多重线性回归法测定猪内源磷排泄量及饲料磷真消化率的研究

本研究采用多重线性回归法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及花生粕和豆粕磷的真消化率。选用6头健康大白×长白阉公猪为试验动物,平均体重为(24.8±1.42)kg。采用6×6拉丁方设计,设6个磷水平(0.09%、0.17%、0.26%、0.35%、0.43%、0.53%),以豆粕、葡萄糖、玉米淀粉等为基础,以花生粕为待测植物性饲料,配制半纯合试验日粮,花生粕和豆粕为磷唯一来源。日粮中添加0.35%Cr2O3作为外源指示剂。试验分6个试验期,每期8 d,6d适应期,2 d收粪期。结果表明,在以g/kg DMI为计量单位条件下,生长猪粪磷的排出量与日粮磷的摄入量呈线性关系(P=0.000 1),回归法测得生长猪内源磷的排泄量为0.526 6 g/kg DMI,花生粕磷的真消化率为28.00%,豆粕磷的真消化率为38.87%。分析粪磷来源发现,内源磷排泄量基本不变(P=0.13),而日粮来源粪磷随日粮含量的增加而增加(P=0.000 1),说明多重线性回归法可用于测定猪内源磷排泄量及非常规植物性饲料磷的真消化率;比较真消化率和表观消化率值说明,真消化率比表观消化率具有较好的重复性。     

线性回归法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及鱼粉磷真消化率

本研究采用线性回归法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及鱼粉磷的真消化率.选用5头健康大白×长白阉公猪为试验动物,平均体重为(27.17±0.28)kg.采用5×5拉丁方设计,设5个磷水平(0.08%、0.12%、0.17%、0.21%和0.25%),日粮以葡萄糖和玉米淀粉等为基础原料,鱼粉为磷唯一来源.日粮中添加0.1%TiO2作为外源指示剂.试验分5个试验期,每期6 d,4 d适应期,2 d收粪期.结果表明,生长猪粪磷的排出量与日粮磷的摄入量呈线性关系(y=0.292 7x-0.052 8,R2=0.99,P<0.01),回归法测得生长猪内源磷的排泄量为0.798 5 g/kg,鱼粉磷的真消化率为71.12%.分析粪磷来源发现,内源磷排泄量基本不变(P>0.05),而粪磷随日粮磷含量的增加而增加(P<0.01).由结果可知,线性回归法可用于测定猪内源磷排泄量及鱼粉磷真消化率.     

用线性回归法测定生长母猪内源钙、磷排泄量和豆粕钙、磷真消化率的研究

本文旨在用线性回归法(又称梯度回归法,regression analysis technique,REG)测定生长母猪钙、磷内源排泄和豆粕钙、磷真消化率。选择6头大白×长白二元杂交生长母猪,平均初始体重为(27.6±3.0)kg。采用6×6拉丁方设计,以玉米淀粉-豆粕为基础配制6个不同钙(0.04%、0.09%、0.13%、0.17%、0.22%和0.26%)和磷(0.09%、0.18%、0.27%、0.35%、0.44%和0.53%)水平的半纯合日粮,试验共6期,每期8d,预试期6d,正试期2d。结果得出,以日粮干物质采食量(DMI)为基础,粪钙的排泄量随日粮钙摄入量的增加而线性增加(P<0.01),用回归曲线法得出内源钙排泄量为0.43g/kg DMI,豆粕钙的真消化率为23.41%。以DMI为基础,粪磷总排泄量随日粮磷摄入量的增加而线性增加(P<0.01),内源磷排泄量为0.89g/kg DMI,豆粕磷真消化率为41.44%。钙平均表观消化率比真消化率低28.77%,磷平均表观消化率比真消化率低29.24%。结果显示,不同钙、磷水平的豆粕日粮,钙、磷的表观消化率变化比较大,而真消化率相对稳定。用表观消化率进行饲料配方,会导致钙、磷生物学效价的低估,造成钙、磷过量添加和猪粪钙、粪磷的增加。用真消化率评定钙、磷的生物学效价,比表观消化率更准确,因此在配制动物日粮时更能接近动物实际生产需要量,既不造成浪费也不会出现缺乏。     

用线性回归法测定生长猪内源钙、磷排泄量和豆粕钙、磷真消化率的研究

用线性回归法（Linear Regression Analysis Technique,REG）测定生长公猪内源钙、磷排泄量和豆粕钙、磷的真消化率。选用6头大白&#215;长白生长阉公猪为试验动物,平均初始体重为（28．6&#177;1．76）kg。采用6&#215;6拉丁方设计,以豆粕-玉米淀粉为基础,配制6个不同钙（0．04％、0．09％、0．13％、0．17％、0．22％、0．26％）、磷（0．09％、0．18％、0．27％、0．35％、0．44％、0．53％）水平的日粮。试验共6期,每期8d,预饲期6d,采样期2d。结果显示,以日粮干物质采食量（DMI）为基础,粪钙的排泄量随日粮钙的摄入量的增加而线性增加（P=0．002〈0．01）,通过回归曲线法得出内源钙排泄量为0．6225g／kgDMI,豆粕钙真消化率为44．34％。以日粮干物质采食量（DMI）为基础,粪磷的排泄量随日粮磷的摄人量的增加而线性增加（P=0．025〈0．05）,内源磷的排泄量为1．0771g／kgDMI,豆粕磷的真消化率为48．78％。结果表明,不同钙、磷水平的豆粕日粮,钙、磷的表观消化率变化较大,真消化率相对稳定。钙表观消化率平均比真消化率低41．50％,磷表观消化率平均比真消化率低35．51％。日粮配制时用钙、磷表观消化率会低估钙、磷生物学效价,造成钙、磷的过量添加和猪粪钙、粪磷排泄量的增加。因此,日粮配制时用钙、磷真消化率来评定钙、磷的生物学效价更精确。     

二元线性回归法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及麦麸和豆粕磷的真消化率

本研究采用二元线性回归法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及麦麸和豆粕磷的真消化率.选用6头健康大白×长白阉公猪为试验动物,平均体重为(34.42±0.64)kg.采用6×6拉丁方设计,设6个总磷水平(0.12%、0.25%、0.28%、0.35%、0.47%和0.54%),日粮以豆粕、葡萄糖、玉米淀粉等为基础原料,麦麸和豆粕为磷来源.日粮中添加0.1%TiO2作为外源指示剂.试验分6个试验期,每期6 d,4 d适应期,2 d收粪期.结果表明,生长猪粪磷的排出量与日粮磷的摄入量呈线性关系(y=0.515 7x-0.0133,R2=0.97,P<0.01),回归法测得生长猪内源磷的排泄量为0.933 0g/kg,麦麸和豆粕磷的真消化率分别为48.07%和47.50%.分析粪磷来源发现,内源磷排泄量基本不变(P>0.05),而粪磷随日粮磷含量的增加而极显著增加(P<0.01).由结果可知,线性回归法可用于测定猪内源磷排泄量及麦麸和豆粕磷的真消化率.     

多重线性回归法测定猪内源磷排泄量及饲料磷真消化率的研究

本研究旨在采用多重线性回归法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及高粱和豆粕中磷的真消化率。试验选用6头健康大白×长白阉公猪为消化试验动物,平均体重为(23.6±1.23)kg。采用6×6拉丁方设计,设6个磷水平(0.08%、0.15%、0.23%、0.30%、0.38%、0.53%),以豆粕、葡萄糖、玉米淀粉等为基础,以高粱和豆粕为磷唯一来源,配制半纯合试验饲粮。饲粮中添加0.35%Cr2O3作为外源指示剂。试验分6个试验期,每期8d,其中6d适应期,2d收粪期。饲粮中磷表观消化率受饲粮中磷水平的影响(P<0.05),并随饲粮中磷水平的提高由14.88%增大至34.88%。在以g/kgDMI为计量单位条件下,生长猪粪磷的排出量与饲粮磷的摄入量呈线性关系(P=0.0001)。结果表明,多重线性回归法可用于生长猪内源磷排泄量和植物性饲料磷真消化率的测定;以豆粕-高粱型模型饲粮测定出生长猪内源磷排泄量为0.2940g/kgDMI,高粱中磷的真消化率为56.05%,豆粕中磷的真消化率为39.41%。     

