Modulation of Immune Function via Nutrition

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Thanks for interesting article. Organic acids have proved bactericidal activity and also stimulate growth and development villi, thus enhancing health and growth performance by increasing the nutritive effeciency. Butyric acid have been effective in invitro trial, but due to its high absorption in upper GIT it was of less value in animal feeding. The efficacy can be improved if it is protected from immediate absorption from the upper GIT. I would like to know, if this product was protected only by coating or some physio- chemical treatment and what was the recovery rate of tested butyric acid in lower GIT.

Annellie Diericx In you introduction you mention ION OF BOTANICAL EXTRACTS. Can you expand on this ingrediet and its function?

Combining organic acid, mannan oligosaccharides and herbal extracts for immunity enhancement is good idea. The use of three products singly for immuno modulation and as an alternative to AGPs is gaining attention. What about product stability because organic acids dissociate during pelleting due to steam addition? Coating protect organic acids from dissociation and absorption from GIT. A mixture of dissociated and undissociated acids have better growth promoting effects.

it is very much intresting and meeningfull artical you have postet i am vreymuch intrested in your artical

Merci, pour votre article, en effet depuis linterdiction des antibiotiques facteurs de croissance (AFC), beaucoup de laboratoires sont lancés dans la recherche dalternatives aux AFC. Déja beaucoup de traveaux ont été réalisés sur les prébiotiques, probiotiques, symbiotiques et phytobiotiques. En effet certains produits, non seulement stimulent la croissance , mais aussi , ils boostent limmunité grâce à leur action au niveau du tube digestif. Ces produits sont déjà commercialisés dans la plus part des pays européens, cependant pour des raisons économiques (prix), leur utilisation dans les pays en voie de développement est encore tardive.

This is really wonderful and self explanatory article. In animal husbandry it is very important that your animal must remain protected from any type of stress so that productivity of the animal must not be affected adverslely. The author has tried to point out the importance of nutrition as a tool to maintain productivity of animals. However i will like that the author should be kind enough to explain the nature of botanical extract as this term sometimes is widely misused. I congratulate the author for the efforts in very positive direction

Annellie Diericx In you introduction you mention ION OF BOTANICAL EXTRACTS. Can you expand on Botanical Extracts? It is a very vast subject and needs your proper introductin. Regards, Dr. RAHUL CHANDRAVANSHI Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Director-Animal Health & Nutrition HLPL-INDIA

the mordenzation in the field of dairy it is good but when we are getting in we going to creat problems for our resources that we can control thanks

please my friend : when you wrote yeast cell wall -you forget to put - (YCW) after it directly, so the reader will not understand that YCW you wrote it after that. i wanna thank you for your usefull article, and i think if u can send me the references i can add it as a reference in my searches about mannanoligosaccharides (MOS).

It is a informative article. organic acids are widely used in pig feeds but now these are also used in poultry diets. It is my experience in broilers trials when we used organic acids (Acetic acid, Butric acid etc) specially in summer season it improves growth and maintain the ph of GITand also improves immune system against respiratory diseases.It is clear that when we used organic acids in pelleted feeds , there efficiency is less as compared we used in water with vitamin E plus vitamin C.

Annellie, Well conceived and written article but I have my reservations as far as the relevance of the title is concerned. When we refer to animal nutrition we usually dont refer to functional additives. youe whole article revolves around functional additives and its role. I accept Botanicals, glucans and butyrate are at the forefront of building immunity in birds but I would not consider these as nutritional interventions. Now that I spoke of nutrition I might as well go ahead and explain a bit. By nutritional intervention in immunity I would refer to a) The right energy - protein ratio b) The right amino acid balance c) Adequate levels of vitamins and minerals Maintaining the above three in the right matrix leads to a robust immune system and is great savings too. The need for additives arises when there is suppression of the immune system. Activation of a suppressed immune system is a highly energy intensive process - like driving uphill - and its expensive. However since imbalanced rations are so common these days, the need of additives is always there