Effects of Dietary Carbohydrases on Fecal Microbiome Composition of Lactating Sows and Their Piglets.

ABSTRACT: Corn-soybean meal diets are commonly used in the pork industry as a primary source of energy and protein. However, such a diet generally contains non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) which present a challenge in finding ways to improve their availability and digestibility. Dietary multi-carbohydrases (MCs) have been proposed as an efficient approach to utilize NSPs, and can result in improved growth performance and host intestinal fitness. In this study, we evaluated the effects of MC in lactation diets on gut microbiota composition of lactating sows and their litters. The experimental design contained two dietary treatments, a diet based on corn-soybean meal (CON), and CON supplemented with 0.01% multigrain carbohydrases (MCs). Sow and piglet fecal samples were collected on days 7 and 28 aft

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628907 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature