Weikang Huangfu, Shixi Cao, Shouren Li, Shuhang Zhang, Mengqi Liu, Boshuai Liu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yalei Cui, Zhichang Wang, Jiangchao Zhao, Yinghua Shi
The importance of dietary fiber (DF) in animal diets is increasing with the advancement of nutritional research. DF is fermented by gut microbiota to produce metabolites, which are important in improving intestinal health. This review is a systematic review of DF in pig nutrition using in vitro and in vivo models. The fermentation characteristics of DF and the metabolic mechanisms of its metabolites were summarized in an in vitro model, and it was pointed out that SCFAs and gases are the important metabolites connecting DF, gut microbiota, and intestinal health, and they play a key role in intestinal health...
April 29, 2024: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology