[HTML][HTML] Functional role of branched chain amino acids in poultry: a review

WK Kim, AK Singh, J Wang, T Applegate - Poultry science, 2022 - Elsevier
This review provides insight into the effects of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA:
leucine, isoleucine, and valine) on the growth, production performance, immunity, and …

Dietary Supplementation with Probiotic Bacillus licheniformis S6 Improves Intestinal Integrity via Modulating Intestinal Barrier Function and Microbial Diversity in …

W Sun, W Chen, K Meng, L Cai, G Li, X Li, X Jiang - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The livestock industry urgently needs alternatives to antibiotics, especially
in post-weaning piglets. Numerous studies support the notion that dietary supplementation …

Citric acid promotes immune function by modulating the intestinal barrier

P Hu, M Yuan, B Guo, J Lin, S Yan, H Huang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amidst increasing concern about antibiotic resistance resulting from the overuse of
antibiotics, there is a growing interest in exploring alternative agents. One such agent is citric …

Factors influencing proteolysis and protein utilization in the intestine of pigs: a review

A Kurz, J Seifert - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In order to minimize protein requirements and nitrogen emissions in pig
production, it is important to understand the physiology of protein breakdown in the pig's …

Effects of soybean isoflavones on the growth performance, intestinal morphology and antioxidative properties in pigs

YP Li, XR Jiang, ZX Wei, L Cai, JD Yin, XL Li - Animal, 2020 - cambridge.org
Soybean meal is rich in soybean isoflavones, which exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,
antiviral and anticancer functions in humans and animals. This study was conducted to …

[HTML][HTML] Paecilomyces variotii (PEKILO®) in novel feeds for Atlantic salmon: Effects on pellet quality, growth performance, gut health, and nutrient digestibility and …

JM Hooft, R Montero, B Morales-Lange, VF Blihovde… - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Filamentous fungi have potential as an alternative protein source for use in aquafeeds due
to their high protein content and bioactive components. Paecilomyces variotii (PEKILO® …

[HTML][HTML] N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine improves the intestinal development and nutrient absorption of weaned piglets via regulating the activity of intestinal stem cells

Z Wang, J Hu, X Yang, L Yin, M Wang, Y Yin, J Li… - Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Early weaning in piglets can cause a series of negative effects. This causes serious losses
to the livestock industry. N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine (D-GlcNAc) plays an important role in …

Diurnal changes in the murine small intestine are disrupted by obesogenic Western diet feeding and microbial dysbiosis

SE Martchenko, D Prescott, A Martchenko… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Intestinal functions demonstrate circadian rhythms thought to be entrained, in part, by an
organisms' intrinsic feeding and fasting periods as well as by the intestinal microbiome …

Potential of algae-derived alginate oligosaccharides and β-glucan to counter inflammation in adult zebrafish intestine

S Rehman, AH Gora, Y Abdelhafiz, J Dias… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) are natural bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory
properties. We performed a feeding trial employing a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model of …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding Bacillus-based probiotics to gestating and lactating sows is an efficient method for improving immunity, gut functional status and biofilm formation by …

P Konieczka, K Ferenc, JN Jørgensen, LHB Hansen… - Animal Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of dietary probiotic supplementation with viable Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens spores on sow performance, immunity, gut functional status and biofilm …