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Prebiotics in Companion and Livestock Animal Nutrition

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Abstract

Prebiotic supplementation of animal diets began in an attempt to increase concentrations of beneficial intestinal microbiota. It was understood that prebiotics inhibited growth of intestinal pathogens and decreased concentrations of stool odor-causing metabolites. Since the use of prebiotics began, several countries have banned the use of antimicrobials in livestock animal feeds, and several more have placed restrictions on the quantity of antimicrobials that can be used. Prebiotic supplementation has become increasingly popular as the body of evidence supporting its use continues to grow. As this literature expands, the number of potential prebiotic substances has grown beyond those that are naturally occurring, such as those found in chicory and yeast products, to include a large number of synthetic or chemically/enzymatically manufactured prebiotics.

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Abbreviations

AA :

amino acid

ADF :

acid detergent fiber

ADFI :

average daily feed intake

ADG :

average daily gain

ADL :

acid detergent lignin

AME n :

metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen

BAC :

bacitracin

BW :

body weight

Ca :

calcium

CF :

crude fiber

CFU :

colony forming units

CHO :

carbohydrate

CP :

crude protein

Cu :

copper

cys :

cysteine

d :

day

DGGE :

denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

DM :

dry matter

DMB :

dry matter basis

DMI :

dry matter intake

DP :

degree of polymerization

ESBM :

ethanol-extracted soybean meal

Fe :

iron

F:G :

feed:gain ratio

FISH :

fluorescence in situ hybridization

FOS :

fructooligosaccharide

g :

gram

G:F :

gain:feed ratio

GOS :

galactooligosaccharide

h :

hour

HCC :

hen cecal contents

IBDV :

infectious bursal disease virus

IgA :

immunoglobulin A

IgE :

immunoglobulin E

IgG :

immunoglobulin G

IGF-I :

insulin-like growth factor-I

IgM :

immunoglobulin M

IMO :

isomaltooligosaccharide

IRA :

ileo-rectal anastomosis

kg :

kilogram

L :

liter

lys :

lysine

ME :

metabolic energy

met :

methionine

μg :

microgram

mmol :

millimole

mo :

month

MOS :

mannanoligosaccharide

N :

nitrogen

NDF :

neutral detergent fiber

NEFA :

non-esterified fatty acid

NSP :

non-starch polysaccharide

OF :

oligofructose

OM :

organic matter

P :

phosphorus

ppm :

parts per million

qPCR :

quantitative polymerase chain reaction

SBM :

soybean meal

SCFA :

short-chain fatty acid

scFOS :

short-chain fructooligosaccharide

TDF :

total dietary fiber

TG :

triglyceride

thr :

threonine

TME n :

true metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen

TMR :

total mixed ration

TOS :

trans-galactooligosaccharide

trp :

tryptophan

val :

valine

VFA :

volatile fatty acid

wk :

week

YCW :

yeast cell wall

yr :

year

Zn(O) :

zinc (oxide)

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Barry, K.A., Vester, B.M., Fahey, G.C. (2009). Prebiotics in Companion and Livestock Animal Nutrition. In: Charalampopoulos, D., Rastall, R.A. (eds) Prebiotics and Probiotics Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79058-9_12

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