Phosphorus in cereals and oil seeds
Phosphorus, an essential major mineral, is stored in the seeds in a special way involving inositol rings. Six phosphate molecules are bound to each inositol ring, forming phytic acid-myo-inositol-hexakis-phosphate. The salts of phytic acid are known as phytates.

In cereals and oil seeds phosphorus is mainly stored as a component of phytate. Up to 90 percent of total phosphorus content of these seeds is bound to phytate.

Phytate- An anti-Nutritional factor
The digestive system of Poultry is unable to release sufficient amounts of the phosphorus locked into the phytate. Monogastric animals utilize only 10-40% of the phosphorus contained in the feed.

The reminder is excreted in the feces and thus wasted.<br
Animal performance decreases as phytate levels increase in the feed- proving the anti-nutritional effect of phytate.</br

Phytate — A binding Agent
In the Animal’s digestive tract, the feed passes through several chemically different environments — from the pH — neutral oesophagus through the acidic fundus of stomach, and from there to the more alkaline sections of the small intestine.
Over a broad pH range, the phosphorus bound in the phytate carries a negative electrical charge.
This explains phytate’s high affinity to positively charged major minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron.
As long as these nutrients are bound to phytate, the animal is unable to utilize them. Together with phosphorus, they are wasted.

BioPhos-P-FS saves feed costs
The results of investigations have shown that Phytase in BioPhos-P-FS releases phosp horus, calcium, trace elements and protein from the phytate complexes in animal feed.
Based on the data available on Phytase, nutrient equivalencies can be developed for BioPhos-P-FS, which a nutritionist, feed manufacturer or a farmer can use to optimize least cost feed formulas.
As a feed ingredient BioPhos-P-FS provides a portion of the nutrients in the feed formula.

Protein Loss due to Phytate Binding
The anti-nutritional effect of phytate is not restricted to losses of major minerals and trace elements.
Proteins and amino acids also form complex bonds with phytate, and thus cannot be absorbed by animals.
The high binding potential of phytate — over a broad pH range — manifests itself in a large number of possible binding situations.
In the highly acidic stomach region, amino acids — in particular lysine, methionine, arginine and histidine — are bound directly to phytate phosphorus, creating practically insoluble phytate-protein complexes.
In less acidic regions in the intestine, multiple-bonded mineral cations (Ca,Mg,Zn,Fe) act as a bridge between the phytate phosphorus and protein, resulting in protein-mineral-phytate complexes. Again, clearly demonstrating the anti-nutritional effect of phytate.

BioPhos-P-FS increases Protein digestibility
Supplementing feed mixes with BioPhos-P-FS markedly improves the digestibility of protein and amino acids in poultry. This effect is crucially important in animal nutrition.

BioPhos-P-FS as a Feed Ingredient
The addition of BioPhos-P-FS to poultry feed compensates for the anti-nutritional effects of phytate. In particular, it improves the digestion of phosphorous, calcium, trace elements and protein. The need for costly supplementation of these nutrients in the feed is reduced.

BioPhos-P-FS is offered as an ingredient in feed formulas to take advantage of the release of nutrients and derive the highest possible economic benefit.

Release the full potential of your feed
Phosphorus, calcium, trace elements and protein are too valuable to be wasted in manure.

BioPhos-P-FS improves the utilization of these essential nutrients, which allows their reduction in feed formulas. This helps to keep feed costs down as well as helping to protect the environment.

Utilization of Phosphorus
BioPhos-P-FS improves the digestibility of phosphorus in the gastrointestinal tract of poultry enabling reduction in the feed supplementation of Di-Calcium phosphate.

In this way BioPhos-P-FS reduces phosphorus excretion by over 30%. Calcium and Nitrogen excretions are also lowered. Therefore, instead of polluting the environment these nutrients benefit livestock and poultry.

Phytate-phosphorus content of some common feed ingredients

Adopted from Ravindran, Bryden and Kornegay, 1995
BioPhos-P-FS contains

Precautions
N/A

Direction of Use
Use as prescribed by the doctor.