Prebiotics in Companion and Livestock An

12 Prebiotics in Companion
and Livestock Animal

Nutrition
Kathleen A. Barry . Brittany M. Vester . George C. Fahey, Jr.
12.1 Introduction
Prebiotic supplementation of animal diets began in an attempt to increase
concentrations of beneficial intestinal microbiota. It was understood that pre-
biotics inhibited growth of intestinal pathogens and decreased concentrations of
stool odor-causing metabolites. Since the use of prebiotics began, several
countries have banned the use of antimicrobials in livestock animal feeds,
and several more have placed restrictions on the quantity of antimicrobials
that can be used. Prebiotic supplementation has become increasingly popular
as the body of evidence supporting its use continues to grow. As this literature
expands, the number of potential prebiotic substances has grown beyond those
that are naturally occurring, such as those found in chicory and yeast products,
to include a large number of synthetic or chemically/enzymatically manufactured
prebiotics.
Definition and types of prebiotics. To be considered a prebiotic, a compound
must conform to the following guidelines: first, it must be resistant to diges-
tion in the upper gastrointestinal tract (remain unaltered through hydrolytic-
enzymatic digestion); second, it must selectively stimulate one or a limited
number of beneficial microbiota; and third, it must benefit host health by
improving colonic microbiota composition (Roberfroid et al., 1998). Fructans
are one of the most popular prebiotic supplements available, comprising 61%
of the publications on the topic of prebiotic supplementation. While fructans
occur naturally in feeds, hydrolytic and enzymatic methodologies have pro-
duced fructans of varying chain lengths. Examples of fructans include fruc-
tooligosaccharides (FOS), short-chain FOS (scFOS), oligofructose (OF), and
inulin, as well as several blends of varying chain lengths. Generally, fructans
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contain a linear chain of fructose, which can vary in length from 2 to 60 units,
with or without a glucose unit on the end of the chain (Flickinger et al., 2003).
Fructans escape hydrolytic digestion due to their b-(2,1) bonds (Flickinger
et al., 2003).
Mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) research comprises 33% of the reports about
prebiotics. Similar to fructans, several forms of MOS are available. These forms
can differ greatly in their ability to influence intestinal microbiota. The crudest
form of MOS is unmodified yeast (Saccharomyces cervisiae), which appears to act
as a prebiotic due in part to the MOS contained in its cell wall. In addition,
purified yeast cell wall has been extracted and utilized in animal feeds. Manna-
noligosaccharides are able to bind with certain intestinal microbiota due to the
mannan component in its structure and thereby prevent attachment of micro-
biota to the intestinal cells (Spring et al., 2000).
Soy oligosaccharides also have received attention as prebiotic supplements,
comprising 9% of prebiotic literature. These oligosaccharides have been fed intact
as a component of the whole soybean, or as purified raffinose and stachyose to
determine their individual and synergistic effects. Raffinose and stachyose are
noted for gas production which occurs when these oligosaccharides are fed intact
in soybeans or as purified oligosaccharides. Additionally, several guar fractions,
namely gum, germ, hull, and meal, have been investigated as potential prebiotics
due to their fermentative characteristics.
Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) and trans-galactooligosaccharide (TGOS/
TOS) research comprises 9% of prebiotic literature. Galactooligosaccharides are
produced by subjecting lactose to microbial galactosyltransferases (Tzortis et al.,
2005). Trans-galactooligosaccharides are water-soluble, contain galactose units
with b-linkages that prevent hydrolytic digestion, and are rarely found in feeds
(Houdijk et al., 1998). Gluconic acid, a GOS-like prebiotic, also has been inves-
tigated (Biagi et al., 2006).
In addition to naturally occurring prebiotic substances, several synthetic pre-
biotics have been investigated. Lactosucrose, also called 4G-b-D-galactosylsucrose or
0-b-D-galactopyranosyl-(1–4)-0-a-D-glucopyranosyl-(1–2)-b-D-fructofuranoside,
contains galactose, glucose, and fructose and is produced by Arthrobacter spp. K-1
(Fujita et al., 1990). Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) is produced by the enzymatic
transgalactosylation of glucose and contains isomaltose, panose, isomaltotriose,
and other oligosaccharides with four or five glucose residues (Zhang et al., 2003).
Pullulan consists of glucose units linked as a-1,6-maltotriose subunits (Spears
et al., 2005). g-Cyclodextrin is a ring-shaped oligosaccharide composed of a-1,4-
linked glucose units (Spears et al., 2005). Both pullulan and g-cyclodextrin are
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partially hydrolyzed in the upper digestive tract of non-ruminants, but the

majority of each compound is believed to pass into the large intestine.
Digestive strategies of companion and livestock species. Prebiotic efficacy in any
animal species is closely correlated to its digestive strategy. Non-ruminant animals,
such as the dog and cat, employ post-gastric fermentation. The dog and cat have a
very small or nonexistent cecum and a tubular colon with little sacculation (NRC,
2006). Due to these features, they typically have a short (approximately 12 h)
intestinal residence time and digest approximately 8% of food in the colon (NRC,
2006). Other non-ruminants, such as poultry and swine, also employ post-gastric
fermentation but are capable of a higher level of colonic fermentation than cats
and dogs. These animals have one cecum (swine) or two ceca (poultry) adapted
to microbial fermentation. In addition, the colon of swine is highly sacculated
and allows for an increased residence time. Fermentation in the colon of swine
accounts for 5–28% of their maintenance energy requirement (NRC, 1998).
Herbivorous non-ruminants like the horse have a very large cecum and highly
sacculated colon that allows for up to 60% of the animal’s energy needs to be met
through fermentation (NRC, 2007a). Unlike other non-ruminants, herbivorous
non-ruminants are able to consume and utilize cellulose for energy.
Similar to non-ruminant animals, the young ruminant, also referred to as a
pre-ruminant, employs post-gastric fermentation until the ruminal microbiota
are established. Ruminal microbiota stabilize after 6–8 wk, and these animals are
fed as ruminants after this point (Damron, 2006). Adult ruminant animals
are pre-gastric fermenters. The majority of fermentation in adult ruminants
occurs in the reticulorumen, which can provide 50–70% of the energy require-
ments of the animal through short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production (Damron,
2006). While these animals are both pre- and post-gastric fermenters, hindgut
fermentation has not been the focus of prebiotic research in ruminants.
Microbiota methodologies. One of the key outcomes of prebiotic supplemen-
tation is a beneficial alteration in the microbiota composition of the host animal,
so identification of specific microbial communities is necessary to determine
efficacy. For many years, researchers have investigated alterations in microbiota
using culturing techniques (e.g., plating on selective media). While plating can
quantify microbial communities, there are several drawbacks to its use. First, only
viable microbiota can be cultured. If the species of interest is an anaerobic colony,
this task can be quite challenging as viable members will begin to expire shortly
after the sample is collected, even under conditions of proper storage and
transport. Second, selective media must be employed to ensure that only a
specific microorganism is cultured. However, several microbes can be grown on
the same media, which can lead to inaccurate quantification (Rastall, 2004).
Additionally, it is now known that several microbial species are dependent
upon one another for growth and maintenance of the colony in question
(NRC, 2007b). To culture such microbial species individually is impossible
using current plating methods.
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) initially was developed as a quali-
tative tool to identify two or more species in a growth medium. With FISH, a
fluorescent marker is hybridized to a specific region of microbial DNA. The
microbe then is fixed to a microscope slide (Harmsen and Welling, 2002).
The accuracy of FISH counting varies greatly, as general practice is to count the
number of microbiota in a specific area and multiply by the entire area to arrive at
a conclusion. Further advancements in FISH technology allowed separation and,
thus, quantification of microbiota by joining FISH with flow cytometry.
To address the problems associated with plating, molecular methods have
been developed to more clearly understand the makeup of the intestinal micro-
biome. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) has provided insight into the microbial com-
munity of the intestine. Primers and probes specific to a microbial genus or
species are prepared, and then added to a mixture of DNA and buffer to quantify
the genus or species based on their DNA. This method, like the others, is not
without its problems. First, the numbers of microbes quantified do not strictly
represent viable microbiota, as the primers and probes amplify DNA of all the
cells present. This may lead to an inaccurate count of changes in microbiota due
to prebiotic activity (Middelbos et al., 2007a). Second, the primers and probes
may not be specific enough to the species in question. While the primers and
probes selected for each organism strive to specify an exact microorganism, there
can be cross-reactivity among species and genera of microorganisms with similar
genetic codes. Therefore, each primer/probe pairing should be checked against
a ‘‘negative control’’ or a pure culture of microbial DNA that should not react
with the primer/probe pairing. While several issues remain unsolved as regards
current methods in quantifying microbial communities, technologies continue to
improve.
12.2 Prebiotic Use in Companion Animal and

Livestock Species
Canines. Several types of prebiotics have been utilized in canine nutrition
research. Details of the experiments are presented in > Table 12.1. As microbiota
. Table 12.1
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order beginning in 2005, reporting effects of prebiotics in dogsa,b.c (Cont’d p. 358)
Outcome Animals/
variables treatment (age, Dietary information; Daily prebiotic dose;
Reference quantified initial BW) time on treatment source Major findings
Jeusette Plasma leptin 12 Obese dogs Basal diet (Obesity Control (0%) No effect of scFOS supplementation
et al. (2005) (between 1 and veterinary diet, Royal on leptin, insulin, ghrelin, or gluose
9 yr; 21.9 0.8 kg) Canin, France) fed to
promote weight loss
Plasma insulin Chemical 2% scFOS (Beghin-Meiji
composition 34% CP, Industrie)
10% fat, 19.8%
dietary fiber, 1%
scFOS
Plasma ghrelin Study continued until
ideal BCS obtained
(5 out of 9)
Blood glucose
Spears et al. Food intake Five purpose- Basal diet: Hill’s No supplement (0 g) ↑ g-cyclodextrin:
(2005) bred adult dogs prescription diet
(3.7 yr; 28.9 kg) d/d- Rice and Duck
Apparent ileal 1 g high molecular
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Linear ↓ food intake (control: 352 g;

and total tract weight pullulan 4 g/d treatment: 305 g)***
digestibility
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Outcome Animals/
Spears et al. Microbial Chemical 2 g high molecular Quadratic ↑ ileal bifidobacteria
(2005) populations composition 17% CP, weight pullulan (control: 9.46 CFU/g DM feces; 2 g/d:
(con’t.) 14% fat, 4.0% TDF 10.20 CFU/g DM feces; 4 g/d: 9.83
CFU/g DM feces) and lactobacilli
(control: 9.12 CFU/g DM feces; 2 g/d:
10.11 CFU/g DM feces; 4 g/d:
9.42 CFU/g DM feces)***
Fecal 14 d study 1 g g-cyclodextrin Quadratic ↓ fecal Clostridium
characteristics perfringens (control: 9.75; 2 g/d: 9.44;
4 g/d: 9.76 CFU/g DM feces)**
2 g g-cyclodextrin ↑ pullulan:
Linear ↑ ileal bifidobacteria (9.46
CFU/g DM feces, control; 10.12 CFU/g
DM feces, treatment) and lactobacilli
(9.12 CFU/g DM feces, control; 10.02
CFU/g DM feces, 4 g/d treatment)***
Vanhoutte Fecal population Seven adult dogs Basal diet: see Propst Baseline Inulin:
et al. (2005) banding patterns et al. (2003)
(DGGE)
Chemical 4.5 g/d OF ↑ Streptococcus lutetiensis
composition not
provided
10 d study 5.6 g/d inulin
Gouveia Number of Eight dogs (2–6 Basal diet not Control (0 g) MOS:
et al. (2006) leukocytes, mo) all suffering provided
neutrophils, and from
lymphocytes gastroenteritis
Fecal microbiota Chemical 2 g MOS (Bio-MOS) Elimination of E. coli in 85.71% of
composition not animals
provided
10 d study
Verlinden Nutrient Four adult Basal diets: hydrolyzed 0% Supplementation Inulin:
et al. (2006) digestibility beagle dogs protein diet (Hill’s z/d
(2–11 yr; 6–15 kg) ultra, allergen-free);
intact protein source
(Hill’s d/d with duck
and rice)
Fecal Chemical 3% Inulin (Raftifeed IPS, ↓ Fecal DM (12%)***
characteristics composition: DP 2–60; Orafti, Tienen,
Belgium)
Hematology Hydrolyzed-18% CP, ↓ Apparent CP digestibility in intact
3% TDF protein + inulin diet (4.6%)***
Serum and fecal ↑ Estimated bacterial protein
IgA, IgG, IgE, IgM content in feces (% of fecal DM, 16%;
and % of CP intake, 33%) in intact
protein + inulin diet*
Intact protein-14%
CP, 5% TDF
21 d study
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. Table 12.1 (Cont’d p. 362)
Outcome Animals/
Adogony Mammary, nasal, Eight Control diet: 31% CP, 0% Supplementation scFOS:
et al. (2007) and blood primiparous 16% crude fat, 7.8%
immunoglobulin female beagles TDF
concentrations (10–12 kg)
Diarrhea Test diet: 30% CP, 1% scFOS (Profeed, ↑ IgM in colostrum and milk (40%)**
incidence 15% crude fat, 6.6% Beghin-Meiji, France)
TDF
Gestation d 35 ↑ Blood IgM concentrations (60%)***
through weaning
Apanavicius Food intake Six hound-cross Control diet: 32% CP, 0% Supplementation scFOS and Inulin:
et al. (2007) puppies (12 wk) 19% fat, 3% TDF
Gastrointestinal scFOS diet: 32% CP, 1% scFOS ↓ Change in food intake following
tract 19% fat, 3% TDF infection (26%)**
histopathology
Body Inulin diet: 30% CP, 1% Inulin ↓ Enterocyte sloughing severity
temperature 19% fat, 5% TDF (9%)**
after infection
Ileal and colonic Maintenance of ileal Na +
nutrient and ion -dependent glucose transport
transport (400% ↓ in control, no change in
supplemented puppies)
14 d study Inulin:
Apanavicius Microbial ↑ Change from baseline in fecal
et al. (2007) populations acetate (control: 37.7 mmol/g;
(con’t.) inulin 85.5 mmol/g) and SCFA
concentrations (control:
53.5 mmol/g; inulin: 145.5 mmol/g)**
↑ Change in fecal lactobacilli
concentrations (7%)**
Middelbos Nutrient Six purpose-bred 350 g/d Control – no Supplemented diets:
et al. (2007a) digestibility adult female supplemental
dogs (4.5 yr; fermentable
23 kg) carbohydrate
Fecal microbial 14 d study Control + 2.5% cellulose ↓ CP digestibility (15%)**
populations
Fecal Control + 2.5% beet ↑ Fecal bifidobacteria concentrations
fermentative pulp (14%)**
end-products
↑ Fecal lactobacilli concentrations
(8%)***
Immunological Control + 1.0%
indices cellulose + 1.5% scFOS
(Nutraflora P-95)
Control + 1.0% ↑ Fecal butyrate concentrations
cellulose + 1.2% (67%)**
scFOS + 0.3% yeast cell
wall (YCW, Safmannan)

