Background: The effect of amylases combined with exogenous carbohydrase and protease in a newly harvested corn diet on starch digestibility, intestine health and cecal microbiota was investigated in broiler chickens.M...Background: The effect of amylases combined with exogenous carbohydrase and protease in a newly harvested corn diet on starch digestibility, intestine health and cecal microbiota was investigated in broiler chickens.Methods: Two hunderd and eighty-eight 5-day-old female chickens were randomly divided into six treatments: a newly harvested corn-soybean meal diet(control); control supplemented with 1,500 U/g α-amylase(Enzyme A);Enzyme A + 300 U/g amylopectase + 20,000 U/g glucoamylase(Enzyme B); Enzyme B + protease 10,000 U/g(Enzyme C); Enzyme C + xylanase 15,000 U/g(Enzyme D); and Enzyme D + cellulase 200 U/g + pectinase 1,000 U/g(Enzyme E). Growth performance, starch digestibility, digestive organ morphology, and intestinal microbiota were evaluated in the birds at 16 and 23 d of age.Results: Compared with the control diet, supplementation with Enzyme A significantly decreased ileum lesion scoring at 16 d of age(P < 0.05); supplementation with Enzyme B or Enzyme C showed positive effects on ileal amylopectin and total starch digestibility(P < 0.05); Broilers fed with a diet supplemented with Enzyme D had a tendency to decrease body weight gain at 23 d. Enzyme E supplementation improved lesion scoring of jejunum and ileum at 16 d(P < 0.05), and increased ileal amylopectin or total starch digestibility at 23 d(P < 0.05).Supplementation of enzymes changed cecal microbiota diversity. High numbers of Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Butyricicoccus, Anaerostipes and Bifidobacterium, Sutterella and Odoribacter were the main genera detected in supplementations with Enzymes B, C, D, and E respectively.Conclusions: Supplementation with amylase combined with glucoamylase or protease showed a beneficial effect on starch digestibility and intestinal microbiota diversity, and increased growth of broilers fed with newly harvested corn.展开更多
The declines in laying performance during the late productionperiod have adverse effects on the length of theproduction cycle. Improving the nutrition of laying hens is a crucialmeasure to reverse this declination. Th...The declines in laying performance during the late productionperiod have adverse effects on the length of theproduction cycle. Improving the nutrition of laying hens is a crucialmeasure to reverse this declination. Thisstudy investigatedthe effect of seleniumyeast (SY)on egg production, ileal gene expressionandmicrobiota, aswell as elucidating their associations in aged laying hens. A total of 375 Jinghong laying hens at 76weeks oldwere randomly assigned into 5 dietary treatments, which included a selenium-deficient basal diet based oncorn-soybean meal, and dietary supplementation of SY at 0.15, 0.30 and 0.45 mg/kg, and sodium selenite at0.45mg/kg.The results showed that SYamelioratedthe depressionin aged layingperformance inthe 0.30mg/kg group (P < 0.01). Selenium yeast significantly increased ileum selenium concentration (P < 0.05), and SYgroups had higher seleniumdeposition efficiency than the sodiumselenite group. Functional enrichment andShort Time-series Expression Miner (STEM) analysis indicated that SY activated metabolic progress (e.g.,glycerolipidmetabolism, glycerophospholipidmetabolism, andfattyacidmetabolism),immune responseandoxidative stress response. Four hub genes including thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1), dihydrolipoamidedehydrogenase (DLD), integrin linked kinase (ILK) and leucine zipper tumor suppressor 2 (LZTS2) wereinvolved in intestinal metabolismwhich was closely associated with selenium deposition/status. Moreover,the relative abundance of Veillonella, Turicibacter and Lactobacillus was significantly increased, but the relativeabundance of Stenotrophomonas was significantly decreased by SY supplementation. Multi-omics dataintegration and Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that both the ileumselenium content andthe laying rate were highly correlated with pathways and bacteria enriched in metabolism and immuneresponse. Meanwhile, the “switched on” gene prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) had a positive relationshipwith Veillonella and a negative relationship with the opportunistic pathogens Stenotrophomonas. Overall, ourstudy offered insight for the further exploration of the role of SY on boosting egg production and balancingileum intestinal flora in aged laying hens.展开更多
