LEADER 02475nam 2200397z- 450 001 9910261143303321 005 20231214133301.0 035 $a(CKB)4100000002484659 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/49029 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000002484659 100 $a20202102d2016 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGut Health: The New Paradigm in Animal Production? 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2016 215 $a1 electronic resource (163 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 $a2-88945-029-5 330 $aGut health and specifically the gut microbiome-host interaction is currently a major research topic across the life sciences. In the case of animal sciences research into animal production and health, the gut has been a continuous area of interest. Production parameters such as growth and feed efficiency are entirely dependent on optimum gut health. In addition, the gut is a major immune organ and one of the first lines of defense in animal disease. Recent changes in animal production management and feed regulations, both regulatory and consumer driven, have placed added emphasis on finding ways to optimize gut health in novel and effective ways. In this volume we bring together original research and review articles covering three major categories of gut health and animal production: the gut microbiome, mucosal immunology, and feed-based interventions. Included within these categories is a broad range of scientific expertise and experimental approaches that span food animal production. Our goal in bringing together the articles on this research topic is to survey the current knowledge on gut health in animal production. The following 15 articles include knowledge and perspectives from researchers from multiple countries and research perspectives, all with the central goal of improving animal health and production. 517 $aGut Health 610 $agut health 610 $aproduction animals 610 $aSwine 610 $aCattle 610 $aChickens 610 $amicrobiome 610 $amucosal immunity 700 $aRyan J. Arsenault$4auth$01279571 702 $aMichael H. Kogut$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910261143303321 996 $aGut Health: The New Paradigm in Animal Production$93015630 997 $aUNINA