Application of inulin-type fructans in animal feed and pet food

Verdonk, J.M.A.J.; Shim, S.B.; Leeuwen, P. van; Verstegen, M.W.A.

doi:10.1079/bjn20041355

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“…The metabolism of anaerobic bacteria present in the cecum of birds increases the concentration of organic acids, such as butyric acid, exerting a protective effect against the presence of certain pathogens. VERDONK et al (2005) reinforce the hypothesis that the protective action of prebiotics, as well as resistance to infections, varies according to the type and dose of inulin for each species, and also the virulence of the investigated agent. In this case, there was no protection against S. Enteritidis infection with treatment protocol restricted to the first days of breeding.…”

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Prebiotic effects of inulin extracted from burdock (Arctium lappa) in broilers

Itaya

Oliveira

et al. 2018

Arq. Inst. Biol.

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ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prebiotic effect of burdock (Arctium lappa) in commercial poultry. Four experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance parameters and the protection after challenge with Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Kedougou, with and without Bifidobacterium probiotic. In two trials, the chickens were fed with flour burdock 1% during 42 days. In the other two, the chickens were fed with fructan extracted from burdock (inulin), by gavage, at a concentration of 100 mg/bird, during the first three days of life. The results showed that the broilers treated with burdock flour showed underperformed, with less weight gain from the second week, and the worst results in the fattening stage. The treated birds had diarrhea and impaired intestinal integrity. However, the groups treated with the flour had a lower rate of intestinal colonization by Salmonella Kedougou, after challenge. No statistically significant differences were detected in the performance parameters of broilers receiving the inulin, and the morphometric analysis showed no lesions in the intestinal villi. However, there was no protection in the challenge with Salmonella Enteritidis, regardless of association with probiotic. These results demonstrated that the manner of administration has influence on the prebiotic effect of burdock. The burdock flour was administered for 42 days, which may have influenced intestinal mucosal injury. Instead, the inulin was given only in the first three days, which may have been insufficient for protection against Salmonella. New experiments are needed to determine an able formulation for a protective effect, without negative impact on growth, weight gain and feed conversion of the supplemented animals.KEYWORDS: poultry; growth promoters; food additives; broilers; avian salmonellosis. RESUMO:Este projeto teve por objetivo avaliar o efeito prebió-tico da bardana (Arctium lappa) em aves comerciais. Foram realizados quatro experimentos para avaliar os parâmetros zootécnicos e o grau de proteção após o desafio com Salmonella Kedougou e Salmonella Enteritidis, com e sem a adição de probióticos à base de Bifidobacterium. Em dois experimentos, as aves receberam a farinha de bardana 1% na ração, durante 42 dias. Nos outros dois, as aves receberam o frutano extraído da bardana (inulina), por gavagem, na concentração de 100 mg/ave, nos três primeiros dias de vida. Os resultados demonstraram que os frangos tratados com farinha de bardana apresentaram desempenho zootécnico inferior ao controle, com menor ganho de peso a partir da segunda semana e piores resultados na fase de engorda. As aves tratadas apresentaram diarreia e comprometimento da integridade intestinal. Em contrapartida, os grupos tratados com a farinha tiveram menor taxa de colonização intestinal por Salmonella Kedougou, após o desafio. Não foram detectadas diferenças estatisticamente significativas nos parâmetros zootécnicos dos frangos que receberam a inulina, e a análise morfométrica não evidenciou lesões nas vilosidades...

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Prebiotic effects of inulin extracted from burdock (Arctium lappa) in broilers

Itaya

Oliveira

et al. 2018

Arq. Inst. Biol.

