Fermented and nonfermented liquid feed to growing pigs: effect on aspects of gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance

The effect of feeding dry feed (DF), nonfermented liquid feed (NFLF), and fermented liquid feed (FLF) to growing pigs on aspects of gastrointestinal ecology and on performance was investigated. Nonfermented liquid feed was prepared by mixing feed and water at a ratio of 1:2.5 immediately before feeding. Fermented liquid feed was prepared by mixing feed and water in the same ratio as NFLF, and stored in a tank at 20 degrees C for 4 d, after which half the volume was removed twice daily at each feeding and replaced with the same volume of feed and water mixture. A total of 60 pigs (initial BW of 30.7 kg) from 20 litters was used. Twenty pigs, housed individually, were allotted to each of the diets and fed restrictively. Five pigs from each diet were sacrificed at an average BW of 112 kg and digesta from the gastrointestinal tract (GI-tract) was obtained to examine variables describing some aspects of the gastrointestinal ecology. Fermented liquid feed contained high levels of lactic acid bacteria (9.4 log cfu/g) and lactic acid (approximately 169 mmol/kg), low levels of enterobacteria (<3.2 log cfu/g), and had a low pH (4.4). Nonfermented liquid feed contained 7.2 log cfu/g of lactic acid bacteria, and 6.2 log cfu/g of enterobacteria, which indicated that fermentation had started in the feed. The pigs fed FLF had the lowest levels of enterobacteria along the GI-tract (<3.2 to 5.0 log cfu/g), and those fed NFLF the highest levels (5.7 to 6.6 log cfu/g; P < or = 0.02). Fermented liquid feed caused a decrease in gastric pH from 4.4 and 4.6 for DF and NLF, to 4.0 (P = 0.003), and increased numerically the gastric concentration of lactic acid (P = 0.17) from 50 to 60 mmol/kg in the DF and NFLF treatments to 113 mmol/kg in the FLF treatment. The animals fed NFLF showed the highest weight gain (995 g/d) and feed intake (2.14 kg/d), and those fed FLF the lowest values (weight gain, 931 g/d; feed intake, 1.96 kg/d; P = 0.003 for weight gain, and P < 0.001 for feed intake). The results from the present study indicate that feeding FLF as prepared here may be a valid feeding strategy to decrease the levels of enterobacteria in the GI-tract of growing pigs, whereas feeding liquid feed that has started to ferment (high levels of enterobacteria and high pH as with NFLF) increases the presence of these undesirable bacteria. Nonetheless, higher daily feed intake and body weight gain are obtained when feeding NFLF compared with feeding FLF or DF.     

Effect of adding Lactobacillus plantarum or a formic acid containing-product to fermented liquid feed on gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance of piglets

A study was carried out to investigate whether adding a starter culture or a formic acid containing-product to fermented liquid feed of suboptimal microbial quality could improve the characteristics of the mixture and the gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance of piglets. Four experimental diets were prepared: Feed and water were mixed in the ratio 1:2.5 (w/w) in four closed tanks. Diet 1) Three times daily, 50% of the mixture stored in the tank was removed and then replaced with an equal amount of fresh feed and water, (FLF), positive control; Diet 2) Three times daily, 95% of the mixture stored in the tank was removed and then replaced with an equal amount of fresh feed and water. Escherichia coli K12 (1 × 10⁶/g) was added every morning (COLI); Diet 3) as the COLI treatment and added Lactobacillus plantarum VTT E-78076 (1 × 10⁶/g) every morning (+PLANTARUM); and Diet 4) as the COLI treatment and added 0.26 g AIV/KemiSile 2 plus/100 g mixture three times daily (+ACID). One hundred and sixty weaners were used. On day 14, one littermate from each pen was killed and the gastrointestinal tract removed. The remaining piglets were used to measure the effect of the experimental diets on growth performance during the first six weeks post-weaning. The +ACID diet had lower numbers of lactic acid bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae, higher numbers of yeasts, and lower concentration of lactic acid and acetic acid than the COLI and +PLANTARUM diets. Feeding the +PLANTARUM and the +ACID diets increased daily weight gain during the six weeks post-weaning (P ≤ 0.02) compared to feeding the COLI diet. The +ACID group showed the highest numerical daily feed intake in all periods. The gain/feed during the six weeks post-weaning tended to be lowest in the COLI group (P < 0.10). The counts of lactic acid bacteria able to grow at 20 °C were lowest in the stomach (P ≤ 0.003) and distal small intestine (P ≤ 0.06) of the +ACID group. The counts of yeasts able to grow at 37 °C in the stomach were highest in the +ACID (P ≤ 0.01) and FLF groups (P ≤ 0.09). The number of yeasts able to grow at 20 °C in the stomach and distal small intestine was highest in the FLF fed piglets, followed by the +ACID group. This study showed that addition of L. plantarum VTT E-78076 or AIV/KemiSile 2 plus to fermented liquid feed of suboptimal microbial quality improved growth performance without affecting the gastrointestinal ecology of piglets substantially.     

