pressure of low protein diet because they have been traditionally raised underlow protein diet, we investigated the effect of maternal protein restr<strong>ic</strong>tion duringpregnancy and lactation on offspring performance and GR expression in varioustissues. Indeed, maternal protein restr<strong>ic</strong>tion modified offspring GR expression inhippocampus, liver and muscle, wh<strong>ic</strong>h is accompanied by alterations in growthand metabolism. Moreover, both mRNA and protein contents of DNMT1 inhippocampus and liver were found to be different between breeds and alsoaffected by maternal protein restr<strong>ic</strong>tion, implying that epigenet<strong>ic</strong> mechanismmay be involved in the formation of breeds and metabol<strong>ic</strong> programming.51 Temporal proteom<strong>ic</strong>s analysis reveals continuous impairmentof intestinal development in neonatal piglets with intrauterine growthrestr<strong>ic</strong>tion. X. Wang* 1 , W. Wu 1 , G. Lin 1 , D. Li 1 , G. Wu 1,2 , and J. Wang 1 , 1 StateKey Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural University, Beijing,China, 2 Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station,Texas, USA.Eff<strong>ic</strong>iency of nutrient utilization is reduced in neonates with intrauterinegrowth restr<strong>ic</strong>tion (IUGR) compared with those with a normal birth weight(NBW). However, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In thisstudy, we applied temporal proteom<strong>ic</strong> approach, coupled with histolog<strong>ic</strong>al andbiochem<strong>ic</strong>al analyses, to study dynam<strong>ic</strong> changes of the proteome in the smallintestinal mucosa of IUGR piglets during the nursing period (d 1, 7, and 21).Eighteen litters of piglets were spontaneously delivered from first-parity sows.At birth, 1 IUGR piglet (≈0.7 kg) and 1 NBW piglet (≈1.3 kg) were obtainedfrom each of 18 litters. The selected piglets (n = 36; 18 IUGR vs. 18 NBW)were positioned in the second teat pairs sucking milk from their own motherfor 21 days. On d 1, 7, and 21, neonatal piglets (6 IUGR and 6 NBW) fromeach of 6 litters were weighed and then killed for weight and length tests ofsmall intestine, coupled with histolog<strong>ic</strong>al, biochem<strong>ic</strong>al and proteom<strong>ic</strong> analysesof small intestinal mucosa. During the nursing period, the weight and lengthof IUGR small intestine were continuously lighter and short respectively,whereas the small intestinal mucosa of IUGR suffered a severe impairment.Furthermore, we identified 56 differentially expressed protein spots betweenIUGR and NBW piglets. These proteins part<strong>ic</strong>ipate in key biolog<strong>ic</strong>al processes,including 1) absorption, digestion, and transport of nutrients; 2) cell structureand motility; 3) glucose and energy metabolism; 4) lipid metabolism; 5) AAmetabolism; 6) mineral and vitamin metabolism; 7) cellular redox homeostasis;8) stress response; and 9) apoptosis. The results of our temporal proteom<strong>ic</strong>sanalysis revealed continuous impairment of intestinal development in neonatalpiglets with IUGR.Key Words: intrauterine growth restr<strong>ic</strong>tion, piglets, intestinal development52 Effects of L-arginine on growth performance, nutrientdigestibility and absorptivity, and blood biochem<strong>ic</strong>al parameters inartif<strong>ic</strong>ially reared neonatal piglets. Lin Huang* 1,2 , Zongyong Jiang 1 , ChuntianZheng 1 , Shouqun Jiang 1 , and Xianyong Ma 1 , 1 Key Laboratory of AnimalNutrition and Feed (South China), Ministry of Agr<strong>ic</strong>ulture of P. R. China,Guangdong Publ<strong>ic</strong> Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Institute ofAnimal Science ,Guangdong Academy of Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural Sciences, Guangzhou,Guangdong, P.R.China, 2 College of Animal