The maintenance of gut health is complex and relies on a delicate balance between the diet,
the commensal microflora and the mucosa, including the digestive epithelium and the …

Inulin and oligofructose are prebiotic oligosaccharides fermented in the large intestine. This
article provides an extensive review of the effects of these oligosaccharides on …

A unique plant on many levels, the distinctive properties of the Jerusalem artichoke, or
Helianthus tuberosus L., present novel answers to some of today's most pressing problems …

The Pig as an Experimental Model for Elucidating the Mechanisms Governing Dietary Influence
on Mineral Absorption - Jannine K. Patterson, Xin Gen Lei, Dennis D. Miller, 2008 Skip to …

The objective of this study was to evaluate dietary galactooligosaccharide (Gal OS) addition
on swine nutrient digestibility, ileal and fecal bacterial populations, and ileal short-chain fatty …

Fructans are fermentable carbohydrates and include short-chain fructooligosaccharides
(scFOS), inulin, and hydrolyzed inulin (oligofructose, OF). Two studies with dogs were …

In recent years, there has been a growing appreciation on the relevance of gastrointestinal
microflora in both ruminants and non-ruminants owing to revelation of their role in several …

The inulin-type fructans are non-digestible oligosaccharides that are fermented in the
gastrointestinal tract of farm animals and pets. This review focuses on the various effects of …

Fourteen ileally cannulated pigs (BW= 35±2 kg) were randomly allotted to a replicated 7× 7
Latin square design experiment to evaluate the influence of the soybean oligosaccharides …

In this experiment, three concentrations (0.3, 0.6, and 0.9% of diet, as-fed basis) of two
fructans, oligofructose (OF) and inulin, were tested against a 0% supplemental fructan …