Dietary Supplementation With Bacillus subtilis Promotes Growth and Gut Health of Weaned Piglets.

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with different types of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) on the growth and gut health of weaned piglets. A total of 160 piglets were randomly assigned into four groups: control group (a basal diet), BS-A group (a basal diet supplemented with B. subtilis A at 1 × 10⁶ CFU/g feed), BS-B group (a basal diet supplemented with B. subtilis B at 1 × 10⁶ CFU/g feed), and BS-C group (a basal diet supplemented with B. subtilis C at 1 × 10⁶ CFU/g feed). All groups had five replicates with eight piglets per replicate. On days 7, 21, and 42 of the trial, blood plasma and intestinal tissues and digesta samples were collected to determine plasma cytokine concent

SUBMITTER: Tian Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7844206 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature