Gut Fermentation and Growth Performance of Pigs Fed High Fiber Diet

Ninety six pigs average weight 9.15 kg were used to study the effects of feeding diets containing multiple sources of dietary fiber （DF） on weight gain and concentration of fermentation products in the digestive tract. The experiment employed four diets and four pens diet1. Diets included a low fibe...

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Published in:农业科学与技术：A 2012, Vol.2 (11), p.1290-1295
Main Author: Abraham Woldeghebriel Shanequa Smith Teo Barrios Brad Pope Sebhatu Gebrelul
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
体重增加
发酵产物
挥发性脂肪酸
生长性能
肠道
饮食
饲喂
高纤维
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Summary:Ninety six pigs average weight 9.15 kg were used to study the effects of feeding diets containing multiple sources of dietary fiber （DF） on weight gain and concentration of fermentation products in the digestive tract. The experiment employed four diets and four pens diet1. Diets included a low fiber diet （LFD）, as control and three antibiotic free high-fiber diets （HFD） containing a 1：2, 1：1 or 2：1 oats：barley ratios. At the end of the 70 d feeding trial three pigs of comparable weight diefI were slaughtered. Digesta taken from the stomach, cecum and colon were used for the determination of volatile fatty acids （VFA）. Results indicated that inclusion of HFD increased （P 〈 0.05） feed intake but not weight gain. As revealed by the higher feed intake the nutritional value of HFD was approximately 88% of LFD. Also, as the amount of oats in the diet was increased, VFA concentration was also increased while isobutyrate decreased （P 〈 0.05）. Lower concentration of isobutyrate may indicate parallel reduction in othe
ISSN:2161-6256