The effects of fermentation and enzymatic treatment of pea on
nutrient digestibility and growth performance of broilers
F. Goodarzi Boroojeni
1 †
, M. Senz
2
, K. Koz ł owski
3
, D. Boros
4
, M. Wisniewska
4
, D. Rose
5
,
K. Männer
1
and J. Zentek
1
1
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany;
2
Department Bioprocess
Engineering and Applied Microbiology, Research and Teaching Institute for Brewing in Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology and Water, Seestrasse 13, 13353 Berlin,
Germany;
3
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland;
4
Laboratory of Quality Evaluation of Plant Materials, Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization – National Research Institute, 05-870 Radzikow, Blonie, Poland;
5
Department of Food Biotechnology and Food Process Engineering, Berlin University of Technology, Seestrasse 13, 13353 Berlin, Germany
(Received 11 October 2016; Accepted 30 January 2017; First published online 18 April 2017)
The present study examined the impacts of native, fermented or e nzymatically treated peas (
Pisum sativum L.
) inclusion in broiler
diets, on growt h performance and nutrient digestibility. For the fermentatio n process, Madon na pea was mixed with water (1/1)
containing 2.57 × 10
8
Bacillus subtilis
(GalliPro
®
) spores/kg pea and then , incub ated for 48 h at 30 °C. For the e nzymatic treatment
process, the used water for doug h production contained three enz ymes, AlphaGal
TM
(
α
-galactosidase), RONOZYME
®
ProAct and
VP (protease and pectinases respectiv ely – DSM, Switzerland) and the pea dough incubated for 24 h at 30°C. Nine corn-wheat-
soybean diets were formulat ed by supplying 10%, 20% and 30% of the required CP with eith er native, fermented or enzymati cally
treated peas. Perf ormance was recorded weekly and at the end of the experiment (day 35), apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of CP,
amino acids (AA), crude fat, starch, Ca, P and K were determ ined. Data were subjected to ANOVA using GLM procedu re with a
3 × 3 factorial arran gement of trea tments. Both processes reduced
α
-galactosides, phytat e, trypsin inh ibitor activity and resist ant
starch in peas. Increa sing levels of pea products up to 300 g/kg diet, redu ced BW gain and feed intake (
P
⩽ 0.05). Broilers fed diets
containing enzymati cally treated pea had the best feed conversion ratio at day 35. Different types of pea product and thei r
inclusion level s had no effect on AID of all nutrient s. The intera ction between typ e of the pea prod ucts and inclusion levels w as
signi fi cant for AID of starch. For nativ e pea diets, 10% group showed similar AID of starch to 20% native pea but it had higher AID
than 30% native pea. For ferme nted and enzymatically treated groups, all three levels displa yed similar AID of starch. In
conclusion, enzymatic trea tment and ferme ntation could improve the nutr itional quality of pea. Inclusion of enzymatically trea ted
pea in broiler diets could improve bro iler performance compared with oth er pea products while, it disp layed neither positive nor
negative impact on nutrient digestibility. The present fi ndings indicate the feasibility of these process es, particularly enzymati c
treatment, for im proving the nutritional quality of pea as a protein source for broiler nutrition.
Keywords: anti-nutritional factors, enzymatic treatment, legumes, solid state fermentation,
α
-galactosides
Implications
There is an urgent need for new plant proteins for poultry
nutrition. As is, the majority of protein needs for poultry
production are covered by the soybean products. The
dependence of European feed production industry on
soybean as well as the growing economic, environmental
and ethical concerns on the loss of ecologically important
rainforests have led to an increasing demand for home-
grown and sustainable protein sources (e.g. European
domestic grain legumes) for feeding livestock. The present
study aimed to evaluate innovative and classic biotechno-
logical approaches for production of high quality alternatives
for soybean meal from domestic European peas.
Introduction
Soybean meal (SBM) is the most common plant protein
source in poultry nutrition. Environmental factors remarkably
limit cultivation of soybean in many parts of the world,
especially Europe. In Europe, domestic legumes like peas,
beans and lupines or oilseeds like rapeseed can be
alternative plant protein sources. Peas have relatively
high CP. They also can potentially provide considerable
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amount of energy due to their high starch contents. How-
ever, peas contain also variable amounts of anti-nutritional
factors (ANF) such as
α
-galactosides, trypsin inhibitors (TI),
resistant starch (RS), pectin, tannins, lectin, phytic acid and
non-starch polysaccharides (NSP), which can signi fi cantly
impair the digestive process especially in young chicks. This
may lead to pancreatic hypertrophy, increased nutritional
requirement for sulfur-containing amino acids (AA) and
fi nally poor bird performance (Igbasan and Guenter, 1996;
Nalle
et al
., 2011; Frikha
et al
., 2013).
Different processes like soaking, autoclaving, dehulling
and micronization followed by air classi fi cation have been
proposed to improve the nutritional value of peas for poultry
(Igbasan and Guenter, 1996; Laudadio
et al
., 2012; Frikha
et al
., 2013). These various processing techniques tended to
reduce the content of ANF in peas but not ef fi cient enough to
be practically used in poultry feed production.
Fermentation processes have been used for centuries in
human food production. Fermentation of legumes could
eliminate ANF, for example tannins, TI,
α
-galactosides and
modify AA pro fi le by microbial synthesis and breakdown
(Ouoba
et al
., 2003; Ouoba
et al
., 2007; Gefrom
et al
., 2013).
Moreover, fermentation of an ingredient could provide a high
number of bene fi cial microorganisms with probiotic effects
on the microbiology and morphology of the gastrointestinal
tract (GIT). Fermentation of rapeseed meal (RSM) could
reduce glucosinolate (Chiang
et al
., 2010) and phytic acid,
while increased CP (Nair and Duvnjak, 1990).
One of the major bene fi cial impacts of fermentation
processes on ANF seems to be through enzymatic digestion.
Using enzymes as feed additives in poultry diets could
inactivate or/and eliminate certain ANF, improve the
digestive process and availability of nutrients that were
physically or chemically sequestered by ANF substances
(Bedford, 2000). The retention time of feed in the GIT of
poultry, especially broilers, is very short (~2 to 4 h) and can
vary depending on chemical and physical characteristics
(i.e. particle size, feed form, NSP concentration, etc.) of the
feed. On the other hand, the optimum pH of most exogenous
enzymes is between 4 and 6. Consequently, because of the
GIT pH and the fact that enzymes can be subjected to
hydrolysis by endogenous proteolytic enzymes in the GIT, the
degradation activity of exogenous enzymes seems mainly
limited to the crop, proventriculus and gizzard (Ravindran,
2013). The short retention time of digesta in the proximal GIT
(60 to 90 min) and the wide range of pH which feed
encounters along the poultry GIT limits the ef fi ciency of
exogenous enzymes (Svihus
et al
., 2002; Ravindran, 2013).
Fermentation with probiotic mi croorganisms and treatment
of peas for a certain period of time with appropriate exoge nous
enzymes in a moist enviro nment may be an effective app roach
to improve the n utritional quality of pe as. Despite promising
nutritional effects of fermentation and enzymatic treatment of
plant materials, the re is little i nformation available assessing
the effects of these technologi cal processes on nutritional
quality of pea as well as on p erformance and nutrient diges ti-
bility in broilers. Therefore, the pre sent study was conducted to
investigate the effects of d ifferent inclusion levels o f native,
fermented or enzymatically treated pea products on perfor-
mance and nutrient d igestibility in broilers.
Material and methods
A commercial batch of Madonna pea (
Pisum sativum L.)
was
hammer milled as full seeds (includ ing hulls) to 2 mm screen
size. The ground pea (90 9 g/kg DM) was used for the
continuous produ ction of pea dough (500 g/kg DM) during
fermentation and enzymatic treatment as well as for the anim al
trials, as native pea in th e diets.
Solid state fermentation
A commercial probiotic, GalliPro
®
(EU authorized probiotic to
be used in broiler feed) containing 1.60 × 10
9
spores/g of
Bacillus subtilis
(Chr. Hansen, Denmark) was employed for the
solid state fermentation (SSF ) process. In the fermentation
process the used water for dough producti on was inoculated
with the probiotic spore, resulting in fi nal concentration of
~2.57 × 10
8
B. subtilis
spores/kg pea. The dough was pumped
in internal cathodic protected (ICP) tanks and incubated in
temperature controlled containers (30°C) for 48 h.
Treatment with exogenous enzymes
For enzymatic treatment, th e used water for dough productio n
contained three different commercial exogenous enzymes plus
organic aci ds mixture (10 ml/kg pea doug h; 8 ml lactic acid a nd
2 ml acetic acid). The acidi fi cation of water, resulting in a
fi nal pH of 4.5 in the dough, was to inhibit the growth of pea
associated microorganisms an d uncontrolled fermentation of
pea by its associated microorg anisms (spoilage) during the
incubation time. Three commercial enzymes used for enzymatic
treatment process were 0.1 g/kg pea AlphaGal
TM
(Kerry EMEA,
USA) containing an
α
-galactosidase (enzyme activity: 11 5 μ /kg
pea), 0.2 g/kg pea RONOZYME
®
ProAct (DSM, Switzerland)
containing a protease ( enzyme activity: 15 000 μ /kg pea), and
0.2 g/kg pea RONOZYME
®
VP (DSM) containing a blend
of
β
-glucanase and pectinase s (enzyme activities: 10 μ /kg pea).
After fi lling in ICP tanks, the pre pared dough was incubated
for 24 h at 30°C. The eff e cts of fermentation and enzymatic
treatment on nutrients and ANF com position of pea p roducts
are presented in Tables 1 and 2, respectively .
Drying and milling of processed pea
After the processes, the wet materials were simultaneously
dried and ground using an U ltra-Rotor dryer mill (Ultra-Rotor
Type U III a, Jäckering Mühlen- und Nährmittelwerke GmbH,
Hamm, Germany). The dryer, with generating of a very high
turbulence and using of heated air (6000 m
3
/h), simultaneously
milled and dried the material. The drying process lasted < 3s
(throughput of 16 0 kg dry product per h). The maxim um
product temperature was below 75°C. In total, seven samples
from dried products were analyzed c oncerning their particle
size via laser particle size analyzer (Type 930; Cilas S.A.,
O r l é a n s ,F r a n c e ) .T h em e a np a r t i c l es i z eo ft h e fi nal products
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was ~ 55 ± 5.2 µ m. The DM content of the fi nal pro ducts was
about 921 g/kg.
Animals and experimental design
The experimental protocol was approved by the State Of fi ce
of Health and Social Affairs Berlin (LAGeSo Reg. No. 114-G
0203/14).
Nine starter (days 1 to 21) and nine grower (days 22 to 35)
diets were formulated by supplying 10%, 20% and 30% of
the required CP with three different pea products tested
(native, fermented and enzymatically treated peas). The diets
were formulated to be isocaloric and isonitrogenous for each
phase and, meet or exceed the recommendations of the
Society of Nutritional Physiology (GfE, 1999). The grower diet
contained 5 g titanium dioxide per kg feed (Sigma Aldrich,
St. Louis, MO, USA) as an indigestible marker to allow for
the determination of ileal apparent nutrient digestibility.
The compositions of the starter and grower experimental
diets are shown in Tables 3 and 4, respectively.
One th ou sand an d eig hty, 1- da y- ol d male bro il er chi ck s
(Cob b 50 0) , were ra ndom ly al lo ca te d int o 72 pe ns
(2 .20 × 1. 80 m) wi th a s oftw oo d sh av ing fl oor. Us in g a com-
plet el y rand omiz ed desi gn with a 3 × 3 facto ri al arra ng em en t
of trea tm en ts, th e nin e diff eren t diet s were ra nd o mly ass ig ne d
to bird s wi thi n pens (e ight re pl ic ate- pe ns pe r die t).
The diets were offered in mash. The experiment lasted
35 days. The temperature was 33°C for the fi rst 7 days of
the experiment, after which the temperature was gradually
reduced by 3°C per week until reaching 24°C. The lighting
program consisted of full time light for the fi rst 3 days
and 20 h of light until day 7 and 16 h of light thereafter.
All birds had access to the experimental diets and water
ad libitum
.
Performance measurements
BWs of the chicks were recorded at day 1 and weekly
during the experiment. Feed intake (FI) was recorded
weekly and feed conversion ratio (FCR) was calculated.
The birds were healthy in the entire experiment and the
total mortality was about 2%. Performance variables are
presented in Table 5.
Nutrient digestibility and relative organ size
At the end of the experiment, nine birds per pen were
randomly selected, stunned and killed by exsanguination.