This study was designed to compare the effect of methionine(Met)sources(DL-methionine[DLM]and DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthio-butanoic acid(HMTBa))and their supplementation levels on broiler growth performance and redox sta...This study was designed to compare the effect of methionine(Met)sources(DL-methionine[DLM]and DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthio-butanoic acid(HMTBa))and their supplementation levels on broiler growth performance and redox state.A 2 x 2 factorial arrangement was used with 2 sources(DLM and HMTBa)and 2 supplementation levels(0.05% and 0.252%)of Met.A total of 480 one-day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into 4 treatments with 8 replicates per treatment(15 birds per replicate).The experiment lasted for 21 d.Broiler growth performance,redox capacity,redox-related genes expression,and Met transporters in different tissues were tested.Broilers fed high Met supplementation levels had improved(P<0.05)body weight(BW).average daily gain(ADG)and feed conversion ratio(FCR).Similarly,broilers fed high Met levels had better(P<0.05)antioxidant abilities in the serum,small intestine,and liver.Whereas,interactive effects(P<0.05)were also observed between Met sources and levels.Compared with DLM.birds fed HMTBa diets had decreased(P<0.05)total glutathione(T-GSH)and oxidized glutathione(GSSG)contents in duodenum,ileum,and liver.Similarly,broilers fed HMTBa supplemented diets had increased(P<0.05)thioredoxin(Trx)gene expression in the duodenum and ileum,but decreased(P<0.05)glutaredoxin(Grx).glutathione reductase(CSR).and glutathione synthetase(GSS)genes expression.Furthermore,lower gene expression of Na+ and Cl-dependent neutral and cationic amino acid transporter(ATB0,+).and Na+ dependent neutral amino acid transporter(B0 AT)in the duodenum brush border,but higher gene expression of diamine acetyltransferase 1(SAT1)and Na+-independent branched-chain and aromatic amino acid transporter(LAT1)in the jejunum and ileum basement membrane along with higher expression of the proton dependent monocarboxylate transporter 1(MCT1)gene in the ileum were detected in birds fed HMTBa diets.In conclusion.DLM can be effectively used in glutathione synthesis to exert antioxidant functions,whereas HMTBa favors S-adenosylmethionine(SAM)synthesis and thus stimulates antioxidant-related genes expression.展开更多
基金supported by the System for Poultry Production Technology,Beijing Innovation Research Team of Modern Agriculture(BAIC04–2016)
文摘Background: The effect of amylases combined with exogenous carbohydrase and protease in a newly harvested corn diet on starch digestibility, intestine health and cecal microbiota was investigated in broiler chickens.Methods: Two hunderd and eighty-eight 5-day-old female chickens were randomly divided into six treatments: a newly harvested corn-soybean meal diet(control); control supplemented with 1,500 U/g α-amylase(Enzyme A);Enzyme A + 300 U/g amylopectase + 20,000 U/g glucoamylase(Enzyme B); Enzyme B + protease 10,000 U/g(Enzyme C); Enzyme C + xylanase 15,000 U/g(Enzyme D); and Enzyme D + cellulase 200 U/g + pectinase 1,000 U/g(Enzyme E). Growth performance, starch digestibility, digestive organ morphology, and intestinal microbiota were evaluated in the birds at 16 and 23 d of age.Results: Compared with the control diet, supplementation with Enzyme A significantly decreased ileum lesion scoring at 16 d of age(P < 0.05); supplementation with Enzyme B or Enzyme C showed positive effects on ileal amylopectin and total starch digestibility(P < 0.05); Broilers fed with a diet supplemented with Enzyme D had a tendency to decrease body weight gain at 23 d. Enzyme E supplementation improved lesion scoring of jejunum and ileum at 16 d(P < 0.05), and increased ileal amylopectin or total starch digestibility at 23 d(P < 0.05).Supplementation of enzymes changed cecal microbiota diversity. High numbers of Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Butyricicoccus, Anaerostipes and Bifidobacterium, Sutterella and Odoribacter were the main genera detected in supplementations with Enzymes B, C, D, and E respectively.Conclusions: Supplementation with amylase combined with glucoamylase or protease showed a beneficial effect on starch digestibility and intestinal microbiota diversity, and increased growth of broilers fed with newly harvested corn.
基金the National Key R&D Program of Intergovernmental Key Projects in China(2018YFE0101700)the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFD0501202).
文摘The declines in laying performance during the late productionperiod have adverse effects on the length of theproduction cycle. Improving the nutrition of laying hens is a crucialmeasure to reverse this declination. Thisstudy investigatedthe effect of seleniumyeast (SY)on egg production, ileal gene expressionandmicrobiota, aswell as elucidating their associations in aged laying hens. A total of 375 Jinghong laying hens at 76weeks oldwere randomly assigned into 5 dietary treatments, which included a selenium-deficient basal diet based oncorn-soybean meal, and dietary supplementation of SY at 0.15, 0.30 and 0.45 mg/kg, and sodium selenite at0.45mg/kg.The results showed that SYamelioratedthe depressionin aged layingperformance inthe 0.30mg/kg group (P < 0.01). Selenium yeast significantly increased ileum selenium concentration (P < 0.05), and SYgroups had higher seleniumdeposition efficiency than the sodiumselenite group. Functional enrichment andShort Time-series Expression Miner (STEM) analysis indicated that SY activated metabolic progress (e.g.,glycerolipidmetabolism, glycerophospholipidmetabolism, andfattyacidmetabolism),immune responseandoxidative stress response. Four hub genes including thioredoxin reductase 1 (TXNRD1), dihydrolipoamidedehydrogenase (DLD), integrin linked kinase (ILK) and leucine zipper tumor suppressor 2 (LZTS2) wereinvolved in intestinal metabolismwhich was closely associated with selenium deposition/status. Moreover,the relative abundance of Veillonella, Turicibacter and Lactobacillus was significantly increased, but the relativeabundance of Stenotrophomonas was significantly decreased by SY supplementation. Multi-omics dataintegration and Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that both the ileumselenium content andthe laying rate were highly correlated with pathways and bacteria enriched in metabolism and immuneresponse. Meanwhile, the “switched on” gene prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) had a positive relationshipwith Veillonella and a negative relationship with the opportunistic pathogens Stenotrophomonas. Overall, ourstudy offered insight for the further exploration of the role of SY on boosting egg production and balancingileum intestinal flora in aged laying hens.
基金supported by Beijing Technology Program[Z181100009318008]Beijing Agricultural Innovation Consortium(BAlC04-2018)
文摘This study was designed to compare the effect of methionine(Met)sources(DL-methionine[DLM]and DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthio-butanoic acid(HMTBa))and their supplementation levels on broiler growth performance and redox state.A 2 x 2 factorial arrangement was used with 2 sources(DLM and HMTBa)and 2 supplementation levels(0.05% and 0.252%)of Met.A total of 480 one-day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into 4 treatments with 8 replicates per treatment(15 birds per replicate).The experiment lasted for 21 d.Broiler growth performance,redox capacity,redox-related genes expression,and Met transporters in different tissues were tested.Broilers fed high Met supplementation levels had improved(P<0.05)body weight(BW).average daily gain(ADG)and feed conversion ratio(FCR).Similarly,broilers fed high Met levels had better(P<0.05)antioxidant abilities in the serum,small intestine,and liver.Whereas,interactive effects(P<0.05)were also observed between Met sources and levels.Compared with DLM.birds fed HMTBa diets had decreased(P<0.05)total glutathione(T-GSH)and oxidized glutathione(GSSG)contents in duodenum,ileum,and liver.Similarly,broilers fed HMTBa supplemented diets had increased(P<0.05)thioredoxin(Trx)gene expression in the duodenum and ileum,but decreased(P<0.05)glutaredoxin(Grx).glutathione reductase(CSR).and glutathione synthetase(GSS)genes expression.Furthermore,lower gene expression of Na+ and Cl-dependent neutral and cationic amino acid transporter(ATB0,+).and Na+ dependent neutral amino acid transporter(B0 AT)in the duodenum brush border,but higher gene expression of diamine acetyltransferase 1(SAT1)and Na+-independent branched-chain and aromatic amino acid transporter(LAT1)in the jejunum and ileum basement membrane along with higher expression of the proton dependent monocarboxylate transporter 1(MCT1)gene in the ileum were detected in birds fed HMTBa diets.In conclusion.DLM can be effectively used in glutathione synthesis to exert antioxidant functions,whereas HMTBa favors S-adenosylmethionine(SAM)synthesis and thus stimulates antioxidant-related genes expression.
