Effect of arabinoxylo-oligosaccharides and arabinoxylans on net energy and nutrient utilization in broilers
Published:September 17, 2019
Summary
1. Introduction Xylans, also known as arabinoxylans (AX) and pentosans, are the most abundant hemicelluloses in the cell walls of monocotyledonous plants, such as cereals. The presence of these polysaccharides has a direct negative impact on energy availability of monogastric diets (Choct and Annison, 1990), largely due to the direct effect of soluble AX on increasing digesta viscosity. The...
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