差量法测定鸭饲料氨基酸真消化率和内源氨基酸排泄量的研究

为了考察差量法测定氨基酸真消化率及内源氨基酸排泄量的可行性,用平均体重(3.0±0.1)kg、7周龄的天府肉公鸭(樱桃谷×建昌鸭)96只进行试验,设计6个试验日粮,蛋白质水平分别为0、5%、10%、15%、20%和25%。采用Sibbald的强饲法测定氨基酸的消化率,并同时用无氮日粮法、梯度回归法及饥饿法测定内源氨基酸的排泄量,计算各蛋白质水平日粮氨基酸的真消化率。试验结果表明,差量法测得各蛋白质水平段日粮氨基酸真消化率为(90.54±2.70)%、(90.62±1.88)%、(92.52±1.73)%、(92.73±1.77)%、(93.44±1.59)%和(92.37±1.09)%,在10%～20%的日粮蛋白质水平范围基本稳定。差量法、无氮日粮法、回归法和饥饿法测得日粮氨基酸真消化率平均值分别为(92.37±1.09)%、(92.65±0.56)%、(92.53±0.48)%和(89.15±2.02)%,其内源氨基酸排泄总量分别为0.233±0.015(6个蛋白质水平日粮平均值)、0.228、0.230和0.184g/(4只.h)。由此得知,差量法可用于测定饲料氨基酸的真消化率及内源氨基酸排泄量。     

不同方法测定生长猪内源磷排泄量及磷真消化率的比较研究

采用梯度回归法(REG法)和差量法,用豆粕和次粉作为日粮磷唯一来源,分别设计了 2 组总磷(TP)水平为0 .15%、0. 20%、0. 30%、0. 35%梯度饲粮,按4×4拉丁方设计,测定了20 kg生长猪内源磷排泄量和豆粕、次粉磷的真消化率。结果表明,在0 .15%~0 .35%TP水平范围,粪磷的排泄量与磷摄入量之间存在明显的线性关系,动物具有稳定的内源磷排泄量。不同饲料条件下REG法测定的内源磷排泄量与差量法测定结果无显著差异(P>0. 05),2种方法测定内源磷排泄量都是可行的;生长猪内源磷排泄量为0. 65~0. 68 g/kg DMI;次粉磷的真消化率显著高于豆粕(P<0. 01),分别为63.7%和52.1%。     

生长猪饲粮磷水平对磷酸氢钙中磷真消化率评定的影响

本试验旨在研究生长猪饲粮磷水平对磷酸氢钙(DCP)中磷的全肠道真消化率评定的影响。选用56头体重为(25.90±0.25)kg的杜×长×大杂交去势公猪,根据体重随机分为7个处理组,每组8个重复,每个重复1头猪。对照组饲喂未添加DCP的基础饲粮,6个处理组在基础饲粮中分别添加0.64%、1.28%、1.92%、2.56%、3.20%、3.84%DCP。使用全收粪法测定磷的表观全肠道消化率。结果表明:生长猪总磷的表观全肠道消化率随饲粮DCP水平提高呈线性和二次增加(P0.05);随着DCP添加水平的提高,由差量法测得无机磷的全肠道真消化率呈二次上升的趋势(P0.1),具体表现为无机磷的全肠道真消化率随饲粮DCP水平提高呈现出先增加后降低的趋势;通过线性回归法发现,生长猪饲喂低DCP饲粮后测得磷的全肠道真消化率显著高于饲喂高DCP饲粮(P0.05)。由此可见,饲粮磷水平显著影响差量法和线性回归法测得DCP的全肠道真消化率;使用差量法测定饲粮原料磷的全肠道真消化率时应将饲粮磷水平维持在接近磷需要量的水平,使用线性回归法测定磷的全肠道真消化率时应将饲粮磷水平控制在低于磷需要量的范围内。     

