Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review
The objective of this review was to provide an overview of the effects of dietary fiber (DF) on reproductive performance in gestating sows. Dietary fibers have been suggested to modulate microbiota in the intestine and the immune system of gestating sows and to improve gut health. Thus, DF may help...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2023-11-01
|
| Series: | Animal Bioscience |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-23-0206.pdf |
| _version_ | 1797643505828364288 |
|---|---|
| author | Hyunwoong Jo Beob Gyun Kim |
| author_facet | Hyunwoong Jo Beob Gyun Kim |
| author_sort | Hyunwoong Jo |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The objective of this review was to provide an overview of the effects of dietary fiber (DF) on reproductive performance in gestating sows. Dietary fibers have been suggested to modulate microbiota in the intestine and the immune system of gestating sows and to improve gut health. Thus, DF may help alleviate the adverse effects of the stressful production cycle of gestating sows. These benefits may subsequently result in improved reproductive performance of sows. Previous studies have reported changes in microbiota by providing gestating sows with DF, and the responses of microbiota varied depending on the source of DF. The responses by providing DF to gestating sows were inconsistent for antioxidative capacity, hormonal response, and inflammatory response among the studies. The effects of DF on reproductive performance were also inconsistent among the previous studies. Potential reasons contributing to these inconsistent results would include variability in reproductive performance data, insufficient replication, influence of other nutrients contained in the DF diets, characteristics of DF, and experimental periods. The present meta-analysis suggests that increasing the total DF concentration by 10 percentage units (e.g., 12% to 22% as-fed basis) in gestating sow diets compared to the control group improves the litter born alive by 0.49 pigs per litter. However, based on the present review, questions remain regarding the benefits of fibers in gestating sow diets. Further research is warranted to clarify the mode of action of fibers and the association with subsequent reproductive performance in gestating sows. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T14:15:49Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-03fea969e86048c4b7dc6e355dfcea86 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2765-0189 2765-0235 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T14:15:49Z |
| publishDate | 2023-11-01 |
| publisher | Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Animal Bioscience |
| spelling | doaj.art-03fea969e86048c4b7dc6e355dfcea862023-11-01T04:58:47ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAnimal Bioscience2765-01892765-02352023-11-0136111619163110.5713/ab.23.020625110Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A reviewHyunwoong Jo0Beob Gyun Kim1 Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, KoreaThe objective of this review was to provide an overview of the effects of dietary fiber (DF) on reproductive performance in gestating sows. Dietary fibers have been suggested to modulate microbiota in the intestine and the immune system of gestating sows and to improve gut health. Thus, DF may help alleviate the adverse effects of the stressful production cycle of gestating sows. These benefits may subsequently result in improved reproductive performance of sows. Previous studies have reported changes in microbiota by providing gestating sows with DF, and the responses of microbiota varied depending on the source of DF. The responses by providing DF to gestating sows were inconsistent for antioxidative capacity, hormonal response, and inflammatory response among the studies. The effects of DF on reproductive performance were also inconsistent among the previous studies. Potential reasons contributing to these inconsistent results would include variability in reproductive performance data, insufficient replication, influence of other nutrients contained in the DF diets, characteristics of DF, and experimental periods. The present meta-analysis suggests that increasing the total DF concentration by 10 percentage units (e.g., 12% to 22% as-fed basis) in gestating sow diets compared to the control group improves the litter born alive by 0.49 pigs per litter. However, based on the present review, questions remain regarding the benefits of fibers in gestating sow diets. Further research is warranted to clarify the mode of action of fibers and the association with subsequent reproductive performance in gestating sows.http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-23-0206.pdfdietary fibermicrobiotareproductive performancesows |
| spellingShingle | Hyunwoong Jo Beob Gyun Kim Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review Animal Bioscience dietary fiber microbiota reproductive performance sows |
| title | Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review |
| title_full | Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review |
| title_fullStr | Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review |
| title_short | Effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets — A review |
| title_sort | effects of dietary fiber in gestating sow diets a review |
| topic | dietary fiber microbiota reproductive performance sows |
| url | http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-23-0206.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hyunwoongjo effectsofdietaryfiberingestatingsowdietsareview AT beobgyunkim effectsofdietaryfiberingestatingsowdietsareview |