A model system was established to evaluate the ability of a pancreatic lipase enzyme to hydrolyse fats and oils, simulating lipid digestion in vitro. Lipid hydrolysis was monitored by quantification of the level of free fatty acids, mono-, diand triglycerides. In the model system the pancreatic lipase was able to hydrolyse a non-oxidized fat quite rapidly. The activity of the lipase enzyme was ...

The objective was to study the effect of a commercially available xylanase (CAX), an experimental xylanase (EX), and EX in combination with protease (EXP) on the degradation of nondigestible carbohydrates (NDC) and apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of nutrients in wheat distillers dried grains with solubles (wDDGS). The control and 3 enzyme diets contained 96% wDDGS supplemented with vitamins,...

The aim of this study was to evaluate preservation methods of catfish by-products (CBP), and the effects of replacing marine fish meal (FM) with these processing byproducts on diet digestibility, performance, feed efficiency and carcass quality in growing-finishing pigs. Paper I presents data on catfish production, processing and the nutritive value of catfish by-product meals (CBM) in the Meko...

Age and adiposity can impact the digestibility of dietary proteins metabolic response to their ingestion. The objective was evaluate effects age on casein protein synthesis in tissues organs. Wistar rats 1 month (n = 15) 10 months at arrival were fed ad libitum with a standard diet or High Fat obtain normal high levels. Four groups constituted 7/8): 2 months/normal adiposity, months/high 11 adi...

Fat digestion and metabolism differ widely between animal species. In ruminants, dietary fats are hydrogenated in the rumen before intestinal absorption so that absorbed fatty acids (FA) are more saturated than dietary FA. In non-ruminants, intestinal FA digestibility depends on the level of saturation of dietary FA. Fat supplementation of the diet of cows decreases milk protein and has a varia...

Fats and oils, a.k.a. lipids, are a chemically diverse group of compounds with the highest energy density among all major macro nutrients. Lipids play an important role in commercial turkey diets both physically and physiologically. From a physical standpoint, lipids are associated with processes related to improvement of live weight gain and feed efficiencies in commercial turkeys. Breeder tur...

Grape pomace provides a rich source of polyphenols that have the capacity to act as powerful antioxidants. An experiment was conducted to study the effect of inclusion of grape pomace concentrate (GPC) at levels of 15, 30, and 60 g/kg and alpha-tocopheryl acetate (200 mg/kg) in broiler chicks (21 to 42 d of age) on performance; digestive organ sizes; protein; fat; hydrolyzable polyphenol and co...

A total of 45 lactating Holstein cows averaging 617 kg of BW were allotted at wk 20 of lactation to 9 groups of 5 cows blocked for similar DIM to determine the effects of feeding different concentrations of flax hulls (FH) on DMI, milk production, milk composition, and digestion. Cows within each block were assigned to one of the 5 isoenergetic TMR containing 0, 5, 10, 15 or 20% FH. The experim...