The potential of xylooligosaccharides as prebiotics and their sustainable production from agro-industrial by-products

KK Valladares-Diestra, LP de Souza Vandenberghe… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, concerns about a good-quality diet have increased. Food supplements such
as prebiotics have great nutritional and health benefits. Within the diverse range of …

[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 …

Effects of heat stress on production performance, redox status, intestinal morphology and barrier-related gene expression, cecal microbiome, and metabolome in …

WC Liu, ZY Pan, Y Zhao, Y Guo, SJ Qiu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study was done to evaluate the effects of heat stress (HS) on production performance,
redox status, small intestinal barrier-related parameters, cecal microbiota, and metabolome …

Effects of microalgae, with or without xylanase supplementation, on growth performance, organs development, and gut health parameters of broiler chickens

P Mishra, R Das, A Chaudhary, B Mishra, R Jha - Poultry science, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are becoming potential sustainable feed ingredients, whereas terrestrial
feedstuffs are becoming scarce and costly. They are rich in nutritional and functional values …

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 …

Effects of prebiotics and precision biotics on performance, animal welfare and environmental impact. A review

F Leone, V Ferrante - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to analyze the recent studies about prebiotics and precision biotics, as
alternatives to animal growth promoters. These substances improve intestinal health, growth …

Xylooligosaccharides: prebiotic potential from agro-industrial residue, production strategies and prospects

AVC Marim, S Gabardo - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of agro-industrial residue in new processes has encouraged the development of
biotechnological strategies to obtain biomolecules. Lignocellulosic materials are rich in …

Bioconversion of cellulose and hemicellulose in corn cob into L-lactic acid and xylo-oligosaccharides

Y Wang, J Du, Q Li, Y Tao, Y Cheng, J Lu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the banning of antibiotic chemical feed additives, multi-functional bioactive feed
additives have been extensively sought after by the feed industry. In this study, low-cost and …

[HTML][HTML] The combined impact of xylo-oligosaccharides and gamma-irradiated astragalus polysaccharides on the immune response, antioxidant capacity, and …

Q Wang, XF Wang, T Xing, JL Li, XD Zhu, L Zhang… - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the individual and combined effects of xylo-oligosaccharides
(XOS) and gamma-irradiated astragalus polysaccharides (IAPS) on the immune response …

[HTML][HTML] Broiler chicken response to xylanase and fermentable xylooligosaccharide supplementation

A Šimić, G González-Ortiz, SC Mansbridge, SP Rose… - Poultry Science, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the effect of dietary fiber (DF), xylanase
(XYL), xylooligosaccharides (XOS), and a combination of XYL and xylooligosaccharides …