Open AccessScientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of AveMix® XG 10 (endo‐1, 4‐beta‐xylanase and endo‐1, 3(4)‐beta‐glucanase) as feed additive for weaned piglets
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2278
Subject(s) - glucanase , beta (programming language) , xylanase , food science , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , computer science , programming language
The additive AveMix® XG 10 is an enzyme preparation of endo‐1, 4‐beta‐xylanase and endo‐1, 3(4)‐beta‐glucanase, produced by two strains of Trichoderma reesei . This product is currently authorised for use in chickens for fattening as a zootechnical additive, under the functional group of digestibility enhancers. The applicant is now seeking for an extension of the authorisation to weaned piglets at a recommended dose of 4000 XU and 900 BGU/kg complete feed. Since piglets tolerated a 100‐fold overdose, the FEEDAP Panel concludes that AveMix® XG 10 is safe for weaned piglets at the recommended dose. Supplementation of the diets with the additive at the recommended dose resulted in a significantly higher body weight gain of piglets in one trial and better feed to gain ratio in two trials. Therefore, the FEEDAP Panel concludes that AveMix® XG 10 has the potential to be efficacious at this dose.