Reference Materials

chicken feeding

Published Article: The Effect of a Xylanase on production and gastrointestinal fitness in Broilers

The Effect of a Modified GH11 Xylanase on Live Performance, Gut Health, and Clostridium perfringens Excretion of Broilers Fed Corn-Soy Diets Providing adequate quantities of animal protein to meet the demands of a continuously growing population requires that livestock producers must increase the production efficiency of farm animals. This can be achieved through improved genetics, management, and…

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Introduction to Enzymes

All over the world animal agriculture producers must look to produce more protein affordably and sustainably; in doing so they face many challenges. Since feed costs constitute around 70 percent of the cost of producing meat or eggs, it is paramount to optimize the animals’ diets. Enzymes are one of the key tools in a…

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Published Research: Animal Nutrition

The following is a representative list of research articles written by BRI scientists and published in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed technical journals. Author(s) Date Name of Article Name of Publication Nusairat, B., McNaughton, J., Tyus, J., and Wang, J.J. 2018 Combination of Xylanase and Bacillus Direct-fed Microbials, as an Alternative to Antibiotic Growth Promoters, Improves Live…

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Published Research: Biochemistry

The following is a representative list of research articles written by BRI scientists and published in internationally recognized, peer-reviewed technical journals. Author(s) Date Name of Article Name of Publication Shih, J.C.H. and Wang, J.J 2008 From biogas energy to keratinase technology. pp. 231-238 in Biocatalysis and Bioenergy, C.T. Hou and J.K. Shaw (eds.), John Wiley…

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