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Combination of a bacillus-based probiotic and yeast-based prebiotic improves fecal consistency and reduces individual antibiotic treatment in early weaned piglets
17th BOKU-Symposium,Vienna12th April 2018
Introduction• Weaning is considered as one of the most significant
events in the life of pigs accompanied by a high incidence of intestinal disturbances and diarrhea and finally by suppressed growth performance (Pluske et al., 1997).
• Aim of the trial was, to investigate the effect of a combination of a defined probiotic and a yeast-based prebiotic on intestinal health (fecal score) and zootechnical performance in early weaned piglets.
Material and Methods• Early weaned piglets (DanBred x Piètrain, ♂ + ♀), weaned at
21 days of age and 5.66 ± 0.12 kg body weight• 2 groups (n=4, 45 piglets per repetition)• Control: without any pro-/prebiotic• Treatment with a combination of a bacillus-based probiotic
(Bacillus subtilis + B. licheniformis) and yeast-based prebiotic (Triple P® 1000, Biochem Zusatzstoffe GmbH, Lohne)
• Day 1 -20 post weaning: 2 g/kg Triple P® (d1-5 blended 50:50 with creep feed)
• Day 21 -42 post weaning: 1 g/kg Triple P®• In case of diarrhea diagnosis: individual treatment with
antibiotic (Enro-Sleecol® 50mg (Enrofloxacin), Albrecht, Germany)
• fecal score (1 - liquid diarrhea, 2 - pasty, 3 - formed feces, 4 - well-formed feces, 5 - hard and dry feces), medical treatments, mortality, body weight, feed intake
Results→ Triple P® improved fecal consistency in critical period (day 1-14) after weaning (Fig. 1). → Piglets from Triple P®-group recovered much earlier from slightly reduced fecal scores (<4) after weaning.
→ At day 7 after weaning Triple P®-fed piglets showed normal fecal scores of 4, whereby fecal scores from control piglets were reduced until day 15.
→ No statistical difference was observed in zootechnical performance (Fig. 2), however piglets from Triple P®-group had an increased daily weight gain by +4.7% and an enhanced daily feed intake by +4.3% (Fig. 2).
→ Piglets from control group weighed 8.37 ± 0.67 kg at day 20 and 23.43 ± 1.72 kg at day 42. Triple P®-group weighed 8.68 ± 0.62 kg at day 20 and 24.33 ± 1.60 kg at day 42.
Keimer, B.1, Schulte, A.1
1 R&D Department, Biochem Zusatzstoffe Handels- und Produktionsges. mbH, 49393 Lohne
ConclusionThe symbiotic Triple P® has been shown to improve fecal scores and to reduce antibiotic treatments in early weaned piglets. Therefore, Triple P® has a high potential to be part of alternative concepts in times of increasing demands for antibiotic- and ZnO-free strategies. It should be considered, that pro- and prebiotics are more potent to prevent intestinal disturbances. Triple P® before and after weaning may allow even better effects.
Figure 1: Effect of dietary supplementation of Triple P® on fecal consistency, *P < 0.1; **P < 0.05.
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Figure 2: Effect of dietary supplementation of Triple P® on individual antibiotic treatment from d 1-14 after weaning and mortality rate.
Figure 3: Effects of dietary supplementation of Triple P® on average daily weight gain (ADWG) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) during total period (d 1 -42) of the experiment.
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