Additives to reduce phosphorus excretion and phosphorus solubility in poultry and swine manure
K. H. NahmFeed and Nutrition Laboratory, College of Natural Resources, Taegu University, Gyong San, 712-714, South Korea; present address: 25001 Cashel Bay Road, Manhattan, IL 60442, USA; e-mail: KHNahm1@cs.com
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 44(8) 717-728 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA02143
Submitted: 24 August 2002 Accepted: 7 November 2003 Published: 17 September 2004
Abstract
In the past 20 years, scientists have realised that environmental contamination by non-point source nutrients is a significant problem and its control is not easily managed. Manure phosphorus was found to be a primary pollutant of surface water, so methods to reduce manure phosphorus runoff have been a research focus. This review concentrates on approaches developed to reduce the excretion of manure phosphorus and to reduce the soluble phosphorus content of manure by poultry and swine. Addition of phytase to poultry and swine diets reduces phosphorus excretion dramatically. For example, phytase addition lowered broiler manure phosphorus by 10–56%, hen manure phosphorus by 41%, growing–finishing pig manure phosphorus by 21–51% and weaning–growing pig manure phosphorus by 20–25%. Phytase also improves the availability of other nutrients. Addition of vitamin D and its metabolites increases phosphorus retention by 31–79%, while use of this vitamin and its metabolites with phytase improved phosphorus retention by 79%. Further research is needed in the use of organic acids, probiotics and starch and their impact on manure phosphorus reduction. Ratios of dietary calcium:total phosphorus in the range of 1.1:1 to 1.4:1 appear to provide the best efficiency of supplemental phytase and D3 in broilers. Determination of dietary phosphorus requirements for each growth phase is vital, as is accurate and quick measurement of phosphorus contents in feeds. Certain chemical reagents containing aluminium, calcium or iron have been found effective in reducing the solubility of phosphorus, when added to manure or litter. Research reports have shown that reagents containing aluminium reduced phosphorus solubility in manure by 39–100%. Compounds containing iron decreased phosphorus solubility by 48–95%, while calcium compounds reduced soluble phosphorus by 65%. Fly ash containing aluminium, iron and calcium may also be used to lower soluble phosphorus content in manures.
Acknowledgments
Nickolas Nahm, Duke University (Biomedical Engineering Department), helped with library work and typed this manuscript. The author appreciates his assistance.
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