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Considerations on the Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes to Improve Forage Utilization
Joint Authors
Loera-Corral, Octavio
Plata-Pérez, Fernando X.
Hernández-García, Pedro A.
Ramírez-Mella, Mónica
Mendoza Martínez, Germán David
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Digestion of cell wall fractions of forage in the rumen is incomplete due to the complex links which limit their degradation.
It is therefore necessary to find options to optimize the use of forages in ruminant production systems.
One alternative is to use exogenous enzymes.
Exogenous fibrolytic enzymes are of fungal or bacterial origin and increase nutrient availability from the cell wall, which consists of three fractions in different proportions depending on the species of forage: digestible, potentially digestible, and indigestible.
The response to addition of exogenous enzymes varies with the type of forage; many researchers infer that there are enzyme-forage interactions but fail to explain the biological mechanism.
We hypothesize that the response is related to the proportion of the potentially digestible fraction.
The exogenous enzyme activity depends on several factors but if the general conditions for enzyme action are available, the potentially digestible fraction may determine the magnitude of the response.
Results of experiments with exogenous fibrolytic enzymes in domestic ruminants are inconsistent.
This, coupled with their high cost, has made their use unattractive to farmers.
Development of cheaper products exploring other microorganisms with fibrolytic activity, such as Fomes fomentarius or Cellulomonas flavigena, is required.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mendoza Martínez, Germán David& Loera-Corral, Octavio& Plata-Pérez, Fernando X.& Hernández-García, Pedro A.& Ramírez-Mella, Mónica. 2014. Considerations on the Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes to Improve Forage Utilization. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048891
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mendoza Martínez, Germán David…[et al.]. Considerations on the Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes to Improve Forage Utilization. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048891
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mendoza Martínez, Germán David& Loera-Corral, Octavio& Plata-Pérez, Fernando X.& Hernández-García, Pedro A.& Ramírez-Mella, Mónica. Considerations on the Use of Exogenous Fibrolytic Enzymes to Improve Forage Utilization. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048891
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1048891