articles about fiber

Strengthening piglet immunity: Strategies to overcome weaning challenges

Nutrition plays a major role in the immune response. The interaction of different dietary components with other factors such as environment, health status, and genetics plays an important role in modulating the immune response.

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The effect of feeding dietary fermentable fiber on fecal microbial composition and acetic acid production in nursery pigs

Fermentable fiber may better explain the role of fiber in pig gut health.

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Summary of the 27th IPVS and 15th ESPHM-ECPHM: Reproduction, welfare, and nutrition

In this third installment, Antonio Palomo summarizes the papers presented on reproduction, nutrition, precision livestock farming, and other aspects of swine production.

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Data sheets: Sugar beet pulp

Data sheet with the nutritional value (table comparison) and most recent studies about sugar beet pulp.

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Benefits and challenges of sugar beet pulp in gestating sow diets

Higher dietary fiber in gestating sow diets may improve nitrogen retention and utilization.

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Impact of dietary neutral detergent fiber supplementation on carcass characteristics, amino acid profiles, and meat quality of finishing pigs by multi-omics analysis

Dietary neutral detergent fiber may regulate gut microbiota affecting lipid and amino acid metabolism with direct impact on carcass and meat quality in finishing pigs.

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The effect of dietary fiber on immunity and intestinal barrier function of different breeds of growing pigs

High dietary fiber regulated the composition of immune cells in different crossbreeds of growing pigs.

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Nitrogen utilization in gestating sows: Impact of dietary fiber, crude protein level, and gestation stage

A high dietary fiber diet improves nitrogen utilization even if sows are fed a low crude protein diet.

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The effect of different fiber sources in antibiotic-free diets on growth, immune responses, intestinal barrier function and microbiota in weaned piglets

The supplementation of wheat bran to antibiotic-free diets improves performance and intestinal health in weaned pigs.

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Different dietary cereal and protein source: effect on fiber digestibility, composition, and metabolic activity of the intestinal microbiota in weaner piglets

Fiber nature and digestibility may affect the metabolic activity of intestinal microbiota in weanling pigs.

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High- or low-fiber diets? Effects on intestinal oxidative stress in growing-finishing pigs

High-fiber diet could improve growth performance by reducing intestinal oxidative stress in growing-finishing pigs.

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Arabinoxylan and xylo-oligosaccharide dietary supplementation and their impact on growth performance and intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets

Xylo-oligosaccharide with lower polymerization may promote positive effects on intestinal health in weanling piglets.

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Fiber-rich coproducts: The effect on nutrient and energy digestibility and utilization in empty non lactating sows

Fiber-rich coproducts may be used in sow diets although nitrogen utilization should be taken into account to avoid an increase in the environmental impact.

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