Nutritional and functional roles of phytase and xylanase enhancing the intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs and broiler chickens

VHC Moita, SW Kim - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Feed enzymes have been widely used with the goal to improve nutrient
digestibility and growth performance of pigs. However, recent studies have shown that feed …

Effect of isoleucine and added valine on performance, nutrients digestibility and gut microbiota composition of pigs fed with very low protein diets

P Goodarzi, CM Wileman, M Habibi, K Walsh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Little is known whether a combination Ile and added Val improves the growth of pigs offered
very low protein (VLP) diets through changes in nutrients digestibility and gut microbiota …

Dietary tryptophan supplementation alters fat and glucose metabolism in a low-birthweight piglet model

P Goodarzi, M Habibi, K Roberts, J Sutton, CN Shili… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Low birthweight (LBW) is associated with metabolic complications, such as glucose and lipid
metabolism disturbances in early life. The objective of this study was to assess:(1) the effect …

A mixture of valine and isoleucine restores the growth of protein-restricted pigs likely through improved gut development, hepatic IGF-1 pathway, and plasma …

M Habibi, P Goodarzi, CN Shili, J Sutton… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Valine (Val) alone or in combination with isoleucine (Ile) improves the growth under severe
protein restriction; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we …

Branched-chain amino acids partially recover the reduced growth of pigs fed with protein-restricted diets through both central and peripheral factors

M Habibi, C Shili, J Sutton, P Goodarzi, ER Maylem… - Animal Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess the growth efficiency of pigs fed with protein-
restricted diets supplemented with branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and limiting amino …

Efficacy of a bacterial 6-phytase supplemented beyond traditional dose levels on jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota, ileal nutrient digestibility, bone parameters …

VHC Moita, SW Kim - Journal of Animal Science, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a bacterial 6-phytase (Buttiauxella spp.)
supplemented beyond traditional dose levels based on jejunal mucosa-associated …

Dietary branched-chain amino acids modulate the dynamics of calcium absorption and reabsorption in protein-restricted pigs

M Habibi, CN Shili, J Sutton, P Goodarzi… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Springer
Background Very low-protein (VLP) diets negatively impact calcium (Ca) metabolism and
absorption. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplemental …

Food Crops Low in Seed-Phytate Improve Human and Other Non-Ruminant Animals' Health

SL Dwivedi, R Ortiz - Crop breeding, genetics and genomics, 2021 - cbgg.hapres.com
Background: Low phytic acid crops may offer improved nutrition for human population that
largely depend upon on cereals-and legume-based staple foods, reduce the risk of …

Effect of a phytogenic water additive on growth performance, blood metabolites and gene expression of amino acid transporters in nursery pigs fed with low-protein …

CN Shili, M Habibi, J Sutton, J Barnes, J Burch-Konda… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Low-protein (LP) diets can be potentially used to reduce the excretion of
nitrogenous compounds and feed cost in commercial swine production; however, new …

Low-Protein Diets Differentially Regulate Energy Balance during Thermoneutral and Heat Stress in Cobb Broiler Chicken (Gallus domesticus)

J Sutton, M Habibi, CN Shili, A Beker… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The objective was to assess whether low-protein (LP) diets regulate food intake (FI) and
thermogenesis differently during thermoneutral (TN) and heat stress (HS) conditions. Two …