ReviewTropical animal health and production2026
Gum Arabic as a functional feed additive in poultry and rabbits: a comprehensive review of growth, physiology, and stress resilience.
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- Combined Effects of Dietary Gum Arabic and Mannan Oligosaccharides on Growth Performance, Physiological Responses, Meat Quality, and Selected Cecal Bacteria in Growing New Zealand White Rabbits.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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Abstract
Gum Arabic (GA), a natural polysaccharide exudate from Acacia trees of the Fabaceae family, has been receiving increasing attention as a bio-functional feed ingredient in the monogastric animal diet. Due to its rich content of indigestible soluble fibre (80-85%), GA brings a vast range of physiological effects such as alteration in gut microbiota, improvement in mucosal immunity, antioxidant capacity, and aid in metabolic homeostasis. The objective of this review is to summarize recent research findings on dietary GA supplementation for poultry and rabbits, focusing on growth performance, immune response, carcass characteristics, gut health, and stress resistance (heat and high stocking density). In broilers, addition of GA at 0.12-6.0% (1.2-60 g/kg) to the diet enhanced feed conversion and growth, with the maximum response occurring at 0.5-2.0% (5-20 g/kg). Laying hens responded to 1.0-7.0% GA (10-70 g/kg) with a significant improvement in egg mass and body condition at 2.5-5.0% (25-50 g/kg). In rabbits, the performance of growing rabbits was improved at 1.0 to 2.0 g/kg of GA, with the best level at 2.0 g/kg diet. In rabbit does, addition of 0.5-1.5% GA (5 to 15 g/kg) improved the milk yield and decreased kit mortality. It seems that the bioactivity of GA relates to prebiotic fermentation, SCFA production, epithelial barrier enhancement, and anti-inflammatory activity. These results place GA as a potential natural candidate for enhancing animal welfare, productivity, and heat tolerance in the tropical production systems.
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