This study investigated the absorption and plasma concentration of carbohydrate-derived nutrients and the apparent insulin production sows fed diets containing contrasting types and contents of dietary fibre. It was concluded that feeding high dietary fiber diets resulted in an increase and more uniform uptake of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) than when feeding the low fibre (LF) control. Also, the high soluble fiber (HF-S) diet reduced diurnal variation in glucose and insulin concentrations.

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