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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
卷 99, 期 -, 页码 13-22出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12307
关键词
intestinal microbial activity; pig; short-chain fatty acids; zinc oxide; copper
资金
- German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, DFG) within the Collaborative Research Group (SFB, Sonderforschungsbereich) [852/1]
Zinc oxide (ZnO) used in high (pharmacological') levels to prevent diarrhoea in pigs is assumed to reduce copper (Cu) in tissues and inhibits large intestinal microbial fermentation. To test it, German Landrace pigs were weaned on d28 of age and fed diets containing either 100 (LowZinc, LZn, n=10) or 3100mg ZnO/kg (HighZinc, HZn, n=10). The mixed feed (13.0 MJ ME, 18.5% crude protein) was based on wheat, barley, soya bean meal and maize. After 4weeks, the HZn group was further fed 100mg ZnO/kg for another 2weeks. Caecal contents, faeces and tissues were collected after 4weeks (n=5 and n=10 respectively) and 6weeks (n=5 and n=5 respectively). Faeces and caecal content were analysed for dry matter (DM), pH, ammonia, lactic acid (LA) and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) on native water basis. anova was performed to elucidate significant differences at p<0.05. No diarrhoea occurred. After 4weeks, the caecal contents' pH increased (p<0.001) and butyric (p<0.05) and valeric acid (p<0.01) decreased in the HZn group in comparison with LZn. In faeces, a decrease of acetic (p=0.009), butyric (p=0.007) and valeric acid (p=0.046), as well as reduced acetic:propionic acid (A:P) ratio (p=0.025) was observed in the HZn group in comparison with LZn. Faecal ammonia decreased in HZn (p=0.018). No differences (p>0.05) were recorded in caecal contents after 6weeks. In faeces, acetic acid remained lower in the HZn group in comparison with LZn (p=0.006), as did the A:P ratio (p=0.004). Zn concentration in liver, kidneys and ribs, and Cu concentrations in kidneys increased in HZn. Withdrawal of ZnO resulted in reversibility of the changes. The effect on butyric acid should be discussed critically regarding the energetic support for the enterocytes. High Zn and Cu tissue concentrations should be considered by pet food producers.
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