Resistant starch reduces large intestinal pH and promotes fecal lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in pigs

Autor: B.U. Metzler-Zebeli, N. Canibe, L. Montagne, J. Freire, P. Bosi, J.A.M. Prates, S. Tanghe, P. Trevisi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Animal, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 64-73 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1751-7311
17517311
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731118001003
Popis: Dietary resistant starch (RS) may have prebiotic properties but its effects on fermentation and the microbial population are inconsistent. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the relationship between RS type 2 (RS2) and intestinal short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and pH as well as certain key bacterial taxa for intestinal health in pigs. From the 24 included articles with sufficient information about the animal, and dietary and physiological measurements published between 2000 and 2017, individual sub-data sets for fermentation metabolites, pH, bacterial abundances and apparent total tract digestibility were built and used to parameterize prediction models on the effect of RS2, accounting for inter- and intra-study variability. In addition, the effect of pig’s BW at the start of the experiment and duration of the experimental period on response variables were also evaluated using backward elimination analysis. Dietary RS levels ranged from 0% to 78.0% RS, with median and mean RS levels of 28.8% and 23.0%, respectively. Negative relationships could be established between dietary RS and pH in the large intestine (P
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