Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring
Fermented feed mulberry (FFM), being rich in dietary fiber, has not been fully evaluated to be used in sow’s diet. In this study, we investigated the effects of 25.5% FFM supplemented in gestation diets on the performance and gut microbiota of sows and their offspring. Results showed that the serum...
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| description | Fermented feed mulberry (FFM), being rich in dietary fiber, has not been fully evaluated to be used in sow’s diet. In this study, we investigated the effects of 25.5% FFM supplemented in gestation diets on the performance and gut microbiota of sows and their offspring. Results showed that the serum concentration of glucose, progesterone, and estradiol were not affected by the dietary treatment, while the level of serum insulin and fecal short chain fatty acid were both reduced in FFM group on gestation day 60 (G60, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, FFM increased both voluntary feed intake and weaning litter weight (<i>p</i> < 0.05), while decreased the losses of both Backfat thickness and bodyweight throughout lactation (<i>p</i> < 0.05). 16S rRNA sequencing showed FFM supplementation significantly increased the diversity and relative abundance of sows’ fecal microbiota on G60 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The differential microbiota for sows from FFM group was that Bacteroidetes was increased on G60 while Firmicutes were decreased on Lactation day 7 (L7, <i>p</i> < 0.05), and which for the FFM piglets was that both <i>unclassified_f_Lachnospiraceae</i> on L0 and <i>norank_f_Ruminococcaceae</i> on L7 were increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In short, FFM can be recognized as a potential feed ingredient used in sow’s diet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b08b2de1ad0499c999a5de1f9acfbb62023-11-21T10:36:04ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072021-03-019360410.3390/microorganisms9030604Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their OffspringYuping Zhang0Chang Yin1Martine Schroyen2Nadia Everaert3Teng Ma4Hongfu Zhang5State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, ChinaPrecision Livestock and Nutrition Laboratory, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, BelgiumPrecision Livestock and Nutrition Laboratory, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, BelgiumState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, ChinaFermented feed mulberry (FFM), being rich in dietary fiber, has not been fully evaluated to be used in sow’s diet. In this study, we investigated the effects of 25.5% FFM supplemented in gestation diets on the performance and gut microbiota of sows and their offspring. Results showed that the serum concentration of glucose, progesterone, and estradiol were not affected by the dietary treatment, while the level of serum insulin and fecal short chain fatty acid were both reduced in FFM group on gestation day 60 (G60, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, FFM increased both voluntary feed intake and weaning litter weight (<i>p</i> < 0.05), while decreased the losses of both Backfat thickness and bodyweight throughout lactation (<i>p</i> < 0.05). 16S rRNA sequencing showed FFM supplementation significantly increased the diversity and relative abundance of sows’ fecal microbiota on G60 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The differential microbiota for sows from FFM group was that Bacteroidetes was increased on G60 while Firmicutes were decreased on Lactation day 7 (L7, <i>p</i> < 0.05), and which for the FFM piglets was that both <i>unclassified_f_Lachnospiraceae</i> on L0 and <i>norank_f_Ruminococcaceae</i> on L7 were increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In short, FFM can be recognized as a potential feed ingredient used in sow’s diet.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/3/604mulberrysowsgestationlactationfecal microbiota |
| spellingShingle | Yuping Zhang Chang Yin Martine Schroyen Nadia Everaert Teng Ma Hongfu Zhang Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring Microorganisms mulberry sows gestation lactation fecal microbiota |
| title | Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring |
| title_full | Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring |
| title_fullStr | Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring |
| title_short | Effects of the Inclusion of Fermented Mulberry Leaves and Branches in the Gestational Diet on the Performance and Gut Microbiota of Sows and Their Offspring |
| title_sort | effects of the inclusion of fermented mulberry leaves and branches in the gestational diet on the performance and gut microbiota of sows and their offspring |
| topic | mulberry sows gestation lactation fecal microbiota |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/3/604 |
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