Essays about: "short-chain fatty acids"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words short-chain fatty acids.
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16. Ciona (Ciona intestinalis) as a source of fibre for chickens : Effects on productive performance, organs weights and caecal microbiota
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : In this experimental study broiler birds were fed in a randomized block design for 32 days on a control diet (C) based on wheat and soy bean meal and two experimental diets containing 2% (C2) and 4% ciona meal (C4) to examine the suitability of Ciona intestinalis in poultry feed as a source of fibre and its effects on growth performance, microbial composition and digestive traits. Luminal content was taken from caeca at day 12 and 32 and analysed for microbiota profile and short chain fatty acids (SCFA). READ MORE
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17. Probiotics : how does it affect our health?
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : The human body consists of about 10 times as many bacteria as our own body cells. Only the gastrointestinal tract can hold up to 400 different bacterial species, where the majority of the bacteria are concentrated to the large intestines. READ MORE
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18. Tarmmikrobiotans inverkan på hundens hälsa, samt hur råutfodring påverkar tarmmikrobiotan hos hund
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and ManagementAbstract : The interest in raw feeding of dogs has increased significantly in recent years, and the interest to ease or prevent common health problems in dogs with diet has become a trend. The gut microbiota has a role in common diseases such as allergy and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and it also has a role in the immune system. READ MORE
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19. Cereal dietary fibres as prebiotics : metabolite production and health effects of arabinoxylan and β-glucan fermentation
University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesAbstract : The human gut is colonized by an enormous amount of microorganisms, the so called microbiota. The microbiota degrades dietary components in the colon and utilize them as substrates in their metabolism. Dietary fibres are the most important energy source for the microbiota. READ MORE
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20. Preparation and evaluation of arabinoxylan based prebiotics
University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)Abstract : Prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth and activity of health promoting bacteria in the colon, resulting in homeostasis to the gut environment. It is considered to be the solution of many health-related diseases such as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. READ MORE
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