CIRCLE WELD

Phytase as a Dietary Supplement

A large proportion of monogastric feed is enriched with microbially derived phytases to improve the digestibility of phosphorus. Phytate is the major phosphorus source in wheat and corn, and approximately 75 per cent of all phosphorus in the grains is bound within phytate molecules. Phytate cannot be degraded by the animal itself, and the animal needs exogenous phytase to degrade the phytate in vivo.