METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS THAT UTILIZE BARLEY AS A FOODSTUFF FOR ANIMALS

摘要

In one aspect, the present invention provides foodstuffs comprising barley feed and transgenic barley malt, wherein the transgenic barley malt comprises a recombinant carbohydrate-degrading enzyme comprising a (1,3-1,4)- beta -glucanase portion. In another aspect, the present invention provides methods of utilizing barley grains as a foodstuff for an animal (such as chickens), the methods comprising the step of feeding to an animal a foodstuff comprising barley feed and transgenic barley malt, wherein the transgenic barley malt comprises a recombinant carbohydrate-degrading enzyme comprising a (1,3-1,4)- beta -glucanase portion.