Body weight of newborn and suckling piglets affects their intestinal gene expression

Modern hyperprolific sows must deal with large litters (16–20 piglets) which reduce piglet birthweight with a concomitant increase in the proportion of small and intrauterine growth retarded piglets. However, larger litters do not only have a greater variation of piglet weights, but also a greater variation in colostrum and milk consumption within the litter. To further understand the impact that body weight has on piglets, the present study aimed to evaluate the degree of physiological weakness of the smallest piglets at birth and during the suckling period (20 d) compared to their middle-weight littermates through their jejunal gene expression. At birth, light piglets showed a downregulation of genes related to immune response (FAXDC2, HSPB1, PPARGC1α), antioxidant enzymes (SOD2m), digestive enzymes (ANPEP, IDO1, SI), and nutrient transporter (SLC39A4) (P < 0.05) but also a tendency for a higher mRNA expression of GBP1 (inflammatory regulator) and HSD11β1 (stress hormone) genes compared to their heavier littermates (P < 0.10). Excluding HSD11β1 gene, all these intestinal gene expression differences initially observed at birth between light and middle-weight piglets were stabilized at the end of the suckling period, when others appeared. Genes involved in barrier function (CLDN1), pro-inflammatory response (CXCL2, IL6, IDO1), and stress hormone signaling (HSD11β1) over-expressed compared to their middle-weight littermates (P < 0.05). In conclusion, at birth and at the end of suckling period, light body weight piglets seem to have a compromised gene expression and therefore impaired nutrient absorption, immune and stress responses compared to their heavier littermates.     

母猪饲粮添加甜菜碱对巴马香猪哺乳仔猪血液指标的影响

本试验旨在研究母猪饲粮添加甜菜碱对巴马香猪哺乳仔猪血液指标的影响。选取3~7胎次妊娠巴马香猪40头,随机分为2组,每组20头,单栏饲养。对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组在基础饲粮中添加3.5 kg/t甜菜碱。试验期为母猪配种后第3天至分娩后第21天。试验结束时,从每组随机选取10窝仔猪,每窝选取1头仔猪采血,测定血浆激素含量、抗氧化指标和游离氨基酸含量。结果表明:与对照组相比,甜菜碱组哺乳仔猪血浆胆囊收缩素(CCK)、酪酪肽(PYY)、瘦素(LEP)、丙二醛(MDA)、过氧化氢(H2 O2)和丙氨酸(Ala)含量显著降低(P<0.05),血浆鹅肌肽(Ans)、1-甲基组氨酸(1⁃MeHis)和3-甲基组氨酸(3⁃MeHis)含量显著升高(P<0.05),血浆苏氨酸(Thr)(P=0.069)、谷氨酸(Glu)(P=0.055)和肌肽(Car)(P=0.055)含量呈下降趋势,血浆亮氨酸(Leu)含量呈升高趋势(P=0.069)。综上所述,母猪饲粮添加甜菜碱可降低哺乳仔猪血浆摄食相关因子水平,减弱机体的氧化水平,改变血浆游离氨基酸含量,有利于仔猪的生长发育与机体健康。     

Effects of dietary supplementation of nucleotides from late gestation to lactation on the performance and oxidative stress status of sows and their offspring

Increased metabolic burdens in breeding sows, which are induced by elevated systemic oxidative stress, could increase the need for nucleotides to repair lymphocyte DNA damage; however, de novo synthesis of nucleotides may be insufficient to cover this increased need. This study investigated the effects of dietary nucleotides on milk composition, oxidative stress status, and the reproductive and lactational performance of sows. Forty multiparous sows were assigned to 2 dietary treatments (Control group, and 1 g/kg Nucleotides group) based on a randomized complete block design using their BW at 85 d of gestation as a block. Sows from 2 groups were fed a restricted diet during gestation and ad libitum during lactation. The experiment lasted from 85 d of gestation to 21 d of lactation. The reproductive performance of sows and the growth performance of suckling piglets were measured. Oxidative stress parameters and milk components were also analysed. Data were analyzed using contrasts in the MIXED procedure of SAS. Sows in the Nucleotides group consumed more feed during the first week (P < 0.01) and from 1 to 21 d (P < 0.05) of lactation than those in Control group. Correspondingly, the litter weight gain of piglets showed a tendency to increase from cross-fostering to 9 d (P = 0.09) and from cross-fostering to 20 d (P = 0.10) in the Nucleotides group relative to the Control group. Additionally, the Nucleotides group was higher (P < 0.01) than the Control group in the concentrations of uridine 5''monophosphate, guanosine 5''monophosphate, inosine 5''monophosphate, adenosine 5''monophosphate and total nucleotides in milk. Furthermore, the Nucleotides group was higher (P < 0.01) than the Control group in the serum levels of total antioxidant capacity (P < 0.01) for sows at 109 d of gestation and glutathione peroxidase for weaning piglets, but lower at the levels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (P < 0.05) in serum of weaning piglets. This study indicated that maternal dietary nucleotides could promote piglet growth, probably due to the higher lactational feed intake and higher concentration of nucleotides in the milk of sows, and lower oxidative stress for both sows and piglets.     

日粮色氨酸水平对仔猪生产性能和血液生化指标影响的研究

在赖氨酸/蛋氨酸+胱氨酸/苏氨酸/异亮氨酸比例为100:68:65:59的玉米—玉米蛋白粉基础日粮中,添加合成的 L-色氨酸构成5种色氨酸(TRP)水平的日粮(TRP 水平分别为0.125%、0.155%、0.180%、0.215%和0.24%)。将35头太湖母猪与长白公猪的杂交仔猪在35日龄断奶时,随机分为5组,分别饲喂上述为同 TRP 水平的日粮,饲养期长达30天。结果表明,日粮(TRP)水平显著影响仔猪的日均耗料量(ADFI)、日均增重(ADG)和饲料转化率(FCR)。TRP 水平为0.215%时,仔猪生长性能最好。TRP 水平为0.24%时仔猪的生长性能与0.215%时差异不显著(P>0.05)。TRP 水平在0.125%～0.215%范围内,仔猪 ADG、ADFI 与 TRP 水平呈正相关,回归方程分别为:ADG(g)=2.57 TRP(mg/kg)-80.21,(r=0.99,P<0.01);ADFI(g)=2.49 TRP(mg/kg)+220.31,(r=0.95,P>0.05);FCR 与日粮 TRP 水平呈显著负相关,回归方程为:FCR=2.877-5.668 TRP(%),(r=0.945,P<0.01).血清尿素氮(SUN)含量与日粮 TRP 水平呈负相关,回归方程为 SUN=19.47-34.35TRP(%),(r=0.95,P<0.05)。从仔猪生长性能和 SUN 两项指标确定 TRP 在理想氨基酸模式中的相应值分别为18和20。在 TRP 水平0.125%～0.215%范围内,血清碱性磷酸酶活性与 TRP 水平呈现正相关,在0.215%时最高;TRP 水平在0.24%时与0.215%时差异不显著(P>0.05)。日粮 TRP 水平对血清谷丙转氨酶(GPT)和谷草转氨酶(GOT)活性无显著影响(P>0.05)。日粮 TRP 水平对血清总蛋白含量无显著影响,而血清蛋白含量随 TRP 水平升高而增加,在0.215%时最高。血清蛋白质系数(A/G)在各 TRP 水平间有显著差异(P<0.05),日粮中 TRP 含量在0.125%时,A/G显著降低(P<0.05),A/G 在 TRP 水平为0.215%时最高,TRP 在0.125%～0.215%之间,A/G 呈现线性递增,回归方程为:A/G=9.34TRP(%)+0.956,r=0.98,P<0.05),而 TRP 水平为0.24%与0.215%的两组 A/G 无显著差异(P>0.05)。     

黄芪多糖对断奶仔猪生产性能与猪瘟疫苗免疫效果的影响

[目的]探讨黄芪多糖对断奶仔猪生产性能及对猪瘟疫苗免疫效果的影响,为黄芪多糖在养猪生产中的合理应用提供依据。[方法]将120头21日断奶仔猪随机分成4组（对照组、试验Ⅰ组、试验Ⅱ组、试验Ⅲ组）,对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组分别在基础日粮中拌入100、500和1000me,／kg黄芪多糖,通过测定日增重、日采食量、料肉比以及血清中猪瘟抗体效价、110和INF-γ含量,评价黄芪多糖不同添加水平对仔猪生产性能与猪瘟疫苗免疫效果的影响。[结果]试验Ⅱ、Ⅲ组与对照组在日增重、料肉比、血清中猪瘟抗体效价、IL-4和INF-γ,含量方面差异均显著（P〈0．05）。[结论]添加500和1000mg／kg黄芪多糖均能显著提高断奶仔猪的生产性能。增强猪瘟癌苗的竞．癌效粟．     

