Evaluation of growth performance and gastro-intestinal parameters on the response of weaned piglets to dietary organic acids

dc.contributor.authorGrecco, Henrique A. T. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Alessandro B.
dc.contributor.authorSaleh, Mayra Anton Dib [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorTse, Marcos L. P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorTelles, Filipe G. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMiassi, Gabriela M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPimenta, Guilherme M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBerto, Dirlei A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Mato Grosso/ UFMT
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T17:19:47Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T17:19:47Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-01
dc.description.abstractTwo experiments (E) were carried out to evaluate the effects of fumaric acid and an acidifier blend [composed by calcium formate, calcium lactate and medium-chain fatty acids (capric and caprylic)] in piglet diets containing colistin (40 ppm) or halquinol (120 ppm) on performance, diarrhea incidence (E1), organs relative weight, pH values, intestinal morphometry and microbiota (E2). In E1, 192 and E2, 24 piglets weaned at 21-day-old were randomly assigned to blocks with 2x2 factorial arrangement of treatments [absence or presence of fumaric acid x absence or presence of acidifier blend], six replicates of eight (E1) and one piglet per pen (E2). For E1, the treatments were control (CD): no acidifier product + 40 ppm of colistin, FA: fumaric acid in absence of acidifier blend, AB: acidifier blend in absence of fumaric acid and, AF+AB: presence of fumaric acid and acidifier blend. For E2, the pre-starter I diet were used and the same treatments as E1 evaluated. No treatment effects (P>0.05) were observed on performance, diarrhea incidence (E1), gut pH values and duodenum morphometry of piglets (E2). However, the addition of AB increased (P<0.05) large intestine relative weight and, FA addition decreased (P<0.05) pancreas relative weight, jejunum villi height and, total coliform and E. coli counts in cecum. The inclusion of FA and AB in diets containing colistin or halquinol did not improve performance, although FA exerted an inhibitory effect on cecum microbiota.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Produção Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista/ UNESP Fazenda Experimental Lageado, Rua Dr. José Barbosa de Barros, 1780
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Ciências Agrárias e Tecnológicas Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso/ UFMT, Avenida dos Estudantes, 5005
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Biociências Centro de Isótopos Estáveis Ambientais Universidade Estadual Paulista/ UNESP, Rua Prof Dr. Antonio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Produção Animal Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Universidade Estadual Paulista/ UNESP Fazenda Experimental Lageado, Rua Dr. José Barbosa de Barros, 1780
dc.description.affiliationUnespInstituto de Biociências Centro de Isótopos Estáveis Ambientais Universidade Estadual Paulista/ UNESP, Rua Prof Dr. Antonio Celso Wagner Zanin, 250
dc.format.extent401-414
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201820160057
dc.identifier.citationAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, v. 90, n. 1, p. 401-414, 2018.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0001-3765201820160057
dc.identifier.fileS0001-37652018000100401.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1678-2690
dc.identifier.issn0001-3765
dc.identifier.scieloS0001-37652018000100401
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85046254618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/176249
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,418
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,418
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAcidifiers
dc.subjectDiarrhea
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectPig
dc.subjectWeaning
dc.titleEvaluation of growth performance and gastro-intestinal parameters on the response of weaned piglets to dietary organic acidsen
dc.typeArtigo

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