Functional foods are classified as traditional or staple foods that provide an essential
nutritional level and share potentially positive effects on host health, including the reduction …

Dietary protein and its metabolites, amino acids, are essential nutrients for humans and
animals. Accumulated research has revealed that the gut microbiota mediate the crosstalk …

Recent years have witnessed the great advantages of reducing dietary crude protein (CP)
with free amino acids (AA) supplementation for sustainable swine industry, including saving …

For the last several decades, antimicrobial compounds have been used to promote piglet
growth at weaning through the prevention of subclinical and clinical disease. There are …

Starch from cereal grains, pulse grains, and tubers is a major energy substrate in swine
rations constituting up to 55% of the diet. In pigs, starch digestion is initiated by salivary and …

Fermentation of both dietary fiber (DF) and protein in the pig intestine is a matter of interest
because of their potential beneficial or harmful effects on gut health and on the environment …

There is a wide interest in developing management and feeding strategies to stimulate gut
development and health in newly-weaned pigs, in order to improve growth performance …

Dietary fiber is associated with impaired nutrient utilization and reduced net energy values.
However, fiber has to be included in the diet to maintain normal physiological functions in …

At present, substantial amounts of low-cost, fibrous co-products are incorporated into pig
diets to reduce the cost of raising swine. However, diets that are rich in fiber are of low …

In pigs, the microbial ecosystem of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is influenced by various
factors; however, variations in diet composition have been identified as one of the most …