XII - 12th International Symposium - Digestive Physiology of Pigs
XII - 12th International Symposium - Digestive Physiology of Pigs
XII - 12th International Symposium - Digestive Physiology of Pigs
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<strong>Digestive</strong><br />
<strong>Physiology</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Pigs</strong><br />
as level <strong>of</strong> Pg increased in sow diets. A linear increase<br />
in number born alive and weaned, without a change in<br />
average birth or weaning weight, as the level <strong>of</strong> Pg in the<br />
diet increased has previously been reported. In summary,<br />
inclusion <strong>of</strong> Pg had no effect on immune parameters<br />
measured in milk, colostrum, or d 14 serum. However,<br />
inclusion <strong>of</strong> Pg in gestation and lactation diets increased<br />
the inflammatory response <strong>of</strong> gilts and sows.<br />
Key words: immune function, yeast product, sow and litter<br />
3024 Ileal mucosa-associated, but not ileal digesta,<br />
bacterial pr<strong>of</strong>iles in grower pigs are influenced by<br />
nutrition and use <strong>of</strong> antibiotics for starter pigs. C. L.<br />
Levesque* 1 , H. Yu 2 , and C. F. M. de Lange 1 , 1 University <strong>of</strong><br />
Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 2 Guelph Food Research<br />
Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.<br />
A longitudinal study was conducted in pigs to evaluate the<br />
effect <strong>of</strong> nutrition and use <strong>of</strong> antibiotics for starter pigs on<br />
ileal bacterial microbiota. Fifty-six pigs were weaned at<br />
21 ± 2 d <strong>of</strong> age and fed a high (H) or low (L) complexity<br />
diet with (A+) or without (A-) chlortetracycline for 6 wk. All<br />
pigs received the same grower diet thereafter. <strong>Pigs</strong> were<br />
killed at wk 2, 4, and 8 and ileal digesta, as well as a 40<br />
cm section <strong>of</strong> the distal ileum, were taken for extraction<br />
<strong>of</strong> digesta and mucosa-associated bacteria, respectively.<br />
Total DNA was extracted using a commercially available<br />
kit and PCR amplicons were generated using HDA1-GC<br />
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and HDA2 primers against the V3 region <strong>of</strong> the 16S rRNA<br />
gene. DGGE electrophoresis <strong>of</strong> PCR amplicons was used<br />
for separation <strong>of</strong> distinct bacteria communities. Similarities<br />
<strong>of</strong> PCR-DGGE pr<strong>of</strong>iles were analyzed with Bionumerics<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware and the degree <strong>of</strong> similarity represented by a<br />
similarity coefficient. At wk 2, compared with HA+, mucosal<br />
bacteria from pigs fed HA-, LA+, and LA- had a similarity<br />
coefficient <strong>of</strong> 85.7, 71.4 and 50.0%, respectively. At wk 4<br />
pigs fed LA-, HA-, and LA+ had a similarity coefficient <strong>of</strong><br />
88.9, 57.1, and 35.5%, respectively compared with pigs<br />
fed HA+. Compared with HA-, pigs fed LA-, LA+, and<br />
HA+ had a similarity coefficient <strong>of</strong> 88.9, 84.2, and 73.7%,<br />
respectively, at wk 8. Ileal bacterial microbiota pr<strong>of</strong>iles were<br />
more similar within week than across weeks. Preliminary<br />
analysis showed effects <strong>of</strong> diet and antibiotic use on ileal<br />
digesta microbiota at wk 2 and 4 but not at wk 8. Detailed<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> the PCR-DGGE bacterial pr<strong>of</strong>iles in ileal<br />
digesta is currently underway. Phylogenetic analyses <strong>of</strong><br />
the mucosa-associated bacterial pr<strong>of</strong>iles at wk 2 and 8 are<br />
being conducted using 454 pyrosequencing. Diet quality<br />
in the starter phase had a greater influence on mucosaassociated<br />
microbiota pr<strong>of</strong>iles than antibiotics at wk 2;<br />
whereas, in-feed antibiotics appeared to have a greater<br />
long-term effect on ileal mucosa-associated microbiota<br />
(i.e., wk 8). Post-weaning nutrition permanently alters<br />
ileal mucosa-associated, but not ileal digesta, microbiota<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iles.<br />
Key words: early nutrition, microbiota, pigs