The ileum was dissected from Meckel ’ s diverticulum to the
ileo – caeco – colic junction and the digesta was collected
from the distal 2/3 for the apparent ileal digestibility (AID)
determinations. The digesta of all the birds within each
pen were pooled and immediately frozen ( − 80°C) until
further analysis. The pooled digesta was freeze dried before
chemical analysis.
The following formula was used for AID calculation:
AID of nutrient = 1 ½ð concentration of marker in feed =
concentration of marker in ileum Þ ´
ð concentration of nutrient in ileum =
concentration of nutrient in feed Þ
The AID of nutrients are presented in Table 6.
Another two birds per pen were weighed, and killed by
exsanguination. Carcasses were dissected and the proven-
triculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum and
pancreas were removed and their empty weights were
recorded. Organ size was expressed as a percentage of live
BW (Table 7).
Table 1
Analyzed nutrient composition of pea products
Native
pea
1
Fermented
pea
2
Enzymatically
treated pea
2
Nutrient composition (g/kg DM)
Crude fat 12.1 6.5 6.5
CP 228 238 230
Starch 442 431 434
Ala 9.9 9.9 9.6
Arg 19.1 16.4 18.6
Asp 25.2 24.0 24.6
Cys 5.3 5.2 4.9
Glu 23.9 22.7 22.9
Gly 9.7 9.7 9.5
His 8.1 7.9 7.8
Ile 8.6 8.8 8.7
Leu 15.8 15.8 15.5
Lys 16.6 16.1 16.2
Met 2.6 2.6 2.4
Orn 0.0 2.4 0.0
Phe 10.9 10.9 11.1
Pro 9.9 10.2 9.1
Ser 11.9 11.0 11.4
Thr 9.0 8.9 8.7
Tyr 6.9 6.4 7.1
Val 9.9 10.0 9.9
Total AA 206 205 201
Minerals and trace elements
Ca (g/kg DM) 0.73 0.90 0.82
K (g/kg DM) 7.60 8.18 8.16
Na (g/kg DM) 0.265 0.230 0.317
P (g/kg DM) 3.17 3.29 3.24
Cu (mg/kg DM) 5.5 6.5 6.5
Fe (mg/kg DM) 42 54 58
Mg (g/kg DM) 1.27 1.21 1.21
Mn (mg/kg DM) 10 11 10
Zn (mg/kg DM) 23 26 28
Bacterial metabolites ( µ mol/g
as fed)
Acetic acid 2.2 17.8 56.1
Propionic acid ND ND ND
i
-Butyric acid
3
ND ND ND
n
-Butyric acid
3
ND ND ND
i
-Valeric acid
3
0.8 4.8 1.4
n
-Valeric acid
3
14.8 8.6 23.9
L -Lactate 0.52 176 184
D -Lactate 0.05 173 2.0
Ammonium 0.05 32 1.7
ND = not detected.
1
Dry matter of native pea: 909 g/kg.
2
Dry matter of fermented and enzymatically treated pea: 921 g/kg.
3
Branched chain volatile fatty acids.
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Chemical analysis
Basic composition analysis were conducted, using standard
procedures (Naumann and Bassl er, 2004). A commercial enzy-
matic test (Starch UV-Test; R-Bi opharm, Darmsta dt, Germany)
was applied to determine starch c ontent (Nauma nn and Bassler,
2004). The P con tent was measured using the amm onium
vanadate/molybdate m ethod (Gericke and Kurmies, 1952).
Other minerals were analyzed by using an atomic absorption
Table 2
Anti-nutritional factors of pea products (mean ± SD)
Fermentation Enzymatic treatment
Anti-nutritional factors Native pea Fermented pea
Alteration by
fermentation
1
Enzymatically
treated pea
Alteration by
treatement
1
Insoluble-NSP (g/100 g DM)
2
11.3 ± 0.10 11.1 ± 0.08 − 1.90% 9.9 ± 0.11 − 12.60%
Soluble-NSP (g/100 g DM)
2
0.91 ± 0.02 1.06 ± 0.00 + 15.40% 1.01 ± 0.01 + 11.00%
Resistant starch (g/100 g DM)
2
3.25 ± 0.02 0.73 ± 0.00 − 77.50% 0.81 ± 0.00 − 75.10%
Total dietary fi ber
3
(g/100 g DM)
2
18.1 ± 0.11 16.2 ± 0.05 − 10.80% 14.8 ± 0.12 − 18.00%
Trypsin inhibitor activity (TIU)
4
(mg/g DM)
2
0.67 ± 0.01 0.23 ± 0.01 − 65.70% 0.50 ± 0.01 − 25.40%
Raf fi nose equivalents (mol/g DM)
5
97.9 ± 4.44 30.7 ± 4.97 − 68.60% 48.9 ± 10.50 − 50.00%
Phytic acid (g/100 g DM)
5
0.92 ± 0.02 0.77 ± 0.01 − 16.40% 0.47 ± 0.01 − 49.20%
NSP = non-starch polysaccharides.
1
Compared with native pea.
2
Data were obtained from duplicate measurements and are stated as mean value ± standard deviation.
3
Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, gums, modi fi ed celluloses, mucilages, ligosaccharides, and pectins and associate d minor substan ces, such as waxes, cutin and suberin.
4
Trypsin inhibitor activity unit.
5
Data were obtained from triplicate measuremen ts and are stated as mean value ± standard deviation. Raf fi nose equivalents represent the number of
α
-1-6-glycosidic
bonds that is cleavable in 1 mol of raf fi nose.
Table 3
Ingredients (g/kg unless noted) and analyzed nutrient composition of the starter (1 to 21 days) diets
1
Pea Native Fermented Enzymatically treated
Level of protein requirement supplementation by pea products 10% 20% 30% 10% 20% 30% 10% 20% 30%
Ingredient (g/kg)
Pea product 106.0 212.0 318.0 100.6 201.2 301.8 104.4 208.7 313.1
Maize 234.3 154.5 75.5 243.2 170.3 98.2 237.4 159.2 83.1
Wheat 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0
Soybean meal (CP 440 g/kg) 329.0 288.7 249.5 325.8 285.5 244.5 327.0 288.0 247.8
Soybean oil 82.0 91.5 99.6 81.7 90.0 98.0 82.4 91.0 98.8
Premix (containing 330 g/kg NaCl)
2
12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Monocalcium phosphate 14.8 15.8 16.2 14.8 15.5 16.2 15.0 15.8 16.2
Limestone 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.0
L -Lysine-HCL 2.6 4.2 5.9 2.6 4.3 6.0 2.6 4.2 5.9
DL -Methionine 3.4 4.3 5.1 3.4 4.3 5.1 3.4 4.2 5.1
L -Threonine 1.2 2.2 3.2 1.2 2.2 3.2 1.2 2.2 3.2
L -Tryptophan 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8
TiO
2 3
–––––– – – –
Analyzed nutrient composition (g/kg)
CP 232 221 229 225 224 223 223 221 222
Crude fat 101 113 120 103 107 111 104 109 117
Starch 265 241 259 253 267 248 259 243 267
P 7.3 7.5 7.3 7 7.1 7.6 7.2 7.3 7.2
Ca 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.5 8.8 9.4 9.3 9 9.2
Na 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0
Ash 59 59 58 59 59 58 59 59 58
Calculated
AME
N
(MJ/kg)
4
12.57 12.57 12.57 12.57 12.57 12.57 12.57 12.57 12.57
1
As-fed basis.
