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 …

Using nutritional strategies to shape the gastro-intestinal tracts of suckling and weaned piglets

AMS Huting, A Middelkoop, X Guan, F Molist - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Throughout the world, piglet mortality and morbidity in large litters are a
major welfare concern and source of economic losses. Gastro-intestinal problems rank …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary supplementation of xylanase and protease on growth performance, digesta viscosity, nutrient digestibility, immune and oxidative stress status, and gut …

ME Duarte, FX Zhou, WM Dutra Jr, SW Kim - Animal Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
This study was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation with xylanase and
protease on growth performance, digesta viscosity, apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of …

Xylanase supplementation in corn-based swine diets: a review with emphasis on potential mechanisms of action

AL Petry, JF Patience - Journal of animal science, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Corn is a common energy source in pig diets globally; when financially warranted, industrial
corn coproducts, such as corn distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), are also …

Functional roles of xylanase enhancing intestinal health and growth performance of nursery pigs by reducing the digesta viscosity and modulating the mucosa …

VHC Moita, ME Duarte, SW Kim - Journal of Animal Science, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study was conducted to investigate the functional roles of an endo-β-1, 4-xylanase on
the intestinal health and growth performance of nursery pigs. A total of 60 pigs (21 d old …

Measures matter—determining the true nutri-physiological value of feed ingredients for swine

GC Shurson, YT Hung, JC Jang, PE Urriola - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Traditional proximate analysis measures (ie, moisture, crude protein,
crude fat, crude fiber, and ash) have little value for estimating the actual nutritional and …

Xylanase increased the energetic contribution of fiber and improved the oxidative status, gut barrier integrity, and growth performance of growing pigs fed insoluble …

AL Petry, NF Huntley, MR Bedford… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The experimental objective was to investigate the impact of xylanase on the bioavailability of
energy, oxidative status, and gut function of growing pigs fed a diet high in insoluble fiber …

Evolution of the gut microbiota and its fermentation characteristics of Ningxiang pigs at the young stage

H Li, L Ma, Z Li, J Yin, B Tan, J Chen, Q Jiang, X Ma - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The current study described the evolution of the gut microbiota of an
indigenous pig breeds, Ningxiang pigs (NXP), from one week before weaning to the end of …

Modulation of jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota in relation to intestinal health and nutrient digestibility in pigs by supplementation of β-glucanase to corn …

ME Duarte, C Sparks, SW Kim - Journal of Animal Science, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of increasing levels of β-glucanase on the
modulation of jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota in relation to nutrient digestibility and …

Xylanase modulates the microbiota of ileal mucosa and digesta of pigs fed corn-based arabinoxylans likely through both a stimbiotic and prebiotic mechanism

AL Petry, JF Patience, LR Koester, NF Huntley… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The experimental objective was to characterize the impact of insoluble corn-based fiber,
xylanase, and an arabinoxylan-oligosaccharide on ileal digesta and mucosa microbiome of …