Although dietary fiber (DF) negatively affects energy and nutrient digestibility, there is
growing interest for the inclusion of its fermentable fraction in pig diets due to their functional …

Antibiotics, often supplemented in feed, used as a growth promoter, may cause their residual
effect in animal produce and also trigger antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is of serious …

There are 100 trillion microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract with numbers increasing
distally. These microbiota secrete a diverse array of enzymes (primarily for carbohydrate and …

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 …

The aim of this paper is to review the most relevant findings obtained over the last four years
on the physiology, microbiology and immunology of the gastrointestinal tract of pigs as …

Piglets experience severe growth challenges and diarrhea after weaning due to nutritional,
social, psychological, environmental, and physiological changes. Among these changes, the …

The impact of nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP) differing in their functional properties on
intestinal bacterial community composition, prevalence of butyrate production pathway …

Pharmaceutical formulations have to fulfil various requirements with respect to their intended
use, either in the development phase or as a commercial product. New drug candidates with …

In vitro gut modeling provides a useful platform for a fast and reproducible assessment of
treatment-related changes. Currently, pig intestinal fermentation models are mainly batch …

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of cereal carbohydrate form (isolated v.
cereal matrix) and level, especially mixed-linked β-glucan (hereafter referred to as β-glucan) …