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Velmurugu Ravindran
Researcher at Massey University
Publications - 295
Citations - 15911
Velmurugu Ravindran is an academic researcher from Massey University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Broiler & Phytase. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 280 publications receiving 14057 citations. Previous affiliations of Velmurugu Ravindran include Virginia Tech & University of Peradeniya.
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Microbial phytase in poultry nutrition
TL;DR: There is a distinct possibility that phytate negatively influences protein and energy utilisation in poultry and, as these influences would be ameliorated by phytase, there are substantial, practical implications.
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Phytates: occurrence, bioavailability and implications in poultry nutrition
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Phytate and phytase: consequences for protein utilisation.
TL;DR: It appears that the relative solubilities of phytate salts and proteins from different feed ingredients and their effects on the extent of protein–phytate complex formation, coupled with variations in the effectiveness ofphytase in different dietary contexts, may be the major factors responsible.
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Consequences of calcium interactions with phytate and phytase for poultry and pigs
TL;DR: Examining Ca interactions with dietary phytate and phytase, particularly exogenous, microbial phytases, and their consequences for poultry and pigs finds that high dietary Ca levels may disrupt protein–phytate complex formation by interacting with both protein and protein even at acidic pH levels, thereby influencing the outcomes ofphytase amino acid digestibility assays.
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Influence of microbial phytase on apparent ileal amino acid digestibility of feedstuffs for broilers
TL;DR: It appears that solubilities of phytate salts and protein, and their influence on the degree ofphytate-protein complexing in different feedstuffs, may be more relevant than total phytic acid concentrations.