Dietary supplemental xylooligosaccharide modulates nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in laying hens

Dietary supplemental xylooligosaccharide modulates nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in laying hens

This study was conducted to evaluate the prebiotic effects of dietary xylooligosaccharide (XOS) supplementation on performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in laying hens. In a 12-wk experiment, a total of 288 Hy-Line Brown layers at 50 wk of age were randomly a...

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Main Authors: Jianmin Zhou, Shugeng Wu, Guanghai Qi, Yu Fu, Weiwei Wang, Haijun Zhang, Jing Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-03-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Subjects:
Gut microbiota
Ileal morphology
Laying hen
Nutrient digestibility
Xylooligosaccharide
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565452030127X

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