Phytase use in poultry diets: Going beyond phosphorus release

Phytase was developed to reduce the diffuse phosphorus pollution from intensive agriculture. First commercialised in 1991, phytase is now present in over 60% of monogastric feed, and possibly even in a higher percentage of poultry diets, in a growing market that exceeds $300 million US dollars per year. The savings to be made with the use of phytase can easily be three to four times this amount. By Tiago Tedeschi dos Santos, Rob ten Doeschate and Hadden Graham, AB Vista Feed Ingredients, UK Sin