A simple in vitro test tube method for estimating the bioavailability of phosphorus in feed ingredients for swine

J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Apr 7;52(7):1804-9. doi: 10.1021/jf0345907.

Abstract

A simplified in vitro test tube (TT) method was developed to estimate the percentage of available P in feed ingredients for swine. The entire digestion procedure with the TT method consists of three consecutive enzymatic digestions carried out in a 50-mL conical test tube: (1) Pre-digestion with endo-xylanase and beta-glucanase for 1 h, (2) peptic digestion for 2 h, and (3) pancreatic digestion for 2 or 4 h. The TT method is simpler and much easier to perform compared to the dialysis tubing (DT) method, because dialysis tubing is not used. Reducing sample size from 1.0 to 0.25 g for the TT method improved results. In conclusion, the accuracy and validity of the TT method is equal to that of our more complicated DT method (r = 0.97, P < 0.001), designed to mimic the digestive system of swine, for estimating the availability of P in plant-origin feed ingredients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed / analysis*
  • Animals
  • Biological Availability
  • Glycine max / chemistry
  • Glycine max / metabolism
  • Pancreatin / metabolism
  • Pepsin A / metabolism
  • Phosphorus, Dietary / pharmacokinetics*
  • Swine*

Substances

  • Phosphorus, Dietary
  • Pancreatin
  • Pepsin A