Phytase usage in white Pekin ducks

A recent study showed that phytase was efficacious in hydrolysing phytate phosphorus for bone mineralisation and growth of ducks through the starter and grower periods. Phosphorus in cereal grains and oilseeds is bound in phytin, the collective term for mixed salts of magnesium, calcium, and potassium of phytic acid. Phytin constitutes up to 3% of many of the oilseeds and cereals used in animal feeds. If hydrolysed, phytin in feed can be a good source of phosphorus to the animal. Because intest