Fermented Cottonseed Meal as a Partial Replacement for Soybean Meal Could Improve the Growth Performance, Immunity and Antioxidant Properties, and Nutrient Digestibility by Altering the Gut Microbiota Profile of Weaned Piglets

The study investigated the impact of fermented cottonseed meal (FCSM) on growth performance, immunity and antioxidant properties, nutrient digestibility, and gut microbiota of weaned piglets by replacing soybean meal with FCSM in the diet. The experimental piglets were fed with either the soybean me...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2021-09, Vol.12, p.734389
Main Authors: Gu, Xueling, Li, Zhiqing, Wang, Jing, Chen, Jiashun, Jiang, Qian, Liu, Nian, Liu, Xiang, Zhang, Fan, Tan, Bie, Li, Hao, Ma, Xiaokang
Format: Article
Language:English
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fermented cottonseed meal
growth performance
gut microbiota
immunity and antioxidant capacity
Microbiology
weaned piglets
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Summary:The study investigated the impact of fermented cottonseed meal (FCSM) on growth performance, immunity and antioxidant properties, nutrient digestibility, and gut microbiota of weaned piglets by replacing soybean meal with FCSM in the diet. The experimental piglets were fed with either the soybean meal diet (SBM group) or fermented cottonseed meal diet (FCSM group) for 14days after weaning. The digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), gross energy (GE), amino acids and nitrogen was higher in the FCSM diet than those in the SBM diet (
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2021.734389