Control + 1.0%
cellulose + 0.9%
scFOS + 0.6% YCW
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. Table 12.1
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Outcome Animals/
Middelbos Apparent ileal Five purpose- 280 g basal diet 0 g supplementation YCW:
et al. and total tract bred adult
(2007b) nutrient female dogs (4 yr;
digestibility 23 kg BW)
Serum IgA, IgM, Chemical Controlþ0.07 g YCW ↑ ileal nutrient digestibility (10% DM,
and IgG composition 30% (Safmannan) 11% CP)***
CP, 21% fat, 4% TDF
Fecal microbial 14 d study Controlþ0.35 g YCW Linear ↓ in monocyte counts
populations (control: 1.0 thousands/mL;
0.65% supplementation:
0.7 thousands/mL)**
Controlþ0.63 g YCW Linear ↓ in fecal E. coli populations
(control: 9.1 CFU/g DM feces; 0.65%
supplementation: 8.2 CFU/g DM
feces)**
Controlþ0.91 g YCW
a
For research published prior to 2004, please refer to the review of Swanson and Fahey (2006)
b
BW body weight, CFU colony forming units, CP crude protein, d day, DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, DM dry matter, g gram, IgA immunoglobu-
lin A, IgE immunoglobulin E, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgM immunoglobulin M, kg kilogram, mo month, MOS mannanoligosaccharide, OF oligofructose, SCFA
short-chain fatty acid, scFOS short-chain fructooligosaccharide, TDF total dietary fiber, yr year, YCW yeast cell wall, wk week
c
*P < 0.001, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
factor significantly into the general health and well being of all animals, the
majority of canine prebiotic research has focused on monitoring changes in gut
microbiota. Microbiota reside in all areas of the intestinal tract, but are generally
studied in feces rather than using invasive techniques to obtain colonic contents.
Fifty-five percent of authors observing changes in microbiota reported increased
bifidobacteria (Middelbos et al., 2007a; Swanson and Fahey, 2006), while 32%
reported increased lactobacilli (Apanavicius et al., 2007; Middelbos et al., 2007a;
Swanson and Fahey, 2006). Potentially pathogenic microbiota generally decreased
in response to prebiotic supplementation. Thirty-six percent of authors reported
decreased clostridia (Spears et al., 2005; Swanson and Fahey, 2006); however,
two authors reported increased clostridia in response to scFOS and OF supple-
mentation (Swanson and Fahey, 2006). Escherichia coli was reported to decrease
in response to MOS-supplementation (Gouveia et al., 2006; Middelbos et al.,
2007b; Swanson and Fahey, 2006), while streptococci increased in response to
fructan supplementation (Swanson and Fahey, 2006; Vanhoutte et al., 2005).
Overall, prebiotic supplementation appears to benefit the microbial ecology
of the dog.
Commensurate with changes in microbiota populations, changes in fermen-
tative end-products occur with prebiotic supplementation. Increased concentra-
tions of fecal SCFA, particularly butyrate, were reported in 46% of studies
observing changes in fecal metabolites (Apanavicius et al., 2007; Middelbos
et al., 2007a; Swanson and Fahey, 2006). Concentrations of acetate and propio-
nate increased in 23 and 31% of studies, respectively (Apanavicius et al., 2007;
Swanson and Fahey, 2006). Most SCFA are generated via carbohydrate fermentation.
Conversely, branched-chain fatty acids (BCFA), ammonia, phenols, and indoles
are generated via protein fermentation. In general, concentrations of BCFA,
phenol, and indole decreased in response to prebiotic supplementation (Swanson
and Fahey, 2006). Ammonia concentrations responded inconsistently to prebiotic
supplementation: 23% of studies reported increased ammonia (Swanson and
Fahey, 2006) while 15% of studies reported decreased ammonia in feces (Swanson
and Fahey, 2006).
Prebiotics have demonstrated clear effects on nutrient digestibility. Crude
protein digestibility is negatively impacted by inulin consumption (Middelbos
et al., 2007a; Verlinden et al., 2006). However, ileal dry matter and crude protein
digestibilities increased in dogs fed diets supplemented with yeast cell wall
(Middelbos et al., 2007b). Although no differences in nutrient digestibility
were observed, dogs consumed less food in a linear fashion when provided
diets with increasing concentrations of g-cyclodextrin (Spears et al., 2005).
Closely tied to nutrient digestibility, fecal quality and consistency are affected by
prebiotics. As reported in 50% of published studies, higher concentrations of
supplemental prebiotic compounds led to decreased fecal dry matter (Swanson
and Fahey, 2006; Verlinden et al., 2006). Three percent supplementation of inulin
resulted in a decrease in fecal dry matter in dogs consuming both hydrolyzed and
intact protein diets (Verlinden et al., 2006). Also affected by prebiotic supple-
mentation are fecal volume and fecal score. Thirty-five percent of studies
reported an increase in fecal volume with prebiotic supplementation (Swanson
and Fahey, 2006). Fecal scores were reported to increase in three studies (de-
creased consistency) while decreased fecal score was reported in two studies
(Swanson and Fahey, 2006).
Increased immune responses also have been observed in dogs consuming
prebiotics. When fed to primiparous beagles, scFOS increased IgM concentra-
tions in colostrum, milk, and blood (Adogony et al., 2007). Under a Salmonella
typhimurium challenge, puppies consuming either scFOS or inulin experienced
decreased enterocyte sloughing and maintenance of sodium-dependent glucose
transport (Apanavicius et al., 2007). While feed intake decreased, it appeared
that supplementation of prebiotic fructans allowed for normal metabolism to
occur. When fed diets supplemented with increasing concentrations of yeast cell
wall, a linear decrease in monocyte concentration was observed (Middelbos et al.,
2007b).
Felines. Five studies involving prebiotic supplementation of felines have been
published (> Table 12.2). Increased bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, along with
decreased clostridia, staphylococci, and E. coli have been reported (Swanson and
Fahey, 2006). Supplementation with fructans also increased fecal nitrogen of
microbial origin in supplemented cats (Hesta et al., 2005; Swanson and Fahey,
2006). Fecal fermentative end-products – ammonia, phenol, and indole –
decreased with lactosucrose supplementation (Swanson and Fahey, 2006), whereas
inulin increased total SCFA concentrations (Swanson and Fahey, 2006).
Nitrogen and crude protein digestibilities decreased in response to supple-
mentation with fructans (Swanson and Fahey, 2006). This likely would be
observed in response to other prebiotics; however, these effects remain open
to investigation in the cat. Fructan supplementation also increased fecal nitro-
gen excretion and decreased fat digestibility (Hesta et al., 2005; Swanson and
Fahey, 2006). With respect to fecal characteristics, fructan supplementation
decreased fecal dry matter and fecal score while increasing dry fecal output,
fecal volume, and number of defecations per day (Hesta et al., 2005; Swanson
and Fahey, 2006).
. Table 12.2
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order beginning in 2005, reporting effects of
prebiotics in catsa,b,c
Animals/
Outcome treatment Dietary
variables (age, initial information; time Daily prebiotic Major
Reference quantified BW) on treatment dose; source findings
Hesta Urea Four female Basal diet fed for 0% FOS:
et al. metabolism cats (>7 yr; ME requirement of Supplementation
(2005) 2.2 and 4 kg) ideal BW
Fecal odor Chemical 3.11% FOS ↑ Fecal
components composition 29% (Raftilose), DMB moisture
CP, 37% crude fat, (6%)***
1% CF
3 wk study ↑ DM fecal
output
(27%)***
↑ Fecal N
excretion
(36%)***
↓ Urinary N
excretion
(48%)***
↑ Fecal
bacterial N
(% of N
intake;
125%)***
a
For research published prior to 2004, please refer to the review of Swanson and Fahey (2006)
b
BW body weight, CF crude fiber, CP crude protein, DM dry matter, DMB dry matter basis, FOS fructooligo-
saccharide, kg kilogram, ME metabolic energy, N nitrogen, yr year, wk week
c
*P < 0.001, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
Poultry. Prebiotic research has been conducted in poultry since 1990 and, as a
result, a large database of research is available in this area (> Table 12.3).
Increased bifidobacteria (Cao et al., 2005; Jiang et al., 2006; Sims et al., 2004;
Terada et al., 1994; Thitaram et al., 2005; Xu et al., 2003) and decreased clostridia
(Biggs et al., 2007; Butel et al., 2001; Cao et al., 2005; Sims et al., 2004; Terada
et al., 1994) have been reported in 30% of studies that investigated the microbial
effects of prebiotic supplementation. Fifteen percent of studies also reported
increased lactobacilli (Baurhoo et al., 2007a; Jiang et al., 2006; Xu et al., 2003);
however, one author reported decreased ileal and cecal lactobacilli with MOS
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. Table 12.3
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order, reporting effects of prebiotics in poultrya,b (Cont’d p. 368)
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Outcome
variables Animals/treatment (age, Dietary information; Daily prebiotic
Reference quantified initial BW) time on treatment dose; source Major findings
Coon et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(1990)
TMEn Eight Leghorn roosters 30 g (precision-fed) test SBM ESBM:
diet
Chemical composition ESBM ↑ TMEn (21%)**
44% CP
Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2

Ileal and total 30 Leghorn roosters Same as study 1 Same as study 1 ESBM:
excreta CHO
digestibilities
Intestinal ↓ Ileal sucrose (42%),
transit time cellulose (0.5%), total
water-soluble CHO
(78%) digestibilities**
↓ Excreta sucrose (54%),
raffinose (35%),
stachyose (37%), total
water-soluble CHO
(90%) digestibilities**
↑ Excreta hemicellulose
(52%), cellulose (35%)
digestibilities**
Coon et al. ↑ Excreta true DM
(1990) (con’t.) digestibility (25%)**
↑ Intestinal transit time
(62%)**
↑ Cecal pH (9%)***
Leske et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(1993)
Nutrient 6–9 Leghorn roosters 30 g (precision-fed) soy Control (0%) 1% raffinose:
digestibility protein concentrate
TMEn Chemical composition Control + 1% raffinose ↓ TMEn (10%)**
73.1% CP, 0.36%
stachyose, 0.05%
raffinose
48 h study Control + 5% stachyose 5% stachyose:
Control + 1% ↓ TMEn (12%)**
raffinose + 5% stachyose
Control + 6% sucrose 1% raffinose + 5%
stachyose:
Control + 1% ↓ TMEn (12%)**
raffinose + 5%
stachyose + Control + 6%
sucrose
Same as Same as study 1 Same as study 1 Control (0%) All concentrations

study 1 stachyose:
Control + 1% stachyose ↓ TMEn (13–18%)**
Control + 2% stachyose ↓ DM digestibility
(12–16%)
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. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 370)
Outcome
Leske et al. Control + 3% stachyose
(1993) (con’t.)
Control + 4% stachyose
Control + 5% stachyose
Same as Same as study 1 Same as study 1 Control (0%) 0.6% raffinose:
study 1
Control + 0.4% raffinose ↓ TMEn (12%)**
Control + 0.6% raffinose ↓ DM digestibility
(11%)**
Control + 0.8% raffinose 0.8% raffinose:

Control + 1.0% raffinose ↓ TMEn (15%)**
↓ DM digestibility
(12%)**
1.0% raffinose:
↓ TMEn (16%)**
↓ DM digestibility
(13%)**
Terada et al. Performance 6,360 Cobb broiler chicks Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) Lactosucrose:
(1994) responses (1 d)
(BW, mortality)
Cecal Chemical composition Control + 0.15% ↓ Lecithinase-negative
microbiota (starter–finisher) 23.3– lactosucrose clostridia on d 20 (9%)**
28.3% CP, 1.20–0.91%
lys, 0.98–0.87%
met + cys, 1.07–1.03%
Ca, 0.69–0.75% P
Cecal 62 d study ↓ Lecithinase-positive
metabolites clostridia (31%),
bacterioidaceae (2%),
total anaerobes (1%) on
d 62**
↑ Bifidobacteria (4%) on
d 62**
Pen ammonia ↓ Pseudomonad
occurence (63%) on d
62***
↓ Staphylococci on d 62
(20%)**
↓ Cecal ammonia on d
62 (50%)***
↓ Cecal phenol (38%), p-
cresol on d 62 (34%)**
↑ Cecal acetate on d 62
(98%)*
↑ Cecal butyrate on d 62
(100%)**
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. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 372)
Outcome
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Leske and Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
Coon (1999a)
TMEn Seven adult Leghorn 25 g (precision-fed) test SBM ESBM:
AA roosters diet
digestibility
NSP 48 h study ESBM ↑ DM (11%), cellulose
digestibility (7%), noncellulosic NSP
(22%), arabinose (27%),
fucose (29%), galactose
(25%), glucose (16%),
mannose (13%), xylose
(39%), uronic acid (18%)
digestibility**
↑ TMEn (14%)**
↑ Digestible cellulose
(414%), noncellulosic
NSP (519%)**
TMEn Nine roosters Roosters: 25 g 47% CP SBM 47% CP SBM (10:1 vs.
(precision-fed) test diet control):
AMEn 20 Male Ross Ross 48 h study 47% CP SBM extracted ↑ TMEn (9%)**
broiler chicks with 80% ethanol, then
water (10 parts ethanol/
water: 1 part SBM)
Chicks: unlimited access 44% CP SBM 44% CP SBM (8:1 vs.
to test diet control):
12 d study ↑ AMEn (14%)**
Leske and 44% CP SBM extracted ↑ TMEn (8%)**
Coon (1999a) with 80% ethanol, then
(con’t.) water (8:1)
44% CP SBM (water:
ethanol vs. control):
44% CP SBM extracted ↑ AMEn (14%)**
with water, then 80%
ethanol (water:ethanol)
↑ TMEn (21%)**
Leske and Hydrogen gas Two male Ross Ross 6 g (precision-fed) test 47% CP SBM No differences among
Coon (1999b) production broiler chicks (10 d, 156 g) diet treatments
28 h study ESBM (a-galactoside-free)
ESBM with a-galactoside
concentrations of
standard SBM
Fernandez Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
et al. (2000)
Salmonella 6 or 12 Ross-1 broiler Mash diet (ingredients, Control (0%) All dilutions of HCC
challenge chicks (1 d) chemical compostion dosed prevented cecal S.
not provided) enteritidis colonization
(12/12 control birds
colonized)
Cecal 9 d study – Chicks Control + 2.5%
microbiota primed with hen cecal D-mannose
contents (HCC) adapted

to designated
treatment diet
Control + 2.5% MOS
Control + palm kernel meal
12
371
372
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 374)
Outcome
12
et al. (2000)
(con’t.)
Salmonella 12 or 24 Ross-1 broiler Same as study 1 Same as study 1 MOS:
challenge chicks (1 d)
Cecal ↓ Cecal S. enteritidis with
microbiota 104 HCC (51% vs.
mannose group)**
microbiota 103 (51%), 104 (67%),
and 103 + 104 HCC
(58%; mannose also
decreased 37%, 50%,
and 42%, respectively)**

microbiota 103 (38%), 105 (33%),
and 103 + 106 HCC
(24%; mannose also
decreased 19% with
103 + 106 HCC)**
Spring et al. Study 1 Study1 (S. typhimurium Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2000) groups)
Salmonella Ten line 24 broiler chicks Unmedicated corn-SBM Control (0 ppm) MOS:
challenge (hatched, groups 1 and 2) diet, all birds’
plus 26 chicks (hatched, microbiota
group 3) standardized prior to
initial feeding
Cecal Chemical composition Control + 4,000 ppm MOS ↓ Salmonellae (26%)**
microbiota not provided (Bio-Mos)
Cecal 10 d study ↓ Coliforms (3%)***
metabolites
Study 2 Study 2 (S. dublin groups) Study 2 Study 2 Study 2
Salmonella Nine chicks (hatched, Same as study 1 Same as study 1 MOS:
challenge groups 4 and 5) plus an
unspecified number of
chicks (hatched, group 6)
Cecal ↓ Salmonella-positive
microbiota birds (38%)**
Cecal
metabolites
Butel et al. Cecal Three ‘‘flora’’ groups Semi-synthetic diet Control (6% w/w lactose) Lactose + OF:
(2001) metabolites (inoculated with human (ingredients and
infant fecal flora) chemical composition
not provided)
Cecal (1) 11 Germ-free quail 28 d study OF [3% lactose + 3% (1) No difference in

microbiota (Coturnix coturnix subsp. OF (Raftilose)] infection or cecal
japonica, 2 wk) (2) Nine morphology,
quail (2 wk) (3) 14 quail metabolites, or
(2 wk) microbiota
12
373
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 376) 374
Outcome
12
Butel et al. Cecal (2) ↓ Cecal wall weight
(2001) (con’t.) morphology in ill quails (20%)**
associated
with
necrotizing
enterocolitis
(3) ↓ Cecal C. perfringens
(19%) and
C. paraputrificum (31%)**
Fairchild et al. Performance 56 Young (33 wk) and 56 Corn-SBM diet Control (0 g/kg) MOS with E. coli:
(2001) responses old (58 wk) male BIG-6
(BW, feed turkey poults (1 d)
conversion,
[F:G])
E. coli Chemical composition 1 g/kg MOS (Bio-Mos) ↑ BW in young (13%)
challenge 27.9% CP, 5.2% fat, and old (15%) chicks at
0.68% met, 1.13% wk 1**
met + cys, 1.71% lys,
1.4% Ca, 0.7% P

Intestinal 3 wk study 2.2 mg/kg flavomycin MOS with E. coli:
microbiota
1 g/kg MOS + 2.2 mg/kg
flavomycin
↑ BW in young chicks at
wk 3 (5%)**
↓ Liver total coliforms
on d 7 (42%)**
Parks et al. Performance 160 Male hybrid large Corn-SBM diets Control (0 g/kg) MOS:
(2001) responses White turkey poults
(BW, feed
consumption,
feed
conversion)
Bird mortality Chemical composition 1 g/kg MOS (reduced to ↑ BW at wk 20 (3%)**
(initial–final) 28.14– 0.5 kg/ton at 6 wk)
16.50% CP, 3.16–5.90%
crude fat, 0.59–0.31%
met, 1.05–0.61%
met + cys, 1.60–0.80%
lys, 1.20–0.65% Ca,
0.60–0.32% P
140 d study 2 mg/kg flavomycin ↓ F:G from 0–3 wk (4%)
**
20 mg/kg Stafac MOS + flavomycin:
↑ BW at wk 12 (4%), 15
(4%), 20 (2%)**
1 g/kg MOS (reduced to ↓ F:G from wk 0–3 (4%),
0.5 g/kg at 6 wk) + 2 mg/ 0–6 (4%), 0–12 (3%),
kg flavomycin 0–18 (2%)**
1 g/kg MOS (reduced to MOS + Stafac:
0.5 g/kg at 6 wk) + 20 mg/
kg Stafac
↑ BW at wk 15 (3%)**
↓ F:G from wk 0–3 (6%),
0–6 (4%), 0–12 (3%),
0–18 (3%)**
12
375
376
12
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 378)
Outcome
et al. (2002)
Salmonella Five ross-1 broiler chicks Wheat-SBM mash diet Control (0%) MOS:
challenge (1 d) (ingredients and
chemical composition
not provided)
Cecal 2 wk study - chicks Control + 2.5% (w/w) MOS ↑ Total anaerobes (4%)**
Microbiota (except control) dosed
with HCC adapted to
designated treatment
diet
Control + 2.5% (w/w) palm ↓ Coliforms (17%) and

kernel meal S. enteritidis
colonization (98%)**
Salmonella 15 Ross-1 broiler chicks Same as study 1 except Same as study 1 No difference in
challenge (1 d) 4 wk study S. enteritidis
colonization with MOS
Cecal
microbiota
Samarasinghe Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
et al. (2003)
Performance 30 Mixed-sex broilers Corn-SBM-rice polish Control (0%) MOS:
responses (unspecified strain, 19 d) mash diet
(BW, feed
intake, feed
conversion)
Carcass Chemical composition Control + 500 ppm ↑ Net protein utilization
composition 24.1% CP, 9.3% crude virginiamycin (31%)**
fat, 5.4% CF, 7.9% ash
Intestinal 4 wk study Control + 200 ppm MOS
microbiology
Control + 1 g/kg turmeric
root powder
root powder
root powder
Performance 36 Mixed-sex broilers Same as study 1 Control (0 ppm) MOS:
responses (unspecified strain, 21 d)
(BW, feed
intake, feed
conversion)
Carcass Control + 500 ppm ↓ Feed intake (5%)**
composition virginiamycin
Control + 200 ppm MOS ↑ Daily weight gain
(8%), feed conversion
(13%), energy utilization
(6%), protein utilization
(5%)**
12
377
378
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 380)
Outcome
12
Samarasinghe Intestinal Control + 1 g/kg turmeric ↑ % Live carcass (2%),
et al. (2003) microbiology root powder liver (25%), abdominal
(con’t.) fat weight (55%)**
↓ Coliforms (58%),
yeasts and molds (84%),
total viable microbial
counts (51%) in
intestinal contents**
Shashidhara Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
and
Devegowda
(2003)
Production 1,560 Cobb broiler Corn-SBM-rice bran diet Control (0 g/kg) MOS:
responses breeders (1,440 female, Chemical composition ↑ Egg production on wk
(hatchability, 120 male) (Males) 15.7% CP, 7.6% 60–62 (3–6%)**
sperm count) fiber, 1.0% Ca, 0.34% P
Immune (Females) 16.1% CP, Control + 0.5 g/kg MOS
↑ Hatchability [total
response 5.6% fiber, 3.3% Ca, (Bio-Mos) (0.6–5.2%) and fertile
0.33%P egg sets (0.8–5.3%)]**
8 wk study ↓ Infertile (5–30%) and
dead-in-shell eggs (18,
26% on wk 64 and 66)**
↑ Sperm count (18%)**
↑ IBDV antibody titer in
breeder females (17%)**
Shashidhara Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2
and
Devegowda
(2003) (con’t.)
Production 1,440 Cobb breeders Same as study 1 except Control (0 g/kg) MOS:
responses (1,284 female, 156 male) 12 wk study
(hatchability,
sperm count)
Immune Control + 1 g/kg MOS ↑ Hatchability (fertile
response egg set only, 1–3%)**
↓ Infertile eggs
(9–27%)**
↑ IBDV antibody titer in
breeder females (15%)
and chicks (47%)**
Xu et al. (2003) Performance 60 Male Avian farms Corn-SBM diet Control (0 g/kg) 2 g/kg FOS:
responses broiler chicks (1 d)
(Feed intake,
ADG, F:G)
Intestinal Chemical composition Control + 2 g/kg FOS ↓ F:G (5%)**
microbiota (initial–final) 22.8– (Meioligo-P)
18.2% CP, 0.94–0.81%
Ca, 0.85–0.67% P
49 d study Control + 4 g/kg FOS ↓ Cecal E. coli (8%)**
Enzyme Control + 8 g/kg FOS ↑ Amylase activity

