Critical reviews in food science and nutrition.
Publisher:
CRC Press,. Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis Group
Frequency: Twenty-two issues a year, 2019-
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
Chemical Rubber Company.
Start Year:1980 -
ISSN:
1040-8398 (Print)
1549-7852 (Electronic)
1040-8398 (Linking)
1549-7852 (Electronic)
1040-8398 (Linking)
Impact Factor
10.2
2022
| NLM ID: | 8914818 |
| (DNLM): | SR0066250(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 12330732 |
| Coden: | CRFND6 |
| LCCN: | 85642866 |
| Classification: | W1 C555F |
Nutritional responses to the presence of inulin and oligofructose in the diets of domesticated animals: a review. Inulin and oligofructose are prebiotic oligosaccharides fermented in the large intestine. This article provides an extensive review of the effects of these oligosaccharides on gastrointestinal characteristics (microflora, pathogen control, epithelial cell proliferation, putrefactive compound production, fecal characteristics, and nutrient digestibility) and systemic metabolism of carbohydrates, nitrogen, lipids, and minerals in dogs, cats, horses, calves, pigs, poultry, and rabbits. In addition, intake of inulin and oligofructose and considerations in their supplementation to animal diets are ...