Impacts of dietary β-glucan (Morus Alba and Curcuma Longa) supplementation on growth performance, apparent total tract digestibility, fecal microbial, fecal characteristics, and blood profiles in weanling pigs

Abstract

One hundred twenty crossbred[(Yorkshire × Landrace) × Duroc] weanling pigs (8.36 ± 1.64 kg; 21 d) were used in a 42-day trial. Pigs were randomly distributed (6 replicate pens/treatment; 5 pigs/pen) to 1 of 4 dietary treatments: 1) CON, basal diet; 2) A1, CON + antibiotic (39 ppm tiamulin); 3) BG1, basal diet + 5 g kg −1 (β-glucan); and 4) BG2, basal diet + 10 g kg −1 (β-glucan). On overall, average daily gain of pigs fed with A1(385 g) and BG1(388 g) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) as compared to pigs fed with CON(342 g) and gain to feed ratio of pigs fed with A1(0.74), BG1(0.74) and BG2(0.71) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) as compared to pigs fed with CON(0.63). On d42, apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dry matter(DM) in pigs fed with BG1(83.35%) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) as compared to pigs fed with CON(81.36%). Meanwhile, ATTD of nitrogen(N) in pigs fed with A1(81.84%) and BG1 (81.35%) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) as compared to pigs fed with CON(78.54%) diet. Pigs fed with A1(8.21 log10cfu/g) and BG2(8.11 log10cfu/g) had significant higher (P < 0.05) Lactobacillus population as compared to pigs fed with CON(7.43 log10cfu/g). In conclusion, β-glucan shows a beneficial effect on growth, nutrient digestibility of DM and N, and beneficial microbial Lactobacillus of weanling pig.

Maximum levels of cross‐contamination for 24 antimicrobial active substances in non‐target feed. Part 8: Pleuromutilins: tiamulin and valnemulin

“…In the study of Serpunja et al. ( 2018 ), a total of 120 weaned piglets ((Yorkshire × Landrace) × Duroc) with an average weight of 8.4 kg, 21 days of age (sex unspecified) were distributed in 20 pens in groups of 6 animals and allocated to 4 dietary treatments (30 pigs/treatment). The basal diets were either not supplemented or supplemented with different treatments.…”

“…In weaned piglets, dietary tiamulin supplementation at 39 mg/kg feed (Cho and Kim, 2015b ; Lei et al., 2018 ; Serpunja et al., 2018 ) or 500 mg/kg feed (Cho and Kim, 2015a ) showed growth‐promoting effects in piglets.…”

Evaluation of Fruit and Vegetable Containers Made from Mulberry Wood (Morus Alba L.) Waste

“…Through treatments with mulberry polysaccharides, the weight of chickens has been increased, improving the animals' immune activity [11]. This result has also been achieved with pigs [12,13].…”