Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs

Accumulating evidences demonstrate that fermented feed and liquid feeding exerted a great beneficial influence on growth performance and health in the pig industry. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of fermented liquid feeding on the growth performance and intestinal function of...

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Main Authors: Huailu Xin, Mingyu Wang, Zou Xia, Bing Yu, Jun He, Jie Yu, Xiangbing Mao, Zhiqing Huang, Yuheng Luo, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Huifen Wang, Quyuan Wang, Ping Zheng, Daiwen Chen
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author Huailu Xin
Mingyu Wang
Zou Xia
Bing Yu
Jun He
Jie Yu
Xiangbing Mao
Zhiqing Huang
Yuheng Luo
Junqiu Luo
Hui Yan
Huifen Wang
Quyuan Wang
Ping Zheng
Daiwen Chen
author_facet Huailu Xin
Mingyu Wang
Zou Xia
Bing Yu
Jun He
Jie Yu
Xiangbing Mao
Zhiqing Huang
Yuheng Luo
Junqiu Luo
Hui Yan
Huifen Wang
Quyuan Wang
Ping Zheng
Daiwen Chen
author_sort Huailu Xin
collection DOAJ
description Accumulating evidences demonstrate that fermented feed and liquid feeding exerted a great beneficial influence on growth performance and health in the pig industry. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of fermented liquid feeding on the growth performance and intestinal function of pigs. Two hundred and eighty-eight 27-day-old weaned piglets (8.21 ± 0.27 kg) were randomly allocated to a control group (basal diet (CON)), an antibiotic group (basal diet supplemented with antibiotics (AB)) and a fermented liquid feeding group (basal diet with fermented liquid feeding (FLF)), with 6 replicates per treatment and 16 weaned piglets per replicate. The experiment lasted for 160 days. Fresh fecal samples were collected to evaluate the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrients from the last 4 days of each stage. The results are shown as follows: (1) Compared with the CON group, in the whole stage, the FLF diet significantly increased the final body weight (BW) and ADG of pigs (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and had a tendency to increase ADFI (<i>P</i> = 0.086), but had no effect on F/G. (2) The ATTD of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), crude ash (CA), crude fiber (CF), gross energy (GE), calcium (Ca) and total phosphorus (TP) in the FLF group was significantly elevated compared with those of the CON group at 8–20 kg stage (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Meanwhile, the ATTD of EE in the FLF group was significantly increased compared with that of the CON group at the 50–75 kg and 100–125 kg stages (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and the ATTD of Ca was higher than that of CON group at the 100–125 kg stage (<i>P</i> < 0.05). (3) Compared with that of the CON group, the level of serum leptin in the FLF group had a tendency to decrease (<i>P</i> = 0.054), the level of serum ghrelin in the FLF group was significantly elevated (<i>P</i> < 0.05) and the level of serum peptide YY in the FLF group was significantly decreased (<i>P</i> < 0.05). (4) The abundance of <i>Lactobacillus</i> in cecal and colonic digesta was observably enhanced in FLF group. Meanwhile, the abundance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> in cecal and colonic digesta were dramatically reduced in the FLF group compared with that in the CON and AB groups (<i>P</i> < 0.05). (5) The levels of acetic acid in colonic digesta were significantly increased in the FLF group (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and an increasing trend was observed in total VFA in colonic digesta compared with CON (<i>P</i> < 0.1). The levels of acetic acid in colonic digesta were significantly promoted in the FLF group compared with that of the AB group (<i>P</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that fermented liquid feeding improved the growth performance of pigs, which might be associated with gastrointestinal hormone and intestinal functions.
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spelling doaj.art-27c70fae762f4c4fb101d9e83f1aabf82023-11-21T20:20:51ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-05-01115145210.3390/ani11051452Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of PigsHuailu Xin0Mingyu Wang1Zou Xia2Bing Yu3Jun He4Jie Yu5Xiangbing Mao6Zhiqing Huang7Yuheng Luo8Junqiu Luo9Hui Yan10Huifen Wang11Quyuan Wang12Ping Zheng13Daiwen Chen14Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaAccumulating evidences demonstrate that fermented feed and liquid feeding exerted a great beneficial influence on growth performance and health in the pig industry. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of fermented liquid feeding on the growth performance and intestinal function of pigs. Two hundred and eighty-eight 27-day-old weaned piglets (8.21 ± 0.27 kg) were randomly allocated to a control group (basal diet (CON)), an antibiotic group (basal diet supplemented with antibiotics (AB)) and a fermented liquid feeding group (basal diet with fermented liquid feeding (FLF)), with 6 replicates per treatment and 16 weaned piglets per replicate. The experiment lasted for 160 days. Fresh fecal samples were collected to evaluate the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of nutrients from the last 4 days of each stage. The results are shown as follows: (1) Compared with the CON group, in the whole stage, the FLF diet significantly increased the final body weight (BW) and ADG of pigs (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and had a tendency to increase ADFI (<i>P</i> = 0.086), but had no effect on F/G. (2) The ATTD of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), crude ash (CA), crude fiber (CF), gross energy (GE), calcium (Ca) and total phosphorus (TP) in the FLF group was significantly elevated compared with those of the CON group at 8–20 kg stage (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Meanwhile, the ATTD of EE in the FLF group was significantly increased compared with that of the CON group at the 50–75 kg and 100–125 kg stages (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and the ATTD of Ca was higher than that of CON group at the 100–125 kg stage (<i>P</i> < 0.05). (3) Compared with that of the CON group, the level of serum leptin in the FLF group had a tendency to decrease (<i>P</i> = 0.054), the level of serum ghrelin in the FLF group was significantly elevated (<i>P</i> < 0.05) and the level of serum peptide YY in the FLF group was significantly decreased (<i>P</i> < 0.05). (4) The abundance of <i>Lactobacillus</i> in cecal and colonic digesta was observably enhanced in FLF group. Meanwhile, the abundance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> in cecal and colonic digesta were dramatically reduced in the FLF group compared with that in the CON and AB groups (<i>P</i> < 0.05). (5) The levels of acetic acid in colonic digesta were significantly increased in the FLF group (<i>P</i> < 0.05), and an increasing trend was observed in total VFA in colonic digesta compared with CON (<i>P</i> < 0.1). The levels of acetic acid in colonic digesta were significantly promoted in the FLF group compared with that of the AB group (<i>P</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that fermented liquid feeding improved the growth performance of pigs, which might be associated with gastrointestinal hormone and intestinal functions.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/5/1452fermented liquid feedinggrowth performanceintestinal functionpigs
spellingShingle Huailu Xin
Mingyu Wang
Zou Xia
Bing Yu
Jun He
Jie Yu
Xiangbing Mao
Zhiqing Huang
Yuheng Luo
Junqiu Luo
Hui Yan
Huifen Wang
Quyuan Wang
Ping Zheng
Daiwen Chen
Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs
Animals
fermented liquid feeding
growth performance
intestinal function
pigs
title Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs
title_full Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs
title_fullStr Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs
title_full_unstemmed Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs
title_short Fermented Diet Liquid Feeding Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Function of Pigs
title_sort fermented diet liquid feeding improves growth performance and intestinal function of pigs
topic fermented liquid feeding
growth performance
intestinal function
pigs
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/5/1452
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