activity (52%)**
Intestinal ↑ Ileal villus height:crypt
morphology depth (31%), microvillus
height (25%)**
12
379
380
12
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 382)
Outcome
Xu et al. (2003) 4 g/kg FOS:
(con’t.)
↑ ADG (11%)**
↓ F:G (9%)**
↑ Intestinal
bifidobacteria (12%),
lactobacilli(14%)**
↓ Intestinal E. coli
(12%)**
↑ Cecal bifidobacteria
(7%), lactobacilli (8%),
total anaerobes (3%)**
↓ Cecal E. coli (7%)**
↑ Protease (27%),
amylase (75%)
activities**
↑ Jejunal villus height:
crypt depth (26%),
microvillus height
(21%)**
Xu et al. (2003) ↓ Jejunal (17%), ileal
(con’t.) crypt depth (25%)**
↑ Ileal villus height
(16%), villus height:
crypt depth (55%),
microvillus height (39%)
**
Yusrizal and Performance 32 Ross Ross broiler Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) Inulin:
Chen (2003) responses chicks (16 male, 16
(BW, feed female; 1 d)
intake, F:G)
Carcass Chemical composition Control + 1% inulin Males:
composition (initial-final) (Raftifeed IPF)
21.3–19.8% CP
Serum profile 6 wk study Control + 1% OF ↑ Carcass % (2%)**
(Raftifeed OPS)
↑ BW at wk 2 (10%)**
↓ F:G at wk 6 (18%)**
Intestinal ↓ Abdominal fat as %
morphology carcass (32%), % live
weight (30%)**
Females:
↓ Serum cholesterol
(17%)**
↓ Abdominal fat as %
carcass (30%), % live
weight (30%)**
12
381
382
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 384)
Outcome
12
Yusrizal and OF:
Chen (2003)
(con’t.)
Males:
↑ BW at wk 2 (5%)**
Females:
↑ BW (10%)**
↑ Carcass weight (13%),
carcass % (3%)**
↑ Gut length (8%)**
↓ F:G at wk 2 (4%), 5
(13%), 6 (18%)**
↓ Serum cholesterol
(20%)**
Zhang et al. Performance 72 Male Arbor acres Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) 0.3% IMO:
(2003) responses broiler chicks (1 d)
(BW, feed
intake, feed
efficiency)
Immune organ Chemical composition Control + 0.3% IMO ↑ ADG (7%)***
weight (initial–final) 22.1– (IMO-900)
18.0% CP, 1.1–0.8% Ca,
0.52–0.40% P
7 wk study Control + 0.6% IMO ↑ Thymus weight (49%)**
Intestinal and Control + 0.9% IMO ↓ Crop isobutyrate
cecal (61%)**
microbiota
Zhang et al. ↓ Duodenal isovalerate
(2003) (con’t.) (61%)*
Control + 1.2% IMO ↑ Jejunal butyrate
(102%), isobutyrate
(85%)**
Intestinal 0.6% IMO:
metabolites
↓ Duodenal isovalerate
(59%)*
All concentrations IMO:
↑ Feed efficiency (3–6%)
***
↓ Crop isobutyrate
(35–61%)**
↓ Duodenal acetate
(30–64%)**
Sims et al. Performance 180 tom Hybrid turkey Ingredient composition Control (0%) MOS:
(2004) responses poults (1 d) not provided
(BW; feed
consumption,
conversion)
Intestinal Chemical composition Control + bacitracin (BAC; ↑ BW at 18 wk (6%)**
microbiota (initial-final %) 29–17% 55 mg/kg until 6 wk, 27.5
CP, 6.1–10.2% crude mg/kg after)
fat, 1.4–0.9% Ca,

0.75–0.48% P
18 wk study Control + MOS (Bio-Mos; ↑ Feed conversion at 12
0.1% until 6 wk, 0.05% (6%), 15 wk (6%)**
after)
12
383
384
12
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 386)
Outcome
Sims et al. Intestinal Control + BAC + MOS ↑ Bifidobacteria (21%),
(2004) (con’t.) histology (same doses) total anaerobes (9%)**
↓ Clostridia (29%)**
MOS + BAC:
↑ BW at 15 (5%), 18 wk
(8%)**
↑ Feed conversion at 18
wk (11%)**
Zdunczyk Performance 45 BUT-9 turkey chickens Wheat-corn-SBM mash Control (0.0%) 0.1% MOS:
et al. (2004) responses (3 d) diet with or without an
(BW, feed antibiotic
consumption,
conversion)
Cecal enzyme Chemical composition Control + 0.1% MOS ↓ Cecal tissue weight
activity (initial-final) 28.8–25.9% (Bio-Mos) (19%)**
CP, 4.4–5.5% crude fat,
3.4–3.7% CF, 1.3–1.1%
Ca, 0.73–0.64% P
Cecal 8 wk study Control + 0.25% MOS ↓ Molar ratio of cecal
metabolites propionate (60%)**
Control + 0.5% MOS 0.25% MOS:
Zdunczyk ↑ Cecal DM (19%), pH
et al. (2004) (11%)**
(con’t.)
↑ Cecal propionate
(72%)**
↑ Cecal a-glucosidase
(68%), b-glucosidase
(200%), a- galactosidase
(89%), b-galactosidase
(219%), and
b-glucuronidase (65%)**
0.5% MOS:
↑ Cecal acetate (40%),
butyrate (72%), total
SCFA (42%)**
↓ Molar ratio of cecal
propionate (60%)**
Cao et al. Performance 1,500 Arbor acres Isolated soy protein- Control (0%) FOS:
(2005) responses commercial broiler hens cornstarch diet
(BW, feed (28 d)
intake,
mortality)
Cecal Chemical composition Control + 4.1 g/kg green ↓ Mortality (42%)**
microbiota 18% CP, 79.8 g/kg Ca, tea polyphenols
40.0 g/kg P
Cecal 14 d study Control + 4.1 g/kg FOS ↑ Cecal bifidobacteria
metabolites (9%), eubacteria (5%)**
12
385
386
12
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 388)
Outcome
Cao et al. ↓ Cecal bacilli (28%),
(2005) (con’t.) lecithinase-positive
clostridia (30%),
Peptococcaceae spp.
(11%), Streptococci spp.
(25%), Staphylococci
spp. (43%)**
↑ Cecal valerate (54%)**
↓ Cecal phenol (31%),
cresol (48%), ethyl
phenol (35%), and
indole (36%)**
Cetin et al. Blood 24 White hybrid Corn-SBM diets Control (0 g/kg) MOS:
(2005) metabolites converter turkey poults
(15 d)
IgG and IgM Chemical composition 1 g/kg MOS (Bio-Mos; ↑ IgG (37%),
(initial–final) 27.52– reduced to 0.5 g/kg after IgM (44%)**
19.45% CP, wk 8)
4.89–5.25% CF
15 wk study 1 g/kg Probiotic (Primalac ↓ a-naphthyl acetate
454; reduced to 0.5 g/kg esterase positive T
after wk 8) lymphocytes (21%)**
Lee et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2005)
Performance 90 Mixed-sex Ross Ross Corn-SBM diet 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, or 10% of Guar gum:
responses broiler chicks containing no guar Guar gum, Guar germ, OR
(BW, feed Guar hull
consumption,
F:G, mortality)
Carcass and Chemical composition ↑ BW (8–9%), F:G
deboned (starter-finisher) 22.8– (10–14%)**
breast muscle 17.7% CP, 0.96–0.77%
yield Ca, 0.46–0.36% P
6 wk study 5% treatments (vs.
2.5%):
↓ Feed consumption
(9%)**
↓ Carcass weight (16%),
deboned breast weight
(14%) and yield (5%)**
7.5% treatments
(vs. 2.5%):
↓ Carcass weight (16%),
carcass yield (2%),
(18%) and yield (8%)*
10% Treatments
(vs. 2.5%):
↓ Feed consumption
(12%)**
12
387
388
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 390)
Outcome
12
Lee et al. ↓ Carcass weight (35%),
(2005) (con’t.) carcass yield (5%),
(43%) and yield (19%)**
Performance 100 Mixed-sex Same as study 1 All treatments with or Guar meal:
responses Ross Ross broiler chicks without Hemicell
(BW, feed (endo-beta-mannanase):
consumption,
F:G, mortality)
Control (0%) ↓ BW (14%)**
Control + 5% guar meal ↑ F:G with (8%) and
without Hemicell
(20%)**
Guar hull:
Control + 5% guar germ ↓ BW (14%)**
Control + 5% guar hull ↓ feed consumption

(6%)**
↑ F:G with (5%) and
without Hemicell
(15%)**
Guar germ:
↑ F:G with Hemicell
(6%)**
Parks et al. Performance 160 Female large white Corn-SBM diets Control (0 mg/kg) MOS + virginiamycin:
(2005) responses (BW, hybrid converter turkey
feed poults (1 d)
consumption,
feed
conversion)
Mortality Chemical composition 22 mg/kg Virginiamycin ↓ BW at 3 wk (5%)**
(initial–final) 28.00–
20.45% CP, 4.61–7.22%
crude fat, 0.71–0.35%
met, 1.20–0.73%
met + cys, 1.80–1.03%
lys, 1.60–0.85% Ca,
0.75–0.38% P
Production 98 d study 500 mg/kg MOS (reduced ↑ BW at 9 (4%), 12 wk
responses to 22 mg/kg after 6 (4%)**
wk) + 22 mg/kg
virginiamycin
↑ BW gain at 6–9 wk
(8%)**
↓ Feed conversion rates
at 6–9 wk (7%), overall
(1%)**
Thitaram et al. Performance Ten Ross Ross broiler Standard unmedicated Control (0%) All doses IMO:
(2005) responses chicks (1 d) corn-soy diet
↑ Bifidobacteria
(BW, feed (10–11%)**
conversion,
1% IMO:
feed
efficiency) ↓ BW gain (10%)**
↓ Salmonella enterica ser.
Typhimurium (31%)**
12
Control + 1% IMO
389
390
12
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 392)
Outcome
Thitaram et al. Cecal Chemical composition Control + 2% IMO
(2005) (con’t.) microbiota 22.5% CP, 5.3% crude
fat, 2.5% CF, 0.45% P
21 d study Control + 4% IMO
Zaghini et al. Performance 24 Warren laying hens Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) MOS:
(2005) responses (44 wk, 2.2 kg)
(feed
consumption)
Egg Chemical composition 2.5 ppm aflatoxin B1 ↓ Egg weight at wk
production 14.79% CP, 3.23% crude 2 (6%), 3 (4%)**
and quality fat, 4.54% CF, 3.53% Ca,
0.86% P
Liver histology 4 wk study 0.11% MOS (Bio-Mos) ↓ Yolk a* color (6%)**
0.11% MOS + 2.5 ppm ↑ Albumen CP at wk

aflatoxin B1 2 (3%)*, 4 (3%)**
↑ Albumen ash at wk 4
(14%)*
MOS + aflatoxin:
↓ Egg weight at wk
2 (8%)**
↑ Albumen ash at wk 4
(12%)*
Zaghini et al. ↑ Yolk L (5%)*, b* (6%)**
(2005) (con’t.) color at wk 4
↑ Albumen CP at wk
2 (3%)*, 4 (3%)**
Zdunczyk Cecal 39 Male BUT-9 turkey SBM-wheat-corn diet Control (0%) All concentrations MOS:
et al. (2005) microbiota poults (3 d)
Cecal Chemical composition 0.1% MOS (Bio-Mos) ↓ Colon weight
metabolites (initial–final) 28.77– (16–30%)**
18.78% CP, 3.4–3.0% CF,
4.4–6.6% crude fat, 1.8–
1.2% lys, 1.16–0.73%
met + cys, 1.3–1.0% Ca,
0.72–0.50% P
Cecal enzyme 16 wk study 0.4% MOS (decreased to ↑ Cecal ammonia as %
activity 0.2% after 8 wk) BW (49–64%)**
1.0% MOS (decreased to 0.1% MOS:
0.4% after 8 wk)
↓ Cecal pH (14%)**
↑ Cecal
ammonia (30%)**
0.4/0.2% MOS:
↑ BW at 16 wk (5%)**
↓ Cecal acetate (45%),
total SCFA (34%)**

1.0/0.4% MOS:
↑ BW at 16 wk (3%)**
12
391
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 394)
392
Outcome
Zdunczyk ↓ Cecal acetate (46%),
12
et al. (2005) valerate (35%), total
(con’t.) SCFA (34%)**
Jiang et al. Performance 72 Male Arbor acres Corn-soy protein isolate Control (0%) 4 g/kg stachyose:
(2006) responses broiler chicks (1 d) diet
(BW, mortality,
feed
consumption,
feed
efficiency)
Cecal Chemical composition Control + 4 g/kg stachyose ↑ Cecal butyrate on d 21
metabolites (starter-grower) 220.5– (23%)**
200.0 g/kg CP, 10.2–9.6
g/kg Ca, 6.7–6.4 g/kg P,
12.3–10.9 g/kg lys, 7.0–
5.7 g/kg met, 10.7–9.1
g/kg met + cys
Cecal 42 d study Control + 8 g/kg stachyose 12 g/kg stachyose:
microbiota
Control + 12 g/kg ↓ 6 wk BW (4%)*

stachyose
↓ Overall ADG (4%)*
Nutrient Control + 16 g/kg 16 g/kg stachyose:
digestibility stachyose
Control + SBM (10.5 g/kg ↓ 3 (5%), 6 wk BW (6%)*
raffinose, 32.1 g/kg
stachyose; no soy protein
isolate)
Jiang et al. ↓ 3 (5%) and 6 (7%) wk,
(2006) (con’t.) overall ADG (7%)*
↑ Stachyose
concentrations:
Quadratic ↓ ADG
(control: 49.4 g/d; 4 g/kg:
49.4 g/d; 8 g/kg:
48.8 g/d; 12 g/kg: 47.4
g/d; 16 g/kg: 46.1 g/d)*
Quadratic ↓ feed intake
(control: 92.9 g/d; 4 g/kg:
93.5 g/d; 8 g/kg: 93.3 g/d;
12 g/kg: 91.0 g/d;
16 g/kg: 90.1 g/d)*
Linear ↓ DM digestibility
on d 42 (control: 76.32%;
4 g/kg: 76.36%; 8 g/kg:
74.44%; 12 g/kg: 74.65%;
16 g/kg: 72.17%)*
Linear ↓ OM digestibility
on d 21(control: 81.36%;
4 g/kg: 81.09%; 8 g/kg:
79.69%; 12 g/kg:
79.02%; 16 g/kg:
78.70%)***
Linear ↓ OM digestibility
on d 42 (control: 81.76%;
4 g/kg: 81.57%; 8 g/kg:
80.30%; 12 g/kg: 80.51%;
16 g/kg: 78.46%)**
12
393
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 396) 394
Outcome
12
Jiang et al. Linear ↓ CP digestibility
(2006) (con’t.) on d 42 (control:
63.22%; 4 g/kg: 62.48%;
8 g/kg: 60.21%; 12 g/kg:
62.21%; 16 g/kg:
57.69%)***
Quadratic ↑
bifidobacteria on d 21
(control: 8.09 log CFU/g;
4 g/kg: 8.58 log CFU/g;
16 g/kg: 7.72 log
CFU/g)***
Quadratic ↑ lactobacilli
on d 21 (control:
7.63 log CFU/g; 4 g/kg:

7.67 log CFU/g)***
Quadratic ↑ cecal
butyrate on d 21
(control: 0.48 mmol/g; 4
g/kg: 0.59 mmol/g; 8 g/
kg: 0.52 mmol/g; 12 g/
kg: 0.54 mmol/g; 16 g/
kg: 0.43 mmol/g)**
Jiang et al. SBM:
(2006) (con’t.)
↓ 3 wk (4%), 6 wk BW
(4%)*
↓ 3 wk (4%), overall ADG
(4%)*
Kim et al. Egg Six single comb White Complete layer ration Control (0%) 0.75% FOS:
(2006) production Leghorn hens (84 wk)
Bone Chemical composition Full feed ↓ First day out of egg
measurements not provided production (20%)**
51 d study Feed withdrawal
100% Alfalfa
0.375% FOS with alfalfa
0.75% FOS with alfalfa
Ma et al. Performance 50 Male Arbor Acres Corn-SBM diet Control (0 g/kg) MOS + Ligustrum
(2006) responses broiler chicks (1 d) lucidium:
(BW, feed
consumption)
Enzyme Chemical composition 10 g/kg Ligustrum lucidium ↓ Serum (21%), thigh
activity (initial–final) 220–200 g/ malondialdehyde
kg CP, 11–10 g/kg lys, concentration (35%)**
4.5–4.4 g/kg met, 10–
9.5 g/kg Ca, 7.2–7.0 g/
kg P
10 g/kg Schisandra ↑ Serum (41%), heart
chinensis glutathione reductase
activity (39%)**
12
395
396
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 398)

12
Outcome
Ma et al. Serum 49 d study 50 g/kg MOS + 10 g/kg ↑ Antibody titer against
(2006) (con’t.) antibodies Ligustrum lucidium Newcastle disease virus
on d 21 (21%), 28
(25%)**
Spleen 50 g/kg MOS + 10 g/kg ↑ Spleen lymphocyte
lymphocyte Schisandra chinensis proliferation (33%)**
proliferation
MOS + Schisandra
chinensis:
↓ Serum (21%), thigh
malondialdehyde
concentration (36%)**
↑ Serum glutathione
reductase activity
(50%)**
↑ Antibody titer against
Newcastle disease virus
on d 21 (18%), 28
(24%)**
↑ Spleen lymphocyte
proliferation (28%)**
Baurhoo et al. Performance 160 Male Cobb broiler Corn-SBM based diet Control MOS:
(2007a) responses chicks (1 d)
(BW; feed
intake,
conversion)
Cecal Chemical composition Control with antibiotic ↓ Feed intake (9%), BW
microbiota (starter-grower) (9%)**
22.0–20.0% CP, 1.0–0.9%
Ca, 0.50–0.47% P
Intestinal 42 d study Control + 0.2% MOS (Bio- ↑ Villus height on d 28
morphology Mos; 0.1% in grower diet) (7%)**
and histology
Control + 1.25% lignin ↑ Goblet cells per villus
on d 28 (79%), 42
(94%)**
↑ Cecal lactobacilli on d
42 (5%)**
Control + 2.5% lignin ↓ E. coli in litter on d 28
(76%), 42 (30%)**
Baurhoo et al. Performance 208 Male Cobb broiler Corn-SBM based diet Control MOS:
(2007b) responses chicks (1 d) Control with antibiotic ↑ Cecal lactobacilli on d
(BW; feed 38 (3%)**
intake,
Control + 0.2% MOS (Bio- ↓ E. coli on d 9 post-
conversion)
Mos; 0.1% in grower diet) challenge (18%)**
Control + 1.25% lignin

Control + 2.5% lignin
Cecal Chemical composition
microbiota not provided
E. coli 38 d study (E. coli
12
challenge challenge at d 21–12

birds/treatment)
397
398
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 400)
Outcome
12
Biggs and AA Four cecectomized 30 g Corn-isolated soy Control (0 g/kg) Cecectomized roosters:
Parsons (2007) digestibility roosters plus four protein diet (precision-
conventional roosters fed)
TMEn Chemical composition 4 g/kg inulin 8 g/kg OF:
160 g/kg CP
48 h study 4 g/kg OF ↑ met digestibility
(3%)**
4 g/kg scFOS 4 g/kg scFOS:
4 g/kg MOS ↑ met digestibility
(3%)**
4 g/kg TOS 4 g/kg MOS:
8 g/kg Inulin ↑ met digestibility
(5%)**
8 g/kg OF 8 g/kg MOS:
8 g/kg scFOS ↑ ile (6%), lys
digestibility (6%)**
8 g/kg MOS 4 g/kg TOS:
8 g/kg TOS ↑ ile digestibility (5%)**
8 g/kg TOS:
↑ ile (8%), lys (8%), met
(5%), val digestibility
(9%)**
Biggs and Conventional roosters:
Parsons (2007)
(con’t.)
4 g/kg Inulin:
↓ met digestibility
(5%)**
8 g/kg Inulin:
↓ met digestibility (3%)**
Biggs et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2007)
Performance 40 Male Corn-SBM diet Control (0 g/kg) Inulin:
responses Hampshire Columbian
(BW, feed chicks (1 d)
intake, G:F)
Nutrient Chemical composition 8 g/kg Inulin ↓ Metabolizable energy
digestibility 23% CP, 1.27% lys, on d 7 (8%), 14 (4%), 21
0.53% met, 0.90% (4%)**
met + cys
Metabolizable 21 d study 8 g/kg OF ↓ ile (4%), met (4%)
energy digestibility on d 3**
8 g/kg scFOS ↓ arg (2%), cys (7%), his
(4%), ile (4%), leu (4%),
lys (3%), met (4%), phe
(3%), thr (6%), val (7%)
digestibility on d 7**
8 g/kg MOS
8 g/kg TOS
↓ arg (5%), cys (13%), his
(7%), ile (8%), leu (6%),
lys (5%), met (5%), phe
(6%), thr (10%), val (8%)
12
399
400
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 402)

12
Outcome
Biggs et al. scFOS:
(2007) (con’t.)
↓ Metabolizable energy
on d 7 (10%), 14 (3%)**
↓ ile (4%), met (4%)
digestibility on d 3*
↓ arg (3%), cys (9%), his
(5%), ile (4%), leu (4%),
lys (4%), met (5%), phe
(4%), thr (8%), val (10%)
↓ arg (4%), cys (11%), his
(5%), ile (7%), leu (5%),
lys (5%), met (5%), phe
(5%), thr (8%), val (6%)
MOS:
on d 14 (4%)**
↓ met digestibility on d
3 (5%)**
Biggs et al. ↓ arg (2%), cys (5%), his
(2007) (con’t.) (3%), ile (3%), leu (3%),
lys (2%), met (4%), phe
(3%), thr (5%), val (3%)
TOS:
↓ arg (2%), cys (4%), his
(2%), ile (3%), leu (3%),
lys (2%), met (3%), phe
(3%), thr (5%), val (4%)
↓ arg (2%), cys (5%), his
(2%), ile (2%), leu (2%),
lys (2%), met (2%), phe
(2%), thr (4%), val (3%)
Performance 40 Male Same as study 1 Control (0 g/kg) Inulin:
responses Hampshire Columbian
(BW, feed chicks (1 d)
intake, G:F)
Nutrient 21 d study 4 g/kg inulin ↑ Metabolizable energy
digestibility on d 7 (7%), 14 (3%), 21
(5%)**
4 g/kg OF ↓ phe (3%), thr (7%)

digestibility on d 3–4**
Metabolizable 4 g/kg scFOS ↓ cys (3%), lys (2%), thr
energy (2%) digestibility on d
21**
12
401
402
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 404)
Outcome
12
Biggs et al. Cecal 4 g/kg MOS OF:
(2007) (con’t.) microbiota
4 g/kg TOS ↑ Metabolizable energy
on d 7 (6%), 21 (3%)**
↓ ile (4%), leu (4%), phe
(3%), thr (7%), val (6%)
↓ cys (2%), met (1%)
digestibility on d 21 **
scFOS:
on d 3–4 (8%)**
↑ Metabolizable energy
on d 21 (2%)**
↓ arg (5%), cys (8%), his
(7%), ile (7%), leu (7%),
lys (8%), met (10%), phe

(6%), thr (13%), val (11%)
↓ arg (2%), his (1%), ile
(2%), leu (1%), lys (3%),
met (3%), phe (1%), thr
(4%), val (2%)
Biggs et al. MOS:
(2007) (con’t.)
on d 3–4 (8%)**
on d 7 (2%), 14 (2%), 21
(5%)**
↑ arg (1%), cys (6%), his
(2%), ile (2%), leu (2%),
lys (1%), met (1%), phe
(2%), thr (3%), val (4%)
TOS:
on d 3–4 (12%)**
on d 21 (2%)**
↓ arg (6%), cys (14%), his
(7%), ile (8%), leu (7%),
lys (8%), met (5%), phe
(7%), thr (13%), val (10%)
↓ arg (2%), cys (1%), his
(1%), ile (3%), leu (1%),
lys (4%), met (2%), thr

(3%) digestibility on
d 21**
12
403
404
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 406)

12
Outcome
Biggs et al. Study 3 Study 3 Study 3 Study 3 Study 3
(2007) (con’t.)
Cecal 20 Male Dextrose-isolated soy Same as study scFOS:
microbiota Hampshire Columbian protein diet
chicks (1 d)
Chemical composition ↓ Cecal Clostridium
23% CP, 1.41% lys, 0.54% perfringens (5%)**
met, 0.90% met + cys
21 d study MOS:
↓ Cecal Clostridium
perfringens (6%)**
Elmusharaf Performance 64 Male Ross 308 broiler Corn-SBM-wheat based Control (0 g kg) MOS:
et al. (2007) responses chicks (1 d) pelleted diet
(BW; feed
intake,
conversion)
Coccidiosis Chemical composition Control + 10 g/kg MOS ↓ oocyst shedding on d
challenge 215.6 g/kg CP (Bio-Mos) with or without 5 (55%), 12 (70%)**
(oocyst count, coccidial challenge
lesion scoring)
19 d study ↓ Lesions from Eimeria
acervulina (72%)**
Lan et al. Cecal lactic 60 Male Arbor acres Corn-SBM diet Negative control (0% SBM, SBM oligosaccharides:
(2007) acid bacteria broiler chicks (1 d) 0% antibiotics)
Intestinal Dietary composition Positive control (SBM, ↑ Lactic acid bacteria
morphology 202.1 g/kg CP, 10.0 g/kg antibiotics) (determined via
Ca, 6.4 g/kg P threshold cycle values,
17%)**
15 d study Negative control + 10 g/kg
SBM oligosaccharides
Rehman et al. Performance 20 Ross 308 broiler chicks Corn-SBM-wheat diet Control (0%) Inulin:
(2007) response (BW) (1 d)
Intestinal Dietary composition Control + 1% inulin ↑ Jejunal villus height
histomorpho- 24.9% CP, 3.5% crude (Raftiline-GR) (20%)**
logy fat, 1.5% CF, 1.1% Ca,
0.87% P
Nutrient 35 d study ↑ Crypt depth (31%)*
transport
activity
↑ Short-circuit current
with glucose (669%)
and glutamine (1,571%)*
↓ Basal values of
transmucosal tissue
resistance with glucose
(47%) and glutamine
(37%)*
12
405
406
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 408)

Outcome
12
Solis de los Performance 18 Hybrid converter tom Standard unmedicated Control (0%) All concentrations MOS:
Santos et al. response (BW) turkey poults (1 d) corn-soybean starter
(2007) diet
Intestinal 21 d study Control + 0.455 g/kg MOS ↑ BW on d 7 (8%)**
morphology (Alphamune, yeast extract)
Control + 0.91 g/kg MOS ↑ Duodenal neutral
(47–71%), sialomucin
(56–64%), sulfomucin
(44–56%) goblet cells
on d 7**
↑ Jejunal crypt depth on
d 7 (40–48%), 21
(46–76%)**
↑ Jejunal villus height
(57–79%), villus surface
area on d 21
(89–127%)**
↑ Jejunal neutral
(40–51%), sulfomucin
(23–66%) goblet cells
on d 21**
↑ Ileal villus height
(31–33%), villus surface
area (56–57%) on d 21**
Solis de los ↑ Ileal crypt depth on d 7
Santos et al. (30–49%), 21 (41–57%)**
(2007) (con’t.)
↑ ileal neutral (60–92%),
sialomucin (72–116%),
sulfomucin (32–72%)
goblet cells on d 7**
0.455 g/kg MOS:
↑ Duodenal villus height
(21%), surface area
(38%) on d 7**
↑ Duodenal crypt depth
on d 21 (3%)**
↑ Duodenal sulfomucin
goblet cells on d 21
(53%)**
↑ Jejunal villus surface
area on d 7 (89%)**
↑ Jejunal lamina propria
thickness on d 21
(64%)**
↑ Jejunal sialomucin
(31%), sulfomucin (50%)
↑ Jejunal sialomucin
goblet cells on d 21
(84%)**
↑ Ileal lamina propria
thickness on d 7 (44%),
21 (38%)**
12
407
408
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 410)

12
Outcome
Solis de los ↑ Ileal villus height on d
Santos et al. 7 (49%)**
(2007) (con’t.)
↑ Ileal villus surface area
(86%)**
↑ Ileal neutral (120%),
sialomucin (58%),
sulfomucin (36%)
Donaldson Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
et al. (2008)
Salmonella 12 Laying hens Corn-soybean mash Control (nonmolted) 0.75% FOS:
enterica
serovar
Enteritidis
challenge
Performance Chemical composition Feed withdrawal (molted) ↓ Number of hens
responses 16.5% CP, 3.5% Ca, positive for Salmonella
(feed intake, 0.48% P enteritidis in crop
BW, ovarian (17%)**
weight)
Crop and cecal 28 d study 90% alfalfa + 10% layer
metabolites ration
Donaldson Crop, cecal, 90% alfalfa + 10% layer
et al. (2008) and organ ration + 0.375% FOS
(con’t.) Salmonella
enteritidis
colonization
Intestinal 90% alfalfa + 10% layer
Salmonella ration + 0.75% FOS
enteritidis
shedding
Same as study Same as study 1 Same as study 1 Same as study 1 No differences
1 observed
Same as study Same as study 1 Same as study 1 Same as study 1 0.375% FOS:
1 except no
feed intake
data
↓ Number of hens
positive for Salmonella
enteritidis in intestines
(60%)**
↓ Intestinal Salmonella
enteritidis colonization
(118%)**
↓ Crop lactic acid

(28%)**
12
409
410
. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 412)

12
Outcome
Donaldson 0.75% FOS:
et al. (2008)
(con’t.)
↑ Crop lactic acid
(320%)**
↑ Crop Salmonella
(127%)**
↓ Number of hens
positive for Salmonella
enteritidis in intestines
(60%)**
↓ Intestinal Salmonella
(118%)**

Same as Same as study 1 Same as study 1 Same as study 1 0.375% FOS:
study 3
↑ Crop lactic acid
(295%)**
0.75% FOS:
↑ Cecal isobutyrate
(250%)**
Yang et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2008)
Performance 96 Male Cobb broiler SBM-sorghum diet Control (0 g/kg) 1 g/kg MOS:
responses chicks (1 d)
(BW, feed
intake, feed
conversion)
Metabolizable Chemical composition Control + 50 ppm zinc ↑ AME (2%)**
energy (starter-grower) 230.0– bacitracin
210.0 g/kg CP, 40.8–
44.0 g/kg CF, 57.3–52.1
g/kg crude fat, 12.5–
11.0 g/kg lys, 9.0–8.3 g/
kg met + cys, 10.0 g/kg,
4.0–3.7 g/kg P
Intestinal 5 wk study 1 g/kg MOS ↑ Ileal pH (4%)**
microbiota
Intestinal 2 g/kg MOS ↓ Ileal total SCFA (66%)**
metabolites
↓ Cecal lactobacilli
(5%)**
↓ Cecal propionate
(50%)**
↑ Cecal butyrate (92%)**
2 g/kg MOS:
↓ Feed conversion
during wk 1–3 (4%)***
12
411
412
. Table 12.3
12
Outcome
Yang et al. ↑ AME (2%)**
(2008)
↑ Ileal pH (5%)**
↓ Ileal lactobacilli (8%),
coliforms (8%)**
↓ Ileal lactic acid (47%),
total SCFA (42%)**
↓ Cecal propionate
(59%)**
Metabolizable Eight male Cobb broiler Same as study 1 Same as study 1 MOS:
energy chicks (1 d)
Nutrient ↓ Soluble NSP
digestibility digestibility (20%)**
a
AA amino acid, ADG average daily gain, AMEn metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen, BAC bacitracin, BW body weight, Ca calcium, CF crude fiber, CFU
colony forming unit, CHO carbohydrate, CP crude protein, cys cysteine, d day, DM dry matter, ESBM ethanol-extracted soybean meal, F:G feed:gain ratio, FOS
fructooligosaccharide, g gram, h hour, HCC hen cecal contents, IBDV infectious bursal disease virus, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgM immunoglobulin M, IMO
isomaltooligosaccharide, kg kilogram, lys lysine, met methionine, mmol millimole, MOS mannanoligosaccharide, NSP non-starch polysaccharide, OF oligofruc-
tose, P phosphorus, ppm parts per million, SBM soybean meal, SCFA short-chain fatty acid, TMEn true metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen, TOS trans-
galactooligosaccharide, val valine, wk week
b
*P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
supplementation (Yang et al., 2008). Pathogenic microbiota also decreased with

prebiotic supplementation. Five authors reported decreased salmonellae and
coliforms (Donaldson et al., 2008; Fernandez et al., 2000, 2002; Spring et al.,
2000; Thitaram et al., 2005), while four authors reported decreased E. coli
(Baurhoo et al., 2007a, b; Xu et al., 2003; Zdunczyk et al., 2005). Streptococci,
peptococci, bacilli, staphylococci, bacteriodaeceae, pseudomonad, yeast, and
mold populations also have been reported to decrease with prebiotic supplemen-
tation (Cao et al., 2005; Samarasinghe et al., 2003; Terada et al., 1994).
Changes in fermentation profiles also occur with prebiotic supplementation of
poultry. Thirty-six percent of studies observed increased butyrate concentrations
with prebiotic supplementation (Jiang et al., 2006; Terada et al., 1994; Yang et al.,
2008; Zdunczyk et al., 2004; Zhang et al., 2003). When supplemented with
lactosucrose and FOS, decreased cecal phenol and indole concentrations were
observed (Cao et al., 2005; Terada et al., 1994). Although inconclusive, total
SCFA and lactic acid concentrations generally decreased while intestinal pH
increased with prebiotic supplementation (Donaldson et al., 2008; Yang et al.,
2008; Zdunczyk et al., 2005). As fermentative end-products are volatile, they can
pose a significant problem not only to the health of the animals but also to the
people who work with them on a daily basis. Reducing emissions of volatile
components such as ammonia improves air quality in production settings and has
the potential to improve the environment in general. However, mixed results have
been observed with regard to cecal ammonia concentrations: ammonia decreased in
response to lactosucrose supplementation (Terada et al., 1994), but increased
in response to MOS supplementation (Zdunczyk et al., 2005). Mixed results also
have been reported for acetate, propionate, isobutyrate, and valerate concentrations
with prebiotic supplementation (Cao et al., 2005; Donaldson et al., 2008; Terada
et al., 1994; Yang et al., 2008; Zdunczyk et al., 2004, 2005; Zhang et al., 2003).
Prebiotic supplementation also affects cell proliferation in poultry. Increased
intestinal villus height was reported in 40% of studies measuring intestinal
morphology (Baurhoo et al., 2007a; Rehman et al., 2007; Solis de los Santos
et al., 2007; Xu et al., 2003). Two studies investigating the effects of MOS
supplementation reported increased numbers of goblet cells per villus, as well
as increases in several types of goblet cells along the intestinal tract (Baurhoo
et al., 2007a; Solis de los Santos et al., 2007). Although inconclusive, crypt depth
generally increased with prebiotic supplementation (Rehman et al., 2007; Solis de
los Santos et al., 2007). Other intestinal characteristics have been observed in
several studies, including increased gut length (Yusrizal and Chen, 2003) and
microvillus height (Xu et al., 2003).
Changes in nutrient digestibility are of utmost concern whenever a feed

supplement is added to a diet. For young chicks, amino acid (AA) digestibility
and metabolizable energy generally decreased in response to prebiotic supple-
mentation (Biggs et al., 2007). Decreased AA digestibility also was observed in
intact adult roosters; however, when observed in cecectomized roosters, increased
AA digestibility was observed (Biggs and Parsons, 2007). This implies that the
observed changes in digestibility are caused by microbial fermentation in the
ceca. Soy oligosaccharides decreased dry matter digestibility in four studies
(Coon et al., 1990; Jiang et al., 2006; Leske et al., 1993; Leske and Coon, 1999a)
and true metabolizable energy in three studies (Coon et al., 1990; Leske et al.,
1993; Leske and Coon, 1999a), and decreased digestibilities of other nutrients in
one study (Leske and Coon, 1999a). Mixed results in apparent metabolizable
energy data were observed by three authors with select prebiotic supplements
(Biggs et al., 2007; Leske and Coon, 1999a; Yang et al., 2008).
Performance and production responses have been evaluated as regards prebi-
otic supplementation. Body weight was measured in 57% of studies and, although
inconclusive, increased in the majority of those studies (Fairchild et al., 2001; Lee
et al., 2005; Parks et al., 2001; Sims et al., 2004; Solis de los Santos et al., 2007;
Yusrizal and Chen, 2003; Zdunczyk et al., 2005). Similarly, body weight gain
increased (Parks et al., 2005; Samarasinghe et al., 2003), while average daily gain
responses were variable with prebiotic supplementation (Parks et al., 2005; Sims
et al., 2004; Xu et al., 2003; Yang et al., 2008). Feed intake and feed:gain ratios
(F:G) generally decreased with supplementation of fructans and MOS (Baurhoo
et al., 2007a; Parks et al., 2001; Samarasinghe et al., 2003; Xu et al., 2003; Yusrizal
and Chen, 2003). Increased carcass weight and abdominal fat weight were
observed with MOS and inulin supplementation (Samarasinghe et al., 2003;
Yusrizal and Chen, 2003). Egg production and hatchability increased in one
study (Shashidhara and Devegowda, 2003), while egg weight and yolk color
decreased in another study with MOS supplementation (Zaghini et al., 2005).
Swine. As has been observed in poultry, major changes in intestinal micro-
biota occur in swine in response to prebiotic consumption (> Table 12.4).
Increased bifidobacteria (Estrada et al., 2001; Howard et al., 1995; Loh et al.,
2006; Lynch et al., 2007; Pierce et al., 2006; Smiricky-Tjardes et al., 2003; Tako
et al., 2008; Tzortis et al., 2005; Xu et al., 2002) and lactobacilli (Lynch et al., 2007;
Oli et al., 1998; Smiricky-Tjardes et al., 2003; Tako et al., 2008; Tzortis et al., 2005;
White et al., 2002; Xu et al., 2002) were reported in 65 and 53% of studies
observing changes in microbial ecology, respectively. Generally, decreased popu-
lations of enterobacteria, clostridia, coliforms, and E. coli were observed with
. Table 12.4
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order, reporting effects of prebiotics in swine (Cont’d p. 416)
Outcome
variables Animals/treatment Dietary information; Daily prebiotic
Reference quantified (age, initial BW) time on treatment dose; source Major findings
Howard et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(1995)
Performance Ten newborn Infant formula Control (0%) FOS:
responses (BW, male pigs (36 h)
feed intake)
Cecal and colonic Chemical composition: 59.4 g/L CP, Control + 3 g/L FOS ↑ Cecal cell density (11%)*
microbiota 56.2 g/L fat, 50.8 g/L CHO
Cecal metabolites 15 d study ↑ Cecal labeled cells (17%)**
Cecal and colonic ↑ Proximal colonic crypt height (10%),
morphology leading edge (21%), labeled cells
(42%), proliferation zone (12%), and
labeling index (34%)*
↑ Proximal colonic cell density (5%)***
Carcass ↑ Distal colonic crypt height (20%),
morphology leading edge (42%), cell density (26%),
labeled cells (82%), and labeling index
(43%)*
↑ Distal colonic proliferation zone
(13%)***

Fecal microbiota Six newborn male pigs (36 h) Same as study 1 except 6 d study Same as study 1 FOS:
↑ Bifidobacteria
on d 6 (247%)***
12
415
416
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 418)
Outcome
12
Houdijk et al. Performance Ten castrated male Corn-casein-fishmeal- Control (0%) FOS:
(1998) responses (BW, Great Yorkshire meat meal diet
feed intake, feed Landrace Great
conversion) Yorkshire piglets
Fecal microbiota (57 d, 15.6 kg) Chemical composition not provided Control + 7.5 g/kg FOS ↓ ADG (low FOS)
(Raftilose P95) during wk 2
(7%)***
6 wk study Control + 15 g/kg FOS ↓ ADG during wk 1 (10–21%)*
Control + 10 g/kg TOS ↓ ADG during wk 1–3 (11%)**
(Oligostroop)
Control + 20 g/kg TOS ↓ DMI during wk 1 (4–11%)***
↓ DMI during wk 1–3 (8%)**
↑ Feed conversion during wk 1 (6–
16%)*
↓ Feed conversion (high FOS) during
wk 2 (11%)**, 3 (2%)***
↓ Fecal DM from d 0–35 (4%)***
TOS:
↓ ADG during wk 1 (19–20%)*
↓ ADG (low TOS) during wk 2 (16%)***

↓ ADG during wk 1–3 (11–14%)**
↓ DMI during wk 1 (6–13%)***
↓ DMI during wk 1–3 (7–11%)**
↑ Feed conversion during wk 1
(7–21%)*
↓ Feed conversion during wk 2 (22%)*,
3 (16%)***
↓ Fecal DM from d 0–35 (7–13%)***
Oli et al. Clinical Five crossbred pigs (21 d) Antibiotic-free early-wean pig pellets Oral electrolyte FOS at 24 h:
(1998) symptoms of plus 15 mg/kg BW cholera toxin to solution
infection induce diarrhea
Stool consistency Chemical composition not provided Oral electrolyte ↑ Redox potential (29%)**
solution + 0.5% FOS
Intestinal 72 h study ↑ Small intestinal (26%), cecal (21%)
metabolites lactobacilli**
↓ Small intestine mucosal
enterobacteria (25%)**
Intestinal ↓ Cecal (16%), colonic (27%)
microbiology enterobacteria**
FOS at 72 h:
↓ Cecal enterobacteria (18%)**
Estrada et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study
(2001) Performance 20 Weanling Wheat-SBM diets Control (0.0%) FOS:
responses (BW, Canabrid
ADFI, F:G) Camborough 15 pigs
Fecal microbiota (8 d, 6.2 kg) Chemical composition not provided Control + 0.5% FOS ↑ ADG from d 0–7 (16%)*
(Raftilose P95) + 1010
Bifidobacterium
longum str. 75119
(given on d 1, 3)
21 d periods ↑ F:G from d 0–7 (20%)**
↓ Enterobacteria (7%), clostridia (11%),
and total anaerobes (12%) on d 7**
↑ Bifidobacteria on d 7 (16%)**
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418
12
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 420)
Outcome
Estrada et al. Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2
(2001) Performance 20 Weanling Wheat-SBM diets Control (0.0%) FOS:
(con’t.) responses (BW, Canabrid
ADFI) Camborough 15 pigs
Fecal microbiota (8 d, 6.2 kg) Chemical composition not provided Control + 107 ↓ BW on d 12 (5%), 19 (9%)*
B. longum str. 75119
Serum IGF-I Control + 0.5% FOS ↓ ADG on d 5–12 (22%), 12–19 (15%),
0–19 (18%)*
Control + 0.5% ↓ ADFI from d 0–5 (12%)***
FOS + 1010B. longum
str. 75119 (given on
d 1, 3)
↓ Serum IGF-I on d 12 (56%), 19 (42%)
**
Zhang et al. Performance 8 Landrace Large white Duroc Corn-soy protein isolate diet Control (0%) SBM:
(2001) responses (ADG, barrows (12.5 kg)
ADFI, F:G)
Nutrient Chemical composition 19.75% CP, Control + 1% ↓ Nitrogen retention (6%)**
digestibilities 0.97% Ca, 0.50% P, 1.09% lys, 0.37% stachyose
met, 0.75% met + cys
Nitrogen 7 d periods Control + 2%
retention stachyose
Control + 23.5% SBM
(0.16% raffinose,
0.75% stachyose; no
soy protein isolate)
Davis et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2002) Performance 54 Weanling Hampshire Duroc Corn-soy diet with supplemental Cu at Control (0%) MOS:
responses (ADG, Yorkshire x Landrace barrows (18 d- 0 or 175 ppm
ADFI, G:F) old, 6 kg) Chemical composition (initial-final) Control + 0.2% MOS ↑ ADG with (76%) and without (47%)
1.5–1.2% lys, 0.98–0.77% thr, 0.27– Cu during phase 1**
0.24% trp, 0.90–0.72% met + cys
38 d study ↑ G:F with (62%) and without (38%) Cu
during phase 1**
↑ ADG during phase 3 (8%), overall
(6%)**
↑ G:F during phase 3 (7%)***, overall
(6%)**
Performance 36 Crossbred barrows and gilts Corn-soy diet with supplemental Cu at Starter: MOS:
responses (ADG, (20 kg) 0 or 125 ppm in starter and grower
ADFI, G:F) phases and 0 or 175 ppm in finisher
phase
Chemical composition (grower- Control (0%) ↑ ADG without Cu in finisher phase
finisher) 20.2–16.7% CP, 1.10–0.85% (7%)**
lys, 0.78–0.64% thr, 0.24–0.19% trp,
0.67–0.57% met + cys
Study end at 106 kg average BW Control + 0.2% MOS ↓ ADG with Cu in finisher phase (5%)**
Grower:
Control (0%)
Control + 0.1% MOS
Finisher:
Control (0%)
Control + 0.05% MOS
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419
420
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 422)
Outcome
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Houdijk et al. Intestinal and Four castrated Great Yorkshire- Cornstarch-casein liquid diet Control (0 g/kg) 40 g/kg FOS:
(2002) fecal metabolites Landrace Great Yorkshire pigs Chemical composition 168.4 g/kg CP, Control + 10 g/kg FOS ↓ Ileal pH (6%)**
(38 d, 10.4 kg) 18.7 g/kg crude fat, 17.7 g/kg (Raftilose P95)
hemicelluloses, 49.1 g/kg cellulose, 5.4
g/kg lignin
37 d study Control + 40 g/kg FOS ↓ Ileal acetate (32%)**
Control + 10 g/kg TOS ↑ Ileal isovalerate (405%)**
(Oligostroop)
Control + 40 g/kg TOS ↑ Fecal pH (11%)**
Intestinal and ↑ Fecal isobutyrate (100%)**
fecal microbiota 40 g/kg TOS:
↑ Fecal pH (11%)**
↑ Fecal isobutyrate (143%)**
White et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1

(2002) Performance 35 Hampshire Landrace- Corn-SBM-whey diet Control (0%) Yeast diet:
responses (ADG, Yorkshire barrows and gilts (21.8 d,
ADFI, G:F) 6.6 kg)
Fecal microbiota 28 d study Control + antibiotic ↓ Feed intake on wk 1 (22%), 3 (13%),
overall (11%)**
Circulating Control + 3% brewer’s ↓ Overall daily gain (9%)**
antibodies yeast
Intestinal Control + 3% brewer’s ↑ Lactobacilli on d 28 (4%)**
morphology yeast + 2% citric acid
Fecal metabolites ↓ Total coliforms on d 14 (3%), 28
(3%)**
White et al. Yeast + acid diet:
(2002) ↓ Feed intake on wk 3 (10%), 4 (14%),
(con’t.) overall (10%)**
↓ Daily gain on wk 1 (23%), 4 (11%),
overall (9%)**
↓ Bifidobacteria (6%), aerotolerant
aerobes (7%) on d 28**
↑ IgG (42%)*
↓ Isovalerate (32%)**
Performance Eight Hampshire Landrace- Same as study 1 except 39 d study Control (0%) Yeast diets:
responses (ADG, Yorkshire pigs (11 d old, 4.1 kg)
ADFI, G:F)
Fecal microbiota E. coli K88 challenge on d 29 Control + antibiotic ↓ Coliform shedding (10%)**
E. coli challenge Control + 3% brewer’s ↓ Coliforms in jejunum (23%)*
yeast
Circulating ↓ Coliforms in cecum (9%)**
antibodies
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421
422
12
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 424)

Outcome
Xu et al. Performance 32 Jiaxing Black Duroc Landrace Corn-SBM diet without antibiotic Control (0%) 4 g/kg FOS:
(2002) responses (ADG, barrows (20.8 kg) supplementation Control + 2 g/kg FOS ↑ ADG (8%)**
ADFI, F:G) (Meioligo-P) ↓ F:G (7%)**
Control + 4 g/kg FOS ↑ Bifidobacteria (9%) and Lactobacili
(11%) in small intestine**
Digestive enzyme Chemical composition 17.8% CP, 4.8% Control + 6 g/kg FOS ↓ clostridia in small intestine (19%)**
activity crude fat, 2.0% CF, 0.94% lys, 0.56%
met + cys, 0.7% Ca, 0.55% P
Intestinal and 42 d study ↑ Bifidobacteria (8%) and lactobacilli
colonic (11%) in proximal colon**
microbiota
Intestinal ↓ E. coli (8%) in proximal colon**
histomorphology
↑ Jejunal villus height (17%)**
↑ Jejunal villus height:crypt depth
(40%)**
↑ Protease (56%), trypsin (43%), and
amylase (30%) activities in small
6 g/kg FOS:
↑ ADG (7%)**
↓ F:G (8%)**
Xu et al. ↑ Bifidobacteria (8%) and lactobacilli
(2002) (10%) in small intestine**
(con’t.) ↓ Clostridia in small intestine (22%)**
↑ Bifidobacteria in proximal colon
(8%)**
↑ Trypsin (50%) and
amylase (40%) activities in small
All concentrations FOS:
↓ Clostridia in proximal colon
(12–21%)**
Correa- Salmonella 48 piglets (2 d) Sow’s milk replacer formula (Advance Control (0 g/L) Soy polysaccharide:
Matos et al. typhimurium Baby Pig Liqui-Wean) Control + 7.5 g/L ↑ Ileal sucrase activity (131%)**
(2003) challenge methylcellulose
Performance Chemical composition not provided Control + 7.5 g/L soy ↓ Ileal transmucosal
responses (BW, polysaccharide resistance (39%)**
feed intake) ↑ Colonic total SCFA (70%)**
Physical activity 14 d study Control + 7.5 g/L FOS ↑ Fecal moisture (100%)**
Stool consistency FOS:
Histomorphology ↑ Ileal sucrase activity (152%)**
Disaccharidase ↑ Colonic total SCFA (50%)**
activity
Intestinal electro-
physiology
Intestinal
metabolites
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424
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 426)
Outcome
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LeMieux Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
et al. (2003) Performance 35 Weanling Yorkshire Landrace Corn-soy diet with no additional Zn Control (0%) No effect of supplementation
responses (ADG, or Yorkshire Landrace Duroc (contained antibiotic) Control + 0.2% MOS
ADFI, G:F) over 3 barrows, boars, or gilts (20 d, 4.8 kg) (Bio-Mos)
phases and
Control + 0.3% MOS
overall
Chemical composition (phase 1–3)
23.8–18.9% CP, 1.6–1.1% lys, 0.9% Ca,
0.8% P
28 d study
Performance 25 Weanling Yorkshire Landrace Corn-soy diet with supplemental Zn at Control (0%) 0.2% MOS:
responses (ADG, or Yorkshire Landrace 0 or 3,000 ppm (contained antibiotic) Control + 0.2% MOS ↑ ADG without Zn in phase 2 (11%),
ADFI, G:F) over 3 Duroc barrows, boars, or gilts (17 d, phase 3 (14%), overall (18%)***
phases and 5.4 kg)
Chemical composition same as study Control + 0.3% MOS ↑ ADFI without Zn in phase 2 (22%),
overall
1 overall (14%)***
28 d study ↓ G:F without Zn in phase 2 (9%)***
↑ G:F with Zn in phase 3 (17%)***
↑ G:F with Zn (8%)***
Performance 25 Weanling Yorkshire Landrace Corn-soy diet with supplemental Zn at Control (0.0%) 0.2% MOS:
responses (ADG, or Yorkshire Landrace 0 or 3,000 ppm (contained antibiotic) Control + 0.2% MOS ↓ ADFI without Zn in phase 2 (5%)***,
ADFI, G:F) over 3 Duroc barrows, boars, or gilts (16 d, overall (9%)**
phases and 4.9 kg)
↑ ADG without Zn in phase 2 (17%),
overall
overall (6%)***
↑ G:F without Zn in phase 2 (24%)***
Chemical composition same as study
1
21 d study
LeMieux ↓ ADG with Zn in phase 2 (14%),
et al. (2003) overall (16%)***
(con’t.) ↓ ADFI with Zn in phase 2 (10%)***,
overall (11%)**
↓ G:F with Zn in phase 2 (5%)**
Performance 20 weanling Yorkshire Landrace Corn-soy diet with supplemental Control (0%) 0.2% MOS:
responses (ADG, or Yorkshire Landrace antibiotic at 0.00 or 0.75% (no
ADFI, G:F) over 3 Duroc barrows, boars, or gilts (18 d, supplemental Zn), or with
phases and 4.7 kg) supplemental Zn at 0 or 3,000 ppm
overall (no supplemental antibiotic)
Chemical composition same as Control + 0.2% MOS ↓ ADFI in phase 2 with (4%) and
study 1 without antibiotic (10%)***
27 d study ↓ ADG in phase 2 without antibiotic
(15%)**
↓ G:F in phase 2 without antibiotic (6%)
*
↑ G:F in phase 2 with antibiotic (7%)**
↑ ADG in phase 2 with antibiotic (2%)**
↓ G:F in phase 2 without Zn (6%)**
↑ G:F in phase 2 with Zn (7%)**
Mikkelsen Performance 28 Mixed-sex Landrace Yorkshire Cornstarch-wheat-fishmeal-casein Control FOS:
et al. (2003) responses (BW, piglets (4 wk) diets
feed Chemical composition not provided
consumption)
Fecal scores 4 wk study Control + 4% FOS ↑ Daily feed intake on d 14–28 (12%)***
(Raftilene ST)
Fecal microbiota Control + 4% TOS ↓ Fecal valerate (30%) and
(Elix’ or) isobutyrate + isovalerate (23%) on d 3**
Fecal metabolites ↑ Fecal yeast on d 14 (24%)**

