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ArticleBMC veterinary research2023

Dietary supplementation with Acremonium terricola culture alters the gut microbial structure and improves the growth performance, antioxidant status, and immune function of weaning piglets.

Wei Wang, Yizhu Peng, Yong Nie, Yulong Wang, Chuang Wang, Bo Huang

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Wei Wang *Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
Yizhu Peng *Jiangxi Zhengbang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, 330000, China.
Yong NieAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
Yulong WangAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
Chuang WangJiangxi Zhengbang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanchang, 330000, China. wangchuang@zhengbang.com.
Bo HuangAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China. bhuang@ahau.edu.cn.
Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNAnhui Agricultural University · CNAnhui University of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcremonium terricola is used in the feed of dairy animals to promote growth and control diseases. However, the effects of dietary supplementation with A. terricola on the gut microbial structure of weaning piglets remain poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with A. terricola culture (ATC) on the growth performance, antioxidant status, immunity, and gut environment of weaning piglets. Sixty piglets were fed a basal diet supplemented with 1 g ATC/kg of basal diet (experimental group). Another 60 piglets did not receive ATC (control group). The intervention lasted for 20 days.

resultsThe experimental group had higher daily weight gain and feed efficiency than did the control group. Significant increases were noted in the levels of serum insulin (P = 0.0018), insulin-like growth factor (P = 0.0018), triiodothyronine (P = 0.0031), immunoglobulin A (P < 0.0001), immunoglobulin M (P = 0.001), immunoglobulin G (P = 0.0001), and interferon γ (P < 0.0001) in the experimental group compared with the levels in the control group. Furthermore, ATC supplementation significantly reduced (P < 0.05) the relative abundance of Shuttleworthia, Succinivibrio, Roseburia, Ruminococcus, and Paludibacter but increased that of Phascolarctobacterium, Megasphaera, Faecalibacterium, and Prevotella in the experimental group compared with that in the control group. Notably, ATC supplementation significantly increased the relative abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (P < 0.05), which is involved in anti-inflammatory activities, gut barrier enhancement, and butyrate production.

conclusionsDietary supplementation with ATC may improve the growth performance, antioxidant status, immunity, and fecal microflora of weaning pigs.

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AntioxidantsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimal FeedAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsHypocrealesImmunitySwineWeaningAntioxidantsAcremonium terricola cultureGrowth performanceGut microfloraImmunityWeaning piglets

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