BGB饲料对生长猪和肥育猪生长性能的影响

本试验旨在评估BGB饲料对生长猪和肥育猪生长性能的影响。试验分两期进行,试验1选用初始体重为19.02±0.04kg的阉公猪72头,随机分为3组。以玉米-豆粕型日粮为基础日粮,对照组添加60mg/kg盐霉素,试验组分别添加5%、10%的BGB饲料。试验期28d,计算日采食量(ADFI)、日增重(ADG)和饲料转化率(FCR)。试验2选用初始体重为57.01±0.6kg的阉公猪54头,试验期35d,试验期日粮处理与饲养管理同试验1。试验1结果表明:处理组与对照组各项测定指标无显著差异(P>0.05),但在饲喂后期,5%BGB添加组的ADG比对照组提高7.8%,饲料转化率改善10.8%。试验2结果表明:处理组与对照组各项测定指标无显著差异(P>0.05),在饲喂后期,5%、10%BGB添加组的ADG分别比对照组改善了10.7%和4.0%。从全期结果来看,处理组的效果要优于对照组,5%BGB添加组效果最好。以上两个试验表明:添加BGB可以达到与添加抗生素相似的生产水平,对生长性能有一定的促进作用,最适添加量为5%。     

Fermented liquid feed and fermented grain to piglets- effect on gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance

A study was carried out to determine the microbial and nutritional characteristics of dry feed, liquid feed containing fermented liquid cereal grain, and fermented liquid compound feed, and their effect on gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance of piglets. Three dietary treatments were designed: dry feed (DRY); fermented liquid cereal grain feed (FLG); and fermented liquid feed (FLF). The FLF was prepared by removing three times daily 50% of the mixture (feed and water) stored in a tank at 20 °C and replacing it with an equal amount of fresh feed and water. The FLG was similarly prepared but fermenting only the cereals (barley and wheat) and adding the remaining ingredients immediately before feeding. One hundred and twenty weaners were fed the diets during 6 weeks from weaning. The dietary content of lysine (g/100 g protein) was 6.01 in the DRY diet, 6.21 in the FLG diet, and 5.46 in the FLF diet. Feeding piglets with the FLG diet resulted in a higher density of yeasts, a higher concentration of ethanol in the GIT, and a change of the bacterial population of the stomach compared to feeding FLF. The FLG group had a numerically higher daily feed intake and daily body weight gain compared to the FLF group, but the values were not significant. Feeding liquid feed containing fermented liquid cereal grains as a means of avoiding microbial degradation of free amino acids in the feed and increasing feed intake by improving palatability seems promising.     

