T. Foose’s scientific contributions

... Also an increased fermentation rate by the intestinal microbiota can lead to better nutrient ADC (Kihara & Sakata, 1997;Tulung et al., 1987). Furthermore, increased feed retention time can positively affect nutrient ADC (Van Soest et al., 1983). Increased feed retention time in the current experiment might have occurred because fish increased more than twice in size (resulting in an increase of the length of the intestine) and because of the time-related decrease in feed intake (Figure 1a; Table S2) Brunsgaard et al. (1995) found that the length of the adaptation period in rats is longer for NSP-rich diets. ...

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Time‐related changes in nutrient digestibility and faecal bile acid loss of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) as affected by dietary fat level and non‐starch polysaccharide level