RESEARCH PAPER

Effects of Fermented Wheat Bran on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, Immune Function and Fecal Microbiota of Weaned Piglets

  • FANG Jing ,
  • SHI Baoming ,
  • HE Wei ,
  • QIN Xiaotong ,
  • WANG Liang ,
  • WANG Fuchen ,
  • MENG Qingwei
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  • Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Received date: 2021-06-20

  Online published: 2022-01-18

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to explore the effects of fermented wheat bran on the growth performance, nutrient apparent digestibility, immune function and fecal microbiota of weaned piglets. Twelve healthy 35-day-old weaned piglets were randomly divided into two groups with 6 pigs per group (n=6). Piglets in control group were fed a basal diet, and those in fermentation group were fed a test diet with 10% fermented wheat bran instead of unfermented wheat bran in the basal diet. The pre-trial period lasted for 3 days and the experimental period lasted for 28 days. The results are as follows:1) compared with the control group, the average daily feed intake (ADFI), average daily gain (ADG) and feed to gain ratio (F/G) of the fermentation group were not significantly different (P>0.05). 2) There were no significant differences in the apparent digestibility of the dry matter (DM), crude fat (EE), crude fiber (CF), energy and phosphorus (P) in the fermentation group (P>0.05), while the apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP) and calcium (Ca) in the fermentation group tended to increase compared with the control group (P=0.099). 3) The contents of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in the fermentation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), while the serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) content in the fermentation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). 4) The relative abundances of Lachnospira, Klebsiella, Pelomonas, Sphingopyxis and Fusicatenibacter of feces in the fermentation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), while the relative abundances of Catenisphaera and Acetitomaculum of feces in the fermentation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). In summary, adding 10% fermented wheat bran to the diet can significantly improve the immune function of piglets and regulate the intestinal flora without adversely affecting growth performance and nutrient apparent digestibility.

Cite this article

FANG Jing , SHI Baoming , HE Wei , QIN Xiaotong , WANG Liang , WANG Fuchen , MENG Qingwei . Effects of Fermented Wheat Bran on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, Immune Function and Fecal Microbiota of Weaned Piglets[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(1) : 150 -158 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.01.016

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