THE FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIETARY FIBER IN GROWING PIG NUTRITION

3rd International Symposium On Biotechnology (2025),  [pp. 229-240]

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Bojan Stojanović, Blagoje Stojković, Vesna Davidović, Aleksandra Ivetić, Vladimir Dosković, Ivana Grujičić

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DOI: 10.46793/SBT30.28BS

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

The non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) stimulate the lactic acid producing bacteria, lower the intestinal luminal pH, lead to fewer cases of diarrhea and improve gut health. The short-chain fatty acids as products of bacterial fiber fermentation are used as a source of energy, and also stimulate the proliferation and growth of intestinal cells. The fermentable carbohydrates in the large intestine are available to the existing bacteria as an energy source and shift N excretion from the urine to the feces. The addition of exogenous NSP-degrading enzymes improves nutrient digestibility and growth performance of growing pigs and can influence the gut microbiota.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

non-starch polysaccharides, swine, nutrition, gut microbiota, fermentation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / ПРОЈЕКАТ:

The study was supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia under the contract number: 451-03-137/2025-03/200116.

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