2
Contents per kg diet: 4800 IU vitamin A; 480 IU vitamin D
3
; 96 mg vitamin E (
α
-tocopherole acetate); 3.6 mg vitamin K
3
; 3 mg vitamin B
1
; 3 mg vitamin B
2
;3 0 m g
nicotinic acid; 4.8 mg vitamin B
6
;2 4 µ g vitamin B
12
; 300 µ g biotin; 12 mg calcium pantothenic acid; 1.2 mg folic acid; 960 mg choline chloride; 60 mg Zn (zinc oxide);
24 mg Fe (iron carbonate); 72 mg Mn (manganese oxide); 14.4 mg Cu (copper sulfate-pentahydrate); 0.54 mg I (calcium iodate; 0.36 mg Co (cobalt- (II)-sulfate-
heptahydrate); 0.42 mg Se (sodium selenite); 1.56 g Na (sodium chloride); 0.66 g Mg (magnes ium oxide).
3
Indigestible marker (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA).
4
Nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy estimated from chemical composition (based on the EU Regulation – Directive 86/174/EEC): 0.1551 × %C P +
0.3431 × % crude fat + 0.1669 × % starch + 0.1301 × % total sugar.
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spectrophotometer (AAS vario
®
; Analytik Jena, Jena, Germany).
TiO
2
content was measured using t he method described by
Short
et al
. (1996). The AA analyses were conducted u sing a
Biochrom 20 Plus amino acid analyzer (Amersham Pharmacia
Biotech, Piscataway, NJ, USA) using standard method (VDLUFA,
2003).
The soluble and ins oluble NSP were determi ned using
Englyst and Cummings (1984) method. The American
Table 4
Ingredients (g/kg unless noted) and analyzed nutrient composition of the grower (22 to 35 days) diets
1
Pea Native Fermented Enzymatically treated
Level of protein requirement supplementation by pea products 10% 20% 30% 10% 20% 30% 10% 20% 30%
Ingredient (g/kg)
Pea product 89.1 178.1 267.2 84.5 169.1 253.6 87.7 175.3 263.0
Maize 280.7 210.0 146.7 287.2 227.1 166.8 282.6 218.3 153.4
Wheat 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0 300.0
Soybean meal (CP 440 g/kg) 215.7 186.3 150.4 214.5 180.2 146.0 215.4 182.3 148.8
Soybean oil 64.2 72.0 78.5 63.6 70.0 76.6 64.0 70.6 77.5
Premix (containing 330 g/kg NaCl)
2
12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Monocalcium phosphate 11.9 12.1 12.7 11.8 12.1 12.7 11.9 12.1 12.8
Limestone 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.1 10.8 11.0 11.1 10.9
L -Lysine-HCL 4.3 5.6 7.0 4.3 5.7 7.1 4.3 5.6 7.1
DL -Methionine 3.2 3.9 4.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 3.2 3.9 4.6
L -Threonine 2.1 2.9 3.7 2.1 2.8 3.7 2.1 2.8 3.7
L -Tryptophan 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.2
TiO
2 3
5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Analyzed nutrient composition (g/kg)
CP 188 189 185 186 188 187 187 187 190
Crude fat 90 88 96 86 88 88 86 88 92
Starch 341 339 340 325 313 346 369 345 323
P 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0
Ca 7.7 7.2 7.1 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.7
Na 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0
Ash 54 52 52 54 53 52 54 54 53
Calculated
AME
N
(MJ/kg)
4
12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65
1
As-fed basis.
2
Contents per kg diet: 4800 IU vitamin A; 480 IU vitamin D
3
; 96 mg vitamin E (
α
-tocopherole acetate); 3.6 mg vitamin K
3
; 3 mg vitamin B
1
; 3 mg vitamin B
2
;3 0 m g
nicotinic acid; 4.8 mg vitamin B
6
;2 4 µ g vitamin B
12
; 300 µ g biotin; 12 mg calcium pantothenic acid; 1.2 mg folic acid; 960 mg choline chloride; 60 mg Zn (zinc oxide);
24 mg Fe (iron carbonate); 72 mg Mn (manganese oxide); 14.4 mg Cu (copper sulfate-penta hydrate); 0.54 mg I (calcium iodate; 0.36 mg Co (cobalt-(II)-sulfate-
heptahydrate); 0.42 mg Se (sodium selenite); 1.56 g Na (sodium chloride); 0.66 g Mg (magnes ium oxide).
3
Indigestible marker (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA).
4
Nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy estimated from chemical composition (based on the EU Regulation – Directive 86/174/EEC): 0.1551 × %C P +
0.3431 × % crude fat + 0.1669 × % starch + 0.1301 × % total sugar.
Table 5
Effect of the experimental diets on the performance variables (mean
1
values)
Type of the pea products Level
2
P
value
Native Fermented Enzymatically treated 10% 20% 30% SEM Type
3
Level Type × level
BWG (1 to 21 days) 690 685 696 718
a
691
ab
662
b
8.3 Ns
4
0.025 Ns
FI (1 to 21 days) 900 881 879 939
a
883
ab
838
b
11.7 Ns 0.002 Ns
FCR (1 to 21 days) 1.31 1.29 1.26 1.31 1.28 1.27 0.009 Ns Ns Ns
BWG (22 to 35 days) 1119 1078 1093 1133
a
1117
a
1041
b
8.9 Ns < 0.001 Ns
FI (22 to 35 days) 1783
a
1712
b
1699
b
1795
a
1753
a
1645
b
14.7 0.010 < 0.001 Ns
FCR (22 to 35 days) 1.59
a
1.59
a
1.55
b
1.59 1.57 1.58 0.006 0.017 Ns Ns
BWG (1 to 35 days) 1809 1763 1789 1851
a
1808
a
1702
b
14.1 Ns < 0.001 Ns
FI (1 to 35 days) 2683
a
2593
ab
2577
b
2734
a
2636
ab
2483
b
21.9 0.039 < 0.001 Ns
FCR (1 to 35 days) 1.48
a
1.47
a
1.44
b
1.48 1.46 1.46 0.005 0.002 Ns Ns
SEM = pooled standard error of mean; FCR = feed conversion ratio (g of feed intake/g of BW gain); FI = feed intake (g); BWG = BW gain (g)
a,b
Means of each main factors with different superscripts in a row differ signi fi cantly (
P
⩽ 0.05).
