The Effect of Xylanase and Phytase
Supplementation Alone or in Combination in a Wheat-based Diet on
Intestinal Morphology and Blood Profile in Broilers
Urooj Anwar1, Muhammad Aziz ur Rahman1*,
Muhammad Riaz1*, Muhammad Farooq Khalid2, Riaz
Mustafa2, Umar Farooq2, Fahmy Gad Elsaid3,
Muhammad Ashraf1, Abd ur Rehman4 and Junaid
Ali Khan5
1Institute
of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan;2Agriculture University Faisalabad, Sub Campus
T.T Singh, Pakistan; 3Biology Department, College of
Science, King Khalid University, Asir, Abha, Al-Faraa, P.O. Box:
960-Postal Code: 61421, Saudi Arabia; 4College of Animal
Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Sargodha University, Sargodha;
5Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, MNS University of Agriculture,
Multan
*Corresponding author:
drazizurrahman@uaf.edu.pk;
drriazvirk@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract
The study aimed to evaluate the effect of
supplementation of xylanase and phytase individually or in combination on the
intestinal morphology and blood metabolites of broiler chickens fed a stored
wheat-based diet. For this purpose, a total of 640, day-old broiler chicks were
used with 8 replicates per treatment and 10 birds per replicate in a completely
randomized design. Wheat was used as a major energy ingredient, therefore, was
designated as a 100% replacement of corn with wheat in the experimental
treatments which was 57.52 kg/100 kg feed. Eight isocaloric and isonitrogenous
basal diets were prepared based on 1.5-year and 2.5-year-old stored wheat and
diets were supplemented with or without exogenous enzymes. Exogenous enzymes
supplemented diets were either supplemented with phytase 500FTU or xylanase
500XU alone or in combination. At the end of the trial, the blood metabolites
were measured as well as intestinal morphology was evaluated through routine
histological examinations. The results showed that combined supplementation of
xylanase and phytase in diets T4 and T8 significantly lowered the blood
cholesterol, and blood urea nitrogen (P<0.05) as compared to treatments without
enzymes or supplemented with xylanase or phytase alone. Low blood glucose was
observed in the T1 diet (P<0.05). Better villus height was observed in birds fed
with T4 and T8 diets (P<0.05). A decrease in villus height and villus surface
area was observed in birds-fed diets without the supplementation of xylanase and
phytase enzymes (P<0.05).In conclusion,
the inclusion of xylanase and phytase in combination in wheat-based diets in
broilers improves intestinal morphology and blood metabolites.
To Cite This Article:
Anwar U, Rahman MAU, Riaz M, Khalid MF, Mustafa R, Farooq U, Elsaid FG, Ashraf
M, Rehman AU, and Khan JA, 2023. The Effect of xylanase and phytase
supplementation alone or in combination in a wheat-based diet on intestinal
morphology and blood profile in broilers. Pak Vet J, 43(3): 591-595. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.072