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Conflict of interest
The authors have declared that there is no conflict of
interest arising from the submission and publication of
this manuscript.
Authors’ contribution
ABU carried out the research work with the
supervision of OBO. AEK provided technical depth,
guidance and support for its completion. ABU
performed statistical analysis and typesetted the
manuscript, while OBO and AEK read and approved
the manuscript for submission. Revision of manuscript
was read by OBO and AEK, correction was made by
ABU. All authors approved its content.
Acknowledgement
The enzyme phytase was supplied by BASF
Corpooration, Ludwishafen, Germany, while analysis
was done in BASF SE, Lampertheim, Germany.
Special thanks to Dr. Robert Ruehle (BASF, Germany)
for his technical and analytical support.
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