Probiotics And Prebiotics In Animal Health And Food Safety

Table of Contents

• Contents
• 1: Probiotics and Prebiotics: An Overview on Recent Trends
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Polygastric Animals
• 1.3 Monogastric Animals
• 1.4 Aquaculture
• 1.5 Pets
• 1.6 Bees
• References
• 2: Role of the Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.1.1 Defining the Gut [Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT)] (from Invertebrates to Vertebrates)
• 2.1.2 Host Specificity
• 2.2 Gut Microbiome Homeostasis vs. Dysbiosis
• 2.2.1 Gut Microbiome Homeostasis
• Immune Activation
• 2.2.2 Dysbiosis or Disequilibrium
• 2.3 Function and Role of the Gut Microbiome
• 2.3.1 Metabolic Activity
• 2.3.2 Metabolites with Hormonal Functions

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Diana Di Gioia  •  Bruno Biavati
Editors
Probiotics and Prebiotics
in Animal Health and
Food Safety