Effect of Phytase Supplementation on Blood Chemistry and Milk Composition of Lactating Buffaloes

Hassaan, Noha A.; Khorshid, Mahmoud; Shoukry, Mohsen; Abedo, Abdelmegid; Khattab, Abd El-Nasser; El-Bordeny, Nasr E.

doi:10.21608/ejchem.2021.96005.4501

Effect of Phytase Supplementation on Blood Chemistry and Milk Composition of Lactating Buffaloes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Animal Production Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12311, Egypt

² Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O. Box 68 Hadayek Shoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt

³ Genetics and Cytology Department, National Research Centre

10.21608/ejchem.2021.96005.4501

Abstract

Abstract
The impact of adding a laboratory-produced phytase to lactating buffaloes diets compared to commercial phytase (Axtra® PHY) on the nutrients digestibility, fecal excretion of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg) and some blood biochemical parameters, as well as milk yield composition was evaluated. Twelve lactating buffaloes were randomly divided into three groups, four animals each, using a complete random design. The entire experimental period was 105 day. The experimental groups were: G1 (control): buffaloes fed the experimental ration (ER, 60% concentrate feed mixture : 40% berseem hay) without enzyme, G2: buffaloes fed ER plus 1200 IU of the commercial enzyme and G3: buffaloes fed ER plus 1200 IU of the produced enzyme (PE). Phytase supplementation from both sources resulted in significant improvement (P

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