Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)

Department of Dietetics, National Institute of Nutrition(ICMR),Hyderabad-500007,Telangana, India

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• Research Article   
  Prebiotic Potential and Other Health Benefits of Prebiotic Mixture of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus Cajan L) In Wistar Nin Rats
  Author(s): Devindra Shakappa*, Aruna Talari, Rakesh Naik and Soumyaranjan Pradhan
  
  The legume prebiotics, especially galacto-oligosaccharides, are the center of health since they play a crucial role in maintaining gut health. The aim of the present study was to understand the role of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L) on gut microbiota, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Wistar National Institute of Nutrition NIN rats. Proximate composition and oligosaccharide content of the pigeon pea was estimated and for animal experiment, four-week-old weaning male Wistar National Institute of Nutrition NIN rats (N = 36) were divided equally into three groups (n=12) control, raffinose, and pigeon pea prebiotics groups. All the groups were fed with the respective diet for 18 weeks. After 18 weeks 5 ml of blood was drawn from the retro-orbital plexus and the rats were sacrificed by (CO2) inhalation. Among the studied groups, the pigeon pea preb.. Read More»
  

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