Lignocellulose: fresh wood as dietary fibre

Dietary fibre is an important animal feed ingredient because many different fractions of fibre components have a positive effect on the digestive process. Lignocellulose made from fresh wood is a relatively new addit ion to the dietary fibre group and recent trials show positive results in pigs and poultry. BY Dr Arthur Kroismayr. Fibre is an essential part in animal diets, especially in sows, but there has to be a distinction between different groups of fibre components. The tra