Liquid feeding for the young piglet.

Brooks, P. H.; Moran, C. A.; Beal, J. D.; Demečková, Vlasta; Campbell, Andrew R.; Varley, M. A.; Wiseman, J.

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“…The greater number of faecal LAB in rats with FP could be due to changes of the available substrates passing to the hindgut (Mathers and Goodlad, 1999). Fermented feed is characterized by high numbers of lactic acid bacteria, a low pH and high concentration of lactic acid (Brooks et al, 2001). A significantly lower pH in faeces of rats fed FP compared with rats fed basal diet was observed.…”

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Effects of fermented products on performance, faecal pH, Enterobacteriaceae and lactic acid bacteria counts and interrelationships, and plasma cholesterol concentration in rats

Loh¹,

Foo²,

Tan³

et al. 2003

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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Fermented products (FP), a mixed product of raw fish, sea weed, rice bran, sugar cane juice, were obtained in a process of fermentation using combination of cultures of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The objectives of this study were to assess the effects of diets with different levels of FP on performance, faecal pH, Enterobacteriaceae and LAB counts and their relationships, and plasma cholesterol concentration in rats. A total of 24 Sprague Dawley (10 weeks of age) female rats were assigned individually into three groups of 8 rats per treatment. The three dietary treatments were: 1. control diet (basal diet), 2. basal diet + 10% FP and 3. basal diet + 20% FP. The final liveweight, growth rate, total feed intake and feed conversion ratio were not significantly different for all the treatment groups. Addition of FP to the diets reduced the Enterobacteriaceae population in faeces of the rats and significantly (P<0.05) increased numbers of LAB as compared with control rats. The faecal pH in rats fed with FP was more acidic than in rats fed with basal diet. The correlation analyses between LAB counts and Enterobacteriaceae counts, LAB counts and faecal pH and Enterobacteriaceae counts and faecal pH, suggest that FP provides an acidic environment, which encourages the growth of LAB and then leads to the inhibition of Enterobacteriaceae growth. The plasma cholesterol concentrations for rats fed with FP were significantly lower than that of control rats.

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“…Fermented feed contains high numbers of lactic acid bacteria, high number of yeast, a low pH and high concentration of lactic acid (Brooks et al, 2001). In general, the desirable effect of microbial activity in fermented feed may be caused by its biochemical activity.…”

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Effects of fermented products on performance, faecal pH, Enterobacteriaceae and lactic acid bacteria counts and interrelationships, and plasma cholesterol concentration in rats

Loh¹,

Foo²,

Tan³

et al. 2003

J. Anim. Feed Sci.

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“…Low pH exerts a negative impact on the growth of potential pathogens and improves nutrient absorption. The faecal pH and lactic acid concentrations are inversely related (Brooks et al, 2001). However, prebiotics do not always efficiently decrease the faecal pH, as it was shown by Hesta et al (2003) and Kore et al (2012).…”

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Effects of dietary supplementation with Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) tubers on growth performance, nutrient digestibility as well as activity and composition of large intestinal microbiota in rats

2017

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“…Secondly, offering FLF with a low pH may increase the potential of the stomach as the first line of defence against possible pathogenic infections. This is important since the gastric acid production and immune system of the young pig is not fully mature (Jensen and Mikkelsen 1998;Brooks et al 2001;Brooks 2008;Plumed-Ferrer and Von Wright 2009).…”

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Fermented liquid feed for weaned piglets: impact of sedimentation in the feed slurry on performance and gut parameters

Missotten¹,

Michiels²,

Ovyn³

et al. 2015

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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ABSTRACT:In two experiments with weaned piglets, the effects of fermented liquid feed (FLF) (produced with probiotic strain Pediococcus acidilactici, Bactocell ® , Lallemand S.A.S.) on performance and some bacteriological and morpho-histological parameters of the gut were investigated, and the impact of sedimentation of the solids in the FLF thereon. In experiment I, FLF or the same dry feed (DRY) was offered ad libitum for 28 days to two groups of 15 weaned piglets (28 days of age) each (3 replicates of 5 pigs). Performance was negatively affected by feeding FLF and concomitant with that the group fed the FLF diet showed shorter villi (501 vs 550 µm) and smaller crypts (264 vs 289 µm) in the small intestine at 3 m proximal to the caecum (P < 0.05). It was assumed that these poorer results were due to sedimentation of the solids in the FLF and therefore a second experiment was conducted with sepiolite (10 g/kg) added to the feeds. Sepiolite tends to slow down the segregation of particles in slurry. The three feeding groups (weaned piglets, 27 days of age) in this experiment were DRY, DRY with probiotic (DRY+), and FLF. The group fed FLF (body weight gain (BWG) 254 g/piglet/day; feed : gain ratio 1.38) did now perform better (P < 0.05) than the groups fed the DRY (BWG 184 g/piglet/day; feed : gain ratio 1.52) and DRY+ (BWG 185 g/piglet/day; feed : gain ratio 1.48) diets, which did not differ. Villus length in the small intestine at 3 m proximal to the caecum was also higher for the group fed FLF (558 µm) compared with the group fed the DRY+ diet (490 µm; P < 0.05). It was concluded that feeding FLF is beneficial to freshly weaned piglets on condition that sedimentation of the solids in the feed slurry can be controlled.

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Liquid feeding for the young piglet.

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Effects of fermented products on performance, faecal pH, <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> and lactic acid bacteria counts and interrelationships, and plasma cholesterol concentration in rats

Effects of fermented products on performance, faecal pH, <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> and lactic acid bacteria counts and interrelationships, and plasma cholesterol concentration in rats

Effects of dietary supplementation with Jerusalem artichoke (<i>Helianthus tuberosus</i> L.) tubers on growth performance, nutrient digestibility as well as activity and composition of large intestinal microbiota in rats

Fermented liquid feed for weaned piglets: impact of sedimentation in the feed slurry on performance and gut parameters

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