Phytase type Phytase inclusion (FTU kg−1) PP, TP, Caa (g kg−1) − phytase + phytase % above controlb Species Diet Reference
A. niger 1500 2.1, 3.3, 5.0 9.6 59.7 50.1 Pigs (37 kg) Corn–SBM Jongbloed et al.62
1500 2.1, 4.1, 5.4 −1.4 74 75.4 SBM–tapioca–hominy feed
A. niger 900 2.6, 3.0, 5.5 14.9 53.2 38.3 Pigs (37 kg) Corn–SBM Kemme et al.55
A. niger 500 2.3, 4.1–5.7, 5–10 16.2 51.4 35.2 Pigs Corn–tapioca–SBM Seynaeve et al.44
E. coli 500 2.3, 3.5, 4.4 11.1 58.6 47.5 Pigs (20 kg) Corn–SBM Zeng et al.79
1000 11.1 64.1 53
Citrobacter braakii 1107 3, 4, 3.9 39.1 67.7 28.6 Pigs (22 kg) Corn–SBM–wheat bran–rapeseed meal Rutherfurd et al.78
2215 39.1 70.8 31.7
A. niger 1000 2.2, 4.8, — 16.1 62.5 46.4 Chicken Corn–SBM Liebert et al.66
1000 2.2, 3.6, — 23 65.4 42.4
A. niger 500 2.8, 4.8, — 28 59.3 31.3 Male broilers Wheat–SBM–canola Wu et al.77
1000 28 63.5 35.5
1500 28 69.7 41.7
2000 28 79.1 51.1
500 2.8, 4.8, — 27.2 51.9 24.7 Female broilers Wheat–SBM–canola Wu et al.77
1000 27.2 55.6 28.4
1500 27.2 70.9 43.7
2000 27.2 71.5 44.3
A. ficuum 500 3.1, 4.0, 1.8 69.2 79.5 10.3 Male broilers Corn–SBM Tamim et al.41
P. lycii 500 69.2 76.2 7
A. ficuum 500 3.1, 4.0, 6.8 25.4 58.9 33.5
P. lycii 500 25.4 44.9 19.5
Buttiauxella 1000 3.2, 5.1, 5.1 51.4 88.4 37 Male broilers Corn–SBM Amerah et al.48
1000 3.2, 5.1, 6.8 40.4 75.2 34.8
1000 3.2, 5.1, 9.1 43.7 76.2 32.5
1000 3.2, 5.1, 13 39.8 75.9 36.1
A. niger 250 2.7c 21.6 54.2 32.6 Laying hen,24 weeks Corn–SBM–hominy feed–sunflower meal van der Klis et al.43
250 2.7, 3.5, 30–40 21.7 59 37.3
500 2.7, 3.5, 30–40 21.7 71.7 50
250 2.4, 3.2, 35 8.1 49.6 41.5 Corn–SBM–sunflower meal
500 2.4, 3.2, 35 8.1 66.1 58
a

PP, phytate P; TP, total P; —, data not reported.

b

Percentage points increase in phytate degradation above control, due to phytase addition.

c

With addition of 0.5 g kg−1 MCP-P.