Optimum duration of performance tests for evaluating growing pigs for growth and feed efficiency traits

The optimum duration of test for the measurement of ADG, ADFI, feed:gain ratio [which is the reciprocal of the efficiency of gain (G:F) and therefore increases as the efficiency of gain decrease and vice versa], and residual feed intake was examined in growing pigs. Data from 144 hybrid (mainly Large White x Landrace) pigs involved in a longitudinal (n = 54) and serial slaughter (n = 90) experiment were used. The pigs were housed in individual pens from 70 +/- 1 d of age (mean +/- SD) and fed ad libitum a pelleted commercial diet. Feed intake and BW data on pigs that had a minimum of 10-wk records were partitioned into a 14-d adjustment and a 56-d test period. Phenotypic correlations among weekly measurements were used to examine the repeatability of each trait. Changes in phenotypic residual variance and correlation using shortened (7-, 14-, 21-, 28-, 35-, 42-, and 49-d) tests compared with the full-length 56-d test were used as criteria to assess the optimum test duration. The results of the phenotypic correlations among weekly measurements indicated that ADFI, which was characterized by moderate to high correlations (0.41 to 0.81), was more repeatable than ADG, which was characterized by low correlations (0.00 to 0.43). Mean gut fill (n = 107) was 4.2% of BW but was characterized by large variation among the pigs (SD = 1.8; CV = 42.2%). This variation in gut fill was a major contributor to the low repeatability of the measurement of ADG. These repeatability results indicated that ADG, rather than ADFI, will determine the optimum duration of test for the feed efficiency traits. The results of the shortened relative to the full-length test indicate that for growing pigs under good nutrition and ad libitum feeding, a 28-d test was adequate for the measurement of feed intake, whereas a 35-d test was required to measure ADG, feed:gain ratio, and residual feed intake without compromising the accuracy of measurement.     

Effect of feeding fermented liquid feed and fermented grain on gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance in piglets

To investigate the microbial and nutritional characteristics of dry feed, liquid feed containing fermented liquid cereal grains, and fermented liquid feed, and their effect on gastrointestinal ecology and growth performance, 120 piglets from 40 litters were used and housed in pens with 5 animals in each. The 3 dietary treatments (all nonheated and nonpelleted diets) were: a dry meal diet (DRY); a fermented, liquid cereal grain feed (FLG); and a fermented liquid feed (FLF). The FLG diet was prepared by storing the dietary cereals (barley and wheat) and water (1:2.5, wt/wt) in a closed tank at 20 degrees C and adding the remaining dietary ingredients immediately before feeding. The FLF diet was prepared by storing compound feed and water (1:2.5, wt/wt) in a closed tank at 20 degrees C. Three times daily, 50% of the fermented cereals or compound feed and water stored in the tanks was removed and replaced with an equal amount of fresh cereals or feed and water. On d 14, 1 piglet from each pen was killed and samples from the gastrointestinal tract were obtained. The pH of the fermented cereals was 3.85 (SD = 0.10), that of the FLG diet was 5.00 (SD = 0.18), and the pH of the FLF diet was 4.45 (SD = 0.11). The dietary concentration of lysine (g/16 g of N) pointed to a decreased concentration in the FLF (5.46, SD = 0.08) compared with the DRY (6.01) and FLG (6.21, SD = 0.27) diets, and the concentration of cadaverine was greater in the FLF diet (890 mg/kg, SD = 151.3) than in the DRY (32 mg/kg) or FLG (153 mg/kg, SD = 18.7) diets. Fermenting only the cereal component of the diet (FLG) promoted the growth of yeasts to a greater extent than fermenting the whole diet (FLF). Terminal RFLP profiles of diets and digesta from the stomach and midcolon showed differences among dietary groups. The number of yeasts able to grow at 37 degrees C in the stomach and caudal small intestine was greatest in the FLG group compared with the other 2 dietary groups (P < 0.01). In the cecum and colon, the differences were only significant between piglets fed the FLG and the FLF diets (P < 0.05). The greatest number of yeasts able to grow at 20 degrees C was detected in the animals fed the FLG diet. However, the values were different from the FLF-fed piglets only in the stomach (P < 0.05) and midcolon (P < 0.05). There was a tendency (P < 0.10) for greater ADG of the piglets fed the FLG compared with the FLF diet. Feeding liquid feed containing fermented, liquid cereal grains as a means of avoiding microbial decarboxylation of free amino acids in the feed and increasing feed intake by improving palatability seems promising but requires further investigation.     

Low-phytic acid barley improves calcium and phosphorus utilization and growth performance in growing pigs

Thirty-five crossbred barrows averaging 13.5 kg starting BW were used in a 35-d experiment to compare the availability of P and the nutritional value of two near-isogenic progeny of the barley cultivar 'Harrington'. Low-phytic acid barley (LPB, 0.35% total P, 0.14% phytic acid P) was homozygous for the low-phytic acid 1-1 allele, and the normal barley (NB, 0.35% total P, 0.24% phytic acid P) was homozygous for the normal allele of that gene. Pigs were fed individually twice daily in metabolism pens. Barley was the only source of phytate in semipurified diets, 1 to 3. Diet 1 contained 75% NB, 0.14% estimated available P (aP), and 0.50% Ca. Diet 2 contained 75% LPB, 0.22% aP, and 0.50% Ca. No inorganic P (iP) was added to Diets 1 and 2 in order to measure the animal response to the different concentrations of aP in these cultivars. Diet 3 was NB Diet 1 supplemented with iP to equal the concentration of aP in LPB Diet 2. Practical barley-soybean meal (SBM)-type diets, NB Diet 4 and LPB Diet 5, were formulated to meet all minimum nutrient requirements, and contained 0.30% aP and 0.65% Ca. For the semipurified diets, pigs fed LPB Diet 2 had higher (P < or = 0.05) bone ash weight, bone breaking strength, P absorption and retention, and Ca absorption and retention compared with pigs fed NB Diet 1, with a trend (P = 0.10) for pigs fed LPB Diet 2 to have a higher ADG and gain:feed ratio than pigs fed NB Diet 1. However, pigs fed LPB Diet 2 or NB Diet 3 were not different (P > or = 0.3) in growth performance, fresh bone weight, fat-free dry bone weight, bone ash, bone breaking strength, or N utilization. This indicates that LPB and NB were equal in nutritional value after supplementation of NB with iP to equal the estimated aP in LPB. For the practical barley-SBM diets, there were no differences (P > or = 0.4) between pigs fed NB Diet 4 or LPB Diet 5 for growth performance, fresh bone weight, bone breaking strength, the percentages of P and Ca utilization, or N, DE, and ME utilization. The use of LPB in pig diets reduced P excretion in swine waste by 55% and 16% in our semipurified and practical diets, respectively, compared with NB. Using our in vitro procedure designed to mimic the digestive system of the pig, the availability of P for pigs was estimated at 52% for LPB and 32% for NB.     

不同绿色添加剂组合对生长育肥猪生产性能的影响

试验选择90头平均体重为（18.7+2.1）kg的杜×长×本三元杂交断奶仔猪,按单因子随机试验设计分为3组,每组3个重复,每个重复10头仔猪进行试验。对照组饲喂基础日粮+10mg/kg速大肥;试验1组饲喂基础日粮+0.1％生命素+0.05％迈克活菌酶;试验2组饲喂基础日粮+200mg/kg糖萜素+0.03％迈克活菌酶+0.05％。生命素。各组基础日粮完全相同。结果三组供试猪的平均日增重分别为670.25,667.83和647.08g（P>0.05）,料重比分别为3.23,3.09和3.11（P<0.05）,扣除实际耗料成本,每头猪实际赢利分别为97.26,92.90和93.77元,两试验组的生物学综合评定值分别为104.17和 101.86。     

水飞蓟复合饲料对猪生长性能及日粮养分消化率的影响

选择36只平均重25kg左右的杜×长×大三元杂交猪,按体重和性别随机分为2组,每组3个重复,每个重复6只。在试验组中应用水飞蓟药物残渣作为其主要饲料成分,并添加中草药复合制剂,对照组为抗生素组,研究对猪生长性能和饲料利用率的影响。结果表明:水飞蓟组在提高日增重和日粮养分消化率方面与抗生素组没有明显差异,但试验组经济效益明显。     

Interaction between the temperature of the surroundings, performance and level of feed for growing pigs

Investigations of the performance of growing pigs in the live weight range of 30 to 60 kg kept individually and in groups with ad libitum and rationed feeding were carried out in two air-conditioned rooms. The air temperature in the individual experiments was 20 degrees C, 10 degrees C and 5 degrees C, the relative atmospheric moisture in all experiments was between 70 and 80%. A diminished growth of 24 g per day per degrees C below 20 degrees could be ascertained for pigs kept individually. The diminishing of the growth can be compensated by an increase of the feed intake of 1.3 g per kg live weight, day and degrees C resp. the intake of metabolisable energy of 4 kcal per kg live weight, day and degrees C until the capacity of feed consumption is reached.     