TOS:
↑ Daily feed intake on d 14–28 (22%)***
↑ Fecal DM on d 3 (19%)**
↑ Fecal valerate on d 28 (51%)**
↑ Fecal yeast on d 7 (67%), 14 (42%),
12
and 28 (38%)**
425
426
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 428)

12
Outcome
Petkevicius Oesophagosto- Eight mixed-sex Barley flour-SBM diet Basal + 300 g/kg oat Inulin:
et al. (2003) mum dentatum Landrace Yorkshire hull meal (Control)
challenge Duroc pigs (10 wk, 20.4 kg)
Performance Chemical composition 17% CP, 2% fat, Basal + 160 g/kg inulin ↓ Fecal DM (23%), NSP (53%)*
response (BW) 19.8% dietary fiber (Raftiline)
Fecal egg counts 13 wk study: all pigs maintained on Basal + 210 g/kg sugar ↑ Fecal ash (93%), protein (177%), and
control for 10 wk, but dosed with beet fiber fat (129%)*
6,000 O. dentatum infective larvae at 3
wk; treatment diets fed for 3 wk
Basal + 150 g/kg sugar ↓ Fecal acetate (13%), butyrate (27%)*
beet fiber + 60 g/kg
inulin
Fecal metabolites ↑ Fecal propionate (35%), valerate
(155%), and total SCFA (49%)*
↓ Intestinal O. dentatum egg counts
(100%), worm burdens (100%), and
lower worm concentrations in female
pigs compared to male pigs (60%)**
Sugar beet fiber:
↓ Fecal DM (27%), NSP (64%)*

↑ Fecal ash (104%), protein (146%),
and fat (167%)*
↓ Fecal propionate (13%)*
↑ Fecal total SCFA (35%)*
(38%), worm burdens (72%)**
Inulin + sugar beet fiber:
↓ Fecal DM (26%), NSP (60%)*
Petkevicius ↑ Fecal ash (94%), protein (140%), and
et al. (2003) fat (173%)*
(con’t.) ↓ Fecal propionate (16%)*
↑ Fecal total SCFA (37%)*
(84%), worm burdens (89%)**
Smiricky- Nutrient 12 PIC 326 C22 pigs (30 kg) Casein-cornstarch diet Control (0%) Soy solubles:
Tjardes et al. digestibility 17% soy solubles ↓ Ileal DM (4%), OM (6%), N (4%)
(2003) (6.9 g raffinose, 27.7 g digestibility**
stachyose, 1.2 g
verbascose)
Intestinal Chemical composition 3.02% N 6% TOS ↑ Ileal GOS digestibility (77%)**
microbiota ↑ Ileal propionate (52%), butyrate
(195%)**
↓ Total tract N digestibility (4%)**
Fecal microbiota 7 d periods ↑Fecal bifidobacteria (21%),
lactobacilli (7%)**
TOS:
↓ Ileal DM (4%), OM (4%)
digestibility**
↑ Ileal GOS digestibility (100%)**
↓ Total tract DM (2%), OM (3%)
digestibility**
↑ Fecal bifidobacteria (13%),
lactobacilli (4%)**
Tsukahara Intestinal Three castrated male Standard swine diet No. 1 (Nippon Standard diet (0%) FOS:
et al. (2003) metabolites Landrace Large white Duroc Formula Feed, Yokohama, Japan) Standard diet + 10% ↑ Digesta water content along large
piglets (40 d, 12 kg) without antibiotics or prebiotics (w/w) FOS intestine (8–14%)**
Intestinal Chemical composition 22% CP, 4.6% ↓ pH of digesta samples along large
morphology crude fat, 0.9% CF, 6.3% ash intestine (4–12%)***
↑ Butyrate (110–243%), total SCFA
(13–70%) along large intestine*
10d study ↑ Acetate (12–54%), valerate (3–444%)
along large intestine***
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427
428
12
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 430)

Outcome
Tsukahara ↑ Crypt depth (22–43%), crypt density
et al. (2003) (8–26%), epithelial cell count (24–
(con’t.) 45%), mitotic cell count (113–275%),
mitotic zone (48–98%), mitotic index
(50–157%), mucin-containing cell
count (39–53%) along large intestine*
(2004a) Performance 54 Weanling Hampshire Duroc Corn-whey-SBM diets supplemented Control (0%) No performance responses to MOS
responses (ADG, Yorkshire Landrace barrows (19 d, with 200 or 2,500 ppm ZnO Control + 0.2% MOS
ADFI, G:F) 6.2 kg) 38 d study

Performance 36 Weanling Hampshire Duroc Corn-whey-SBM diets supplemented Control (0%) 0.2% MOS:
responses (ADG, Yorkshire Landrace barrows (19 d, with 200 or 2,500 ppm ZnO Control + 0.2% MOS ↑ ADG during d 10–24 with high Zn
ADFI, G:F) 4.6 kg) (15%)**
0.3% MOS:
Control + 0.3% MOS ↑ ADG during d 10–24 with high Zn
(13%)**
38 d study
(2004a) Performance 36 Weanling Hampshire Duroc Corn-whey-SBM diets supplemented Control (0%) 0.3% MOS:
(con’t.) responses (ADG, Yorkshire Landrace barrows (19 d, with 200, 500, or 2,500 ppm ZnO
ADFI, G:F) 5.6 kg) 35 d study Control + 0.3% MOS ↑ G:F during d 7–21 (4%)**
↑ Overall G:F (3%)**
↓ Lymphocyte proliferation with
200 ppm Zn (33%)**
↑ Lymphocyte proliferation with
500 ppm Zn (29%)**
↓ Unstimulated lymphocyte
proliferation (32%)**
↓ Phytohemagglutinin-stimulated
lymphocyte proliferation (19%)**
Davis et al. Performance 16 Yorkshire Landrace Corn-whey-SBM diet Control (0%) 0.3% MOS:
(2004b) responses (ADG, DeKalb EB barrows and gilts (19 d, ↑ ADG during d 0–14 (64%), 0-final
ADFI, G:F) 5.7 kg) (31%)**
Hematologic Chemical composition 1.5% lys, 0.90% Control + 0.3% MOS ↑ G:F during d 0-final (20%)**
responses (a1- met + cys, 0.9% Ca, 0.8% P (Bio-MOS) ↑ BW on d 14 (20%)**, 21 (17%)*
acid glycoprotein,
macrophages,
monocytes)
26 d study ↓ % Neutrophils (14%)***
↓ a1-acid glycoprotein on d 0 (18%)***
Intestinal cell ↑ % Lymphocytes (18%)**
immunity ↑ CD14+ in lamina propria on d 19
(96%)***
↓ CD14+ in blood on d 21 (25%)**
↓ CD14+MCHII+ in lamina propria on

d 21 (82%)***
↓ CD3+CD4+:CD3+CD8+ in jejunal
lamina propria on d 21 (76%)**
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429
430
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 432)
Outcome
12
Mikkelsen Intestinal Ten piglets (4 wk) Same as Mikkelsen et al. (2003) Control (0%) FOS:
and Jensen metabolites Control + 40 g/kg FOS ↑ Cecal butyrate (35%)**
(2004) (Raftiline ST)
Intestinal 28 d study Control + 40 g/kg TOS ↑ Proximal colonic acetate (11%),
microbiota (Elix’ or) butyrate (21%), valerate (136%), and
capronic acid (80%)**
Microbial activity ↑ Intestinal (17%), cecal (28%), and
colonic yeast (30%)**
TOS:
↑ Distal colonic isobutyrate (29%)**
↑ Stomach (31%), intestinal (31%),
cecal (31%), and colonic yeast (38%)**
Rideout and Nutrient Six Yorkshire barrows (30 kg) Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) Inulin:
Fan (2004) digestibility Control + 50 g/kg ↓ Apparent digestible CP intake (9%)
Ca and P Chemical composition 207.3 g/kg CP, inulin **
digestibility 118.3 g/kg NDF, 41.5 g/kg ADF, 6.3 g/
kg Ca, 7.6 g/kg P
14 d periods ↓ Apparent CP retention (9%),
digestibility (5%)***
↑ Apparent fecal CP loss (29%)***

↓ Total fecal (8%), overall Ca loss
(8%)***
↓ Total P loss (9%)***
↓ Urine P loss (61%)*
↑ TCA-insoluble CP output (9%)***
↑ Water-soluble Ca fecal output (13%)
**
↓ Water-soluble P fecal output (18%)**
Rideout et al. Performance Six Yorkshire barrows (30 kg) Corn-SBM diets Control (0%) Inulin:
(2004) responses (feed
intake, water
intake)
Fecal metabolites Chemical composition 20.7% CP, Control + 5% chicory ↓ Fecal pH (3%)**
11.8% NDF, 4.15% ADF, 0.63% Ca, inulin
0.76% P
14 d periods ↑ Total fecal N (9%)**
↓ Fecal skatole (57%)**
Bohmer et al. Prececal and total Eight male German Corn-wheat-barley-SBM diets Control (0% inulin, Inulin:
(2005) tract nutrient Landrace Pietrain pigs (36 kg) 0 CFU Enterococcus ↑ Crude ash (19%), CF digestibility
digestibilities faecium) (6%) in IRA pigs**
Intestinal and Four normal, four surgically Chemical composition 16.6% CP, 5.6% Control + 8 109 CFU ↑ Crude ash digestibility (22%)**
fecal microbiota modified with an ileo-rectal- crude fat, 3.6% CF E. faecium
anastomosis (IRA) 12 d periods Control + 2% inulin E. faecium + inulin:
(Raftifeed IPS)
Intestinal and Control + 2% ↑ Crude ash (19%), CF digestibility
fecal metabolites inulin + 8 109 CFU (12%) in IRA pigs**
E. faecium
↑ Crude ash (19%),CF digestibility
(8%)**
Rozeboom Performance 481 Mixed-sex crossbred piglets Corn-whey-SBM diets Control (0%) MOS:
et al. (2005) responses (ADG, (19 d, 6.15 kg) Control + 0.3% MOS
ADFI, G:F) (Bio-Mos; reduced to
0.2% in phase 2)
Chemical composition (phase 1–4) Control + 110 mg ↑ ADG on d 11–42 (8%), overall (7%)**
1.7–1.15% lys, 0.9–0.8% Ca, each of tylosin and ↑ G:F on d 0–11 (2%)**
0.8–0.7% P sulfamethazine
MOS + antimicrobial:
↑ ADG on d 0–11 (20%), 11–42 (10%),

overall (11%)**
42 d study Control + 0.3% MOS ↑ ADFI overall (7%)**
(Bio-Mos; reduced to ↑ G:F on d 0–11 (18%)**
0.2% in phase 2) + 110
mg each of tylosin and
sulfamethazine
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431
432
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 434)
Outcome
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Shim et al. Performance Four male Large white Landrace Wheat-SBM diets Control (0%) 0.25% FOS:
(2005) responses (BW, pigs (24 d, 8.2 kg) Control + 0.25% FOS ↓ Large intestinal acetate (16%)*
feed intake, feed (Neosugar)
conversion)
Intestinal Chemical composition 21.9% CP, 1.3% Control + 3.0% FOS ↑ Large intestinal isobutyrate (140%)
metabolites lys, 0.8% Ca, 0.68% P and isovalerate (220%)*
Intestinal 21 d study ↑ Large intestinal butyrate (46%)**
morphology
3.0% FOS:
↓ pH in cecum (7%)*
Disaccharidase ↓ pH in proximal colon (7%)*
activity ↓ Large intestinal acetate (9%)*
↑ Large intestinal valerate (75%)*
↑ Large intestinal isovalerate (98%)*
Tzortis et al. Performance Ten weaned male pigs (35 d, Commercial pelleted diet (Deltawean Control (0%) 1.6% GOS:
(2005) responses (BW, 14.7 kg) 15 NGP) Control + 1.6% GOS ↑ Lactobacilli in feces (9%)**
feed intake)
Control + 4.0% GOS ↑ Lactate in proximal colon (153%)**
Control + 1.6% inulin
Colonic Chemical composition 192 g/kg CP, 33
↓ Propionate in proximal colon (23%)

microbiota g/kg oil, 13.2 g/kg lys **
Colonic 34 d study 4% GOS:
metabolites
Fecal microbiota
↑ Bifidobacteria in proximal (10%),
distal colon (5%) and feces (13%)**
↑ Lactobacilli in proximal (6%), distal
colon (8%) and feces (13%)**
Tzortis et al. ↑ Lactate (68%), acetate (25%) in
(2005) proximal colon**
(con’t.) ↓ pH in proximal colon (4%)**
Inulin:
↑ Bacteroides in proximal colon (5%)
and feces (11%)**
↑ Bifidobacteria in distal colon (8%)
and feces (15%)**
↑ Lactobacilli in distal colon (7%) and
feces (10%)**
↑ Acetate in distal colon (22%)**
Xu et al. Performance 30 Mixed-sex Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) FOS:
(2005) responses (BW, Duroc Landrace Large white Chemical composition 18% CP, 1.24% Control + 75 mg/kg ↑ ADG (32%)*
ADFI, ADG, F:G) pigs (33 d, 7.9 kg) lys, 0.32% met, 0.68% met + cys, antibiotic
0.81% Ca, 0.70% P Control + 0.4% FOS ↑ F:G (24%)*
↓ Diarrhea rate (71%)**
Cecal and fecal ↑ Serum glucose (143%)*
metabolites
Intestinal 21 d study ↑ Cecal propionate (56%), butyrate
morphology (44%), and total SCFA (31%)*
Serum chemistry ↑ Fecal acetate (43%), isovalerate
(35%), and total SFCA (38%)**
↑ Jejunal (45%) and cecum villus
height (100%)*
↑ Jejunal (4%)**, ileal (7%)*, and cecal
(11%)* goblet cell percentages
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433
434
12
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 436)
Outcome
Awati et al. Performance 16 Mixed-sex Hypor Pietrain pigs Cornstarch-fishmeal diet Control (0 g/g) Inulin + lactulose:
(2006) responses (ADFI) (4 wk) ↓ Fecal DM (9%)**
↓ Cecal (60%), colonic (43%), Fecal
(18%) ammonia**
↓ Proximal small intestinal (117%),
fecal (15%) BCFA**
Intestinal and Chemical composition 179 g/kg CP, Control + 7.5 g/kg
fecal metabolites 11.5 g/kg lys, 8.3 g/kg Ca, 5.7 g/kg P inulin + 20 g/kg
10 d periods lactulose
Biagi et al. Performance 12 German Landrace Pietrain Chemical composition (weeks 1–3): Control (0 ppm) All concentrations Gluconic acid:
(2006) responses (BW, piglets (28 d, 7.4 kg) 20.7% CP, 3.1% fat, 4.2% CF; (weeks 4– Control + 3,000 ppm Quadratic ↑ final BW (0 ppm: 24.5 kg;
feed intake, ADG) 6): 18.5% CP, 3.9% fat, 4.9% CF 50% Gluconic acid 3,000 ppm: 26.7 kg; 6,000 ppm: 26.9
Control + 6,000 ppm kg; 12,000 ppm: 25.3 kg)**
50% Gluconic acid
Intestinal and Control + 12,000 ppm Quadratic ↑ ADG (0 ppm: 409 g; 3,000
fecal microbiota 50% Gluconic acid ppm: 464 g; 6,000 ppm: 466 g; 12,000
ppm: 428 g)**

Intestinal 6 wk study Quadratic ↑ jejunal acetate (0 ppm:
morphology and 14.6 ppm; 3,000 ppm: 83.2 ppm; 6,000
metabolites ppm: 65.4 ppm; 12,000 ppm: 42.7
ppm)**
Quadratic ↑ total SCFA (0 ppm: 64.5
ppm; 3,000 ppm: 177.1 ppm; 6,000
ppm: 120.7 ppm; 12,000 ppm:
112.1 ppm)***
Krag et al. Trichuris suis Seven mixed-sex Barley flour-SBM diets Basal + 300 g/kg oat Inulin groups:
(2006) challenge Landrace Yorkshire Duroc pigs husk (control) ↓ Number of recovered worms on
weeks 7 (69%)* and 9 (52%)**
Performance Nine wk study: all pigs infected with Basal + 160 g/kg inulin ↓ IgA+ cells in lamina propria on week
response (BW) 2,000 infective T. suis eggs at 3 wk; (Raftiline) 7 (25%)*
Intestinal groups N-7, N-9 and N/I-9 fed oat hull
parasitology meal, group I-7 fed inulin until wk 7;
N-7 and I-7 Slaughtered at wk 7, N/I-9
Intestinal
fed inulin for 2 wk
histology
↓ IgG+cells in lamina propria on week
7 (64%)*
↓ CD3+ cells in lamina propria on
week 7 (45%)*
↓ Mast cells in lamina propria on wk 9
(37%)
↓ Eosinophils in tela submucosa on wk
9 (55%)**
Loh et al. Performance 16 German Landrace pigs (42 d) Wheat-barley-SBM or Corn-wheat Control (0%) Wheat + Inulin:
(2006) responses (BW, gluten meal diets Control + 3% inulin ↑ Colonic bifidobacteria (192%)**
feed intake) (Raftilene ST) ↓ Colonic acetate as molar % (7%)*
Intestinal Chemical composition ↑ Colonic butyrate as molar % (26%)*,
microbiota propionate as molar % (8%)***
Intestinal meta- Wheat: 20.3% CP, 4.0% crude fat, ↑ Colonic pH (5%)*
bolites 48.0% starch, 0.8% inulin
Corn: 20.9% CP, 4.6% crude fat, 49.9% Corn + Inulin:
starch, 0.9% inulin
↑ Colonic bifidobacteria (238%)**
↓ Colonic acetate as molar % (5%)*