日粮磷水平对线性回归法测定磷真消化率的影响

本试验旨在研究日粮磷水平对线性回归法测定豆粕中磷真消化率的影响。选用48头平均体重为(36.0±0.1)kg生长公猪,采用2×3因子完全随机区组设计,随机分为6个处理,每个处理8个重复,每个重复1头猪。通过在半纯合日粮(低磷日粮,无玉米添加)和常规日粮(高磷日粮,含50.0%玉米)上添加3个水平豆粕(13.0%、26.0%和39.0%),研究日粮类型(低磷日粮和高磷日粮)对线性回归法测定豆粕中磷真消化率的影响。结果表明:随日粮豆粕水平增加,生长公猪的总磷摄入量、粪磷排泄量、可消化磷和存留磷量呈线性增加(P<0.01)。与低磷日粮相比,采食高磷日粮显著增加日粮总磷摄入量、粪磷排泄量、尿磷排泄量、可消化磷和存留磷(P<0.05)。通过使用线性回归法,生长猪采食高磷日粮测得豆粕中磷的真消化率为36.11%,显著低于采食低磷日粮测得结果 43.38%(P<0.05)。由此可见,由半纯合日粮(低磷日粮)测定得出的豆粕中磷的真消化率显著高于常规日粮(高磷日粮)的测定值,因此在使用半纯合日粮测得饲料原料中磷真消化率的数据用于日粮配置时应考虑上述因素。     

Comparison of the regression analysis technique and the substitution method for the determination of true phosphorus digestibility and faecal endogenous phosphorus losses associated with feed ingredients for growing pigs

Two digestibility experiments were carried out to comparatively measure true phosphorus (P) digestibility and the faecal endogenous P loss associated with soybean meal (SBM) and wheat middling meal (WM) for growing pigs by the simple linear regression analysis technique and the substitution method. Eight barrows, with an average initial body weight 21 kg, were randomly divided into two groups of four pigs with each group being fed four test diets according to a 4 × 4 Latin square design. Eight maize starch-based diets containing four levels (on dry matter basis) of P (0.20, 0.24, 0.36 and 0.42%) and P (0.181, 0.26, 0.36, and 0.43%) were formulated from SBM and WM as a sole source of P, respectively. Chromic oxide (0.30%) was used as a digestibility marker. Each experimental period comprised 8 d with a 4-d adaptation and a 4-d collection of faecal samples. Levels of the assay ingredient substitutions had no effects (P > 0.05) on true P digestibility and the endogenous P loss associated with SBM and WM measured by the substitution method. There were no differences (P > 0.05) between the regression technique and the substitution method in measuring the true P digestibility (SBM: 49.4 ± 3.51 vs. 50.6 ± 2.4; WM: 63.7 ± 5.0 vs. 63.2 ± 5.4%) as well as the faecal endogenous P loss (SBM: 0.62 ± 0.10 vs. 0.71 ± 0.11; WM: 0.65 ± 0.16 vs. 0.70 ± 0.17 g/kg dry matter intake) for the growing pig. Thus, true P digestibility and the faecal endogenous P loss in feed ingredients for pigs may be measured by using the regression analysis technique and the substitution method.     

同位素标记内源氮法测定回肠内源氨基酸排泄量研究进展

内源氨基酸排泄量(LEAA)是测定饲料氨基酸真消化率的重要指标,而同位素标记内源氮法是直接测定内源氨基酸排泄量的有效方法之一。本文综述了同位素标记内源氮法测定回肠内源氨基酸排泄量的基本原理、假设条件和影响因素。     

Effect of feeding level on ileal and total tract digestibility of nutrients and energy from soybean meal‐based diets for piglets

