Intestinal health: Feeding the microbiota to improve production

Intestinal health is an important determinant of animal performance and health. Increased efforts in monitoring gene expression and microbial composition are useful to improve nutritional strategies for animals and thus better understand the effect on intestinal health says Mark Geier. By Mark Geier The intestinal environment, which consists of the intestinal bacterial community (microbiota), the mucosal immune system, gut structure and gut function, affects host health and performance. As the