1
Data are means of eight replicate pens with 15 birds per pen.
2
Level of protein requirement supplementation by pea products.
3
Type of the pea products.
4
Not signi fi cant (
P
> 0.05). Differences were considered signi fi cant at
P
⩽ 0.05.
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Association of Cereal Chemists (2003) methods were used to
determine RS (AACC 32-40.01) and total dietary fi ber (TDF;
AACC method 32-25 – Uppsala method). Trypsin inhibitor
activity (TIA) was measure d according to Kakade
et al
. (1974)
method. The
α
-galactosides content (in pea mainly raf fi nose,
stachyose and verbascose) was determined via enzymatic
Table 6
Effect of the experimental diets on the apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of nutrient (mean
1
values) in broilers (day 35)
Type of the pea products Level
2
P
value
Native Fermented Enzymatically treated 10% 20% 30% SEM Type
3
Level Type × level
Ala 0.82 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.82 0.005 Ns
4
Ns Ns
Arg 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.003 Ns Ns Ns
Asp 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.81 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
Cys 0.75 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.006 Ns Ns Ns
Glu 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.86 0.003 Ns Ns Ns
Gly 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.005 Ns Ns Ns
His 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
Ile 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.006 Ns Ns Ns
Leu 0.83 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.005 Ns Ns Ns
Lys 0.89 0.90 0.89 0.88
b
0.89
ab
0.91
a
0.003 Ns 0.009 Ns
Met 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.94
b
0.95
ab
0.96
a
0.002 Ns 0.007 Ns
Phe 0.85 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.005 Ns Ns Ns
Pro 0.82 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.005 Ns Ns Ns
Ser 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.81 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
Thr 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.80
b
0.82
ab
0.84
a
0.005 Ns 0.011 Ns
Tyr 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.005 Ns Ns Ns
Val 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.81 0.007 Ns Ns Ns
Total AA 0.83 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
CP 0.82 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
CF 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
Starch 0.92 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.94 0.93 0.004 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.018
P 0.60 0.62 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.61 0.010 Ns Ns Ns
Ca 0.38 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.37 0.39 0.010 Ns Ns Ns
K 0.85 0.85 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.004 Ns Ns Ns
SEM = pooled standard error of mean; AA = amino acids; CF = crude fat.
a,b
Means of each main factors with different superscripts in a row differ signi fi cantly (
P
⩽ 0.05).
1
Data are means of eight replicate pens. Pooled digesta of nine birds per pen.
2
Level of protein requirement supplementation by pea products.
3
Type of the pea products.
4
Not signi fi cant (
P
> 0.05). Differences were considered signi fi cant at
P
⩽ 0.05.
Table 7
Effect of the experimental diets on relative organ weight (day 35) of broilers
1
(mean
2
values)
Type of the pea products Level
3
P
value
Native Fermented Enzymatically treated 10% 20% 30% SEM Type
4
Level Type × level
Pancreas 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.004 Ns
5
Ns Ns
Proventriculus 0.29 0.30 0.27 0.29 0.28 0.30 0.006 Ns Ns Ns
Gizzard 1.66
a
1.41
b
1.40
b
1.46 1.48 1.53 0.031 < 0.001 Ns Ns
Duodenum 0.71
a
0.67
ab
0.64
b
0.67 0.67 0.68 0.011 0.016 Ns Ns
Jejunum 1.18
a
1.11
ab
1.08
b
1.12 1.15 1.10 0.018 0.050 Ns Ns
Ileum 0.88
a
0.80
b
0.79
b
0.84 0.80 0.83 0.014 0.014 Ns Ns
Small intestine 2.78
a
2.59
ab
2.50
b
2.63 2.63 2.62 0.036 0.004 Ns Ns
Cecum 0.30 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.31 0.008 Ns Ns Ns
SEM = pooled standard error of mean.
a,b
Means with different superscripts in a row differ signi fi cantly (
P
⩽ 0.05).
1
[Empty organ weight (g)/live BW (g)] × 100.
2
Data are means of eight replicate pens (two birds per pen).
3
Level of protein requirement supplementation by pea products.
4
Type of the pea products.
5
Not signi fi cant (
P
> 0.05). Differences were considered signi fi cant at
P
⩽ 0.05.
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assay (raf fi no se/ D -galactose Assay Kit; Megazyme Interna-
tional, Bray, Ireland), presented as raf fi nose equivalent (RE).
Phytate was analyzed using phytate (total P) assay kit (Mega-
zyme International).
Determination of bacterial metabolites
Determination of short chain fatty acids was performed by gas
chromatography (Agilent Technologies 6890N coupled with an
auto sampler G2614A and an auto injector G2613A; Santa
Clara, CA, USA) using standar d procedure (S chäfer, 1995).
The column was an Agilent 19 095N-123 HP-INNOWAX
polyethylene glycol.
Following standard procedure, D - and L -lactate were
determined by HPLC, using an Agilent 1100 system with a
Phenomenex C18 (4.0 × 2.0 mm) guard column followed
by a Phenomenex Chirex 3126 ( D )-penicillamine column
(150 × 4.6 mm) (Agilent Technologies). The UV detector
wavelength was 253 nm and the column temperature was
35°C. The carrier was CuSO
4
in a gradient from 0.5 to
2.5 mmol/l with a fl ow rate of 1 ml/min at 35°C and the
injection volume was 20 µ l.
Ammonia was quanti fi ed using the Berthelot reaction assay.
