Cellulases: classification, methods of determination and industrial applications

A Sharma, R Tewari, SS Rana, R Soni… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2016 - Springer
Microbial cellulases have been receiving worldwide attention, as they have enormous
potential to process the most abundant cellulosic biomass on this planet and transform it into …

Use of 'natural'products as alternatives to antibiotic feed additives in ruminant production

JP Jouany, DP Morgavi - Animal, 2007 - cambridge.org
The banning in 2006 of the use of antibiotics as animal growth promoters in the European
Union has increased demand from producers for alternative feed additives that can be used …

Bio-processing of agro-byproducts to animal feed

CM Ajila, SK Brar, M Verma, RD Tyagi… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Agricultural and food-industry residues constitute a major proportion (almost 30%) of
worldwide agricultural production. These wastes mainly comprise lignocellulosic materials …

Technological road map of cellulase: a comprehensive outlook to structural, computational, and industrial applications

R Ranjan, R Rai, SB Bhatt, P Dhar - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulases, a group of enzymes capable of degrading cellulose, play a crucial role in the
bioconversion of cellulosic biomass, making them invaluable in various industries such as …

Influence of exogenous enzymes on nutrient digestibility, extent of ruminal fermentation as well as milk production and composition in dairy cows

HM Gado, AZM Salem, PH Robinson… - Animal Feed Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
This experiment studied effects of a mixture of exogenous enzymes (ZADO®) from
anaerobic bacteria on ruminal fermentation, feed intake, digestibility, as well as milk …

Board-invited review: opportunities and challenges in using exogenous enzymes to improve ruminant production

SJ Meale, KA Beauchemin, AN Hristov… - Journal of animal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The ability of ruminants to convert plant biomass unsuitable for human consumption into
meat and milk is of great societal and agricultural importance. However, the efficiency of this …

Effects of exogenous enzymes on nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation and growth performance in beef steers

AZM Salem, HM Gado, D Colombatto… - Livestock Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Forty crossbred steers (Baladi× Friesian, average BW 153±5.14 kg) were used to evaluate
the effects of exogenous enzyme (ENZ) addition on nutrient intake, digestion, ruminal …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of feeding a reduced-starch diet with or without amylase addition on lactation performance in dairy cows

H Gencoglu, RD Shaver, W Steinberg, J Ensink… - Journal of Dairy …, 2010 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine lactation performance responses of high-
producing dairy cows to a reduced-starch diet compared with a normal-starch diet and to the …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of exogenous enzymes with amylolytic activity for dairy cows

CM Klingerman, W Hu, EE McDonell… - Journal of dairy …, 2009 - Elsevier
An experimental (7B) and a commercial (AMA) formulation of enzymes, both primarily with α-
amylase activity, were evaluated for activity at various pH values, stability in ruminal fluid, the …

Feeding the combination of essential oils and exogenous α-amylase increases performance and carcass production of finishing beef cattle

MAP Meschiatti, VN Gouvêa, LA Pellarin… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance responses of finishing feedlot
cattle to dietary addition of essential oils and exogenous enzymes. The treatments in each …