高活菌发酵饲料对生长肥育猪生产性能的影响

选用240头日龄相近、体况一致的杜×长×大三元杂交肥育猪,随机平均分为3个处理,对照组、试验1组和试验2组。对照组饲喂基础日粮加抗生素,试验1组和试验2组分别在基础日粮中添加4%和8%的高活菌发酵饲料。试验结果表明:在28d的饲养试验中,试验2组饲养效果最好,平均日增重比对照组提高12.34%,采食量增加7.90%,料肉比减少4.0%,腹泻率降低2.89%。应用高活菌发酵饲料饲喂生长肥育猪能起到促进其生长、减少腹泻以及改善仔猪肠道健康的功效。     

SSTR和IGFBP对生长猪生产性能的影响

选用 9周龄 1 9kg左右约·杜·长·宁四元杂种猪 60头 ,随机分为 3组 ,试验组I、试验组II和对照组各 2 0头。试验组I在 1 0、 1 3和 1 5周龄颈部皮下注射生长激素抑制激素受体 (SSTR)疫苗 ;试验组II在 1 0周龄颈部皮下注射SSTR +IGFBP (胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白 )疫苗 ,1 3及 1 5周龄注射SSTR疫苗 ;对照组注射相同剂量的生理盐水。结果表明 :SSTR组平均日增重较对照组提高 5 73% ,采食量提高 3 88%。SSTR +IGFBP组平均日增重较对照组提高 9 74% ,采食量提高 1 1 1 6%。     

非常规饲料原料对生长育肥猪屠宰性能和肉品质的影响

文章旨在评估日粮添加非常规饲料原料对生长育肥猪屠宰性能和肉品质的影响。试验将12周龄平均初始体重为(33.15±1.23)kg的450头(公母各半)生长猪随机分为3组,每组5个重复,每个重复30头猪。对照组饲喂常规玉米-豆粕-小麦型日粮,处理1组饲喂含有30%马铃薯茎叶和10%苜蓿草的日粮,处理2组饲喂含有30%马铃薯茎叶、10%苜蓿草及0.5%中草药提取物的日粮,试验共开展10周。结果:处理1和2组较对照组显著提高生长猪屠宰率和背膘厚度(P<0.05),但瘦肉率和眼肌面积显著降低(P<0.05)。日粮处理与性别对屠宰率、胴体长度、眼肌面积及背膘厚度的影响具有显著交互作用(P<0.05)。处理组较对照组显著提高了肌肉系水力(P<0.05),处理2组肌肉的适口性显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。此外,处理组肌肉粗蛋白质含量显著高于对照组(P<0.05),而脂肪含量显著降低(P<0.05)。结论:与常规饲料相比,非常规饲料对生长育肥猪肌肉感官特性表现出积极影响,特别是改善了适口性和嫩度。     

蚁酸、辣椒素及其复合添加对动物生产性能的影响

为了提高养殖业的经济效益,实现猪场的规模化、集约化,生产中普遍采取对仔猪3-4周龄断奶。断奶后的仔猪由于受环境、营养、断奶等应激的影响,常表现出养分消化吸收低、生长缓慢、体弱、腹泻等症状。大量试验结果表明,早期断奶仔猪由于胃酸分泌不足．使胃蛋白酶原不能被激活,导致仔猪难以消化以植物蛋白为主要蛋白来源的日粮,从而引起大肠杆菌大量繁殖、仔猪腹泻,使生产性能降低。近年来．由于抗生素具有抗菌、促生长作用,被大量广泛地添加到仔猪饲料中。     

