The impact of high polymerization inulin on body weight reduction in high-fat diet-induced obese mice: correlation with cecal .

Obesity presents a significant public health challenge, demanding effective dietary interventions. This study employed a high-fat diet-induced obesity mouse model to explore the impacts of inulin with different polymerization degrees on obesity management. Our analysis reveals that high-degree polymerization inulin (HDI) exhibited a significantly higher oil binding capacity and smaller particle size compared to low-degree polymerization inulin (LDI) ( < 0.

Microencapsulated promotes intestinal development through gut colonization of layer chicks.

The effects of in microencapsulation (LPM) on intestinal development in layer chicks were investigated in this study, as well as the colonization of in the gut. A total of 480 healthy Hy-Line Brown layer chicks at 0 d old were randomly divided into 4 groups (8 replicates each treatment), and the diets of these birds were supplemented with nothing (control), (0.02 g/kg feed; 10 CFU/kg feed), LPM (1.

Zinc caproate: Ecofriendly synthesis, structural characterization, and antibacterial action.

Disease-causing microorganisms such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are among the primary contributors to morbidity and mortality of diarrhea in humans.

Role of microencapsulated in alleviating intestinal inflammatory damage through promoting epithelial proliferation and differentiation in layer chicks.

The alleviating effects of in microencapsulation (LPM) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced intestinal inflammatory injury were investigated in layer chicks. A total of 252 healthy Hy-Line Brown layer chicks were randomly divided into six groups. Birds were injected with saline or LPS except for the control, and the diets of birds subjected to LPS were supplemented with nothing, , LPM, and wall material of LPM, respectively.

Investigations of Ascorbic Acid Synthesis and Distribution in Broiler Tissues at Different Post-Hatch Days.

Ascorbic acid (AA) is an indispensable nutrient required to sustain optimal poultry health and performance, which is commonly excluded from the diet of broilers. To investigate the synthesis and distribution of AA during broiler growth and clarify its possible turnover, 144 1 d old healthy Arbor Acres broilers with a body weight of approximately 41 g were randomly assigned to eight groups of 18 broilers each. The kidney, liver, ileum, and spleen of one bird from each group were collected every week until 42 d to detect the synthesis capacity, tissue distribution, and transporter gene expression of AA.

Polysaccharides: Optimization of the Decolorization Process and Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in LPS-Stimulated Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells.

Polysaccharide decolorization has a major effect on polysaccharide function. In the present study, the decolorization of polysaccharides (RGP) is optimized using two methods-the AB-8 macroporous resin (RGP-1) method and the HO (RGP-2) method. The optimal decolorization parameters for the AB-8 macroporous resin method were as follows: temperature, 50 °C; macroporous resin addition, 8.

Structural Characteristics of Polysaccharides Treated Using Different Decolorization Processes and Their Antioxidant Effects in Intestinal Epithelial Cells.

Polysaccharide decolorization is a key determinant of polysaccharide structure. In this study, two purified polysaccharides, RGP-1-A and RGP-2-A, were obtained after decolorization using the AB-8 macroporous resin and HO, respectively. RGP-1-A (molecular weight (Mw) = 18,964 Da) and RGP-2-A (Mw = 3305 Da) were acidic and neutral heteropolysaccharides, respectively, and were both polycrystalline in structure.

Effect of Changes in Photoperiods on Melatonin Expression and Gut Health Parameters in Laying Ducks.

We investigated the effect of photoperiod on ileal morphology, barrier function, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) contents, microbial flora, melatonin expression, and synthesis in laying ducks. After adaption, a total of 180 Jinding laying ducks (252 days old) were randomly divided into three treatments, receiving 12L (hours of light):12D (hours of darkness), 16L:8D, or 20L:4D. Each treatment had six replicates with 10 birds each.

Effect of photoperiod on eggshell quality and quality characteristics of tibia, femur, and ulna in laying ducks.

We investigated the effect of photoperiod on eggshell quality, bone quality characteristics and bone metabolism related enzymes and factors in laying ducks. After adaption, 300 Jinding laying ducks (252-day-old) were randomly divided into 5 treatments, receiving 12L (hours of light):12D (hours of darkness), 14L:10D, 16L:8D, 18L:6D or 20L:4D, respectively. Each group had 6 replicates of 10 birds each.

Effects of photoperiod on performance, ovarian morphology, reproductive hormone level, and hormone receptor mRNA expression in laying ducks.

We investigated the effect of photoperiod on performance, ovarian morphology, reproductive hormones levels, and their receptors mRNA expressions in laying ducks. After adaption, 300 252-day-old Jinding laying ducks were randomly allocated to 5 groups, receiving 12L:12D, 14L:10D, 16L:8D, 18L:6D, or 20L:4D, respectively. Each treatment had 6 replicates of 10 birds each.

microeco: an R package for data mining in microbial community ecology.

A large amount of sequencing data is produced in microbial community ecology studies using the high-throughput sequencing technique, especially amplicon-sequencing-based community data. After conducting the initial bioinformatic analysis of amplicon sequencing data, performing the subsequent statistics and data mining based on the operational taxonomic unit and taxonomic assignment tables is still complicated and time-consuming. To address this problem, we present an integrated R package-'microeco' as an analysis pipeline for treating microbial community and environmental data.

Effect of photoperiod on ovarian morphology, reproductive hormone secretion, and hormone receptor mRNA expression in layer ducks during the pullet phase.

We evaluated the effect of photoperiod on ovarian morphology, reproductive hormone secretion, and hormone receptor mRNA expression in layer ducks during the pullet phase. A total of 480 71-d-old Jinding layer ducks were randomly divided into 5 groups that received 6L (hours of light):18D (hours of darkness), 8L:16D, 10L:14D, 12L:12D, or 14L:10D, respectively. Each group had 6 replicates with 16 birds each.

Effect of photoperiod on growth performance and quality characteristics of tibia and femur in layer ducks during the pullet phase.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of photoperiod on growth performance and bone development in layer ducks during the pullet phase. A total of 480 11-wk-old Jinding layer ducks were randomly divided into 5 groups, receiving 6L (light): 18D (dark), 8L: 16D, 10L: 14D, 12L: 12D, 14L: 10D, respectively. Each group had 6 replicates of 16 birds each.

Effect of dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera leaf on performance, meat quality, and oxidative stability of meat in broilers.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) on performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and oxidative stability of breast muscle in broilers. A total of 720 1-d-old male Arbor Acres birds were randomly divided into 6 dietary groups, which were fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 15% MOL, respectively. Each group had 6 replicates of 20 birds each.

Purification, characterisation and protective effects of polysaccharides from alfalfa on hepatocytes.

The objective of this study was to determine the preliminary characteristics and protective effects of alfalfa polysaccharides (APS) on hepatocytes in vitro. The crude APS was purified by DEAE-cellulose and Sephadex G-100 chromatography, resulting in the four purified fractions: APS-1, APS-2, APS-3 and APS-4. The results indicated that APS-3 had higher carbohydrate and uronic acid contents and that APS-4 had a more complicated monosaccharide composition compared to the other purified fractions.