↑ Colonic butyrate as molar % (28%)*,
propionate as molar % (6%)***
↑ Colonic pH (4%)*
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436
. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 438)
Outcome
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Mountzouris Intestinal Four castrated growing Corn-SBM diet Control (0 g/kg) FOS:
et al. (2006) microbiota Duroc (Large white Landrace) ↑ Cecal b-galacturonidase activity
pigs (12 kg) (161%)**
Intestinal Chemical composition not provided 10 g/kg FOS (Raftifeed TOS:
metabolites OPS) ↑ Cecal (199%), colonic (62%), fecal
(119%) b-galacturonidase activity**
Microbial enzyme 30 d periods 10 g/kg TOS (Vivinal
activities GOS 10)
Pierce et al. Intestinal Five large white Large Wheat-SBM-whey protein isolate diet Control (0 g/kg) Low lactose + Inulin:
(2006) morphology white Landrace piglets (24 d,
Intestinal 7.8 kg) Chemical composition Control + 15 g/kg ↑ Food intake (24%)**
microbiota inulin
Intestinal Low lactose: 191.4 g/kg CP, 91.6 g/kg ↑ Duodenal (29%), jejunal villus:crypt
metabolies NDF, 14.8 g/kg lys, 5.3 g/kg met ratio (53%)**
High lactose: 191.7 g/kg CP, 63.7 g/kg ↓ Ileal pH (1%)**
NDF, 15.2 g/kg lys, 5.2 g/kg met
↑ Colonic bifidobacteria (8%)**
↑ Cecal propionate (4%)***, total SCFA
(23%)**
↓ Cecal isobutyrate (50%), isovalerate
(53%)**
↑ Colonic total SCFA (42%)**
High Lactose + Inulin:
↓ Ileal pH (3%)**
Pierce et al. ↑ Jejunal villus height (4%)**
(2006) ↓ Ileal lactobacilli (50%)**
(con’t.)
↓ Colonic bifidobacteria (9%)**
↑ Cecal propionate (27%)***
↓ Cecal isobutyrate (33%), isovalerate
(11%), total SCFA (25%)**
↑ Colonic propionate (27%)**
↓ Colonic total SCFA (27%)**
Lynch et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2007) Nutrient Four meat-line boars large Wheat-SBM diets with high (200 g/kg) Control (0%) High CP + Inulin:
digestibility white Landrace finishing boars CP or low (140 g/kg) CP ↓ Hemicellulose (2%)**, N (3%)*
(74 kg) digestibility
N balance Chemical composition Control + 12.5% inulin ↑ ADF digestibility (3%)**
(Raftiline ST)
Ammonia High CP: 202.4 g/kg CP, 127.8 g/kg ↑ Fecal N excretion (33%)**
emissions NDF, 47.4 g/kg ADF, 20.0 g/kg crude ↓ Urinary N:fecal N (25%)**
fat
Low CP + Inulin:
↓ NDF (16%), ADF (13%),
hemicellulose (18%) digestibility**
Low CP: 148.2 g/kg CP, 103.1 g/kg ↓ N digestibility (3%)*
NDF, 53.7 g/kg ADF, 14.4 g/kg crude ↑ Fecal N excretion (22%)**
fat
↓ Urinary N:fecal N (26%)**
6 d study
Cecal and colonic Six Meat-line boars Large Same as study 1 Same as study 1 High CP + Inulin:
microbiota white Landrace finishing boars
↑ Cecal bifidobacteria (6%)*

(74 kg)
Cecal and fecal ↑ Cecal lactobacilli (9%)***
metabolites
↓ Cecal enterobacteria (8%)**
↓ Colonic propionate (3%)**
↑ Fresh feces:urine ratio (66%)**
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. Table 12.4
Outcome
Lynch et al. Low CP + Inulin:
(2007) ↑ Cecal bifidobacteria (3%)*
(con’t.)
↑ Cecal enterobacteria (10%)**
↓ Colonic propionate (6%)**
↓ Fresh feces:urine ratio (22%)**
Yasuda et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2007) Digesta inulin Six weanling Corn-SBM diet Control (0%) Inulin:
content Yorkshire Hampshire Landrace
Intestinal pigs (7.7 kg) Chemical composition 18.5% CP, 4.3% Control + 4% inulin ↑ Inulin in stomach (0.5%), upper
saccharide CF (Synergy 1) jejunum (3%), and lower jejunum (5%)
concentrations **
6 wk study ↑ Fructose in stomach (151%), lower
jejunum (156%), and ileum (3,175%)**
↑ Raffinose in lower jejunum (300%)**
↑ Stachyose in lower jejunum (6,100%)
**
Digesta inulin Six weanling Same as study 1 except 8 wk study Same as study 1 Inulin:
content Yorkshire Hampshire Landrace ↑ Inulin in stomach (1%), lower
pigs (11.2 kg) jejunum (1%), and ileum (2%)**
↓ Glucose in stomach (150%)**
↑ Fructose in stomach (400%) and
lower jejunum (600%)**
↑ Sucrose in ileum (700%)**
Tako et al. Blood Six weanling Corn-SBM diets Control (0 g/kg) Inulin:
(2008) hemoglobin Yorkshire Hampshire
Landrace pigs
Cecal microbiota Chemical composition 18.1% CP, 4.5% Control + 32 g/kg ↑ Duodenal expression of ferritin
CF, 54.4 mg/kg Fe inulin (Synergy 1) (63%), divalent metal transporter 1
(300%), transferring receptor (67%),
cytochrome b reductase (75%), mucin
(122%), ferroportin (150%)**
Intestinal 6 wk study ↑ Colonic expression of ferritin (50%),
transporter gene divalent metal transporter 1 (133%),
expression and transferring receptor (83%)**
↑ Cecal lactobacilli (171%) and
bifidobacteria (100%)**
a
ADF acid detergent fiber, ADG average daily gain, ADFI average daily feed intake, BW body weight, Ca calcium, CHO carbohydrate, CF crude fiber, CFU colony
forming unit, CP crude protein, Cu copper, cys cysteine, d day, DM dry matter, DMI dry matter intake, Fe iron, F:G feed:gain ratio, FOS fructooligosaccharide,
g gram, G:F gain:feed ratio, GOS galactooligosaccharide, h hour, IgA immunoglobulin A, IgG mmunoglobulin G, IGF-I insulin-like growth factor-I, IRA ileo-rectal
anastomosis, kg kilogram, L liter, lys lysine, met methionine, MOS mannanoligosaccharide, N nitrogen, NDF neutral detergent fiber, NSP nonstarch polysaccharide,
OF oligofructose, OM organic matter, P phosphorus, ppm parts per million, SBM soybean meal, SCFA short-chain fatty acid, thr threonine, trp tryptophan, TOS
trans-galactooligosaccharide, mg microgram, wk week, Zn(O) zinc (oxide)
b
*P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
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prebiotic supplementation (Estrada et al., 2001; Lynch et al., 2007; Oli et al., 1998;
White et al., 2002; Xu et al., 2002). Concentrations of intestinal and fecal yeast
increased in response to FOS and TOS supplementation (Mikkelsen et al., 2003;
Mikkelsen and Jensen, 2004). When challenged with Oesophagostomum denta-
tum, pigs supplemented with inulin experienced decreased intestinal Oesopha-
gostomum dentatum eggs and worms (Petkevicius et al., 2003).
Changes in fermentative end-products as a result of prebiotic supplementa-
tion of swine follow patterns similar to that of other non-ruminant species. While
some inconsistencies occur within the literature, acetate, butyrate, and total SCFA
increase with prebiotic supplementation (Biagi et al., 2006; Correa-Matos et al.,
2003; Loh et al., 2006; Mikkelsen and Jensen, 2004; Petkevicius et al., 2003; Pierce
et al., 2006; Shim et al., 2005; Tsukahara et al., 2003; Tzortis et al., 2005; Xu et al.,
2005). Fecal propionate concentrations increased in 28% of studies (Loh et al.,
2006; Petkevicius et al., 2003; Pierce et al., 2006; Smiricky-Tjardes et al., 2003; Xu
et al., 2005), whereas decreased propionate was observed in 22% of studies
(Lynch et al., 2007; Petkevicius et al., 2003; Tzortis et al., 2005). Isobutyrate and
valerate concentrations also increased with prebiotic supplementation (Houdijk
et al., 2002; Mikkelsen and Jensen, 2004; Shim et al., 2005; Tsukahara et al., 2003),
whereas isovalerate concentrations were variable (Houdijk et al., 1998; Mikkelsen
et al., 2003; Pierce et al., 2006; Shim et al., 2005; White et al., 2002; Xu et al.,
2005). Lactate and cupronic acid increased with GOS and FOS supplementation,
respectively (Mikkelsen and Jensen, 2004; Tzortis et al., 2005).
Changes in intestinal morphology with respect to prebiotic supplementa-
tion were observed by ten authors. Villus height and villus height:crypt depth
increased in response to fructan supplementation (Pierce et al., 2006; Xu et al.,
2002; Xu et al., 2005). Fructan supplementation increased cell density, crypt
height, crypt depth, crypt density, epithelial cell count, mitotic cell count, mucin-
containing cell count, and number of goblet cells (Howard et al., 1995; Tsukahara
et al., 2003; Xu et al., 2005). Cell death (CD) markers, mast cells, eosinophils,
IgA, and IgG decreased in the lamina propria when pigs were supplemented
with inulin (Krag et al., 2006). While observed in only one study, inulin
increased intestinal expression of ferritin, divalent metal transporter 1, transfer-
ring receptor, cytochrome b reductase, mucin, and ferroportin (Tako et al., 2008).
Changes in nutrient digestibility occurred in response to prebiotic-
supplemented diets. Dry matter digestibility, organic matter digestibility, nitro-
gen digestibility, and nitrogen retention decreased in response to prebiotic
supplementation (Lynch et al., 2007; Rideout and Fan, 2004; Smiricky-Tjardes
et al., 2003; Zhang et al., 2001). Fiber digestibility also decreased in response to
prebiotic supplementation (Lynch et al., 2007). In contrast, GOS digestibility

increased with prebiotic supplementation (Smiricky-Tjardes et al., 2003). Several en-
zyme activities increased in response to prebiotic supplementation, including prote-
ase (Xu et al., 2002), trypsin (Xu et al., 2002), amylase (Xu et al., 2002), sucrase
(Correa-Matos et al., 2003), and b-galacturonidase (Mountzouris et al., 2006).
Growth performance response to prebiotics was the most commonly
reported outcome variable in the swine. Excluding MOS (discussed below),
ADG increased in 21% of studies (Biagi et al., 2006; Estrada et al., 2001;
Xu et al., 2002; Xu et al., 2005), while it decreased in 16% of studies (Estrada
et al., 2001; Houdijk et al., 1998). Dry matter intake and body weight were
variable (Estrada et al., 2001; Houdijk et al., 1998; Mikkelsen et al., 2003; Pierce
et al., 2006). Feed:gain ratios generally increased in response to FOS supplemen-
tation (Estrada et al., 2001; Xu et al., 2005).
Mannanoligosaccharides increased ADG, body weight, and G:F of swine
(Davis et al., 2004b). When measured in response to MOS plus supplemental
copper, ADG increased without supplemental copper but the response was
variable with supplemental copper (Davis et al., 2002). These responses appear
to depend on the age and production phase of the pig, as a greater increase in
ADG occurred in younger pigs with copper while a greater increase in ADG
occurred in finisher pigs without copper. Gain:feed increased with MOS with and
without supplemental copper (Davis et al., 2002). Average daily gain increased as
often with MOS and supplemental zinc (Davis et al., 2004a) as without (LeMieux
et al., 2003), although supplemental zinc appeared to be less beneficial to older
pigs. Average daily feed intake was variable with MOS but without supplemental
zinc (Davis et al., 2004a; LeMieux et al., 2003). Mixed results appear in the
literature for G:F; however, diets supplemented with MOS and zinc appeared to
increase G:F in older pigs (Davis et al., 2004a; LeMieux et al., 2003). Average daily
gain and G:F increased in response to dietary supplementation of MOS and
antibiotics while decreasing in response to supplementation with MOS without
antibiotics (LeMieux et al., 2003). However, ADFI decreased with MOS con-
sumption regardless of antibiotic supplementation (LeMieux et al., 2003).
Horses. Prebiotic supplements are not well researched in horses, as only five
studies have been published in this area (> Table 12.5). Generally, studies involv-
ing prebiotic supplementation have been performed to simulate or provoke
laminitis symptoms. Decreased lactobacilli, lactic acid-utilizing bacteria, E. coli,
and streptococci were observed in two studies that measured changes in microbial
populations in response to fructan supplementation (Berg et al., 2005; Respondek
et al., 2008). Fermentative responses varied greatly among studies, as acetate and
lactate concentrations both increased and decreased in response to fructan

supplementation (Berg et al., 2005; Respondek et al., 2007). However, butyrate
and total SCFA concentrations increased consistently with fructan supplementa-
tion in these studies (Berg et al., 2005; Respondek et al., 2007). Fecal pH also
decreased consistently with fructan supplementation (Berg et al., 2005; Crawford
et al., 2007; van Eps and Pollet, 2006). Two studies observed increased insulin
concentrations with increased fructan consumption (Bailey et al., 2007; van Eps
and Pollet, 2006).
Pre-ruminants and adult ruminants. As the rumen of a pre-ruminant is sterile
at birth and, thus, easily influenced by feed and environmental microbiota and
because pre-ruminants are under continued stress from the standpoint of health
maintenance, prebiotic supplementation may be an excellent nutritional inter-
vention for them. Two studies have been conducted (> Table 12.6). Fructooligo-
saccharides increased ADG, BW, insulin concentrations, leukocytes, and
eosinophils while decreasing lactate, NEFA, and post-prandial glucose concen-
trations (Kaufhold et al., 2000). Mannanoligosaccharides increased fecal scores
and rate of recovery from diet-induced scours (Heinrichs et al., 2003). Clearly,
more research is needed in this area.
Prebiotic supplementation of adult ruminants is not commonly performed
as they have a relatively stable microbial population; however, several studies have
been conducted (> Table 12.7). Mannanoligosaccharide supplementation of dry
dairy cows increased serum rotavirus neutralization titers, while increasing serum
protein concentrations and IgA concentrations, and rotavirus neutralization
titers were observed in the calves of dams that had consumed MOS (Franklin
et al., 2005). However, supplementation with GOS, a yeast culture, or a combi-
nation negatively impacted the microbial nitrogen concentration and nitrogen
supply available to the host. These supplements also decreased ruminal propio-
nate, which is used for gluconeogenesis, while increasing acetate, which is used
for de novo fatty acid synthesis (Mwenya et al., 2005). Together, these results can
negatively impact the health of the cow by decreasing the blood glucose concen-
tration on which the cow relies for energy and creating fat mass.
12.3 Special Considerations for Prebiotic Use

Age. While the factor of age remains mainly undeveloped with respect to prebiotic
supplementation, certain considerations given to dietary fibers also must be
considered when adding prebiotics to animal feedstuffs. Concentrations of
. Table 12.5
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order, reporting effects of prebiotics in horsesa,b (Cont’d p. 444)
Outcome
variables Animals/treatment Dietary information; time on Daily prebiotic
Reference quantified (age, initial BW) treatment dose; source Major findings
Berg et al. Fecal Nine quarter horses: Pasture grass ad libitum with Control (0 g/d) All concentrations FOS:
(2005) metabolites six male, three corn-oat concentrate
female (489–539 d, supplement at 1% BW
400.6 kg)
Fecal Chemical composition 8 g/d FOS Linear ↓ pH (control: 6.48; 8 g/d:
microbiota (concentrate) 13.44% CP, 6.44; 24 g/d: 6.38)*
3.93% fat, 0.61%Ca, 0.56% P
10 d blocks 24 g/d FOS Quadratic ↓ fecal E. coli (control
4.90 log10 population; 8 g/d:
4.75 log10 population; 24 g/d:
4.93 log10 population)*
Linear ↑ fecal lactate (control:
0.36 mg/g; 8 g/d: 0.41 mg/g;
24 g/d: 0.47 mg/g)**
Linear ↑ fecal acetate (control:
2.13 mg/g; 8 g/d: 2.18 mg/g;
24 g/d: 2.52 mg/g)**
Linear ↑ fecal propionate
(control: 0.58 mg/g; 8 g/d:

