Effects of partial soybean meal replacement with sunflower meal and non-starch polysaccharide degrading enzymes supplementation on broiler growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut morphology
SBM can be partially replaced with up to 20% SFM in broiler diets without compromising growth performance. However, increasing SFM levels can reduce CF digestibility and increase digesta viscosity. The addition of NSPase enzymes mitigates these adverse effects by enhancing fiber digestibility and reducing gut viscosity. These findings support the use of SFM as an economically viable protein alternative in broiler feed formulations, particularly in SBM-importing regions.
Authors
- Faisal Ramzan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6637-1854)
- M Riaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0622-4027)
- Umar Farooq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-9979)
- Mahnoor Mehmood
- Safdar Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2584-2285)
- Urooj Anwar
- Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6894-1128)
- Riaz Mustafa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6538-0583)
- Azhar Rafique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8147-8820)
- Muhammad Farooq Khalid
- Waseem Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3078-4315)
- Zeeshan Munawar
- Saad Amjid
Institutions
- Government College University, Faisalabad (PK)
- Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture (PK)
- University of Faisalabad (PK)
- University of Agriculture Faisalabad (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary World
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.695-704
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.58
Funders
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad