DESCRIPTION
Due to the ban of the antibiotic growth promoters new functional compounds will be characterized and their mode of action and efficacy of nutrient and tissue metabolism will be described. Safety and legal aspects in the production and the use feed additives and bioactive compounds will be presented.
The book covers wide area of knowledge of dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal function in young animals through different kinds of feed additives: probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, novel sources of feed enzymes, bioactive components and metabolic modifiers. The role of nutrition in relation to immune response and animal health, the problem of antinutrients in animal nutrition as well as biotechnological and ecophysiological aspects of nutrition will also be discussed.
The book provides a comprehensive review and future perspectives in the modern nutrition of the growing animals.
Features
* Critical review and state-of-the art articles written by recognized specialsists in animal nutrition and gastrointestinal physiology.
* Novel approaches for improving gastrointestinal function in young farm animals.
* New ways of interpretation of basic knowledge of nutrition.
CONTENTS:
Contents Keynotes to the series Preface & acknowledgements Contributors
Part I. Feed additives and bioactive components in animal nutrition.
1. Intestinal fermentation: dietary and microbial interactions.
2. Fermentable carbohydrates: potential dietary modulators of intestinal physiology, microbiology and immunity in pigs.
3. The quality of dietary protein digestion affects animal performance and regulates gut bacteria growth: hypotheses and facts.
4. Carboxylic acids as bioregulators and gut growth promoters in nonruminants.
5. Metabolic modifiers in animal nutrition: potential benefits and risks.
6. Inorganic feed additives.
7. Enzymes, bacterial direct-fed microbials and yeast: principles for use in ruminant nutrition.
8. Control of intestinal diseases by dietary supplementation with antibodies. 9. Legal aspects for functional feed ingredients in the EC.
Part II. Nutrition in relation to immune response and health.
10. Handling of dietary antigens: nutritional interactions with the gut immune function.
11. Immune response and nutrient intake.
12. Dietary manipulation of infectious bowel disease.
13. Feeding and disease resistance in fish.
Part III. Antinutrients in animal nutrition.
14. Effects of antinutritional factors and mycotoxins on feed intake and on the morphology and function of the digestive system.
15. Decontamination and detoxification of mycotoxins.
16. Minerals: functions, requirements, excessive intake and toxicity.
PART IV. Biotechnological, molecular and ecophysiological aspects of nutrition.
17. GMO in animal nutrition: potential benefits and risks. 18. Genetic influences on nutrient utilization in growing farm animals.
19. Manipulation and characterization of the rumen ecosystem through biotechnology.
20. Manipulation of the ecosystem of pigs through biotechnology.
21. Manipulation of the poultry ecosystem through biotechnology.
