Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of tributyrin on growth performance, biochemical indices and intestinal microbiota of yellow-feathered broilers. 360 one-day-old chicks were randomly allocated to three treatments with six replicates of 20 chicks each, including a normal control group (NC), a...
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| description | This study aimed to evaluate the effects of tributyrin on growth performance, biochemical indices and intestinal microbiota of yellow-feathered broilers. 360 one-day-old chicks were randomly allocated to three treatments with six replicates of 20 chicks each, including a normal control group (NC), an antibiotic group (PC), and a tributyrin (250 mg/kg) group (TB) for 63 days. The results showed that compared with the control, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the TB group decreased during the d22 to d42 (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and overall, the final weight and FCR of broilers tended to increase and decrease, respectively. Moreover, the TB group showed the highest creatine concentrations at the entire period (<i>p</i> < 0.05). TB treatment increased the <i>Bacteroidetes</i> relative abundance and decreased <i>Firmicutes</i>. Principal coordinates analysis yielded clear clustering of the three groups. Linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis found seven differentially abundant taxa in the TB group, including several members of <i>Bacteroidedetes</i>. The relative abundance of <i>Eisenbergiella</i>, <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i>, <i>Megasphaera</i> and <i>Intestinimonas</i> increased in tributyrin-treated broilers. Spearman correlation analysis identified a correlation between <i>Eisenbergiella</i> abundance and overall feed efficiency. These results demonstrated that tributyrin could improve the growth performance by modulating blood biochemical indices and the cecal microflora composition of broilers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ff9e8ae07fa487f899dc8ca8f4c04012023-11-23T03:26:45ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-12-011112342510.3390/ani11123425Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered BroilersLi Gong0Gengsheng Xiao1Liwei Zheng2Xia Yan3Qien Qi4Cui Zhu5Xin Feng6Weilong Huang7Huihua Zhang8School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaLaboratory of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510000, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaKaiping Lvhuang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd., Jiangmen 529000, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, ChinaThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of tributyrin on growth performance, biochemical indices and intestinal microbiota of yellow-feathered broilers. 360 one-day-old chicks were randomly allocated to three treatments with six replicates of 20 chicks each, including a normal control group (NC), an antibiotic group (PC), and a tributyrin (250 mg/kg) group (TB) for 63 days. The results showed that compared with the control, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the TB group decreased during the d22 to d42 (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and overall, the final weight and FCR of broilers tended to increase and decrease, respectively. Moreover, the TB group showed the highest creatine concentrations at the entire period (<i>p</i> < 0.05). TB treatment increased the <i>Bacteroidetes</i> relative abundance and decreased <i>Firmicutes</i>. Principal coordinates analysis yielded clear clustering of the three groups. Linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis found seven differentially abundant taxa in the TB group, including several members of <i>Bacteroidedetes</i>. The relative abundance of <i>Eisenbergiella</i>, <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i>, <i>Megasphaera</i> and <i>Intestinimonas</i> increased in tributyrin-treated broilers. Spearman correlation analysis identified a correlation between <i>Eisenbergiella</i> abundance and overall feed efficiency. These results demonstrated that tributyrin could improve the growth performance by modulating blood biochemical indices and the cecal microflora composition of broilers.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/12/3425tributyrinbroilergrowth performancemicrobiotabiochemical parameter |
| spellingShingle | Li Gong Gengsheng Xiao Liwei Zheng Xia Yan Qien Qi Cui Zhu Xin Feng Weilong Huang Huihua Zhang Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers Animals tributyrin broiler growth performance microbiota biochemical parameter |
| title | Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers |
| title_full | Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers |
| title_short | Effects of Dietary Tributyrin on Growth Performance, Biochemical Indices, and Intestinal Microbiota of Yellow-Feathered Broilers |
| title_sort | effects of dietary tributyrin on growth performance biochemical indices and intestinal microbiota of yellow feathered broilers |
| topic | tributyrin broiler growth performance microbiota biochemical parameter |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/12/3425 |
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