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The Effect of Various Inclusion Levels of β-Mannanase on Nutrient Digestibility in Diets Consisting of Corn, Soybean Meal and Palm Kernel Expellers Fed to Growing Pigs

W. B. Kwon1, S. K. Park2, C. Kong1 and B.G. Kim1
  • 1 Konkuk University, Republic of Korea
  • 2 National Institute of Animal Science, Republic of Korea

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of various inclusion levels of β-mannanase on the energy and mannan digestibility in diets containing corn, Soybean Meal (SBM) and Palm Kernel Expellers (PKE) fed to growing pigs. The PKE contained 92.6% dry matter, 4,417 kcal gross energy kg-1, 4.02% ash and 31.3% mannan on an as-fed basis. Six barrows with an initial body weight of 41.4±1.7 kg were individually housed in metabolism crates equipped with a feeder and a nipple drinker. Pigs were randomly allotted to a 6×6 Latin square design with 6 dietary treatments and 6 periods. An experimental period consisted of a 4-d adaptation period and a 5-d collection period. Pigs were fed corn-SBM-based diets containing 15% PKE with 0, 400, 800, 1,600, 2,400 or 3,200 U kg-1 of β-mannanase. A chromic oxide was added as an indigestible marker for fecal collection according to a marker-to-marker procedure. Urine was also collected from each period. Each of the 6 diets contained 3.60, 3.91, 4.06, 2.57, 3.57 and 2.59% of mannan, respectively. No linear and quadratic effects of β-mannanase supplementation on apparent total tract digestibility of energy were observed. The digestibility of mannan was also not affected by the increasing level of β-mannanase supplementation. In conclusion, exogenous β-mannanase did not affect the energy and mannan digestibility in corn-SBM-based diets containing 15% of PKE fed to growing pigs.

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Volume 10 No. 1, 2015, 9-13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2015.9.13

Submitted On: 9 July 2014 Published On: 20 December 2014

How to Cite: Kwon, W. B., Park, S. K., Kong, C. & Kim, B. (2015). The Effect of Various Inclusion Levels of β-Mannanase on Nutrient Digestibility in Diets Consisting of Corn, Soybean Meal and Palm Kernel Expellers Fed to Growing Pigs. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 10(1), 9-13. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2015.9.13

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Keywords

  • β-Mannanase
  • Palm Kernel Expellers
  • Pigs