A total of 36 piglets with an initial body weight (BW) of 5.6 ± 0.7 kg, fitted with simple T‐cannulas at the distal ileum, were used to evaluate the effect of three graded feeding levels (50, 75 or 100 g/kg BW^0.75 day) on apparent ileal digestibility (AID) and total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dry matter (DM), nitrogen (N) and energy, and on ATTD of organic matter (OM), ether extracts (EE), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF) and digestible (DE), metabolisable (ME) and net energy (NE) content in soybean meal (SBM)–casein–cornstarch‐based diets. The AID of DM, N and energy and ATTD of NDF, ADF and EE in the diets were not affected (p > 0.05) by the feed intake (FI) level. There was a small decrease in ATTD of DM, N (CP), OM, ash and energy, and in DE, ME and NE content in the diets (p < 0.05) with increasing FI level. The net disappearance in the large intestine (in % of ileal recovery) decreased for DM, N and energy (p < 0.05) with increasing FI level. The design of the study allowed for estimating ileal endogenous loss of N and total tract endogenous loss of ash, N and EE, for estimating corresponding true ileal and total tract digestibility values, and for estimating urinary endogenous N loss. High variability in estimates of ileal endogenous N loss and total tract endogenous losses of N, EE and ash reflects great variation in individual endogenous losses between animals. Estimation of true total tract digestibility of N, EE and ash by regression analysis was affected by their decrease in ATTD with increasing FI level, as estimates for true digestibility were lower compared to their apparent values. The present results suggest that FI level can affect both apparent and true total tract nutrient digestibility in piglets.     

Determination of true absorption and fecal endogenous loss of zinc in goats

We determined the true absorption and endogenous fecal loss of zinc (Zn) in goats using its stable isotope. Three goats were fed with the diet containing 50 mg/kg Zn twice a day for 17 days. In the morning of day 11, the goats were given a meal labeled by ⁶⁷Zn as the tracer with dysprosium as the unabsorbed marker. Then the goats were given unlabeled diet as the rest of the morning feed. We measured dietary and fecal Zn concentration, ⁶⁷Zn abundance and dysprosium concentration in feces. The excretion pattern of the tracer Zn into feces differed from that of dysprosium. Therefore, we directly calculated the true absorption of Zn from Zn concentration and ⁶⁷Zn abundance in fecal samples collected after the labeled diet was given. The apparent absorption of Zn was –0.009 ± 0.016 mg/kg bodyweight (fractional absorption, ?1.07 ± 1.85%). The true absorption of Zn was 0.162 ± 0.018 mg/kg bodyweight (fractional absorption, 18.25 ± 2.01%). The endogenous fecal loss of Zn was 0.172 ± 0.004 mg/kg bodyweight and the intestinal secretion of Zn was 0.210 ± 0.009 mg/kg bodyweight. The present experiment indicates that stable isotopic Zn is a powerful tool for examining Zn metabolism in ruminants.     

The effect of short-term phytase supplementation on the apparent total tract digestibility of calcium and phosphorus and the reproductive performance of late gestation and lactating sows fed diets without mineral phosphorus

The objective of this study was to measure apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of Ca and P as well as reproductive performance in late gestation and lactating sows supplemented with a novel phytase and to compare the response to phytase supplementation between late gestation and lactating sows. A total of 45 late gestation sows and 45 lactating sows were used in experiments 1 and 2, respectively, in a completely randomized design. The sows were provided with a control diet or the control diet supplemented with 187.5 or 375 FYT phytase/kg feed for 10 days. The diets were prepared according to the formulas in use for production but without any inorganic P supplement. Titanium dioxide was included at 3 g/kg feed as an indigestible marker. Each dietary treatment was replicated with 15 sows individually housed in farrowing stalls. The sows were allowed to adapt to the experimental diets for 5 days before a 5-d fecal collection by grab sampling, and the performance of the sows and their litters were measured until weaning. The results showed that the ATTD of Ca increased linearly (P < 0.001), while the ATTD of P increased both linearly and quadratically (P < 0.01) with increasing supplementation of phytase in both late gestation and lactating sows. There was no significant effect of phytase on the ATTD of dry matter, crude protein, and gross energy, and the performance of the sows and their progenies. The phytase added at 187.5 and 375 FYT/kg feed released 0.07% and 0.10% digested P, respectively, in late gestation sows, which compared with 0.09% and 0.12% digested P in lactating sows. In conclusion, a novel phytase at 187.5–375 FYT/kg feed could release 0.07–0.12% digestible P for sows. It appeared that using the P digestibility values of feed ingredients listed by NRC to formulate a diet for sows might overestimate dietary P supply and a greater response to phytase supplementation could be expected in lactating sows than in late gestation sows.     

