Journal
ARCHIVES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION
Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages 120-133Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/1745039X.2017.1283824
Keywords
Enterococcus faecalis; gut microbiota; immunity; Lactobacillus casei; performance; piglets; probiotics; sucklings
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- China Spark Program [2015GA750012]
- International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of Henan Province [162102410032]
- Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Henan Province [15IRTSTHN014]
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This study was carried out to investigate the effects of orally administrated Lactobacillus casei and Enterococcus faecalis on performance, immune function and gut microbiota of suckling piglets. Neonatal piglets (n=120) were randomly assigned to 4 groups, with 30 suckling piglets in each group. The piglets were from 15 litters, one male and one female piglet were selected for each group in each litter. The Control group was administrated with normal saline, the other groups with L. casei or E. faecalis or a combination of L. casei and E. faecalis at a ratio of 3:1. Each piglet was orally administrated with 1, 2, 3 and 4ml probiotics or normal saline at the age of 1, 7, 14 and 21d, respectively. The piglets were weaned at the age of 21d. The results showed that compared with the Control group, the average daily gain of piglets administrated with probiotics was significantly increased, and the diarrhoea rate and mortality were significantly decreased (p<0.05). After supplementation of the combined probiotics, the protease activity in stomach, duodenum and colon was increased and in all supplemented groups, the immunoglobulin A concentration in plasma was significantly higher (p<0.05). The combined probiotics significantly increased villus length and the expression level of transforming growth factor- in the jejunum (p<0.05) but decreased the expression level of the jejunal tumour necrosis factor- (p<0.05). In addition, probiotics could regulate gut microbiota and increase microbial similarity coefficients for keeping piglet gut microbiota stable.
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