高效液相色谱法检测分析饲料有机酸化剂中甲酸和丙酸的含量

<正>目前市场销售的饲料酸化剂甲酸、丙酸产品品种繁多,但饲料酸化剂甲酸、丙酸的分析检测方面的研究尚未见报道,酸化剂中甲酸、丙酸含量无法准确知     

小肽添加剂对生长猪生长性能的影响

试验研究三种不同的小肽添加剂制品对生长猪生长性能的影响。试验选用72头初始体重在(34.64±8.32)kg的杜×长×大三元阉公猪,随机分为4个处理,每个处理6个重复,每个重复3头猪试验各组分别饲喂基础日粮(对照组),基础日粮加100mg/kg小肽A(小肽A组),基础日粮加100mg/kg小肽B(小肽B组),基础日粮加50mg/kg小肽C(小肽C组),试验期28d。测定其对生长猪的生长性能的影响,结果表明,与对照组相比,小肽A组、小肽B组和小肽C组的生长猪的平均采食量分别提高了9.8%、7.0%和12.5%(P0.05),平均日增重分别提高了15.8%、12.8%和21.7%(P0.05),料肉比分别降低了5.1%、6.3%和8.5%(P0.05)。     

半胱胺对生长肥育猪后期生长性能的影响

选用60头体重约60kg左右的三元杂交(杜×长×大)商品代瘦肉型肥育猪,随机分为试验组和对照组两组,每组又设三个重复,每个重复10头猪。试验组饲喂添加200g/吨半胱胺含量为50%的“大丰收”(由杭州某饲料有限公司提供)的日粮,对照组日粮不添加大丰收。进行为期41天的对比试验。试验结果显示:同对照组相比试验组平均日增重、饲料转化效率、瘦肉率和胴体品质均得到不同程度的提高和改善;而且在外观上也得到明显的改善;猪后臀丰满、皮红毛亮、肌肉发达。     

乳酸菌发酵饲料对猪生长性能和猪舍环境的影响

试验主要研究了乳酸菌发酵饲料对猪生长性能和猪舍环境的影响。试验结果表明,乳酸菌发酵饲料能明显降低料肉比,增加平均日增重(日增重最高达到48 g),并且2条生产线猪舍氨含量平均分别降低了约38%和50%,尿中总氮和氨氮平均约降低25%左右。     

Breed and age affect baseline immune traits, cortisol, and performance in growing pigs

It was hypothesized in these studies that differences would exist in baseline immune and performance measures among different breeds of pigs, and that these differences would be affected by age of the pig. Baseline immune, plasma cortisol (CORT) concentrations, and performance measures were determined among Berkshire (n = 36), Duroc (n = 18), Meishan (n = 54), Landrace x Yorkshire (White X; n = 36), and Yorkshire (n = 36) pigs at 4, 8, and 12 wk of age. All piglets were weaned at 17 to 21 d of age and moved to a common nursery environment. Total white blood cell (WBC), leukocyte differential, plasma CORT, immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations, natural killer cytotoxicity, neutrophil phagocytosis (PHAGO), and chemotaxis (CHTX) were evaluated. At all ages, plasma CORT was greatest in Meishan pigs, and least in Yorkshires (P < 0.05). Plasma IgG increased with age for all breeds (age: P < 0.01; breed x age: P < 0.005), except that in Meishans, IgG decreased. Natural killer cytotoxicity was greatest (P < 0.05) among Meishan pigs. There were breed x age interactions for neutrophil PHAGO (P < 0.001) and CHTX (P < 0.001). Overall, Yorkshire pigs showed the greatest (P < 0.05) percentage of PHAGO but the least (P < 0.05) CHTX. White X pigs had the greatest (P < 0.05) CHTX response. Berkshire pigs had the greatest (P < 0.001) numbers of neutrophils. At 12 wk of age, Meishan pigs had the least BW gain (P < 0.001), and Durocs had the greatest G:F (P < 0.001). There were no significant sex differences for immune (P > or = 0.15), performance (P > or = 0.20), or CORT (P = 0.70) measures. Pig breed and age influenced both baseline immune measures and plasma CORT in growing pigs, suggesting that pig breed and age are important factors influencing the response to various stressors or infectious challenges.