Exogenous polysaccharide-degrading enzymes (PDE) supplemented to ruminant diets are subjected to microbial fermentation in the rumen and proteolytic digestion in the abomasum before reaching the in- performance may be partially due to the ability of these additives to enhance polysaccharidase activity in the small intestine.
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