4: Gut nutrition and health in pigs and poultry

J.R. Pluske; J. Zentek

4: Gut nutrition and health in pigs and poultry

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J.R. Pluske

J.R. Pluske Agricultural Sciences, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street Murdoch WA 6150, Australia.

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J. Zentek

J. Zentek Institut für Tierernährung, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

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Pages:: 77–103

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-884-1_4

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Disturbances in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract caused by internal and external influences can cause large economic losses in both the pig and poultry industries. Traditionally, diseases and conditions of the GI tract that can cause losses have been controlled by antimicrobial compounds administered in the feed and (or) water, such as antibiotics, coccidiostats, zootechnical feed additives and trace elements such as zinc and copper. However, legislation and rulings in various parts of the world coupled with a growing sentiment to reduce the use of these compounds in the intensive livestock industries have caused a reassessment of measures to influence GI tract structure and function (‘gut health’), and have caused unparalleled interest in alternative strategies (genetic, dietary, management, environmental) to effectively manage the GI tract under conditions of external and internal challenge. Despite the wide array of products and strategies available to the pig and poultry industries that influence ‘gut health’, a term in itself that is often misunderstood and misinterpreted, it is important that the industries continue to investigate and understand the underpinning sciences that influence GI tract structure and function, especially at critical life stages. Ultimately, the cost-benefit of adopting such practices to influence ‘gut health’ requires consideration.

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Poultry and pig nutrition

Challenges of the 21st century

E-Book ISBN:: 9789086868841

Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 01 Aug 2019

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