Feed enzymes and their benefits

There are several types of enzymes used in animal feed, including cellulase, phytase, protease, amylase, mannanase, xylanase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-glucanase, glucose oxidase, lipase, enzyme blends, and enzymes for feed silage.

Cellulase breaks down cellulose into glucose, increasing the availability of energy and improving fiber digestion and utilization while reducing digestive disorders such as bloating and gas production. Phytase breaks down phytate and releases phosphorus, making it available for animal absorption, reducing the need for supplemental phosphorus, saving costs, and reducing environmental pollution from excess phosphorus excretion. Proteases break down protein molecules into smaller peptides and amino acids, improving protein digestibility and utilization, enhancing animal growth, improving feed conversion efficiency, and reducing nitrogen excretion into the environment. Amylase breaks down starch into simple sugars, facilitating their absorption and utilization by animals, which increases the availability of energy, improves growth performance, and reduces the risk of digestive disorders such as diarrhea.

 Mannanase breaks down mannans, improving nutrient availability and reducing the risk of digestive disorders. Xylanase breaks down xylan, improving the digestibility of plant-based feed ingredients, enhancing growth performance, reducing feed costs, and reducing environmental pollution from undigested nutrients. Alpha-galactosidase breaks down anti-nutritional factors found in legume-based feed ingredients, enhancing growth performance, improving gut health, and reducing feed costs. Beta-glucanase breaks down beta-glucans, improving nutrient utilization and reducing the risk of digestive disorders, enhancing growth performance, improving gut health, and reducing feed costs. Glucose oxidase converts glucose into hydrogen peroxide, which can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria and improve feed hygiene, reducing the risk of bacterial infections, improving feed quality, and enhancing animal health. Lipase breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol, improving lipid utilization and reducing the risk of digestive disorders, enhancing growth performance, improving feed conversion efficiency, and reducing feed costs.

Enzyme blends are combinations of different enzymes that can improve the digestion and utilization of various nutrients in animal feed, enhancing growth performance, improving feed conversion efficiency, and reducing feed costs. Enzymes can also be used to improve the quality and digestibility of feed silage for ruminant animals such as cows and sheep. Enzymes such as cellulase and hemicellulase can break down the complex carbohydrates in silage, improving nutrient availability and reducing the risk of digestive disorders, enhancing animal health, improving milk production, and reducing feed costs.

The benefits of using enzymes in animal feed include improved growth performance, better feed conversion efficiency, enhanced nutrient utilization, reduced environmental pollution, and lowered production costs. The use of enzymes is a safe and effective way to optimize animal nutrition and health, without any negative impact on animal welfare or product quality. 

As a veteran feed enzyme manufacturer and supplier, Sunson constantly offers new solutions to the market by systematic studies. Today’s main offerings from Sunson include the following series: single enzyme series, general enzyme complex series, specific enzyme complex series and enzyme complex series for ration, covering wide range of segments, for monogastric animals like pig, poultry, ruminants, aquaculture, pets, and so on. Enzymes for silage application are also available.