INTERVIEW 94 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE August 2025 These enzymes are used across multiple animal species, including poultry and swine to enhance animal production performance, improve feed digestibility, increase nutrient absorption and energy usage as well as reduce feed costs. We know that enzymes have a very important role in intestinal health. Could you share with us the effects and benefits of Nutrase® enzymes on gut health? Due to volatile feed prices, more unconventional feed sources are being introduced into livestock diets, making them more complex and variable. This can increase the amount and type of anti-nutritional factors, which can directly impact the microbiota composition and thereby also the animal's gut health. Nutrase® enzymes significantly contribute to gut health by breaking down these anti-nutritional factors and enhancing nutrient availability. Converting complex carbohydrates into more readily fermentable oligosaccharides can stimulate the development of certain bacteria which leads to a more balanced gut microbiota, improved digestion, and reduced gut inflammation. The result is better nutrient absorption, enhanced immune function, and overall improved health and performance of the animals. This reduces the need for undesirable interventions, such as antibiotics. In conclusion: The Nutrase® enzymes influence gut health and nutrient supply principally through two mechanisms – direct reduction of anti-nutritional factors and by indirectly changing the intestinal environment to stimulate the beneficial microflora. Both result in a greater proportion of the diet being digested and absorbed. Another issue you emphasize in your enzyme range is the reduction of production costs. How and to what extent can your enzymes reduce production costs? In many animal production systems, feed is the largest single cost, and on-farm profitability depends on the relative cost and nutritive value of the available feed ingredients. If feed is not efficiently digested by the animal, there is a cost to both the producer and the environment. Supplementing the feed with Nutrase® enzymes improves the nutritional value of feed ingredients, increasing the efficiency of digestion and nutrient absorption. The Nutrase® enzymes enable animals to derive more value from their feed. This reduces the need for additional and costly feed inputs and supplements, leading to lower feed costs and better feed conversion, further reducing overall production costs and improving profitability for farmers and production facilities. Photo: Nutrex
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