In this Symposium we have presented a communication about:

Effects of nucleotides-enriched yeast extracts on intestinal gut health of broilers  
Brufau, M.T. ; González-Jurado, N.; Pérez-Vendrell, A.M.; D’Inca, R.; Auclair, E.; Vilà, B.; Brufau, J.; Ferrer, R.; Martín-Venegas, R.

Nucleotides from diet exert a nutritional role that is key for the development of tissues with a high turnover rate, such as the intestine. In periods of rapid growth, these nutrients can become conditionally essential and the dietary supplementation can benefit the development of the animal. Given the changes that occur in the intestines of broilers after hatching, the objective of the study was to investigate two indicators of intestinal health: microvilli development and goblet cell count in broilers fed 4 diets supplemented with increasing concentrations of nucleotides.

Results show that dietary supplementation of starter feed with nucleotides exerts a beneficial effect on intestinal health by increasing the absorption surface and enhancing the role of mucus in the gut barrier function

This study has been conducted within our research line  Bioactive Compounds and Health, and it is related with our line studying the influence of diet on growth and animal health.