Bacterial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract of non-ruminants: Influence of fermented feeds and fermentable carbohydrates |
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| Authors: | A T Niba J D Beal A C Kudi P H Brooks |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Animal Production, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 447, Dschang, Cameroon;(2) Faculty of Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL 4 8AA, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | The search for alternatives to in-feed antibiotics in animal nutrition has highlighted the role dietary modulation can play
in improving gut health. Current antibiotic replacement strategies have involved the use of microbes beneficial to health
(probiotics) or fermentable carbohydrates (prebiotics) or both (synbiotics). The present review recognises the contribution
of fermented feeds and fermentable carbohydrates in improving the gut environment in non-ruminants. It proposes the screening
of probiotic bacteria for the production of fermented feeds and supplementation of these feeds with fermentable carbohydrates
prior to feeding animals. It is suggested that the term ‘fermbiotics’ should be used to describe this intervention strategy. |
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