Endogenous fat losses and true and apparent fat digestibility in adult and growing dogs fed diets containing poultry offal fat

The objective of this study was to evaluate the coefficient of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) of dietary nutrients, endogenous fat loss (EFL), dietary metabolizable energy (ME) content, coefficient of true digestibility (CTD) of fat and faecal parameters of dogs. A total of 16 puppies and 8 adult dogs were distributed according to a double Latin square experimental design. A basal diet was formulated, to which increasing levels (60, 120 and 180 g/kg) of poultry offal fat oil were added. EFL was estimated using hyperbolic and linear regression as a function of LW/day and dry matter (DM) intake, respectively, and the CTD of fat was calculated. The CTTAD of acid-hydrolysis ether extract (AHEE) and ME content increased as dietary poultry offal fat level increased both in adult dogs and in puppies (p < .05). The CTTAD of DM and crude protein were higher in adult dogs than in puppies. EFL was estimated by hyperbolic regression as y = 98.1094 − 13.6202/x and y = 99.1280 − 26.1366/x, where y = CTTAD of AHEE (%) and x = AHEE intake/kg BW, for adult dogs and puppies, respectively, which yielded EFL values of 138 and 262 mg AHEE per kg BW per day for adult dogs and puppies respectively. The EFL estimated by linear regression was 7.89 g and 8.97 g/kg DM intake for adult dogs and puppies respectively. The CTD estimated by both methodologies was higher in puppies than in adults (p < .05). Lower faecal DM and score, and higher ammonia production were obtained in puppies than adult dogs (p < .05). The results indicate good fat utilization and that fat digestibility is underestimated, as the CTTAD of AHEE does not take into account EFL, particularly at low-fat inclusion levels and in growing dogs, which have greater EFL than adult dogs.     

不同肉鸡用植物性饲料总磷真利用率的测定

本试验利用无磷原料配制无磷饲粮,选择低磷原料配制基础饲粮,用一定比例待测植物性饲料替代基础饲粮配制待测饲粮,通过平衡试验法测定了35日龄艾维茵肉仔鸡对玉米、豆粕、麦麸3种饲料原料的总磷真利用率。结果表明:在控制饲粮含磷量低于肉仔鸡的磷需要量,研究饲料磷的最大利用率时,肉仔鸡的内源磷排出量为(44.84±3.14)mg/d。玉米、豆粕和麦麸的总磷真利用率分别为(16.42±3.36)%、(28.34±4.90)%和(46.48±4.29)%。利用总磷含量的1/3和非植酸磷含量估计肉鸡饲料有效磷并不准确。因麦麸本身含有高活性的植酸酶,肉仔鸡可部分利用其植酸磷。     

Estimation of true phosphorus digestibility and endogenous phosphorus loss in growing pigs fed conventional and low-phytate soybean meals

