A number of feed additives are marketed to assist in boosting the pigs' immune system,
regulate gut microbiota, and reduce negative impacts of weaning and other environmental …

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 …

The marine environment is an untapped source of bioactive compounds. Specifically,
marine macroalgae (seaweeds) are rich in polysaccharides that could potentially be …

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 …

Additives are commonly added to animal diets to stimulate production performance, and to
improve welfare and health especially in stressful periods of life. The higher production …

Traditionally, feeding highly digestible ingredients and including in-feed antibiotics as
growth promoters has been recommended in piglets diets. However, the ban of in-feed …

Our objectives were to evaluate the effects of dietary soluble fiber (inulin) and insoluble fiber
(lignocellulose) supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, serum …

An experiment with 288 male (Ross 308) 1-d-old broilers was conducted to test the
hypothesis that a coarse diet supplemented with butyric acid (BA) and fermentable …

The physiological role of the gastrointestinal microbiota has become an important subject of
nutrition research in pigs in the past years, and the importance of intestinal microbial activity …

The physical structure of type 1 resistant starch (RS 1) could influence the metabolite
production and stimulate the growth of specific bacteria in the human colon. In the present …