Gut health: Opportunities and challenges

17-10-2016 | | |
Gut health: Opportunities and challenges. Photo: Shutterstock
Gut health: Opportunities and challenges. Photo: Shutterstock
Optimal gastrointestinal health and functionality is essential for sustainable animal production. Effective functionality (digestion and absorption of feed) and immune status of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are important factors in determining animal performance. Further knowledge of the complex mechanisms involved in GIT functionality and health can help develop strategies for their modulation. The main components of gut health that are commonly studied by the scientific community are: di


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Redacteur 1

Vincent
ter Beek

Redacteur 2

Kees van
Dooren

Redacteur 3

Treena
Hein

Celi Senior Scientist Dsm Nutritional Products