Effects of a multicarbohydrase complex and corn distillers dried grains on performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass yield and intestinal health in broilers
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2025v46n3p919Keywords:
Corn, Enzymes, Intestinal quality, Non-starch polysaccharides, Short-chain fatty acids.Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementing broiler diets containing different levels of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) with a multicarbohydrase complex on productive performance, carcass yield, nutrient digestibility and intestinal health. A total of 2016 one-day-old chicks were randomly assigned to a 4 × 2 factorial scheme (4 levels of DDGS inclusion × with and without enzyme supplementation). Productive performance was assessed weekly until 42 days of age by weighing the birds and leftover feed. At 21 days, 96 birds were transferred to metabolism cages and allocated to eight treatments with six replicates each for a digestibility trial, using total excreta collection. DDGS inclusion in poultry diets negatively affected production performance and carcass and commercial cut yields regardless of enzyme supplementation (p<0.05). However, supplementation with the multicarbohydrase complex increased apparent metabolizable energy (AME), nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn) and neutral detergent fiber digestibility in diets with up to 10% DDGS (p<0.05). The inclusion of DDGS led to a smaller absorption area in the jejunal and ileal mucosa (p<0.05) and decreased digestibility coefficients for dry matter, crude protein, and ether extract in broilers diets (p<0.05). Enzyme supplementation increased cecal acetic acid concentrations and improved dry matter digestibility, crude protein and acid detergent fiber (p<0.05). The variability of its nutritional composition means that the use of DDGS in poultry diets should be approached with caution. The results demonstrated that the DDGS source tested is unsuitable for starter broiler diets and, for use in grower and finisher phases, should not exceed 10% inclusion rate without concurrent multicarbohydrase complex supplementation. Therefore, to ensure the safe use of DDGS in broiler diets, significant improvements in the standardization and quality of this product are essential.
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