Chr. Hansen A/s

Jonna Nielsen

Patrick Derkx

Mette Dines Cantor

Tina Styrishave

Beatrice Nielsen

Robert Lantz

Methods are provided for assaying whether acomposition comprising at least onestrain is capable of increasing the amount of sugar available from animal feed comprising non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in vivo when thecomposition and animal feed are fed to an animal. Methods also are provided for increasing the amount of sugar available from animal feed comprising non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) when the animal feed is fed to an animal, comprising adding to the animal feed acomposition comprising at least onestrain, wherein the composition produces 120 hexose equivalents (&#x3bc;mol/ml) or more when measured by the method described herein. Animal feeds comprising 14% (w/w) or more of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) if the animal feed is for a piglet, lactating sow, broiler or layer, or 19% (w/w) or more of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) if the animal feed is for a grower-finisher pig or gestating sow, and acomposition comprising at least onestrain, as well as methods and uses relating thereto, also are provided.

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Hoersholm, Denmark

Jonna Nielsen