Dietary supplemental xylooligosaccharide modulates nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in laying hens

• Published in: Animal Nutrition Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 152 - 162
• Main Authors: Zhou, Jianmin, Wu, Shugeng, Qi, Guanghai, Fu, Yu, Wang, Weiwei, Zhang, Haijun, Wang, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021; KeAi Publishing; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Bacteroides; Campylobacter; Desulfovibrio; digestibility; egg yolk color; energy; feed conversion; Gut microbiota; Ileal morphology; ileum; intestinal microorganisms; Lachnospiraceae; Lactobacillus; Laying hen; nitrogen; Nutrient digestibility; Original; prebiotics; short chain fatty acids; species diversity; villi; Xylooligosaccharide; xylooligosaccharides; Gut microbiota; Ileal morphology; Nutrient digestibility; Laying hen; Xylooligosaccharide

This study was conducted to evaluate the prebiotic effects of dietary xylooligosaccharide (XOS) supplementation on performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in laying hens. In a 12-wk experiment, a total of 288 Hy-Line Brown layers at 50 wk of age were randomly a...