Effects of a Bacillus -based probiotic and dietary energy content on the performance and nutrient digestibility of wean to finish pigs

Jørgensen, Jesper; Laguna, Jaime Sánchez; Millán, Carlos; Casabuena, Óscar; Gracia, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.08.008

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“…() and Jørgensen et al . () did not observe positive effects on feed efficiency. The inconsistency for the effect of Bacillus ‐based probiotics on the performance of pigs may be ascribed to several factors, including diet compositions, the dose of Bacillus probiotic, the age of pigs and interaction with environmental factors.…”

Section: Mode Of Action and Efficiency Of Bacillus In Terrestrial Andmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…However, reports on the feeding of dietary Bacillus-based probiotics to growing-finishing pigs are rare and often contradictory. For example, when supplementing basal diets for growing-finishing pigs with BioPlus 2B (B. licheniformis and B. subtilis), Alexopoulos et al (2004) observe an improvement in weight gain, feed conversion ratio and carcass quality, whereas Wang et al (2009) andJørgensen et al (2016) did not observe positive effects on feed efficiency. The inconsistency for the effect of Bacillus-based probiotics on the performance of pigs may be ascribed to several factors, including diet compositions, the dose of Bacillus probiotic, the age of pigs and interaction with environmental factors.…”

Section: Pigsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bacillusprobiotics: an alternative to antibiotics for livestock production

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SummaryThe use of probiotics as feed supplements in animal production has increased considerably over the last decade, particularly since the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in the livestock sector. Several Bacillus sp. are attractive for use as probiotic supplements in animal feed due to their ability to produce spores. Their heat stability and ability to survive the low pH of the gastric barrier represent an advantage over other probiotic micro-organisms. This review discusses important characteristics required for selection of Bacillus probiotic strains and summarizes the beneficial effect of Bacillus-based feed additives on animal production. Although the mechanism of action of Bacillus probiotics has not been fully elucidated, they are effective in improving the growth, survival and health status of terrestrial and aquatic livestock. Bacillus strains also have utility in bioremediation and can reduce nitrogenous waste, thereby improving environmental conditions and water quality. Finally, recent innovative approaches for using Bacillus spores in various applications are discussed.

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Section: Mode Of Action and Efficiency Of Bacillus In Terrestrial Andmentioning

confidence: 72%

Section: Pigsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bacillusprobiotics: an alternative to antibiotics for livestock production

2018

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“…Post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is the most common disease in weaned piglets and is a major economic problem worldwide. PWD is mainly caused by conditioned pathogens and enterotoxins, with a high incidence of intestinal microbiota disturbances [1,2]. Impaired gut microbiota composition after weaning can lead to slower growth, suggesting a greater permissiveness to pathogen colonization and induction of pro-inflammatory status.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Probiotic bacteria have been shown to improve growth performance and health in weaned piglets [2]. In addition, dietary supplementation with probiotics can improve the intestinal barrier function of piglets by altering immune function [6] and intestinal microbiota [7].…”

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Growth Performance and Post-Weaning Diarrhea in Piglets Fed a Diet Supplemented with Probiotic Complexes

Lu¹,

Zhang²,

Zhao³

et al. 2018

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Weaning stress can affect the growth performance and intestinal health of piglets. Dietary alternatives to antibiotics, such as dietary probiotics, especially those containing multiple microbial species, are a preventive strategy for effectively controlling post-weaning diarrhea. In this study, we investigated forty-eight crossbred piglets in three treatment groups for 21 days: the control and experimental groups were supplemented with Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134, Bacillus subtilis AS1.836 plus Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 28338 (EBS) or Lactobacillus paracasei L9 CGMCC No. 9800 (EBL). On day 21, weaned piglets supplemented with two kinds of probiotic complexes showed increased growth performance and significantly reduced postweaning diarrhea (p < 0.05). The EBS treatment increased acetic acid and propionic acid in the feces (p < 0.05), and the EBL treatment increased fecal acetic acid, propionic acid, butyrate and valerate (p < 0.05). Moreover, the fecal microbiota of the piglets changed markedly in EBL treatment. The addition of EBS and EBL may have similar effects on the prevention of diarrhea by improving the intestinal morphology and regulating the microbiota during the weaning period.

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“…such as Bacillus subtilis ( B. subtilis ) and Bacillus licheniformis ( B. licheniformis ) are frequently supplemented to pig diets [4–6] as these two species have been listed to be added as non-toxigenic, biological supplements to livestock diets [7], and additionally, they are widely used for the large-scale industrial production of proteins including extracellular enzymes [8]. Positive effects of dietary supplementation of B. subtilis and B. licheniformis on pigs’ growth performance have been reported before [9, 10]. …”

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Effect of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis supplementation in diets with low- and high-protein content on ileal crude protein and amino acid digestibility and intestinal microbiota composition of growing pigs

Kaewtapee

Burbach

Tomforde

et al. 2017

J Animal Sci Biotechnol

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Background Bacillus spp. seem to be an alternative to antimicrobial growth promoters for improving animals’ health and performance. However, there is little information on the effect of Bacillus spp. in combination with different dietary crude protein (CP) levels on the ileal digestibility and microbiota composition. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of Bacillus spp. supplementation to low- (LP) and high-protein diets (HP) on ileal CP and amino acid (AA) digestibility and intestinal microbiota composition.MethodsEight ileally cannulated pigs with an initial body weight of 28.5 kg were randomly allocated to a row-column design with 8 pigs and 3 periods of 16 d each. The assay diets were based on wheat-barley-soybean meal with two protein levels: LP (14% CP, as-fed) and HP diet (18% CP, as-fed). The LP and HP diets were supplemented with or without Bacillus spp. at a level of 0.04% (as-fed). The apparent ileal digestibility (AID) and standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of CP and AA was determined. Bacterial community composition from ileal digesta was analyzed by Illumina amplicon sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR. Data were analyzed as a 2 × 2 factorial design using the GLIMMIX procedures of SAS.ResultsThe supplementation with Bacillus spp. did not affect both AID and SID of CP and AA in growing pigs. Moreover, there was no difference in AID of CP and AA between HP and LP diets, but SID of cystine, glutamic acid, glycine, and proline was lower (P < 0.05) in pigs fed the HP diets. The HP diets increased abundance of Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp., (P < 0.05) and by amplicon sequencing the latter was identified as predominant genus in microbiota from HP with Bacillus spp., whereas dietary supplementation of Bacillus spp. increased (P < 0.05) abundance of Roseburia spp..ConclusionsThe HP diet increased abundance of Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp.. The supplementation of Bacillus spp. resulted in a higher abundance of healthy gut associated bacteria without affecting ileal CP and AA digestibility, whereas LP diet may reduce the flow of undigested protein to the large intestine of pigs.

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Effects of a Bacillus -based probiotic and dietary energy content on the performance and nutrient digestibility of wean to finish pigs

Cited by 65 publications

References 25 publications

Bacillusprobiotics: an alternative to antibiotics for livestock production

Bacillusprobiotics: an alternative to antibiotics for livestock production

Growth Performance and Post-Weaning Diarrhea in Piglets Fed a Diet Supplemented with Probiotic Complexes

Effect of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis supplementation in diets with low- and high-protein content on ileal crude protein and amino acid digestibility and intestinal microbiota composition of growing pigs

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