Modulation of immune responses in domestic animals by oral administration of β-1,3/1,6- glucans Universiteit Gent
Due to the frequent use of antibiotics, multiple resistant microorganisms emerge. Since the 1st of January 2006, antibiotics are therefore banned by the European Union as growth promoters for breeding livestock. One of the most promising alternatives for the classical antibiotics are the non-digestible oligosaccharides. Beta-1,3/1,6-glucans are such oligosaccharides present in the cell wall of fungi, yeast, bacteria and higher plants. After oral ...