The study of antioxidant enzymes and immune‐related genes expression in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings fed different prebiotics

The aim of the present study was to study the effects of different prebiotics (galacto‐, fructooligosaccharide and inulin) on immune response and oxidative stress of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings at the molecular level. A total number of 240 fish (13.85 ± 0.85 g) were supplied and randomly stocked in twelve fiberglass tanks (20 specimens per tank). Fish were fed a basal formulated diet (Control) or basal diet supplemented with equal level (2%) of different prebiotics (four treatments repeated in triplicated) for 8 weeks. At the end of feeding trial, the expression of immune‐related genes (interleukin 1 beta [IL‐1β], IL‐8, IL‐10, lysozyme [LYZ], tumour necrosis factor alpha [TNF‐α] and transforming growth factor beta [TGF‐β]) were determined in head kidney and intestine tissues and the expression of antioxidant‐related genes (glutathione S‐transferase [GST‐α], glutathione reductase [GR] and glutathione peroxidase genes [GPX]) were studied in intestine. The results revealed that dietary administration of prebiotics modulated the expression of immune‐related genes and the degree of expression was affected by the type of prebiotics and the organ that was used for analyses. Also, evaluation of antioxidant genes expression showed that GSTα and GR expression levels increased as a result of feeding common carp with the prebiotics. According to these findings, it can be concluded that feeding on different prebiotics had altered effects on the expression of immune and antioxidant‐related genes.     

热风-真空冷冻联合干燥对脆性龙眼果干品质及益生活性的影响

【目的】 研究热风-真空冷冻联合干燥对脆性龙眼果干品质及益生活性的影响,为高品质龙眼果干工业化节能干燥模式提供理论依据。【方法】 以热风干燥、真空冷冻干燥龙眼果干为对照,比较分析热风-真空冷冻联合干燥对脆性龙眼果干水分含量、水分活度、皱缩率、复水比等理化特性和总糖、多糖等营养品质的影响。同时采用GC-MS测定风味物质变化,电量表测定能源消耗量。并选用植物乳杆菌和嗜酸乳杆菌发酵龙眼果干,比较发酵过程中活菌数、总糖、还原糖以及短链脂肪酸的变化,评价热风-真空冷冻联合干燥对龙眼体外益生活性的影响。【结果】 热风-真空冷冻联合干燥龙眼果干的水分含量、水分活度和皱缩率显著低于热风干燥,而复水比显著高于热风干燥。在总糖、多糖含量以及挥发性风味物质种类和总量上,热风-真空冷冻联合干燥低于真空冷冻干燥而高于热风干燥。在能源消耗上,热风-真空冷冻联合干燥比真空冷冻干燥节约干燥时间12.16%,节约单位能耗25.40%。在益生活性方面,植物乳杆菌和嗜酸乳杆菌均能通过发酵龙眼干增加活菌数量,利用龙眼干中的总糖产生短链脂肪酸,降低发酵液pH,且益生效果受干燥方式和菌株种类的影响较大。当植物乳杆菌发酵热风-真空冷冻干燥的龙眼果干48 h后,活菌数生长最多可达12.40 lg cfu/mL,高于真空冷冻干燥、热风干燥和新鲜龙眼。嗜酸乳杆菌发酵48 h后,热风-真空冷冻联合干燥活菌数达11.84 lg cfu/mL,与真空冷冻干燥接近,低于热风干燥,但高于新鲜龙眼。【结论】 热风-真空冷冻联合干燥结合了热风干燥和真空冷冻干燥两种干燥方式的特点,可以显著缩短干燥时间,节约能耗,提高干燥效率和果干品质。     

Effects of dietary cellobiose on the intestinal microbiota and excretion of nitrogen metabolites in healthy adult dogs

In order to evaluate the potential prebiotic effects of cellobiose, 10 healthy adult research beagle dogs received a complete diet containing 0, 0.5 and 1 g cellobiose/kg bodyweight (BW)/day. At the end of each feeding period, faeces, urine and blood of the dogs were collected. The results demonstrated a significant increase of faecal lactate concentrations, indicating a bacterial fermentation of cellobiose in the canine intestine. Along with this, a dose-dependent linear increase of the relative abundance of Lactobacillaceae in the faeces of the dogs was observed (p = 0.014). In addition, a dose-dependent increase (p < 0.05) of Alloprevotella, Bacteroides and Prevotella, and a linear decrease for unidentified Lachnospiraceae (p = 0.011) was observed when cellobiose was added to the diet, although the relative abundance of these genera was low (<1%) among all groups. The faecal pH was not affected by dietary cellobiose. Cellobiose seemed to modulate the excretion of nitrogen metabolites, as lower concentrations of phenol (p = 0.034) and 4-ethylphenol (p = 0.002) in the plasma of the dogs were measured during the supplementation periods. Urinary phenols and indoles, however, were not affected by the dietary supplementation of cellobiose. In conclusion, cellobiose seems to be fermented by the intestinal microbiota of dogs. Although no effect on the faecal pH was detected, the observed increase of microbial lactate production might lower the pH in the large intestine and consecutively modulate the intestinal absorption of nitrogen metabolites. Also, the observed changes of some bacterial genera might have been mediated by increased intestinal lactate concentrations or a higher relative abundance of lactobacilli. Whether these results could be considered as a prebiotic effect and used as a dietetic strategy in diseased animals to improve gut function or hepatic and renal nitrogen metabolism should be evaluated in future studies.     

