Effects of dietary fiber sources on bacterial diversity in separate segments of the gastrointestinal tract of native and exotic pig breeds raised in Vietnam

Autor: Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Cong Oanh, Tran Thi Thu Hong, Pham Kim Dang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Veterinary World, Vol 14, Iss 10, Pp 2579-2587 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0972-8988
2231-0916
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.2579-2587
Popis: Background and Aim: Dietary fiber has distinctive effects on the environment and microbiota of the pig's intestinal tract. This study was conducted at the naturally ventilated facility of the experimental station, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Vietnam, to examine the effects of fiber sources in diets on the intestinal microbiota of two different pig breeds raised in Vietnam. Materials and Methods: A total of 18 native and 18 exotic pigs with average initial body weights of 9.5±0.4 and 16.5±0.4 kg, respectively, were each divided into three dietary treatments, including a low-fiber diet containing approximately 200 g NDF per kg dry matter (DM) and two high-fiber diets containing cassava by-products or brewer's grains containing approximately 300 g NDF per kg DM. At the end of the experiment (28 days), the bacterial diversity of digesta samples collected from the stomach, ileum, and colon segments was analyzed through DGGE analysis of the V3 variable regions of 16S-rDNA and by cloning and sequencing. Results: Among the diets, significant differences were observed in the number of DNA bands in the stomach between the native and exotic pigs (p
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