Brie fl y, 20 µ l of the sample was chlorinated with 10 0 µ lo f
0.2% alkali ne hypochloride ( Sigma Aldrich, Deisenh ofen,
Germany) to convert NH
3
to chloramine (NH
2
Cl) following
reaction with thymol to N-chloro -2-isopropyl-5-methylchinon-
monoimin and furth er to indophenol u sing 100 µ lo f5 %p h e n o l
nitropruss ide (Sigma Aldric h). After incubation for 100 min in
microtitration plates at room temperature, a photometric
measurement was carried out at 620 nm with a Tecan micro-
titerplate reader (Tecan Austria GmbH, Grödig, Austria).
Statistical analysis
Data were subjected to ANOVA using the GLM procedure of
SPSS 19.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) as a 3 × 3 factorial
arrangement of treatments that included three pea products
(native, fermented or enzymatically treated pea) and three
different inclusion levels (10%, 20% or 30% of diet ’ s CP) as
the main effects and their interactions. Treatment means
were separated by the Tukey least signi fi cant difference
post
hoc
test at
P
⩽ 0.05 statistical level. Replicate-pen was the
experimental unit for all variables measured.
Results
In fl uence of technological processing on nutrients and
anti-nutritional factors of the pea products
Except a reduction in crude fat (CF) and a negligible increase
in CP, no other notable changes for the main nutrients like
AA and starch were observed for the both processed pea
products. Both processes caused a minor increase in the
concentration of P, Ca, K, Fe and partially Zn. The Na content
of enzymatically treated pea was higher than native and
fermented ones.
In accordance with pH value of fermented pea, which
decreased from 6.34 down to 4.37 within 48 h incubation
time, the concentration of acetic acid, L -lactate, D -lactate and
ammonium in fermented pea were considerably higher than
native pea. As expected, the pH value of the enzymatically
treated pea did not vary with time (4.54 ± 0.14).
The RE content of pea was reduced by 69% in the fermented
end product (30.7 mol/g) and by 50% in the enzymatically
treated one (48.9 mol/g). Fermentation decreased TIA in the pea
(0.67 TIU mg/g) to approxima tely one third (0.23 TIU mg/g),
whereas TIA in the enzymatically treated pea was ~25%
(0.50 TIU mg/g) lower than the n ative pea. Enzymatic treatment
caused a 49% reduction in phytic acid concentration, whereas
the reduction by fermentatio n process was only of 16% (0.92 g
phytate/100 g native pea).
Both processes caused a slight increase in S-NSP and a
slight reduction in I-NSP and TDF, with reductions being
more pronounced for the enzymatically treated pea. More-
over, a remarkable decrease in RS was observed in both
processed peas (more than 75% reduction).
Broiler performance
Increasing the level of dietary peas in the diets up to 30%
reduced BWG and FI of broilers (
P
⩽ 0.05). Pea processing
decreased FI after day 21 (
P
⩽ 0.05), whereas broilers fed
enzymatically treated pea had the best FCR for the growing
and entire experimental period (
P
⩽ 0.05). At the end of the
experiment, FI of birds fed enzymatically treated pea diets
was considerably lower than those received native pea diets
(
P
⩽ 0.05).
Apparent ileal nutrient digestibility and relative organ size
The AID of Thr, Lys and Met at 30% inclusion level was higher
than 10% inclusion group (
P
⩽ 0.05). The interaction between
type of the pea products and inclusion levels of peas was only
signi fi cant for the AID of starch (
P
⩽ 0.05). Chicken fed 30%
native pea die t had the lowe st AID of starch (0.89) among
all the nine gr o ups and chicken f ed 10% fermented and
enzymatically treated pea diets (0.97 and 0.97, respectively)
had higher AID of starch compared with 20% and 30% native
pea groups (0.93 and 0.89, respectively ). In native pea groups,
AID of starch for 20% (0.93) an d 30% (0.89) native p ea diets
were similar but 10% native pea diet (0.95) showed similar AID
to 20% and higher AID than 30 % one (
P
⩽ 0.05). In fermented
pea groups (0.97, 0.95 and 0 .95, respectively) as well as
enzymatically treated groups (0.97, 0.96 and 0.96, respec-
tively), all three levels had identical AID of starch.
The size of gizzard, duodenum, jejunum and ileum, were
signi fi cantly lower for birds fed enzymatically treated pea
compared with those received native pea (
P
⩽ 0.05). The size
of gizzard and ileum in broilers received fermented pea diets
followed the course observed for those fed enzymatically
treated peas (
P
⩽ 0.05).
Discussion
Fe rm en tat io n pro c es ses to im pr ove nu tr it io na l qu al ity of
leg u me s, pa rt ic u lar ly s oy b ean , hav e b ee n stu d ie d for l on g
(F en g
et al
., 200 7) . Th e appl ic at i on of ex og en o us en zym es i n
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pou lt ry di ets to ove rc ome th e ne gat iv e im pac ts of AN F
sub st an c es an d impr o ve the nut ri ti o na l qual it y of feed i s a
com mo n pr a cti c e in p ou lt ry fe ed p ro d uct i on . Th e mai n li mi ts
fo r opt im a l enz ym e res po ns es in p ou lt ry n ut rit i on see m to be
th e re te nti o n ti me an d va ria ble pH in th e di ff ere nt seg men ts of
th e GI T (A deo la an d Cow ieson , 20 11 ). S elec ti ve tr eat me nt by
en zym es an d al so ferm enta tio n of SBM c ou ld el imin ate th e
al ler geni c pro teins and sol uble car boh yd ra te s, an d led to a
re duc tion in fi ber, TI , olig osac cha rid es an d lec tin s (Ber ro cos o
et al
., 2 013) , cons eque ntl y, the y coul d impr ove gr owt h
per form anc e and nut rien t di ge sti bili ty in pou ltry (F ri kha
et al
.,
201 3). Su bjec ting pea to fe rmen tati on with pr obi ot ic
mi cro org anis ms or tre at me nt with ap pro pri ate ex oge nou s
en zym es, may b e a sou nd alte rnat ive to imp rove fe edi ng va lue
of pl an t pr ot ei n sour ces to rep la ce SB M in pou ltry di et.
Fermentation of African locust bean (
Parkia bi globosa
)a t
pH 7.5 to 9 b y different
Bacillus subtilis
subspecies increased
essential AA and un saturated fa tty acid s, for example linoleic
and linoleni c acids content, and also d ecreased oligos accha-
rides (Ouoba
et al
., 2003 and 2007). Fermentation o f RSM with
Lactobacillus ferm entum
and
B. subtilis
increased CP, L ys,
sulfur AA and considera bly decreased isothiocyanates (from
108.7 to 13.1 mmol/kg) (Xu
et al
., 2012). In the present study
none of the two processes modi fi ed the AA content of the peas,
except a reduc tion in CF an d a slight in crease in CP. Si nce
the alteration in fat content was also presented in the not
fermented samples (enzymatically treated sample), it is very
likely that fat reductio n was due to the lipase activity of peas.
