The quality
of dietary lipids is affected by their degree of saturation and the content of
free fatty acids, among other factors. Adding emulsifiers has already been
shown to improve productive parameters in broilers. Recent work shows that the
efficacy of a lipid emulsifier is affected by lipid quality, but can increase
the metabolisable energy value of lipids by more than the sum of lipid plus
emulsifier alone.
This article can also be found at Feed Mix, volume 11, no. 5
FM_11.5_6.pdf