Effect of functional oils or probiotics on performance and microbiota profile of newly weaned piglets

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The study aimed to evaluate a commercial blend of functional oils based on liquid from the cashew nutshell and castor oil as a growth promoter in newly weaned piglets. A total of 225 piglets, castrated males and females with 28 days of age were randomly distributed in pens with 15 animals composing three treatments and five repetitions. The treatments were: control (without the inclusion of additives), probiotics, or functional oils. The performance was evaluated. At 50 days of age, a pool of fresh feces from 3 animals/repetition was collected to perform the sequencing of microbiota using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Supplementation with functional oils improved the piglets' daily weight gain and feed conversion ratio (P < 0.05) in the first weeks of the experiment, which resulted in higher final live weight (P < 0.05) in the phase when compared to the control treatment (24.34 kg and 21.55 kg, respectively). The animals that received probiotics showed an intermediate performance (23.66 kg final live weight) at the end of the 38 experimental days. Both additives were effective in increasing groups essential for intestinal health, such as Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae. The functional oils were more effective in reducing pathogenic bacteria, such as Campylobacter and Escherichia coli. In conclusion, the use of functional oils optimized performance and effectively modulated the microbiota of newly weaned piglets.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 11(2021), 1 vom: 30. Sept., Seite 19457

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vieira, Alexandre Maciel [VerfasserIn]
Sessin, Amanda Pires [VerfasserIn]
Soratto, Tatiany Aparecida Teixeira [VerfasserIn]
Pires, Paula Gabriela da Silva [VerfasserIn]
Cardinal, Kátia Maria [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Glauber [VerfasserIn]
Hauptli, Lucélia [VerfasserIn]
Lima, André Luis Ferreira [VerfasserIn]
Dahlke, Fabiano [VerfasserIn]
Netto, Diego Peres [VerfasserIn]
Moraes, Priscila de Oliveira [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8001-79-4
Castor Oil
Journal Article
Plant Oils
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.12.2021

Date Revised 07.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-021-98549-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331352966