This is in accordance with other s tudy which reported a distinct
reduction of lipids and an increase in lipase activity during
fermentation of soybean by its associated (native fl ora – no
bacteria added) mi croorganisms ( Ruiz-Teran and Owens,
1996). In the present study, the reason fo r observed minor
increases in the concentration of analyz ed minerals by th e
processes is not clear. Fermentation and enzymatic treatment
of pea in lab scale did not cause any change in ash content of
the fi nal products (unpublish ed data). Thus, considering the
amount of water used for pea do ugh production (50%), this
minor increases might be e xplained by mineral content o f
the water in the production s ite (Jäck ering Mühlen - und
Nährmittelwerke GmbH, Ham m, Germany) and also wear of
metallic pieces in the Ultra-Rotor dryer. Increase in mineral
content of poultry feed du e to the wear of metal lic pieces in
hydrothermal processing mach ines has been reported before
(Goodarzi Borooje ni
et al
., 2016). Both types of pea process ing
resulted in a remarkable decreas e in RS. The slight reductions
in I-NSP and TDF o f the proces sed peas were more p ronounced
for the enzymatically treated pea than the fermented one.
Enzymatic treatment reduced TIA and phytic acid by 25% and
49%, while these were reduced by 66% an d 16% in the
fermen ted pea. T he RE was re duced by 50% and 69 % in
the enzymatically treated and fermented peas, respectively.
The results are in accordance with recent study which showed
that SSF of SBM with
B. subtilis
decreased the TIA of SBM up to
95% (Teng
et al
., 2012). The changes in phytic acid, RE,
I-NSP and TDF might be expl ained by activation of exo genous/
microbial enzymes and pea ’ s endog enous enzymes.
Furthermore, the acidic pH value in the processed pe as might
have induced a n increase in activity of endogeno us amylase
and phytase (Selle
et al
., 2000; A deola and Co wieson, 2011).
The drastic pH drop during the SSF process seemed to be due to
the accumulation of lactic and acetic acids, caused by the
metabolic activity of native and added microorga nisms (Ying
et al
., 2009). The high concentration of acetic and L -lactic acids
in the enzyma tically treated pea w as mainly due to the add ition
of organic a cids during the pro cessing. The increase of
ammonium, valeric and D -lactic acids by enzymatic treatment
could be because of activity and proliferation of the pea ’ s
native micro fl ora as w ell as existent microor ganisms in the
production enviro nment, which were able to survive and
maintain their metabolic activity at the created acidic pH (4.5).
The information available regarding the effects of enzy-
matic treatment on nutrient and ANF composition of peas is
scarce. In a broiler study, enzymatic treatment of pea with
several carbohydrase enzymes (i.e. cellulase, pectinase,
xylanase, glucanase, galactanase, and mannanase) and their
combinations reduced arabinose, xylose, galactose, glucose,
uronic acids and total NSP. These reductions were more
pronounced when a combination of enzymes was used
(Meng
et al
., 2005). In another broiler study, soaking of
barley for 24 h at room temperature with a commercial
complex (with protease, xylanase and
β
-glucanase activity)
reduced acid extract viscosity as well as soluble, insoluble
and total
β
-glucan concentration in barley (Svihus
et al
.,
1997). Treatment of brewers ’ spent grain with xylanase for
3 h reduced the concentration of xylose and arabinose by
15% to 30% (Denstadli
et al
., 2010).
Inclusion of processed peas in the die ts reduced FI during
the growing period, with birds fed enzymatically treated pea
showing th e best FCR for the growing (days 2 2 to 35) and entire
experimental period. Treatment of whole barley with a mixture
of protease, xylanase and
β
-glucanase improved BWG and FCR
in broiler chicks (Svihus
et al
., 1997), whereas in anothe r study
inclusion of enzymatical ly tre ated (with xylanase) brewers ’
spent grain i n broiler diets increa sed FI with no bene fi cial impact
on BWG and FCR (Denstadli
et al
., 2010). The observed FCR
improvement in the enzymatically trea ted group might be due
to the observed lower FI or/and the lower concentrations of ANF
in the enzymatically treated peas as well as the degradation
effect of supplemented enzymes on complex nutrients. In
an experiment, Chen
et al
. (2009) investigated whether
the bene fi cial effect of fermented feed on broiler growth
performance was because of the probiotics
per se
or the
fermentation process. Inclusion of probiotic, with similar
micro fl ora population to the ferme nted feed, did not enhance
growth perfo rmance as much as fermented feed did. The
authors explained this observ ation by degradation effect of
fermentation process on complex material and production of
bene fi ci al substanc es for broiler gr owth and health. In th e
present study, inclusio n of fermented pea in broiler diets did not
improve growth perfo rmance an d nutrient digestibility. The
total tract apparent digestibility of DM, ener gy and Ca were
higher in broilers received SSF RSM than i n those fed native
RSM (Chiang
et al
., 2010). Chickens fed fermented SBM with
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Aspergillus oryzae
showed better FI, BWG and FCR compared
with those received native SBM (Feng
et al
., 2007). Broilers fed
diets containing 10% fermented RSM (with
L. fermentum
,
Enterococcus faecium
,
Saccharomyces cerevisae
and
B. subtilis
)
had better BWG and FCR compared with those fed diets
containing 10% native RSM (Chiang
et al
., 2010). The BWG and
FCR of broilers fed diets containing 15% fermented RSM were
worse than those received feed co ntaining 0, 5 and 10% fer-
mented RSM, while the other three groups (0%, 5% and 10%)
were similar (Xu
et al
., 2012).
Th e in te ra ctio n betwe en ty pe of th e pea pro du cts a nd
inc lus ion l ev el s of pe as wa s sig ni fi can t for AI D of sta rch .
