NSP enzymes play positive role in prebiotic formation

In general, poultry is incapable of utilising substantial amounts of energy from fermentation processes that occur in their hindgut. Nevertheless, controlling fermentation in the gut and regulating the bacterial population responsible for it, is gaining interest. Therefore, dietary fibre and prebiotics are now considered promising feed components again. By Ronny Mombaerts and Kurt Van De Mierop, Nutrex nv, Lille, Belgium Prebiotics are carbohydrate structures that resist digestion a