Effects of yeast beta-1,3/1,6-glucans on nutrient digestibility, intestinal functionality, and immune and antioxidant variables in growing dogs submitted to spay or neutering surgery.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the impact of yeast beta-1,3/1,6-glucans (BG) on apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of nutrients, intestinal fermentative metabolites, fecal microbiota profile, and immune and antioxidant variables in puppies before and after surgical challenge. Two treatments were evaluated: control, without, and test, with oral supplementation of 65 mg/kg body weight/day of purified BG from Saccharomyces cerevisiae for 120 days. For this, 16 growing Beagle dogs were distributed in a completely randomized design (n = 8/treatment). On day 31, dogs were submitted to spay or neutering surgery. Diet ADC and fecal characteristics analyses were performed on days 55-60. Fecal (days 0, 15, 30, 34, and 60) and blood (days 0, 30, 34, and 60) samples were collected to evaluate intes

SUBMITTER: de Souza RBMDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12416722 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature