The influence of dietary fibre on protein digestion and utilization in monogastrics
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Archives of Animal Nutrition
- Vol. 48 (1-2), 89-95
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17450399509381831
Abstract
Current knowledge of the effects of dietary fibre and associated components on protein digestibility and utilization are discussed. Based on the literature it could be shown that the implications and mechanisms behind the effect of soluble and insoluble dietary fibre on protein digestibility and utilization are quite different. Insoluble dietary fibre will increase faecal bulk and faecal nitrogen excretion is primarily due to and increased excretion of cell wall bound protein. Contrary to this, soluble dietary fibre increase faecal bulk and faecal nitrogen due to an increased excretion of microbial nitrogen. A matter of controversy is the influence of dietary fibre on endogenous nitrogen excretion and factors affecting the losses of nitrogen in this way. It is not known if fibre acts as a secretogogue.Keywords
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