0.64 mg/g; 24 g/d: 0.73 mg/g)*
Linear ↑ fecal butyrate (control:
0.40 mg/g; 8 g/d: 0.46 mg/g;
24 g/d: 0.54 mg/g)**
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. Table 12.5 (Cont’d p. 446)
Outcome
Berg et al. Linear ↑ fecal total VFA (control:
(2005) 3.47 mg/g; 8 g/d: 3.69 mg/g;
(con’t.) 24 g/d: 4.25 mg/g)*
van Eps Performance 18 Mature 60% Lucerne chaff, 15% Control (0 g/kg) All concentrations OF:
and Pollet responses Standardbred micronized barley, 25%
(2006) (temperature, horses (no age, BW commercial feed (Cool
heart rate, fecal given) Command)
pH)
Haematological Control: 6 horses Chemical composition: 7.5 g/kg BW OF Lameness induced
and 7.5 g/kg: 2 horses not provided (Raftilose P95)
biochemical 10.0 g/kg: 8 horses
data 12.5 g/kg: 2 horses
Laminitis score 48 h study 10 g/kg BW OF Distal limb edema induced
12.5 g/kg BW OF ↓ Lymphocytes after 12 h
(28%)**
↑ Plasma L-lactate (188%),
D-lactate (275%)**
↓ Fecal pH (3–42%)**
↓ Plasma bicarbonate (37%)**
↑ Plasma glucose (26–80%),
cortisol (100–950%)**
van Eps 10 g/kg BW OF:
and Pollet ↑ Heart rate after 4 h
(2006) (24–70%)**
(con’t.)
↑ Rectal temperature after 8 h
(1–6%)**
↓ Plasma sodium, chloride after
24 h**
↑ Plasma potassium at 16–32 h
(54%)**
↑ Neutrophils after (56–100%)**
↑ Plasma fibrinogen (63%)**
↑ Plasma insulin at 12, 40, 44 h**
12.5 g/kg BW OF:
↑ Plasma sodium, chloride at
8 h**
Bailey et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1
(2007) Glucose Ten native-breed Pasture (mixed sward with Sward: 138 g/kg DM Grass:
tolerance horses (15.1 y) clover) for 2 mo, then mature fructans (DP 3), ↑ serum insulin concentration
Timothy hay for 7 d Timothy hay: (107%)**
34 g/kg DM
Insulin Hay:
sensitivity ↓ serum insulin vs. grass serum
insulin concentrations (34%;
similar to hay-fed control

horses)**
Plasma TG
concentrations
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. Table 12.5
Outcome
Bailey et al. Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2
(2007) Glucose 10 laminitis-prone, Hay for 2 wk, then high- Hay: 4.1 g/kg/d; Laminitis-prone horses:
(con’t.) tolerance 11 control native- protein grass (15% protein) Grass: 6.1 g/kg/d
breed horses (15.1 (includes 3 g/kg
y) inulin top-dressed
on grass)
Insulin ↑ Serum insulin concentrations
sensitivity with fructan addition (206%)*
Plasma TG
concentrations
Crawford Plasma amine Six laminitis-prone, Hay for 2 wk, then high-CHO Control (0 g/kg) Inulin:
et al. (2007) concentrations 6 control mixed, diet (2/3 hay plus 1/3 dried ↓ Fecal pH (10%)*
Hoof wall and adult native-breed grass)
coronary band horses (13.2 y,
temperature 337 kg)
Fecal 3 wk study 3 g/kg inulin ↑ fecal tyramine (2.5-fold),
metabolites tryptamine (2-fold)**
Respondek Cecal and 4 cross-bred, cecal Commercial pelleted feed Control (0 g/d) scFOS:
et al. (2007) colonic cannulated (HIPPO 122) and wheat straw;
metabolites geldings (7 y, 425 barley fed on d 21 in place of
kg) morning concentrate meal
Cecal and Chemical composition: 30 g/d scFOS ↓ Streptococci 5 h post-barley
colonic 11.16% CP, 1.91% fat, 17.24% (Profeed P95) consumption (6%)**
microbiota CF, 40.4% NDF, 20.3% starch
↓ Lactobacilli (7%), lactate-
utilizing microbiota (6%),
streptococci (9%) 29 h post-
barley consumption**
↑ Cecal L-lactate concentrations
5 h post-barley consumption
(111%)**
↓ Cecal L-lactate concentrations
29 h post-barley consumption
(61%)**
↑ Cecal D-lactate
concentrations 29 h post-barley
consumption (121%)**
24 d periods ↑ Cecal acetate (21–25%),
butyrate (30–49%), total VFA
(24–31%)***
↓ Colonic acetate proportion
post-barley consumption
(7%)***
a
BW body weight, Ca calcium, CF crude fiber, CHO carbohydrate, CP crude protein, d day, DM dry matter, DP degree of polymerization, FOS fructooligosacchar-
ide, g gram, h hour, kg kilogram, mg milligram, NDF neutral detergent fiber, OF oligofructose, P phosphorus, scFOS short-chain fructooligosaccharide,
TG triglyceride, VFA volatile fatty acid, wk week, yr year
b
*P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
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448
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. Table 12.6
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order, reporting effects of prebiotics in pre-ruminantsa,b
Outcome Animals/
variables treatment (age, Daily prebiotic
Reference quantified initial BW) Dietary information; time on treatment dose; source Major findings
Kaufhold Performance Seven 11 L/d whole milk Control (0 g/d) FOS:
et al. responses (BW, Simmental Red
(2000) feed intake, Holstein veal
ADG) calves (10 wk old)
Hematological Chemical composition: Control + 10 g/d ↑ ADG (10%)***
profile 122 g DM/kg, 274 g CP/kg DM, 273 g Crude fat/ FOS (Profeed P95)
kg DM, 379 g Lactose/kg DM with with morning
supplemental milk replace and vitamin premix meal
to allow ADG of 1.4–1.5 kg
↑ Leukocytes on d 14
(45%)**
↑ Absolute BW gain
(10%)***
↑ Eosinophils on d 21
(560%)**
↓ Post-prandial
plasma glucose
concentrations on d
21 (12–27%)**
↓ Lactate (37%) and
NEFA concentrations
(46%) on d 14**
↑ Insulin
concentrations on d
14 (58–63%)**
Heinrichs Performance 24 Holstein calves Milk replacer and calf starter feed Control (0 g/d) MOS:
et al. responses (BW, (2 d)
(2003) skeletal
growth)
Blood Chemical composition: 1.4 g/kg ↑ Rate of recovery
metabolites Milk: 20% CP, 20% fat, 0.75% Ca, 0.70% P antibiotic from diet-induced
Starter: 20.9% CP, 3.03% fat, 1.65% Ca, scours (41%)*
0.88% P
Fecal scores 6 wk study 4 g/d MOS (Bio- ↓ Scour severity score
MOS) in category 2 (38%),
3 (50%)*
↑ probability of
normal fecal score
after wk 3 (13%),
overall (86%)*
a
ADG average daily gain, BW body weight, CP crude protein, d day, DM dry matter, FOS fructooligosaccharide, g gram, kg kilogram, L liter, MOS mannanoli-
gosaccharide, NEFA non-esterified fatty acid, wk week
b
*P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
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450
. Table 12.7
In vivo experiments, listed in chronological order, reporting effects of prebiotics in adult ruminantsa,b (Cont’d p. 452)
12
Outcome
variables Animals/treatment Dietary information; time Daily prebiotic dose;
Reference quantified (age, initial BW) on treatment source Major findings
Franklin Performance 19 Multiparous dairy Alfalfa silage-concentrate Control (0 g/d) MOS:
et al. responses cows (14 Holstein, TMR
(2005) (BW-calves) 5 Jersey)
Blood Chemical composition 18% Control + 10 g/d MOS Dams:
metabolites CP, 3.1% fat, 37% NDF, 24%
(cows and calves) ADF
Colostrum 4 wk study ↑ Serum rotavirus
analysis neutralization titer (2%)**
Serum Ig analysis Calves:
↑ Serum protein concentration
at 24 h (29%)***
↓ Serum IgA (13%)**
↑ Serum rotavirus
neutralization titer (5%)***
Mwenya Total tract Four nonlactating, Alfalfa hay cube-oat straw Control (0%) GOS:
et al. digestibility ruminally TMR

(2005) cannulated Holstein
cows (697 kg)
Microbial N Chemical composition Control + 10 g/d yeast ↓ Uric acid (33%), allantoin
supply 13.9% CP, 3.1% crude fat, culture (28%), total urinary excretion
38.6% NDF, 25.6% ADF, (29%)*
4.8% ADL
Ruminal Rumen emptied and 27 d periods Control + 2% GOS ↓ Absorption of purine
metabolites switched over at control + 10 g/d yeast derivatives (39%)*
end of each period culture + 2% GOS
Mwenya ↓ Microbial N (38%), N supply
et al. (39%)*
(2005) Protozoa ↓ Ruminal pH (2%)*
(con’t.) enumeration
↑ Ruminal acetate (5%)*
↓ Ruminal propionate (22%)*
↑ Ruminal acetate:propionate
(19%)*
Yeast:
↓ Uric acid (35%), allantoin
(21%), total urinary excretion
(23%)*
↓ Absorption of purine
derivatives (31%)*
↓ Microbial N (31%), N supply
(32%)*
↓ Ruminal propionate (25%),
total VFA (11%)*
(23%)*
Yeast + GOS:
↑ Urine N (18%)**
↑ N retained (144%)**
↓ Uric acid (23%), allantoin
(19%), total urinary excretion
(20%)*
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. Table 12.7
Outcome
variables Animals/treatment Dietary information; time Daily prebiotic dose;
Reference quantified (age, initial BW) on treatment source Major findings
Mwenya ↓ Absorption of purine
et al. derivatives (26%)*
(2005) ↓ Microbial N (24%), N supply
(con’t.) (27%)*
↓ Ruminal propionate (29%),
total VFA (9%)*
(34%)*
↓ Ruminal isoacids (26%)*
a
ADF acid detergent fiber, ADL acid detergent lignin, BW body weight, CP crude protein, d day, GOS galactooligosaccharide, Ig immunoglobulin,
IgA immunoglobulin A, kg kilogram, MOS mannanoligosaccharide, N nitrogen, NDF neutral detergent fiber, TMR total mixed ration, VFA volatile fatty acids
b
*P < 0.01, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.10
prebiotics in the diet of very young and very old animals should remain low so as
not to drastically change diet digestibility. Very young animals require highly
digestible diets to maintain rapid growth rates. While this is important for all
species, it is of particular importance for livestock species as profit is closely tied
to optimal animal growth and health. While not as great a concern for production
livestock species, some aging animals experience a decline in diet digestibility as
they approach senior and geriatric status. A dilution of nutrients at this life stage
can lead to loss of muscle mass and stimulate other health concerns.
Health status. As demonstrated by several studies, animals with challenged
immunity respond better to prebiotic supplementation as compared to healthy
animals. When exposed to pathogenic microorganisms and parasites, poultry and
swine exhibited more consistent responses to treatment with prebiotic supple-
ments than control groups. While still important in disease prevention, use of
prebiotics may not appear as efficacious in healthy, non-challenged animals.
Prophylactic use of prebiotic supplements is important, however, in non-
challenged animals as the changes that they induce in intestinal microbial ecology
lead to an overall healthier animal.
Species. While supplementation appears to have clear benefits to most animal
species, certain species respond poorly to prebiotic compounds. For example,
the majority of research published in horses links fructan consumption to
laminitis. Indeed, fructans have been used to induce laminitis and rapid intake
of carbohydrate has been shown to induce laminitis. In contrast, pre-ruminants
appear to benefit from the addition of prebiotic compounds to their diets. These
animals do not have a strong microbial population established in their rumen and
are highly affected by microorganisms in their environment, particularly due to
susceptibility to diet-induced shifts in microbiota. Prebiotic supplementation
of these animals can influence the populations of microbiota that establish
within the rumen and, potentially, can lead to an improved ruminal environment
for the animal.
Animal housing. The way in which an animal is housed can greatly affect its
response to prebiotic supplementation. Companion animals, generally accepted
as indoor pets, are less likely to exhibit a dramatic response to a prebiotic
compound unless ill when compared with some livestock species. Livestock
species also respond very differently, which generally can be related to the type
of living conditions in which they reside. One would expect a greater response to
prebiotic supplementation of poultry housed in a floor pen where the birds have
free access to their environment, including excreta of other birds, than would be
observed in group-housed swine or possibly even caged poultry.
12.4 Conclusion
As evidenced by the body of literature covered in this essay, prebiotic supplemen-
tation of companion and livestock animals demonstrates many benefits. By
increasing beneficial microbiota while decreasing populations of potentially
pathogenic microbiota, animal owners and producers can improve the health
and well being of their animals. Prebiotic compounds also improve fermen-
tation in the intestine of animals, as has been observed in all species to which
prebiotics have been fed. Increasing SCFA concentrations provides energy to the
colon, allows for proper cell maintenance and turnover, and can contribute to
the beneficial microbial environment by decreasing intestinal pH. Fermenta-
tion associated with odor- and disease-producing compounds such as phenols
and branched-chain fatty acids generally decreased with prebiotic supple-
mentation, adding to the list of benefits of prebiotic supplementation. While
some conflicting information exists, benefits generally outweigh costs of supple-
mentation. With proper consideration of health status, living conditions,
species to be supplemented, and age, prebiotic supplementation as a nutritional
intervention strategy has the potential to improve overall health status of
many species.
12.4.1 Future Research

Several areas remain open for further discovery in the area of prebiotics as
regards animal nutrition. Prebiotic compounds are used in some companion
animal foods currently, but further use might be warranted for young, old, and
health-compromised pets. Poultry and swine prebiotic research demonstrates
clear benefits to these species in the area of intestinal health. While production
and performance responses are inconsistent, the animal industry, particularly
in the European Union, has shifted or will shift away from antibiotic supplemen-
tation. This opens an avenue for further research into the use of prebiotics as
antibiotic proxies. Use of prebiotics by horses, pre-ruminants, and ruminant
animals can be expanded. New potential prebiotic compounds are created as
new production technologies become more advanced, leading to new and poten-
tially more active compounds that stimulate beneficial microbial population
growth and fermentative profiles in the intestinal tracts of companion and
livestock animal species.
12.5 Summary
Prebiotics have been investigated in companion animals and many livestock species
with varied, but generally positive, results.
When prebiotics are fed to non-ruminant companion and livestock animals, similar
responses are observed across species. Prebiotics can aid the host animal in fighting
microbial infections, improving growth performance responses, improving micro-
bial ecology, and optimizing animal health.
Prebiotic studies in the equine generally have dealt with induction of laminitis with
fructans, implying that horses do not tolerate large concentrations of fructans.
However, there are no published studies investigating the effects of other prebiotics
or low concentration supplementation strategies.
Ruminant and pre-ruminant studies with prebiotics are sparse, but measurable
changes in fermentative end-products, nutrient digestibilities, and immunological
indices have been noted.
Several considerations must be taken into account prior to prebiotic supplementa-
tion with regard to age, species, housing conditions, and health status to obtain
optimal results.
While prebiotics have been widely researched, much research remains to be per-
formed as results with some species are sorely lacking. Improved technologies allow
for the creation of novel prebiotics that should be investigated in select animal
species.
Overall, prebiotics have the potential to improve animal health by altering gastroin-
testinal events that impact host animal metabolism.
List of Abbreviations
AA amino acid
ADF acid detergent fiber
ADFI average daily feed intake
ADG average daily gain
ADL acid detergent lignin
AMEn metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen
BAC bacitracin
BW body weight
Ca calcium
CF crude fiber
CFU colony forming units
CHO carbohydrate
CP crude protein
Cu copper
cys cysteine
d day
DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
DM dry matter
DMB dry matter basis
DMI dry matter intake
DP degree of polymerization
ESBM ethanol-extracted soybean meal
Fe iron
F:G feed:gain ratio
FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization
FOS fructooligosaccharide
g gram
G:F gain:feed ratio
GOS galactooligosaccharide
h hour
HCC hen cecal contents
IBDV infectious bursal disease virus
IgA immunoglobulin A
IgE immunoglobulin E
IgG immunoglobulin G
IGF-I insulin-like growth factor-I
IgM immunoglobulin M
IMO isomaltooligosaccharide
IRA ileo-rectal anastomosis
kg kilogram
L liter
lys lysine
ME metabolic energy
met methionine
mg microgram
mmol millimole
mo month
MOS mannanoligosaccharide
N nitrogen
NDF neutral detergent fiber
NEFA non-esterified fatty acid
NSP non-starch polysaccharide
OF oligofructose
OM organic matter
P phosphorus
ppm parts per million
qPCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SBM soybean meal
SCFA short-chain fatty acid
scFOS short-chain fructooligosaccharide
TDF total dietary fiber
TG triglyceride
thr threonine
TMEn true metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen
TMR total mixed ration
TOS trans-galactooligosaccharide
trp tryptophan
val valine
VFA volatile fatty acid
wk week
YCW yeast cell wall
yr year
Zn(O) zinc (oxide)
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12 Prebiotics in Companion

and Livestock Animal

# Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, LLC 2009

partially hydrolyzed in the upper digestive tract of non-ruminants, but the

12.2 Prebiotic Use in Companion Animal and

Linear ↓ food intake (control: 352 g;

. Table 12.1 (Cont’d p. 360)

wall (YCW, Safmannan)

Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2

Same as Same as study 1 Same as study 1 Control (0%) All concentrations

Control + 0.8% raffinose 0.8% raffinose:

contents (HCC) adapted

Study 4 Study 4 Study 4 Study 4 Study 4

Cecal (1) 11 Germ-free quail 28 d study OF [3% lactose + 3% (1) No difference in

1.4% Ca, 0.7% P

Control + 2.5% (w/w) palm ↓ Coliforms (17%) and

Enzyme Control + 8 g/kg FOS ↑ Amylase activity

fat, 1.4–0.9% Ca,

Control + 5% guar hull ↓ feed consumption

0.11% MOS + 2.5 ppm ↑ Albumen CP at wk

total SCFA (34%)**

Control + 12 g/kg ↓ 6 wk BW (4%)*

8.20 log CFU/g; 12 g/kg:

. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 398)

Control + 1.25% lignin

challenge challenge at d 21–12

. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 402)

4 g/kg OF ↓ phe (3%), thr (7%)

lys (8%), met (10%), phe

lys (4%), met (2%), thr

. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 406)

. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 408)

. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 410)

↓ Crop lactic acid

. Table 12.3 (Cont’d p. 412)

Study 4 Study 4 Study 4 Study 4 Study 4

supplementation (Yang et al., 2008). Pathogenic microbiota also decreased with

Changes in nutrient digestibility are of utmost concern whenever a feed

Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2

↓ ADG (low TOS) during wk 2 (16%)***

White et al. Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1 Study 1

. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 424)

Fecal metabolites ↑ Fecal yeast on d 14 (24%)**

. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 428)

↓ Fecal DM (27%), NSP (64%)*

. Table 12.4 (Cont’d p. 430)

Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2 Study 2

↓ CD14+MCHII+ in lamina propria on

↑ Apparent fecal CP loss (29%)***

↑ ADG on d 0–11 (20%), 11–42 (10%),

↓ Propionate in proximal colon (23%)

ppm: 428 g)**

↓ Colonic acetate as molar % (5%)*

↑ Cecal bifidobacteria (6%)*

prebiotic supplementation (Lynch et al., 2007). In contrast, GOS digestibility

lactate concentrations both increased and decreased in response to fructan

12.3 Special Considerations for Prebiotic Use

(control: 0.58 mg/g; 8 g/d:

similar to hay-fed control