Animal feeds and feed premixes containing betaine hydrochloride and a phytase

摘要

Abstract The current application is aimed to provide improvements in animal feeds by providing an animal feed which includes a nutrient component, one or more of a carbohydrate fat and protein; a phytase; betaine hydrochloride (herein BHC 1); wherein BHCl and phytase are provided in a ratio of amounts of BHCl : phytase so that the apparent metabolisable energy (AME) value of the animal feed equals the AME value of the nutrient component in the presence of the amounts of BHCl and phytase.