Study on the use of soya bean polysaccharide degrading enzymes in broiler nutrition

It is concluded that enzymes of the 1,4-β-arabinogalactanase type are the most likely candidates for a SBM-specific feed enzyme in broiler nutrition, possibly in combination with endopolygalacturonases. However, while a partial degradation of soya NSP may enhance digestibility, a high degree of hydrolysis may produce oligo- and monomers with anti-nutritive effects such as osmotic pressure or microbial fermentation in the small intestine.