Enzymes
Recently more companies are starting to add external digestive enzymes to the feed of livestock to achieve better results. Positive health benefits are related to overcoming the adverse effects of anti-nutrient factors found in grains, in addition to higher nutrient absorption levels to achieve better feed conversion ratios. Feed is approximately 70% of the total cost of production stressing the importance to absorb as many nutrients as possible from the animal feed. Feed enzymes like phytase, protease, xylanase, beta-glucanase, and amylase drastically increase the digestibility of the feed given to birds, due to their inability to digest many types of grains they require these enzymes to remain as efficient as possible.