Abstract
In ruminant livestock species, nutrition can play an important role in the long-term programming of gastrointestinal function. Pancreatic and small intestinal digestive enzymes are important for postruminal digestion of carbohydrates and protein. Carbohydrases have been shown to respond to changes in the level of feed intake and the dietary inclusion of specific nutrients, including arginine, butyrate, folic acid, fructose, and leucine. Understanding how diet influences enzyme development and activity during prenatal and postnatal life could lead to the development of dietary strategies to optimize offspring growth and development to increase digestive efficiency of ruminant livestock species. More research is needed to understand how changes in fetal or neonatal carbohydrase activities in response to nutrition influence long-term growth performance and efficiency in ruminant livestock species to optimize nutritional strategies.
Document Type
Review
Publication Date
1-13-2021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010171
Repository Citation
Trotta, Ronald J. and Swanson, Kendall C., "Prenatal and Postnatal Nutrition Influence Pancreatic and Intestinal Carbohydrase Activities of Ruminants" (2021). Animal and Food Sciences Graduate Research. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/animalsci_gradpub/1
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Animals, v. 11, issue 1, 171.
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