Geert Van de Mierop

Arabinoxylans (AX), a non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) and poorly digestible plant cell wall component, is by far the most important anti-nutritional factor in raw materials such as wheat and corn. Due to its abundance, location in the plant material and molecular structure, AX reduces feed digestibility considerably.Firstly, water-soluble AX will increase the viscosity of the digesta in the lumen, ...