Los prebióticos tipo inulina en alimentación aviar. I: características y efectos a nivel intestinal.
Abstract
Following the EU ban in 2006 on the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in animal feeding there was a need to find some alternatives to replace AGP in broiler production. Prebiotics were defined in 1995 as non-digestible food ingredients that favourably affect the host by stimulating the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria. Among the different studied prebiotics, the use of inulin has been highlighted in several studies due to the encouraging results obtained on different parameters. This paper reviews, first, the effects of inulin-type prebiotics on intestinal morphology, both on macroscopic (intestinal length) and microscopic (size and density of villi and microvilli) structures and on the intestinal microbiota in the gut of broiler chickens. Finally, there is an update of the published information concerning the influence of the dietary inclusion of inulin on nutrient digestibility.Downloads
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