Effect of wheat bran on apparent total tract digestibility, growth performance, fecal microbiota and their metabolites in growing pigs

• DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.02.013
• Publication Date: 2018-02-27T18:46:26Z
• Authors: J.B. Zhao; P. Liu; C.F. Huang; L. Liu; E.K. Li; G. Zhang; S. Zhang
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 2. Zero hunger; 03 medical and health sciences

Abstrast The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of wheat bran (WB) levels on the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dietary nutrient in growing pigs, and to test the hypothesis that dietary fiber could alter microbiota community and increase the synthesis of short-chain fatty acid (SCFAs), thus improving the growth performance of nursery pigs. In Exp. 1, 30 barrows with initial body weight (BW) of 40.5 ± 3.0 kg were allotted to 5 treatments in a completely randomized design. The five treatment diets included 1 control diet and 4 test diets with the WB inclusion level of 5, 15, 25 and 35%, respectively. The concentration of DE and ATTD of nutrients in diets decreased linearly (P