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A poultry feed composition including protein, vitamins and minerals, and a source of carbohydrates from the group consisting of soybean meals and corn supplemented with an .alpha.-galactosidase that catalyzes the degradation of the galactoside. The addition of the .alpha.-galactosidase increases the

A poultry feed composition including protein, vitamins and minerals, and a source of carbohydrates from the group consisting of soybean meals and corn supplemented with an .alpha.-galactosidase that catalyzes the degradation of the galactoside. The addition of the .alpha.-galactosidase increases the ratio of gain to feed, increases the amount of white meat, or decreases the amount of fat deposited during growth of a chicken fed the feed composition, relative to the chicken fed on an identical feed composition absent the .alpha.-galactosidase.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A method to increase the yield of white meat and decrease the deposition of fat in chicken, by feeding said chicken a chicken feed composition comprising:(a) protein, vitamins and minerals;(b) a source of carbohydrates comprising a galactoside selected from the group consisting of

[ We claim:] [1.] A method to increase the yield of white meat and decrease the deposition of fat in chicken, by feeding said chicken a chicken feed composition comprising:(a) protein, vitamins and minerals;(b) a source of carbohydrates comprising a galactoside selected from the group consisting of soybeans and corn; and(c) an .alpha.-galactosidase that catalyzes the degradation of the galactoside, where the addition of the .alpha.-galactosidase increases the amount of white meat, and decreases the amount of fat deposited during growth of a chicken fed the feed composition, relative to the chicken fed on an identical feed composition absent the .alpha.-galactosidase.