In Vitro Ileal Fermentation is Affected More by the Fiber Source Fermented than the Ileal Microbial Composition in Growing Pigs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fermentation of undigested material in the ileum is quantitatively important. However, the respective contributions of the microbial composition and the substrate to ileal fermentation are unclear.

Objective

This aim was to investigate the contribution of microbial composition and fiber source to in vitro ileal fermentation outcomes.

Methods

Thirteen ileal cannulated female pigs (Landrace/Large White; 9-wk-old; 30.5 kg body weight) were given diets containing black beans, wheat bread, chickpeas, peanuts, pigeon peas, sorghum, or wheat bran as the sole protein source for 7 d (100 g protein/kg dry matter diet). On day 7, ileal digesta were collected and stored at -80°C for microbial analysis and in vitro fermentation. For each diet, a pooled ileal inoculu

SUBMITTER: Hoogeveen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172865 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature