المؤلفون: Wei-Jung Chen, Yeong-Hsiang Cheng, Yi-Bing Horng, Ting-Yu Hsu, Yu-Hsiang Yu

المصدر: Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Animals, Vol 10, Iss 2044, p 2044 (2020)
Animals
Volume 10
Issue 11

مصطلحات موضوعية: Litter (animal), animal diseases, Biology, Bacillus licheniformis, Article, Animal science, fluids and secretions, lcsh:Zoology, medicine, microbiota, sow, Weaning, Eubacterium, lcsh:QL1-991, Completely randomized design, Feces, Pregnancy, lcsh:Veterinary medicine, General Veterinary, postpartum dysgalactia syndrome, food and beverages, fermented product, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, lcsh:SF600-1100, Animal Science and Zoology, Composition (visual arts)

الوصف: Simple Summary Supplementation of probiotics can shape the gut microbiota of sows and further influence their offspring’s gut microbiota. Postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) is a common disease in sows worldwide. Sows with PDS have depressed milk production and increased piglet mortality. The bacterial pathogen is an important factor in the etiology of PDS. Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products (BLFP) containing probiotics and antimicrobial substances can prevent disease and improve growth performance in broilers and weaning piglets. However, little is known about the effect of BLFP, PDS, and interaction on litter performance traits, milk composition, and fecal microbiota in sows. In this study, the effects of BLFP and PDS on sows were evaluated. Results show that BLFP supplementation in the diet of sows improves the piglet body weight at weaning. Dietary supplementation of BLFP or PDS differentially regulates the fecal microbiota of sows. Abstract This study was designed to evaluate the effects of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products (BLFP) and postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) on litter performance traits, milk composition, and fecal microbiota in sows in a commercial farrow to finish pig farm. Fifty multiparous cross-bred pregnant sows were randomly assigned to two groups in a completely randomized design. The dietary treatments comprised a basal diet (pregnancy and nursery diet) as control and basal diet supplemented with 1.5 g/kg of BLFP. Sows with PDS in the two groups were further verified 12 h post-partum. Results show that the piglet body weight at weaning was increased in sows fed the BLFP compared to those fed the control diet. The milk fat content of prepartum sows was reduced in sows fed the BLFP. Postpartum sows with PDS had increased milk solid content compared with healthy sows. Microbial composition and species relative abundance analysis indicated distinct bacterial clusters between the groups. The abundance of the family Prevotellaceae in the feces decreased in sows with PDS. BLFP increased the average abundance of the genus (Eubacterium) coprostanoligenes group in feces of sows. These findings demonstrate that BLFP in the diet of sows can improve the piglet body weight at weaning and modulate the fecal microbiota of sows. PDS also has an impact on milk composition and fecal microbiota in sows.

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المؤلفون: A. Pietruszka, Andrzej Dybus, De-Yu Hung, Wei-Jung Chen, Yeong-Hsiang Cheng, Kuo-Feng Hua, Chuan-Shun Lin, Yu-Hsiang Yu

المصدر: Animals
Volume 9
Issue 12
Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI

مصطلحات موضوعية: 0301 basic medicine, medicine.drug_class, Animal feed, animal diseases, Antibiotics, diarrhea, Bacitracin, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Animal science, fluids and secretions, medicine, microbiota, Weaning, Bacillus licheniformis, Feces, General Veterinary, biology, integumentary system, Ruminococcus, 0402 animal and dairy science, fermented product, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, biology.organism_classification, 040201 dairy & animal science, Diarrhea, 030104 developmental biology, piglet, Animal Science and Zoology, medicine.symptom, Ruminococcaceae, medicine.drug

الوصف: Prophylactic use of antibiotics in-feed has been effective in decreasing the incidence of diarrhea in weaning piglets. However, the overuse of antibiotics as prophylactic or therapeutic agents in animal feed leads to the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues in pigs. This study investigated the effects of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on diarrhea incidence and the fecal microbial community in weaning piglets. A total of 120 crossbred piglets with an average initial body weight of 9.87 ±
1.43 kg were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments consisting of three replicate stalls with 10 piglets in each. The dietary treatments comprised a basal diet as control, control plus 1 g/kg or 4.5 g/kg of B. licheniformis-fermented products, and control plus 30 mg/kg antibiotics (bacitracin methylene disalicylate). Results showed that 4.5 g/kg of B. licheniformis-fermented product supplementation significantly reduced diarrhea incidence in weaning piglets. Principal coordinate analysis and a heatmap of species abundance indicated distinct clusters between the groups treated with antibiotics and B. licheniformis-fermented products. The bacterial richness and evenness in the feces decreased in weaning piglets fed 1 g/kg of B. licheniformis-fermented products and antibiotics. The abundance of the genera [Ruminococcus] gauvreauii group, Ruminococcaceae UCG-005, and Ruminococcaceae UCG-008 in the feces decreased in weaning piglets fed B. licheniformis-fermented products or antibiotics. The average abundance of the genus Prevotella 9 in the feces was positively correlated with the concentration of B. licheniformis-fermented products and negatively correlated with the diarrhea incidence in weaning piglets. Furthermore, the average abundance of the genus Prevotella 9 in the feces was positively correlated with the growth performance of weaning piglets. These results demonstrate that B. licheniformis-fermented products can improve diarrhea incidence and fecal microflora composition in weaning piglets.

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