Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets
As an environmentally-friendly agent, slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) was introduced in drinking water of newly weaned piglets for diarrhea prevention. In total, 72 piglets were employed and 3% SAEW was added into the normal temperature and warm (30 °C) tap water, respectively, for this 33...
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| description | As an environmentally-friendly agent, slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) was introduced in drinking water of newly weaned piglets for diarrhea prevention. In total, 72 piglets were employed and 3% SAEW was added into the normal temperature and warm (30 °C) tap water, respectively, for this 33-day feeding experiment. It was found that the total bacteria and coliforms in the drinking water were reduced by 70% and 100%, respectively, with the addition of 3% SAEW. After SAEW treatment, the average daily water and feed intakes of piglets were increased during the first 16 days, and the diarrhea rate was reduced by 100%, with not one case of diarrhea recorded at the end of the experiment. The microbiome results demonstrated that SAEW decreased the diversity of caecum bacteria with normal tap water supplied, and increased the richness of the caecum bacteria with warm tap water supplied. SAEW also increased the abundance of potentially beneficial genera <i>Sutterella</i> and <i>Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005</i> and reduced the abundance of pathogenic <i>Faecalibacterium</i>. Moreover, twelve metabolic functions belonging to the cluster of metabolism and organismal functions, including digestion and the endocrine and excretory systems, were greatly enhanced. Correlation analysis indicated that the influence of intestinal pathogens on water and feed intakes and the diarrhea of piglets were decreased by SAEW. The results suggest that SAEW can be used as an antibiotic substitute to prevent diarrhea in newly weaned piglets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b497f29de0c40f0a0369064978ab6352023-11-18T19:29:52ZengMDPI AGGenes2073-44252023-07-01147139810.3390/genes14071398Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned PigletsXiaoxia Hao0Dan Xie1Dongmei Jiang2Li Zhu3Linyuan Shen4Mailin Gan5Lin Bai6College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Ave, Chengdu 611130, ChinaAs an environmentally-friendly agent, slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) was introduced in drinking water of newly weaned piglets for diarrhea prevention. In total, 72 piglets were employed and 3% SAEW was added into the normal temperature and warm (30 °C) tap water, respectively, for this 33-day feeding experiment. It was found that the total bacteria and coliforms in the drinking water were reduced by 70% and 100%, respectively, with the addition of 3% SAEW. After SAEW treatment, the average daily water and feed intakes of piglets were increased during the first 16 days, and the diarrhea rate was reduced by 100%, with not one case of diarrhea recorded at the end of the experiment. The microbiome results demonstrated that SAEW decreased the diversity of caecum bacteria with normal tap water supplied, and increased the richness of the caecum bacteria with warm tap water supplied. SAEW also increased the abundance of potentially beneficial genera <i>Sutterella</i> and <i>Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005</i> and reduced the abundance of pathogenic <i>Faecalibacterium</i>. Moreover, twelve metabolic functions belonging to the cluster of metabolism and organismal functions, including digestion and the endocrine and excretory systems, were greatly enhanced. Correlation analysis indicated that the influence of intestinal pathogens on water and feed intakes and the diarrhea of piglets were decreased by SAEW. The results suggest that SAEW can be used as an antibiotic substitute to prevent diarrhea in newly weaned piglets.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/7/1398drinking waterslightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW)weaned pigletsintestinal microbiomesdiarrhea rate |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoxia Hao Dan Xie Dongmei Jiang Li Zhu Linyuan Shen Mailin Gan Lin Bai Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets Genes drinking water slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) weaned piglets intestinal microbiomes diarrhea rate |
| title | Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets |
| title_full | Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets |
| title_short | Effect of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water on Growth, Diarrhea and Intestinal Bacteria of Newly Weaned Piglets |
| title_sort | effect of slightly acidic electrolyzed water on growth diarrhea and intestinal bacteria of newly weaned piglets |
| topic | drinking water slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) weaned piglets intestinal microbiomes diarrhea rate |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/7/1398 |
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