A detailed overview of xylanases: an emerging biomolecule for current and future prospective

N Bhardwaj, B Kumar, P Verma - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2019 - Springer
Xylan is the second most abundant naturally occurring renewable polysaccharide available
on earth. It is a complex heteropolysaccharide consisting of different monosaccharides such …

Dietary fiber and intestinal health of monogastric animals

R Jha, JM Fouhse, UP Tiwari, L Li… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Animal performance, feed efficiency, and overall health are heavily dependent on gut health.
Changes in animal production systems and feed regulations away from the use of antibiotic …

Intestinal microbiota and its interaction to intestinal health in nursery pigs

ME Duarte, SW Kim - Animal nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
The intestinal microbiota has gained increased attention from researchers within the swine
industry due to its role in promoting intestinal maturation, immune system modulation, and …

A review on the alternatives to antibiotics and the treatment of antibiotic pollution: Current development and future prospects

W Yang, J Li, Z Yao, M Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, widely used in the fields of medicine, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and
agriculture, pose a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health. To …

Friend or foe? Impacts of dietary xylans, xylooligosaccharides, and xylanases on intestinal health and growth performance of monogastric animals

JT Baker, ME Duarte, DM Holanda, SW Kim - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Xylan is naturally present in typical feedstuffs fed to animals and has been
shown to cause increased digesta viscosity reducing nutrient digestibility and growth …

[HTML][HTML] Intestinal challenge with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in pigs, and nutritional intervention to prevent postweaning diarrhea

Y Sun, SW Kim - Animal Nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
Gut health of nursery pigs immediately after weaning is tightly associated with their growth
performance and economic values. Postweaning diarrhea (PWD) is one of the major …

Comparative effects of soy protein concentrate, enzyme-treated soybean meal, and fermented soybean meal replacing animal protein supplements in feeds on growth …

Z Deng, ME Duarte, SY Kim, Y Hwang… - Journal of Animal Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background Soy protein supplements, with high crude protein and less antinutritional
factors, are produced from soybean meal by different processes. This study evaluated the …

Nutritional and functional roles of phytase and xylanase enhancing the intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs and broiler chickens

VHC Moita, SW Kim - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Feed enzymes have been widely used with the goal to improve nutrient
digestibility and growth performance of pigs. However, recent studies have shown that feed …

Investigation of the efficacy of a postbiotic yeast cell wall-based blend on newly-weaned pigs under a dietary challenge of multiple mycotoxins with emphasis on …

DM Holanda, A Yiannikouris, SW Kim - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pigs are highly susceptible to mycotoxins. This study investigated the effects of a postbiotic
yeast cell wall-based blend (PYCW; Nicholasville, KY, USA) on growth and health of newly …

Efficacy of a yeast cell wall extract to mitigate the effect of naturally co-occurring mycotoxins contaminating feed ingredients fed to young pigs: Impact on gut health …

SW Kim, DM Holanda, X Gao, I Park, A Yiannikouris - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins are produced by fungi and are potentially toxic to pigs. Yeast cell wall extract
(YCWE) is known to adsorb mycotoxins and improve gut health in pigs. One hundred and …