Taurine is a sulfonic acid found in high concentrations in animal tissues. In recent years, a
number of studies have demonstrated the essentiality of dietary taurine for many …

Phytate is the primary storage form of both phosphate and inositol in plant seeds. It forms
complexes with dietary minerals, especially iron and zinc, and causes mineral-related …

The use of antibiotics in the feeds of cultured aquatic animals to mitigate infectious diseases
or to boost growth performance is commonly practised. In recent years, the prophylactic use …

Phytate formed during maturation of plant seeds and grains is a common constituent of plant‐
derived fish feed. Phytate‐bound phosphorus (P) is not available to gastric or agastric fish. A …

It is well established in the field of aquaculture that the use of antibiotic growth promoters
(AGPs) as feed additives in the diets of fish and shrimp can improve live weight gain (LWG) …

The effect of germination on the level of phytase activity and the contents of phytates and
phosphorus of five Nigeria grown cereal grains was studied. The cereals screened were rice …

Phytases (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolases) hydrolyze the phosphate
ester bonds of phytate-releasing phosphate and lower myo-inositol phosphates and/or myo …

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the combined effects of organic acid and
phytase on the digestibility coefficients, growth performance, body composition, vertebral …

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of adding an organic acid salt
blend (OAB, 10g acid moiety kg− 1 of a mixture of sodium formate and butyrate, ratio 2: 1) …

Phytases have been employed in animal feeds for several years, used primarily for reducing
the environmental impact and phosphorus loads of farm effluents. Beneficial effect of dietary …