“…Many investigations have demonstrated that substitution of wheat by rye in broiler chicken diets results in depression of performance, wet and sticky droppings, and symptoms of rachitis (Antoniou and Marquardt, 1982;Campbell et al, 1983;Pettersson and Aman, 1988;Friesen et al, 1991;Bedford and Classen, 1992). These effects are related to the higher soluble non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) content in rye and its ability to form a viscous gel in the digestive tract of chickens (Antoniou et al, 1981;Bedford and Classen, 1992).There is ample evidence that the anti-nutritive effects of soluble NSP of wheat and rye can be reduced by the use of feed enzymes Pettersson and Aman, 1988;Groot Wassinketal., 1989;Pawliketal., 1990;Friesen et al, 1991;Pettersson et al, 1991;Marquardt et al, 1994;Annison, 1995;Danicke et al, 1995;Smulikowska, 1995). However, little information is available about dietary factors that can influence the magnitude of the effect of enzyme preparations.…”