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Introduction Extrusion is a technology widely used in feed processing that consists of combining high temperatures and high pressures to the feed material. The main objective when used in a final feed is to improve digestibility, but it can also be used in raw materials such as rice bran (Riaz,…

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Traditionally, bile acids (BA) have been viewed as detergent molecules involved in the intestinal digestion and absorption of lipids and hepatic maintenance of cholesterol homeostasis. During the last 15 years, however, it has become clear that BA are important regulatory molecules with systemic endocrine functions that signal changes in luminal…

En cualquier especie animal, la modulación del comportamiento ingestivo implica cambios en su patrón de consumo en el corto plazo, el cual se evalúa teniendo en cuenta la distribución, el número, el tamaño y la duración de las comidas a lo largo del día, partiendo de la base de que…

The evolution of the chemical senses has resulted in a sensory apparatus for high taste and smell acuity in mammals and birds to ensure self-nourishment. Such peripheral chemosensory systems function as a code to unfold the nutritional value of feedstuffs. Food ingestion simultaneously evokes odor, taste and thermo-mechanical (somatosensing) sensations.…