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Title Lignin from sugarcane bagasse as a prebiotic additive for poultry feed
ID_Doc 9622
Authors Fangueiro, JF; de Carvalho, NM; Antunes, F; Mota, IF; Pintado, ME; Madureira, AR; Costa, PS
Title Lignin from sugarcane bagasse as a prebiotic additive for poultry feed
Year 2023
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124262
Abstract Diet is a crucial factor on health and well-being of livestock animals. Nutritional strengthening with diet formulations is essential to the livestock industry and animal perfor-mance. Searching for valuable feed additives among by-products may promote not only circular economy, but also functional diets. Lignin from sugarcane bagasse was proposed as a potential prebiotic additive for chickens and incorporated at 1 % (w/w) in commercial chicken feed, tested in two feed forms, namely, mash and pellets. Physico-chemical characterization of both feed types with and without lignin was performed. Also, the prebiotic potential for feeds with lignin was assessed by an in vitro gastrointestinal model and evaluated the impact on chicken cecal Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. As for the pellet's physical quality, there was a higher cohesion of the pellets with lignin, indicating a higher resistance to breakout and lignin decreases the tendency of the pellets for microbial contamination. Regarding the prebiotic potential, mash feed with lignin showed higher promotion of Bifidobacterium in comparison with mash feed without lignin and to pellet feed with lignin. Lignin from sugarcane bagasse has prebiotic potential as additive to chicken feed when supplemented in mash feed diets, presenting itself as a sustainable and ecofriendly alternative to chicken feed additives supplementation.
Author Keywords Lignin; Sugarcane bagasse; Chicken feed; Mash diet; Pellet diet; Prebiotic; Gut microbiota
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000984486000001
WoS Category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry, Applied; Polymer Science
Research Area Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Polymer Science
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124262
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