This study reevaluated the method of regressing of total P output against dietary P intake to simultaneously estimate true P digestibility and endogenous P loss in growing pigs fed either conventional or low-phytate soybean meal (SBM). Four isocaloric diets were formulated to contain increasing concentrations of each type of SBM (8 diets total), and therefore contained increasing concentrations of dietary P. Dietary P and Ca concentrations were deficient because they were supplied solely by SBM, and Ca:total P ratios were less than 1:1. Sixteen barrows (initial BW 17.7 +/- 1.8 kg) were surgically fitted with a simple T-cannula at the distal ileum, randomly assigned to metabolism crates, and fed the experimental diets in a replicated 8 x 8 Latin square design. Feed was provided at 90 g/kg of BW(0.75) and fed in 2 equally sized meals at 0800 and 2000, with diets containing Cr sesquioxide (3 g/kg) as an indigestible marker. As the P concentration increased from 0.9 to 3.9 g/kg of DM, the apparent prececal P digestibility increased for conventional SBM (P < 0.05), but no relationship was observed for low-phytate SBM. The output of total P [mg/(kg of BW(0.75).d)], either prececal or total tract, exhibited a linear relationship (P < 0.01) with increasing P intake. However, a quadratic response (P = 0.02) was also detected for total tract P output from pigs fed low-phytate SBM. True P digestibility was not different between prececal and total tract collection sites (P > 0.10), but was greater (P < 0.01) for low-phytate SBM (62.6%) compared with conventional SBM (44.5%). Endogenous P estimates were not different between the SBM varieties and averaged 4.83 mg/(kg of BW(0.75).d). However, endogenous P estimates were highly variable between individual animals and, therefore, were not significantly different from zero. In this study, estimates of endogenous P loss from pigs were relatively low compared with previously reported values, and evidence of nonlinearity in P output was observed. These results suggest that the difference in true P digestibility between conventional SBM and low-phytate SBM is influenced by dietary phytate content when growing pigs are fed P-deficient diets.     

Dietary phytase increases the true absorption and endogenous fecal excretion of zinc in growing pigs given a corn-soybean meal based diet

We investigated the effect of dietary phytase on the true absorption and endogenous fecal excretion of zinc (Zn) using ⁶⁷Zn in growing pigs given a corn-soybean meal based diet. Ten crossbred barrows were fed the control diet containing 90-mg/kg Zn, 2.3-g/kg phytate-phosphorus and 3.7-g/kg non-phytate-phosphorus or the phytase diet containing similar amounts of Zn and phytate-phosphorus, and 1.4-g/kg non-phytate-phosphorus with 750-PU/kg phytase for 12 h/day. On day 6, the pigs were given 200 g of the corresponding diet labeled by ⁶⁷Zn for 2 h. We measured feed intake, fecal Zn concentration and ⁶⁷Zn abundance for the determination of apparent absorption, true absorption and endogenous fecal excretion of Zn. Although the apparent absorption of Zn did not significantly differ between the dietary groups, the phytase group had significantly more ( P  < 0.05) true absorption of Zn than the control group. The endogenous fecal excretion of Zn tended to be more ( P  = 0.07) in the phytase group than in the control group. These results suggest that dietary phytase improves Zn bioavailability through increasing the true absorption of Zn in growing pigs, which results in stimulating the endogenous fecal excretion of Zn when dietary Zn satisfies its requirement.     

Standardized total tract digestibility of phosphorus in various inorganic phosphates fed to growing pigs

An experiment was conducted to determine the standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) of phosphorus (P) in five sources of inorganic phosphate fed to growing pigs, including dicalcium phosphate (DCP), monodicalcium phosphate (MDCP), monocalcium phosphate (MCP), tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and monosodium phosphate (MSP, reagent grade). Six barrows (42.4 ± 1.1 kg) individually housed in metabolism crates were allotted to a 6 × 6 Latin square design with six dietary treatments and six periods. Each experimental period consisted of a 4 day adaptation period and a 5 day collection period. The five experimental diets contained 0.24 to 0.34% of P from each inorganic phosphate as a sole source of P. A P‐free diet was also prepared to estimate the basal endogenous loss of P. The STTD of P in MSP (94.9%) was not different from the STTD of P in MCP (93.0%), but was greater (P < 0.05) than that in DCP, MDCP and TCP (87.0, 86.5 and 71.3%, respectively). In conclusion, digestibility of P in reagent‐grade MSP was greater than that in feed‐grade inorganic phosphates such as DCP, MDCP and TCP, and digestibility of P in DCP and MDCP was greater than that in the TCP.