scholarly journals Bacillus subtilis delivery route: effect on growth performance, intestinal morphology, cecal short-chain fatty acid concentration and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Oladokun ◽  
Alyssa Koehler ◽  
Janice MacIsaac ◽  
Eveline M. Ibeagha-Awemu ◽  
Deborah I. Adewole
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Intestinal Morphology ◽  
Delivery Route ◽  
Cecal Microbiota

A dietary sodium gluconate supplement improves growth performance and prebiotic activity in the small intestine of nursery pigs grown under tropical conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 702 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Poeikhampha ◽  
C. Bunchasak
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Intestinal Morphology ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
Sodium Gluconate ◽  
Nursery Pigs

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of sodium gluconate (SG) supplementation in diets on growth performance, small intestinal morphology and short chain fatty acid concentration in the caecum of nursery pigs. One-hundred and forty-four piglets (bodyweight ~10.5 kg) were raised in conventional open housing and divided into four treatments with six replications. The pigs received diet supplemented without (control), or with SG at a level of 1000, 2500 or 5000 ppm for 6 weeks. The results indicated that increasing SG supplementation from 0 to 5000 ppm linearly improved final bodyweight, average daily gain, feed : gain ratio, caecal propionic acid and total short-chain fatty acid concentration (linear P < 0.05). Adding SG in diet tended to reduce Escherichia coli counts in the caecum (P = 0.09) and adding SG at 2500–5000 ppm significantly increased the villous height in the duodenum (linear, P < 0.01), whereas there were no increase in caecal acetic acid and lactic acid bacterial counts in the caecum and rectum, and E. coli counts in the rectum when compared with the control group. SG supplementation did not affect the pH values in gastrointestinal tract of nursery pigs. This study implied that SG supplementation improved growth rate and may be useful as a prebiotic to accomplish the maximum growth performances in nursery pigs.

scholarly journals Effects of Wheat Bran and Clostridium butyricum Supplementation on Cecal Microbiota, Short-Chain Fatty Acid Concentration, pH and Histomorphometry in Broiler Chickens

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2230
Author(s):  
Andor Molnár ◽  
Nikoletta Such ◽  
Valéria Farkas ◽  
László Pál ◽  
László Menyhárt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Wheat Bran ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Dietary Treatment ◽  
Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Feed Additives ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Cecal Microbiota

Feed additives that can improve intestinal health and maintain a diverse and resilient intestinal microbiota of poultry are of great importance. Thus, the current study investigated the effects of a single strain butyric acid-producing Clostridium (C. butyricum) with (symbiotic) or without wheat bran supplementation on cecal microbiota composition and gut health characteristics of broiler chickens. In total, 384 male Ross 308 day-old chickens were divided into four dietary treatment groups and fed ad libitum until day 37 of life. Cecal samples were taken for Illumina sequencing and pH and short-chain fatty acid analyses, as well as for histological analysis at the end of the experimental period. Neither of the supplemented diets improved chicken growth performance. Caecum was dominated by the members of Bacteroidetes phyla followed by Firmicutes in each dietary group. At the genus level, Bacteroides, Oscillospira, Akkermansia, Faecalibacterium, Ruminococcus and Streptococcus genera exceeded 1% relative abundance. Dietary treatment influenced the relative abundance of the Akkermansia genus, which had a lower relative abundance in the C. butyricum group than in the other groups and in the symbiotic group compared to the wheat bran supplemented group. Dietary treatment also altered cecal crypt depth and had a trend to modify the cecal fermentation profile. Additive effects of wheat bran and C. butyricum supplementation were not detected. Our results suggest that Akkermansia muciniphila colonization in chicken can be influenced by diet composition.

scholarly journals Effects of probiotics on loperamide-induced constipation in rats

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takio Inatomi
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Phosphate Buffer Solution ◽  
Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
Sd Rats

AbstractConstipation, a common health problem, causes discomfort and affects quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the potential effect of probiotics on loperamide (LP)-induced constipation in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, a well-established animal model of spastic constipation. In total, 100 male SD rats (age, 8 weeks; Japan SLC, Inc., Hamamatsu, Japan) were used in the experiments following a 12-day acclimatisation period. They were randomly divided into two treatment groups (groups 1 and 2) of 50 rats each. Spastic constipation was induced via oral administration of LP (3 mg/kg) for 6 days 1 hour before the administration of each test compound. Similarly, a probiotics solution (4 ml/kg body weight) was orally administered to the rats once a day for 6 days in group 2. In group 1, phosphate buffer solution was orally administered once a day for 6 days 1 hour after each LP administration. The changes in body weight, faecal parameters, short-chain fatty acid concentration in faeces, and faecal immunoglobulin (Ig)-A concentration were recorded. In the present study, the oral administration of probiotics improved faecal parameters, short-chain fatty acid concentration in faeces, and faecal IgA concentration. Our results indicate that probiotics increase the levels of intestinal short-chain fatty acids, especially butyric acid, thereby improving constipation and intestinal immunity.

scholarly journals The use of disinfectant in barn cleaning alters microbial composition and increases carriage of Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Fan ◽  
Andrew Forgie ◽  
Tingting Ju ◽  
Camila Marcolla ◽  
Tom Inglis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Campylobacter Jejuni ◽  
Broiler Chicken ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Chain Fatty Acid ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Commercial Chicken ◽  
Cecal Microbiota

To maintain food safety and flock health in broiler chicken production, biosecurity approaches to keep chicken barns free of pathogens are important. Canadian broiler chicken producers must deep clean their barns with chemical disinfectants at least once annually (full disinfection; FD) and may wash with water (water-wash; WW) throughout the year. However, many producers use FD after each flock, assuming a greater efficacy of more stringent cleaning protocols, although little information is known regarding how these two cleaning practices affect pathogen population and gut microbiota. In the current study, a cross-over experiment over four production cycles was conducted in seven commercial chicken barns to compare WW and FD. We evaluated the effects of barn cleaning method on the commercial broiler performance, cecal microbiota composition, pathogen occurrence and abundance, as well as short-chain fatty acid concentrations in the month-old broiler gut. The 30-day body weight and mortality rate were not affected by the barn cleaning methods. The WW resulted in a modest but significant effect on the structure of broiler cecal microbiota (weighted-UniFrac; adonis p = 0.05, and unweighted-UniFrac; adonis p = 0.01), with notable reductions in Campylobacter jejuni occurrence and abundance. In addition, the WW group had increased cecal acetate, butyrate and total short-chain fatty acid concentrations, which were negatively correlated with C. jejuni abundance. Our results support the use of WW over FD to enhance the activity of the gut microbiota and potentially reduce zoonotic transmission of C. jejuni in broiler production without previous disease challenges.

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