Science, South China Agr<strong>ic</strong>ulturalUniversity, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R.China.This study investigated the effects of dietary L-arginine supplementation onthe growth performance, the ability of digestion and absorption, and bloodbiochem<strong>ic</strong>al parameters of artif<strong>ic</strong>ially reared neonatal piglets. Thirty-six neonatalpiglets at 4 d of age were randomly divided into 3 groups supplemented with0% (control), 0.4, and 0.8% L-arginine, respectively (12 pigs per group). At d11 and 18 of the experiment, 4 piglets from each group were randomly selectedand slaughtered for blood sample collection. The feces and urine samples werecollected to determine the nutrient digestibility at d 15 to 17. At d 19, bloodsamples were collected after D-xylose was orally administrated to the animalsfor 2 h at the dose of 1 mL/kg of BW. Compared with the control group, dietarysupplementation with L-arginine, especially the 0.4% L-arginine treatment (totalarginine 1.12%), tended to elevate BW and ADG. Dietary supplementation with0.4 and 0.8% L-arginine increased (P < 0.05) serum T3 content at d 11 and 18.Dietary L-arginine supplementation at the 0.4% level decreased (P < 0.05) ureanitrogen concentration at d 11. Plasma arginine concerntrations of piglets with0.4 and 0.8% L-arginine at d 18 increased (P < 0.05) by 77.32 and 89.24%,respectively. The 0.4 and 0.8% L-arginine groups had 2 and 1.4 times highercontents of xylose (P < 0.05) than the control group, respectively. The activitiesof maltose and lactose in jejunum mucosa were elevated (P < 0.05) by 0.8%L-arginine supplementation at d 18. The addition of 0.4 and 0.8% L-arginineincreased (P < 0.05) the activity of lactose in duodenum and jejunum mucosaat d 11. Collectively, these results suggest that dietary arginine supplementationimproved the protein synthesis as well as intestinal digestibility and absorptivityof neonatal piglets.Key Words: blood biochem<strong>ic</strong>al parameter, L-arginine, artif<strong>ic</strong>ially rearedneonatal pigletNonruminant Nutrition II53 Effects of L-arginine and arginineactivator additive on heat shock protein 70 expressionin liver of weanling piglets. X. Wu* 1 , Y. Gao 1 , L. Wang 2 , X. Zhou 1 ,and Y. Yin 1,2 , 1Key Laboratory for Agro-ecolog<strong>ic</strong>al Processes inSubtrop<strong>ic</strong>al Region, Institute of Subtrop<strong>ic</strong>al Agr<strong>ic</strong>ulture, the ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2 Hubei Key Laboratoryof Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Wuhan, Hubei, China.As the most important metabol<strong>ic</strong> organ, the main detoxif<strong>ic</strong>ation site, and theprimary defense barrier, the liver is liable to be injured by weaning stress. Theexperiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of arginine activator additive(AAA) and L-arginine (Arg) on serum amino acids, and heat shock protein 70(HSP70) expression in liver in weaned piglets. Eighty-nine healthy Landrace ×Yorkshire piglets from 12 pens weaned at 21 d (average pen weight 5.56 ± 0.51kg) were randomly divided into 3 treatment groups, supplied with diets witha standard diet (control group), or diets supplemented with AAA at 0.8 g/kg,or Arg at 6 g/kg of feed, respectively. At the age of 28 d, six piglets identifiedas closest in BW to the average within each pen were selected randomly fromeach treatment. Selected piglets were slaughtered for HSP70 expression inliver by real-time PCR, western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Both AAAand Arg decreased liver GSH (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group,HSP70 mRNA in liver was signif<strong>ic</strong>antly increased in the Arg group (P < 0.05).Also, HSP70 expression increased in liver in the Arg group, compared with thecontrol and AAA groups. These findings suggested that