益生元型银杏早餐粉的工艺研究

探究一种适宜中老年人食用,具有益生元功效的银杏早餐营养粉固体饮料的工艺及配方。以银杏粉为主要原料,辅以薏米、脱脂奶粉、红枣及山楂,以感官评分为评价指标,分别通过单因素及正交试验,研究各原料的配比对产品品质的影响;并且加入一定量的低聚木糖,以白砂糖作为甜味剂,麦芽糊精为稳定剂,探究最佳添加量。最终得到银杏早餐粉最佳配方为:银杏36.4%,薏米12.1%,脱脂奶粉18.2%,红枣6.0%,山楂6.0%,低聚木糖2.5%,白砂糖9.1%,麦芽糊精9.7%;同时,水的最适冲调温度为80℃。     

Effect of Lactose as a Prebiotic on Turkey Body Weight Under Commercial Conditions

The effect of a commercially available lactic acid bacteria probiotic (FM-B11) alone and supplemented with lactose as prebiotic was evaluated for effects on turkey BW during the brooding and growout phases under commercial conditions in 2 experiments. Tag-numbered turkey poults were given the probiotic in either drinking water or feed, and lactose was given in feed. Turkeys were reared in wire pens (4 per treatment) within the brooding house. Experiments were designed for a duration of 26 and 28 d. Only animals from experiment 1 were weighed again before slaughter. Results from both experiments indicate that groups treated with the combination of probiotic and lactose and lactose alone were heavier (P < 0.05) by 15.5 and 17.5% in experiments 1 and 2, respectively, as compared with the control groups. Market BW of turkeys from experiment 1 was higher (P < 0.05) with the combination of probiotic and lactose than the control group by 436 g. Turkeys on the probiotic alone tended to be heavier than the controls (P = 0.0693). The administration of this lactic acid bacteria-based probiotic, supplemented with lactose as prebiotic to turkey poults during the brooding phase, increased BW, and this advantage was further maintained or augmented during the growout phase.     

Effect of a dairy‐yeast prebiotic (GroBiotic®‐A) on growth performance,body composition,antioxidant capacity and immune functions of juvenile starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)

An 8‐week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of a dairy‐yeast prebiotic (Grobiotic^®‐A) on growth performance, body composition, antioxidant capacity and immune functions of juvenile starry flounder, Platichtahys stellatus. Three triplicates of starry flounder (average initial weight of 15.05 ± 0.04 g) were fed one of six diets formulated to supplement dairy‐yeast prebiotic at 0%, 0.4%, 0.8%, 1.2%, 1.6% or 2.0% respectively. Results showed that weight gain, daily feed intake, protein efficiency rate and condition factor increased significantly (P < 0.05) whereas feed conversion ratio decreased significantly with the increasing level of the dairy‐yeast prebiotic supplement. Crude lipid content in dorsal muscle and liver decreased significantly (P < 0.05). No significant differences occurred in moisture and crude protein content of dorsal muscle and liver with the increasing level of the dairy‐yeast prebiotic supplement. Compared with fish feed the basal diet, the activity of catalase and total antioxidant capability in serum and liver, as well as total superoxide dismutase in serum all significantly increased with high level of the prebiotic, while the malondialdehyde content in serum and liver decreased significantly. In serum, the activity of alkaline phosphatase, lysozyme, complement and the content of nitric oxide were significantly increased at higher level of prebiotic supplementation while no significant differences were found in total protein, albumin, globulin, albumin to globulin ratio, haemoglobin, acid phosphatase and myeloperoxidase. Based on weight gain response using the quadratic regression, combine the antioxidant and immune indices, the optimum dietary dairy‐yeast prebiotic level for juvenile starry flounder was estimated to be 1.33% under these experimental conditions.     

阿拉伯木聚糖和阿拉伯低聚木糖的益生功能研究进展

畜禽肠道健康的调控已成为当今畜牧业中的重点关注问题。阿拉伯木聚糖(AX)和阿拉伯低聚木糖(AXOS)作为新型的益生元,其对双歧杆菌等益生菌的增殖效果优于低聚果糖等益生元。此外,与低聚果糖等益生元相比,AX和AXOS能够进入肠道后段进行发酵,生成非支链的短链脂肪酸,并抑制蛋白质的发酵,减少有毒物质(苯酚、氨等)的生成,从而有效地调节后肠段(结肠和盲肠)的健康。不同结构的AX和AXOS具有不同的益生功能,且AX和AXOS间存在协同增效的益生作用。本文综述了近年来关于AX和AXOS的益生功能的研究进展,为其在畜牧业中的应用提供一定的理论依据和指导。     

Effects of dietary mannan oligosaccharide on the survival,growth, immunity and digestive enzyme activity of freshwater crayfish,Cherax destructor Clark (1936)

The aim of this experiment was to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of Bio‐Mos^® as a source of mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) on the growth, survival, immunity and digestive enzyme activity of freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor (yabby). A basal diet and another diet with 0.4% of Bio‐Mos^® supplemented to the basal diet were formulated. Each diet was provided to eight yabbies (35.14 ± 0.48 g, initial weight) replicated 3 times in individual 250‐L plastic cylindrical tanks for a duration of 56 days. Each tank was provided with an independent recirculating water system filtered with a biological filtration. Growth parameters such as weight, specific growth rate and average weekly gain of Bio‐Mos^®‐fed yabbies were higher (P < 0.05) than yabbies fed the control diet. Total haemocyte count, granular cells and semi‐granular cells were also higher in the yabbies fed Bio‐Mos^® diet. Protease activity was higher in hepatopancreas, and amylase activity was higher in the guts of yabbies fed Bio‐Mos^® diet. The results implies that supplementation of MOS through Bio‐Mos^® can effectively improve growth and immunological condition of yabbies.