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“…Inulin consists of a mixture of fructan chains (Flickinger et al, 2003) and is one of the most studied prebiotic sources in domestic animals (Castellini et al, 2007). In humans and rodents, inulin selectively stimulates lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the large intestine (LI; Gibson et al, 2004), whereas the effect on the microbiota in pigs is less clear and varies between studies (Verdonk et al, 2005). A recent study in weaning piglets has shown that inulin in combination with benzoic acid increased the bacterial diversity in digesta, whereas inulin alone decreased the relative abundance of Lactobacillus acidophilus and tended to increase the relative abundance of Megasphaera elsdenii (Halas et al, 2010).…”

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Impact of chicory inclusion in a cereal-based diet on digestibility, organ size and faecal microbiota in growing pigs

Ivarsson

Liu

Dicksved

et al. 2012

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A total of 30 7-week-old pigs were used to evaluate the effects of chicory inclusion on digestibility, digestive organ size and faecal microbiota. Five diets were formulated: a cereal-based control diet and four diets with inclusion of 80 and 160 g/kg chicory forage (CF80 and CF160), 80 g/kg chicory root (CR80) and a mix of 80 g/kg forage and 80 g/kg chicory root (CFR). Generally, the pigs showed a high growth rate and feed intake, and no differences between the different diets were observed. The coefficients of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) of energy, organic matter and CP did not differ between the control and CF80, whereas they were impaired in diet CF160. The CTTAD of non-starch polysaccharides and especially the uronic acids were higher (P , 0.05) with chicory inclusion, with highest (P , 0.05) values for diet CF160. Coliform counts were lower and lactobacilli : coliform ratio was higher (P , 0.05) in diet CFR than in the control. Global microbial composition was investigated by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism combined with cloning and sequencing. Analysis of gut microbiota pattern revealed two major clusters where diet CF160 differed from the control and CR80 diet. Chicory forage diets were correlated with an increased relative abundance of one species related to Prevotella and decreased abundance of two other species related to Prevotella. For diet CFR, the relative abundance of Lactobacillus johnsonii was higher than in the other diets. This study shows that both chicory forage and root can be used as fibre sources in pig nutrition and that they modulate the composition of the gut microbiota differently.

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“…The divergence in productivity response of broilers to dietary inulintype fructans may be caused by several factors, like type of fructans and their inclusion level, composition of the basal diet, animal characteristics and experimental hygiene conditions (i.e. stress factors) (Hussein et al, 1998;Lan et al, 2007;Patterson and Burkholder, 2003;Van Loo, 2007;Verdonk et al, 2005;Yang et al, 2008).…”

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Dietary Fructans and Their Potential Beneficial Influence on Health and Performance Parametrs in Broiler Chickens

Bogusławska–Tryk¹,

Piotrowska²,

Burlikowska³

2012

j. cent. eur. agric.

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Fructans, which include inulin and fructooligosaccharides, are non-digestible carbohydrates that are fermented in the large intestine. This review focuses on the effect of these prebiotics on gut microflora, fermentation characteristics, gut morphology, enzymes activity, nutrients digestibility and absorption, lipids metabolism and performance parameters in broiler chickens. Inulin-type fructans can improve performance of birds and health by affecting microbial community in the gastrointestinal tract, gut morphology and nutrient digestion. It is documented that dietary fructans influence the intestinal gut microflora of broiler chickens by increasing the population of Bifidobacterium spp., Lactobacillus spp. and Eubacterium spp. while decreasing the concentration of Clostridium spp. and Escherichia coli in the large intestine and caeca. The supplementation of poultry diets with inulin or oligofructose can lead to an increase of the length of small and large intestines in broilers, elongation of the villus in the chickens jejunal mucosa and increase in the ratio of villus height to crypt depth. The beneficial effect of inulin-type fructans on performance parameters in broilers may be partially explained by the elevated intestinal enzymatic activity under the influence of the fructooligosaccharides and increase of digestibility and absorption of nutrients, mainly protein and fat. The prebiotic effectiveness of inulin-type fructans in broilers depends on a number of factors, like the type of supplement (inulin vs. oligofructose), inclusion level, composition of the basal diet, animal characteristics (age, sex, stage of production) and hygienic conditions (i.e. stress factors).

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Application of inulin-type fructans in animal feed and pet food

Cited by 97 publications

References 45 publications

Prebiotic effects of inulin extracted from burdock (Arctium lappa) in broilers

Prebiotic effects of inulin extracted from burdock (Arctium lappa) in broilers

Impact of chicory inclusion in a cereal-based diet on digestibility, organ size and faecal microbiota in growing pigs

Dietary Fructans and Their Potential Beneficial Influence on Health and Performance Parametrs in Broiler Chickens

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