哺乳期灌服亚精胺或精胺对早期断奶大鼠生长及肠道发育的影响

为考察断奶前多胺诱导的肠道成熟是否具有缓解早期断奶应激的作用,本研究选取同窝14d清洁级SD哺乳大鼠分别经胃管连续3d灌服5μmol亚精胺,5μmol精胺或生理盐水(对照组)。17d实施早期断奶,一半幼鼠断奶后立即致死,剩余一半独立饲养至20d后致死,测定幼鼠体重及肠道发育指标。结果表明:亚精胺和精胺促进了17d哺乳大鼠肠道成熟,表现为肠道重量、肠长、小肠蛋白质、蔗糖酶活性的升高。亚精胺和精胺可有效阻止早期断奶失重,并降低或消除了早期断奶肠道的应激反应,表现为肠道重量、肠长、肠道蛋白质、肠道DNA和蔗糖酶、乳糖酶活性在断奶前后不受影响。亚精胺和精胺对肠道杯状细胞类型有显著影响,断奶后酸性杯状细胞分别增加20.1%(P>0.05)和89.5%(P<0.05)。综上可得出,断奶前灌服亚精胺或精胺具有促进哺乳期肠道成熟,降低早期断奶应激和增强黏液屏障的作用。     

钠离子对仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊二肽跨膜转运的影响

为研究Na 在仔猪小肠Gly-Pro跨膜转运中的作用,采用同位素示踪及体外孵育技术,观察在不同Na 浓度梯度条件下Gly-Pro在仔猪小肠刷状缘膜囊(brush border membrane vesicles,BBMV)的跨膜转运量。结果表明:(1)用K 替代Na ,并没有降低Gly-Pro在BBMV中的转运量,在孵育前20min时间内,Gly-Pro的转运量稍稍提高;(2)Na 可使BBMV对L-丙氨酸的转运量提高到4.6倍,但不影响Gly-Pro的转运;二氢骆驼蓬碱显著地降低L-丙氨酸的转运,但对Gly-Pro的转运无影响。研究提示,Gly-Pro在仔猪小肠BBMV体系中的转运与Na 不存在依赖性的关系。     

甜菊糖甙对哺乳仔猪生产性能和健康状况的影响

为研究天然甜菊糖甙作为新型甜味剂在哺乳仔猪中的应用效果,随机选取16窝哺乳仔猪(杜长大,10头/窝)分为4组,每组4个重复,分别饲喂添加0、100、200和500g/t天然甜菊糖甙的教槽料,试验从仔猪7d时开始,至断奶后1周(28d)结束,期间每隔7d对仔猪采食量、增重和健康状况进行测定。结果发现,在哺乳仔猪日粮中添加100、200和500g/t的甜菊糖甙,显著提高仔猪断奶重(21d)和28d体重(P0.05),显著提高14～21和22～28d阶段内的平均日增重、平均日采食量和偏嗜指数(P0.05),而各甜味剂添加组间无显著性差异(P0.05)。7～28d内仔猪日增重200g/t组显著高于对照组和100g/t组。仔猪断奶(21d)后1周内腹泻率和腹泻指数有改善趋势(P0.05),7～28d内仔猪发病率200和500g/t天然甜菊糖甙组显著降低(P0.05)。因此,考虑成体投入的同时,在哺乳仔猪日粮中添加200g/t的天然甜菊糖甙,可取得良好的应用效果。     

仔猪红细胞内游离原卟啉微量测定法及正常值探讨

利用荧光分析法建立了猪红细胞内游离原卟啉（ＦＥＰ）微量测定法。经回收率和重复性测定，证明该法准确度高，完全符合实验要求。可以用于仔猪缺铁性贫血的诊断，并可以作为研究仔猪铁代谢的一个主要参数。应用本法首次测定了３～３０日龄仔猪在补铁与未补铁情况下ＦＥＰ值和ＦＥＰ／Ｈｂ比值。补铁组ＦＥＰ值为１８５．２４±１３．１２～２５８．６３±２１．０９μｇ／ｄｌＲＢＣ；ＦＥＰ／Ｈｂ比值为７．００±０．５４～９．４３±０．７３μｇ／ｇＨｂ，未补铁组ＦＥＰ值为１９４．６９±９．２３～２４７．８８±１５．１４μｇ／ｄｌＲＢＣ；ＦＥＰ／Ｈｂ比值在６．９６±０．３３～１０．１９±０．７３μｇ／ｇＨｂ。关键词     

皖北地区仔猪水肿病流行病学调查

[目的]研究皖北地区猪水肿病的发病规律。[方法]对皖北地区猪场及各乡镇发生猪水肿病（EDP）进行较详细的流行病学调查。[结果]研究发现猪水肿病在皖北地区呈零星散发,具有传染性,发病率在0.69%～2.14%,死亡率在0.21%～0.94%,病死率18.0%～46.0%。[结论]溶血性大肠杆菌是引发猪水肿病的病原,环境卫生、饲料、管理、微量元素、应激因素等是该病的主要诱发因素。