dietary supplementationof AAA could maintain liver health in weanling piglets, and Arg had adverseeffects on liver.Key Words: L-arginine, arginine activator additive, heat shock protein 7054 Effects of dietary L-arginine supplementation on endogenousarginine-synthesizing enzymes and intestinal histomorphology in artif<strong>ic</strong>iallyreared neonatal pigs. Lin Huang* 1,2 , Zongyong Jiang 1 , Yingcai Lin 1 , ChuntianZheng 1 , and Xianyong Ma 1 , 1 Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed(South China), Ministry of Agr<strong>ic</strong>ulture of P. R. China, Guangdong Publ<strong>ic</strong>Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science,Guangdong Academy of Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong,P.R.China, 2 College of Animal Science, South China Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural University,Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R.China.This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary L-argininesupplementation on intestinal mucosa enzyme activities and intestinalhistomorphology in artif<strong>ic</strong>ial rearing of neonatal pigs. Thirty-six neonatal pigsat 4 d of age were divided into 3 groups supplemented with 0 (control), 0.4,and 0.8% L-arginine, respectively (12 pigs per group with 4 repl<strong>ic</strong>ates). Fourpiglets from each group were randomly selected and slaughtered for blood andsmall intestine samples at d 11 and 18. Dietary supplementation with 0.8%18
L-arginine increased (P < 0.05) the activity of nitr<strong>ic</strong> oxide synthetase in bloodand jejunum mucosa at d 18. The duodenum concentration of nitr<strong>ic</strong> oxide inpiglets supplemented with 0.4% L-arginine was generally higher (P < 0.05) thanthat of the other 2 groups at d 11. Dietary supplementation with 0.4% and 0.8%L-arginine increased (P < 0.05) the activities of inducible nitr<strong>ic</strong> oxide synthetase,glutamine synthetase, and ornithine decarboxylase in jejunum mucosa at d 18.Dietary supplementation with 0.4 and 0.8% L-arginine decreased (P < 0.05)arginase activity in ileum mucosa and putrescine production in jejunum mucosaat d 11. The concentrations of spermine in jejunum mucosa were increased (P< 0.05) by 0.4% L-arginine supplementation at d 18. At d 11, the villus heightand villus area in duodenum and jejunum were higher (P < 0.05) in pigletssupplemented with 0.8% L-arginine than in unsupplemented piglets but not inileum, respectively. At d 18, the villus height and villus area in ileum were atelevated levels by supplementation with 0.8% L-arginine (P < 0.05). Theseresults suggested that dietary arginine supplementation improved growth andintestine development in piglets by regulating the production of intestinal nitr<strong>ic</strong>oxide and polyamine in jejunum, increasing the villus height in intestine ofneonatal piglets and stimulating enzyme synthesis of intestinal mucosa.Key Words: intestinal histomorphology, L-arginine, artif<strong>ic</strong>ially reared neonatalpig55 Effects of dietary glutamine on growth performance, serumhormone, and intestinal mucosa enzyme activities in artif<strong>ic</strong>ially rearedneonatal pigs. Zongyong Jiang* 1 , We<strong>ic</strong>huan Zheng 1,2 , Yingcai Lin 1 , ChuntianZheng 1 , and Lin Huang 1,2 , 1 Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed (SouthChina), Ministry of Agr<strong>ic</strong>ulture of P. R. China, Guangdong Publ<strong>ic</strong> Laboratoryof Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, GuangdongAcademy of Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China,2College of Animal Science, South China Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural University, Guangzhou,Guangdong, P.R. China.This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary glutaminesupplementation on growth performance, serum hormone status, and intestinalmucosa enzyme activities in artif<strong>ic</strong>ially reared neonatal pigs. The neonatal pigsat 4 d of age were selected and divided into 3 groups according to parity andBW. The control group was fed a basal diet, and the other 2 groups were fed thesame basal diet with supplementation of 0.5 and 1.0% glutamine, respectively.At the end of 14 and 21 d, one piglet per repl<strong>ic</strong>ate was slaughtered; blood andjejunal mucosa were sampled. Dietary supplementation with 0.5 and 1.0%glutamine had no signif<strong>ic</strong>ant influence on serum IGF-1 and INS concentrations,BW at 14 and 21 d of age, ADG at 4 to 14 d of age, and 4 to 21 d of age (P >0.05). The use of 1.0% glutamine increased ADFI at 4 to 14 d of age (P < 0.05).Adding 0.5% glutamine increased the concentrations of gastrin in serum at 14d of age (P < 0.05). Supplemental 1.0% glutamine signif<strong>ic</strong>antly increased theconcentrations of gastrin in serum at 21 d of age (P < 0.05). Adding 0.5 and1.0% glutamine signif<strong>ic</strong>antly increased the activity of ornithine decarboxylase injejunal mucosal at 21 d of age (P < 0.05). Supplementation with 1.0% glutaminedecreased the activities of glutamine synthetase and ornithine aminotransferase(P < 0.05) and increased the activities of Ca/Mg-ATPase and Na/K-ATPasein jejunal mucosa at 21 d of age signif<strong>ic</strong>antly (P < 0.05). Therefore, dietaryglutamine supplementation could improve growth performance and intestinaldevelopment in artif<strong>ic</strong>ially reared neonatal pigs.Key Words: intestinal mucosa, glutamine, neonatal piglet56 Estimation of the true ileal digestible threonine:lysine ratiofor nursery pigs fed diets containing distillers dried grain with solubles.Z. P. Zhu* 1,2 , R. B. Hinson 1 , L. Ma 1 , D. F. Li 2 , and G. L. Allee 1 , 1 University ofMissouri, Columbia, MO, USA, 2 China Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural University, Beijing, P. R.China.Two experiments with 2,011 nursery pigs were conducted to estimate the trueileal digestible threonine:lysine (TID Thr:Lys) ratio for 12 to 24 kg nurserypigs fed diets containing 30% distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS).In Exp. 1, a total of 1,005 pigs (TR-4 × C22; 16.7 ± 0.2 kg) were allottedto 1 of 6 treatments in a randomized complete block design with 7 repl<strong>ic</strong>atepens (20 to 25 pigs/pen) per treatment. Dietary treatments included one cornsoybeanmeal control diet and 5 diets containing 30% DDGS with levels ofTID Thr:Lys ratios of 53, 57, 61, 65, and 69%, respectively. In Exp. 2, a totalof 1,006 pigs (PIC22 × 327; 12.6 ± 0.2 kg) were allotted to 1 of 7 treatmentswith 6 repl<strong>ic</strong>ate pens (22 to 25 pigs/pen) per treatment. Dietary treatment wasthe same to Exp. 1, except with a lower TID Thr:Lys ratio of 49%. All the dietswere formulated to contain 1.15% TID lysine. Dietary threonine content wasincreased by adding L-threonine. Growth data were collected for 14 and 19 din Exp. 1 and 2, respectively. In Exp. 1, increasing TID Thr:Lys ratio had noeffect (P > 0.05) on ADG and ADFI, but improved (linear, P < 0.05; quadrat<strong>ic</strong>,P < 0.05) G:F (0.597, 0.623, 0.624, 0.621, and 0.621, respectively). The DDGSdecreased (P < 0.01) pig ADG (0.671 vs. 0.636 kg/d), with no effect (P > 0.05)on ADFI and G:F. In Exp. 2, increasing TID Thr:Lys ratio improved (linear,P < 0.01; quadrat<strong>ic</strong>, P < 0.01) G:F (0.585, 0.623, 0.628, 0.632, 0.618, and0.632, respectively) with no effect (P > 0.05) on ADG and ADFI. The DDGSdecreased (P < 0.01) pig ADG, ADFI, and G:F. In conclusion, a TID Thr:Lysratio of 61% appears optimal for feed eff<strong>ic</strong>iency in 12- to 24-kg nursery pigs feddiets containing 30% DDGS.Key Words: nursery pig, distillers dried grain with solubles, threonine57 Effects of lysine and protein intake during two consecutivelactations on subsequent reproductive performance in multiparous sows.F. R. Huang, H. B. Liu, F. Zhang, and J. Peng*, Huazhong Agr<strong>ic</strong>ulturalUniversity, Wuhan, Hubei, China.The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of lysine and protein intakeduring two consecutive lactations on subsequent reproductive performance inmultiparous sows. Experiment was designed in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangementwith 2 levels of total lysine (0.95 and 1.10%) and 2 levels of CP (17.5 and19.0%). The experimental period are composed of two consecutive lactationsand mediate gestation. The treatment diets were the same for all sows during2 consecutive lactations. The first lactating sows were housed in the halfopenfarrowing room with an average ambient temperature of 26.30 ± 1.68°Cat 0800 h and 30.35 ± 2.76°C at 1400 h, respectively. The average ambienttemperature of the second lactating farrowing room was 24.42 ± 2.18°C at 0800h and 27.33 ± 3.67°C at 1400 h, respectively. Treatment diets did not affectADFI of the first lactating sows (4.71, 5.01, 5.23, and 4.90 kg/d, respectively),and the second lactating sows (6.02, 5.52, 5.95, and 5.65 kg/d, respectively;P > 0.05). Compared with the 17.5% CP groups, 19.0% CP groups increasedthe first and second lactating sow CP intake (P < 0.05). Likewise, the 1.10%lysine diets increased the first and second lactating sow lysine intake than the0.95% lysine diets (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the 17.5% CP and 1.10% lysinediet decreased the first lactating sow BW loss than the 17.5% CP and 0.95%lysine diet (P < 0.05). However, the 1.10% lysine diet increased the secondlactating sow BW loss than the 0.95% lysine diet (P < 0.01). Remarkably, the19.0% CP diets decreased the first lactating sows BW loss than the 17.5% CPdiets (P < 0.05). Over 2 consecutive lactations, the 19.0% CP diets decreasedthe subsequent culling rate compared with the 17.5% CP diets (P < 0.05). Theseresults ind<strong>ic</strong>ated increasing lysine intake under the low feed intake conditionwas benef<strong>ic</strong>ial for reducing lactation weight loss, whereas increasing lysineintake under normal feed intake condition induced lactation weight loss.Key Words: lysine, protein, subsequent reproduction performance58 The difference in distribution of activity and mRNAabundance of oxidation enzymes for conversion of DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyrate and D-methionine resulted in similar system<strong>ic</strong>availability of L-methionine in piglets. Z. Fang* 1,2 , H. Luo 1 , H. Wei 1 ,F. Huang 1 , Z. Qi 1 , S. Jiang 1 , and J. Peng 1 , 1 College of Animal Science andTechnology, Huazhong Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 2 AnimalNutrition Institute, S<strong>ic</strong>huan Agr<strong>ic</strong>ultural University, Ya’an, S<strong>ic</strong>huan, China.This study was conducted to determine whether the extraintestinal availabilityof amino acid (AA) could be improved by supplying the animal with AAsource, more of wh<strong>ic</strong>h can bypass the intestine. Six barrows (35 d old, 8.6± 1.4 kg), implanted with arterial, portal, and mesenter<strong>ic</strong> catheters, were feda DL-methionine (DL-Met) or DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyrate (DL-HMTB)diet once hourly and infused intramesenter<strong>ic</strong>ally with 1% p-amino hippurate.Arterial and portal blood samples were taken at hourly intervals until 6 h of tracerinfusion, and pigs were then killed for collection of muscle, intestine, liver, andkidney samples. The AA concentration in plasma samples was determined byion-exchange chromatography. The mRNA abundance of D-amino acid oxidase(D-AAOX), D-2-hydroxy acid dehydrogenase (D-HADH), and L-2-hydroxy acidoxidase (L-HAOX) in tissue samples was determined using semiquantitative19
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