Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig

The digestion ability of pigs to dietary fiber is derived from their intestinal microbiota, especially hindgut microbiota. However, tolerance of pigs to high dietary fiber and the changes of microbiota profile with fiber levels are still unclear. To investigate the changes of gut microbiota with die...

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Main Authors: Guang Pu, Pinghua Li, Taoran Du, Qing Niu, Lijuan Fan, Huan Wang, Hang Liu, Kaijun Li, Peipei Niu, Chengwu Wu, Wuduo Zhou, Ruihua Huang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00533/full
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author Guang Pu
Guang Pu
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Taoran Du
Taoran Du
Qing Niu
Lijuan Fan
Lijuan Fan
Huan Wang
Huan Wang
Hang Liu
Hang Liu
Kaijun Li
Kaijun Li
Peipei Niu
Chengwu Wu
Chengwu Wu
Wuduo Zhou
Wuduo Zhou
Ruihua Huang
Ruihua Huang
Ruihua Huang
author_facet Guang Pu
Guang Pu
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Taoran Du
Taoran Du
Qing Niu
Lijuan Fan
Lijuan Fan
Huan Wang
Huan Wang
Hang Liu
Hang Liu
Kaijun Li
Kaijun Li
Peipei Niu
Chengwu Wu
Chengwu Wu
Wuduo Zhou
Wuduo Zhou
Ruihua Huang
Ruihua Huang
Ruihua Huang
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collection DOAJ
description The digestion ability of pigs to dietary fiber is derived from their intestinal microbiota, especially hindgut microbiota. However, tolerance of pigs to high dietary fiber and the changes of microbiota profile with fiber levels are still unclear. To investigate the changes of gut microbiota with dietary fiber and its relationship with fiber digestibility, we conducted comparative analyses of growth rate, apparent fiber digestibility, gut microbiota and volatile fatty acid (VFA) profiles in Chinese Suhuai pigs feeding diets with different defatted rice bran (DFRB) fiber levels. We found that dietary fiber level had no effect on the growth rate of Suhuai pigs. Although the apparent digestibility of Cellulose, insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) and total dietary fiber (TDF) decreased with dietary fiber level, we found that the apparent digestibility of Cellulose, IDF and TDF of Suhuai pigs was not changed when provided with diet containing 19.10% TDF (as feed basis). The pigs provided with diet containing 19.10% TDF had higher microbial richness, proportions of several fiber-degrading bacteria taxa at genus level and predicted microbial functions (such as carbohydrate metabolism, energy metabolism) in cecum compared to those fed with basal diet. In addition, the fiber-induced increasing of fiber-degrading bacteria promoted the VFAs metabolism, which potentially helped Suhuai pigs to maintain growth rate. However, as TDF reached to 24.11% (as feed basis), the apparent digestibility of fiber decreased and the positive effect on intestine microbiota in caecum were absent. Together, our data suggest that appropriate fiber level could increase the diversity and metabolic capacity of distal gut microbiota to improve the utilization efficiency of fiber resources without altering the growth rate of pigs.
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spelling doaj.art-6518f030676d4d4598edb9cfe702d2dc2022-12-22T01:02:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2020-04-011110.3389/fmicb.2020.00533514929Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing PigGuang Pu0Guang Pu1Pinghua Li2Pinghua Li3Pinghua Li4Pinghua Li5Taoran Du6Taoran Du7Qing Niu8Lijuan Fan9Lijuan Fan10Huan Wang11Huan Wang12Hang Liu13Hang Liu14Kaijun Li15Kaijun Li16Peipei Niu17Chengwu Wu18Chengwu Wu19Wuduo Zhou20Wuduo Zhou21Ruihua Huang22Ruihua Huang23Ruihua Huang24Institute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaIndustrial Technology System Integration Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Agriculture (PIG), Nanjing, ChinaNanjing Agricultural University’s New Rural Research and Development Corporation of Huaian City, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaIndustrial Technology System Integration Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Agriculture (PIG), Nanjing, ChinaNanjing Agricultural University’s New Rural Research and Development Corporation of Huaian City, Huaian, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaIndustrial Technology System Integration Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Agriculture (PIG), Nanjing, ChinaInstitute of Swine Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, ChinaHuaian Academy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, ChinaIndustrial Technology System Integration Innovation Center of Jiangsu Modern Agriculture (PIG), Nanjing, ChinaThe digestion ability of pigs to dietary fiber is derived from their intestinal microbiota, especially hindgut microbiota. However, tolerance of pigs to high dietary fiber and the changes of microbiota profile with fiber levels are still unclear. To investigate the changes of gut microbiota with dietary fiber and its relationship with fiber digestibility, we conducted comparative analyses of growth rate, apparent fiber digestibility, gut microbiota and volatile fatty acid (VFA) profiles in Chinese Suhuai pigs feeding diets with different defatted rice bran (DFRB) fiber levels. We found that dietary fiber level had no effect on the growth rate of Suhuai pigs. Although the apparent digestibility of Cellulose, insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) and total dietary fiber (TDF) decreased with dietary fiber level, we found that the apparent digestibility of Cellulose, IDF and TDF of Suhuai pigs was not changed when provided with diet containing 19.10% TDF (as feed basis). The pigs provided with diet containing 19.10% TDF had higher microbial richness, proportions of several fiber-degrading bacteria taxa at genus level and predicted microbial functions (such as carbohydrate metabolism, energy metabolism) in cecum compared to those fed with basal diet. In addition, the fiber-induced increasing of fiber-degrading bacteria promoted the VFAs metabolism, which potentially helped Suhuai pigs to maintain growth rate. However, as TDF reached to 24.11% (as feed basis), the apparent digestibility of fiber decreased and the positive effect on intestine microbiota in caecum were absent. Together, our data suggest that appropriate fiber level could increase the diversity and metabolic capacity of distal gut microbiota to improve the utilization efficiency of fiber resources without altering the growth rate of pigs.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00533/fullfiber intakecaecuminsoluble dietary fiber16S rRNA gene sequencingVFA
spellingShingle Guang Pu
Guang Pu
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Pinghua Li
Taoran Du
Taoran Du
Qing Niu
Lijuan Fan
Lijuan Fan
Huan Wang
Huan Wang
Hang Liu
Hang Liu
Kaijun Li
Kaijun Li
Peipei Niu
Chengwu Wu
Chengwu Wu
Wuduo Zhou
Wuduo Zhou
Ruihua Huang
Ruihua Huang
Ruihua Huang
Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig
Frontiers in Microbiology
fiber intake
caecum
insoluble dietary fiber
16S rRNA gene sequencing
VFA
title Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig
title_full Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig
title_fullStr Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig
title_full_unstemmed Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig
title_short Adding Appropriate Fiber in Diet Increases Diversity and Metabolic Capacity of Distal Gut Microbiota Without Altering Fiber Digestibility and Growth Rate of Finishing Pig
title_sort adding appropriate fiber in diet increases diversity and metabolic capacity of distal gut microbiota without altering fiber digestibility and growth rate of finishing pig
topic fiber intake
caecum
insoluble dietary fiber
16S rRNA gene sequencing
VFA
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00533/full
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