Inc rea sing in in clu sio n leve l of na tive p ea in b ro iler di ets form
10% to 30 % redu ced AID o f sta rc h. In agr eeme nt with th e
pre sen t re su lt s, B re ne s
et al
. (1 993) and I gba sa n an d Gue nter
(1 996) sh owe d that in clu sion of na t ive p ea in bro iler di ets
re su lted in si gn i fi ca nt redu ctio n of i leal st ar ch di gestbili ty . This
re duc tion in AI D of st arc h by in cre as in g in clu sio n le ve l wa s
not obse rva bl e an ym or e wh en fe rmen ted an d enzym ati call y
tr eat ed pea s we re use d in broi ler die ts. Th is mig ht be
ex pla ined by th e red uc ti on of RS as we ll as s tarc h swel lin g a nd
gel ati niz ati on th at mig ht hav e hap pe ned duri ng pro cess ing
an d dryi ng. In a revi ew man usc rip t, it was dem ons tr at ed th at
th e te mp erat ure thr esh ol d fo r th e sta bili zati on o f sta rch
gelat ini zation ha s a negat ive corr ela tion with t he star ch
hydr at ion (Ab doll ahi
et al
., 20 13) . For in stan ce, a t exc ess
wa ter co nten t (abo ve 4 0%), the s tar ch g ela tin iz ati on wa s
sta bil ized at a te mpe ra tu re bet ween 50° C an d 70° C. Th is
te mpe ratu re inc rea se d to abov e 10 0° C with < 35% w ater
co nt ent ( Sv ih us
et al
., 20 05 ). Pr oc essed pe as in the pre sen t
stu dy were in cub at ed in a mois t con di tio n ( > 40 % wate r
con ten t) an d we re dr ied usin g a rela tive ly m il d th er ma l and
sh ea r t re at me nt s ( < 7 5°C fo r < 3 s ). The appl ie d pro duc ti on
an d dry ing c ondi tio ns mi ght l ea d to st arc h swe llin g an d par tial
gel ati niz ati on wh ich may h ave cau sed a lter ati on in sta rch
dig esti bil ity.
In the present study, the inclusion level of pea products
had no remarkable effect on digestibility of AA. The observed
increase in the AID of Thr, Lys and Met in the 30% inclusion
group seemed to be only due to the higher levels of crystal-
line Thr, Lys and Met in 30% inclusion diets. Furthermore,
30% inclusion group had lower FI and BWG compared with
10% inclusion group. It has been recommended that peas
can be used up to 200 g/kg in broiler diet as a protein source
with no negative impact on growth performance (Nalle
et al
.,
2011). In a review paper, the maximum inclusion level of
200 g/kg peas in broiler diets has been recommended (Castell
et al
., 1996), while in another study the maximum inclusion
level of 300 g/kg in broiler diets was suggested (Farrell
et al
.,
1999). Increase in inclusion levels of whole canola/pea
mixture (0, 100, 200 or 300 g/kg) in broiler diets linearly
declined BWG and curvilinearly FI, while the reduction in FI
was most apparent at higher concentrations (Fasina and
Campbell, 1997).
It is a wel l-do cum en te d phen ome no n t hat th e G IT of br oi -
ler s adap ts qui ckl y to the alt erat ion s i n diet s truc ture a nd
com pos ition (S vihu s, 20 11 ). The low er rel ative o rgan we igh t of
th e di ffer ent gu t sec ti on s in b oth pr oces sed p ea gr ou ps ,
par ticu larl y fo r bir ds fed enz ym ati ca lly tre ated pe a, coul d be
ex pla ined by ob ser ve d re du ction in AN F, de gr ada tio n of
com plex mate ria l and be tter ava ila bili ty of n utr ien ts in th e
pro ces sed peas . It has be en re po rt ed tha t a dec reas e in ANF
con ten t of fe ed c ou ld lea d to re duct ion i n dig esta vi sco sity ,
al te ra ti on in the gu t micr ob io ta and ch ange s in the mo rp ho-
log y of the di ges tive tr act (S vih us
et al
., 199 7; Bed fo rd an d
Cow ies on, 2 01 2) . In ag reem ent wi th th e pres ent da ta, b ro il ers
fe d enz yma tical ly tr eate d bar ley di et s had low er rel ati ve
giz zar d and sm all inte sti ne we igh ts as wel l as simi lar rel ative
cec um and pa nc re as we igh ts comp ared wi th bro ile rs fed
nat ive b arl ey diet s (Svi hus
et al
., 19 97 ). Gizz ard dev elo pm en t
is di re ctl y relat ed to th e feed pa rtic le size . Fine fe ed part icl es
in po ultr y di ets c oin cid e with gi zzar d unde r-de velo pmen t
(S vi hu s, 20 11) . In th e pres ent stu dy , the U ltra -Rot or drye r mil l
wh ich has be en used to d ry fe rm en te d and enz yma tica lly
tr ea te d peas , si mu lta neo usly mi lled an d dri ed th e mat erial .
Th er ef ore th e fi na l par ticle s iz es of the pr oc es se d pea s were
con sid erab ly smal ler th an th e ini tia l par tic le siz e of th e gro und
nat ive pe a wh ich ha s be en use d for p rod ucti on of th e
pro ces sed pea s as wel l as the n ati ve pea di et s in the an imal
tr ial . As the p arti cle si zes of wh eat, cor n and ot her fe ed
ing redi ents u sed in bro iler di ets we re si mi la r, it ca n be
specul ated t hat fi ne r part icl e sizes o f ferm ente d and en zym a-
ti ca ll y trea ted pe as led to po or giz za rd deve lo pme nt.
Fermentation and enzymatic treatment could improve the
nutritional quality of pea by re duction in ANFs. Furthermore,
taken into accou nt insigni fi cant interactions between type of
the pea prod ucts and inclusion levels fo r variables measured
(except for ileal starch digesti bility), it can be concluded that
inclusion of e nzymatically treated pea in broiler diets cou ld
improve broiler performa nce compared with other pea pro-
ducts while, it showed neith er positive nor negative imp act on
nutrients digestibility. H owever, the mode of action for feed
ef fi ciency improvement by inclusion of enzymatically treated
pea is not clear enough and needs to be studied further. The
present fi ndings indicate the feasibility of these processes,
particularly enzymatic treatment, for imp roving the nutritional
quality of pea as a protein source for broiler nutrition.
Acknowledgment
This work has been funded by CORNET thro ugh AiF Projekt
GmbH (106 EN/1 (OE142/13a)). The author s express deep
appreciation to Dr W. Vahjen, Dr T. Roick, Dr J. Jacobi,
Dr S. Rohn, A. Kriesten , K. Topp, L. Rod, I. Beb ert, C. Schmidt,
P. Feige and I. Bayram for technica l support during the animal
experiment and labor atory analysis.
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