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Vet Anim Sci ; 24: 100362, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38827466

ABSTRACT

A commercial triple-strain Bacillus-based probiotic was tested to determine its effect on the colonization of the ceca by Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in commercial layer pullets. Two treatments were tested, each with containing 128 day-of-hatch LSL layer chicks. On top of a standard diet: 1) no supplement (Control, CON), and 2) Probiotic (GalliPro® Fit, 500 g/MT, 1.6 × 106 CFU/g of finished feed, PRO). Environmental swabs were collected from each treatment group and tested to ensure freedom from SE prior to challenge. At 21 days of age, the SE challenge strain was administered orally at a dose of 3.3 × 108 CFU/bird. Pullets from each treatment group (n=32) were euthanized at 6-, 10-, 14-, and 18-days post infection (dpi). Contents from the ceca were aseptically collected and assessed for presence and abundance of SE. No differences in the prevalence of SE positive ceca following oral inoculation (P>0.05) were observed between treatment groups at 6-, 10-, 14-, or 18-dpi. Counts of SE in the ceca of the PRO group were not significantly different (P>0.05) from those of CON at 6- or 10-dpi. However, significantly lower counts of SE in the ceca of the PRO group were observed at 14-dpi (P<0.05) and 18-dpi (P<0.05) compared with CON. SE counts were 1.24 and 1.34 logs lower than CON at 14- and 18-dpi, respectively. In conclusion, supplementation of the triple-strain Bacillus-based probiotic resulted in lower cecal counts of SE compared to those that did not receive an effective probiotic, thereby reducing the risk of foodborne pathogens prior to harvest through sustainable, natural methods.

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Poult Sci ; 103(7): 103854, 2024 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38815497

ABSTRACT

The capacity of combinations of feed enzymes, natural betaine and a probiotic, combined with alternative plant-based ingredients, to totally replace soybean meal (SBM) in a broiler diet was evaluated. Day-old Ross 308 males (2,574) were assigned to 9 treatments (13 pens/treatment, 22 birds/pen) in a completely randomized design. All diets were pelleted and fed ad libitum in 4 phases: starter, grower, finisher 1, finisher 2 (0-10, 10-21, 21-35, and 35-42 d of age, respectively). Treatments included: 1) control diet containing SBM (SBM control), supplemented with phytase (PhyG), at 2,000, 1,500, 1000 and 1,000 FTU/kg in each phase and xylanase (X) at 750 U/kg, [crude protein (CP): 23.5%, 22.0%, 20.2% and 19.3% in each phase]; 2) to 5), alternative (ALT), SBM-free diets, containing the same CP level as the control ("CP high"), supplemented with PhyG as in the control, protease (P, 800 U/kg) and in 2) xylanase (750 U/kg) (ALT+PhyG+P+X), 3) xylanase-ß-glucanase (XB, 1,200 U/kg and 152 U/kg) (Alt+PhyG+P+XB), 4) XB plus betaine (800 g/ton) (ALT+PhyG+P+XB+Bet), and 5) XB plus a probiotic [150,000 colony forming units (CFU)/g] (ALT+PhyG+P+XB+Prob); 6) to 9) as treatments 2) to 5) but with CP reduced by -2.0 to -1.5% points vs. control ('CP low'). Final (d 42) BW and overall (d 0-42) feed conversion ratio (FCR) of birds fed the SBM control exceeded breeder objectives (+3.8% and -1.9%, respectively). Overall FCR was reduced and d 42 BW increased in birds fed "low" vs. "high" CP (P < 0.01). Overall FCR and feed intake were not different in ALT+PhyG+XB+P+Bet and ALT+PhyG+XB+P+Prob vs. the control, whereas final BW was reduced (P < 0.05) in all ALT treatments but close to breeder objectives (98.3%) in ALT+PhyG+XB+P+Prob. Feed costs of this treatment were similar to the control. Total replacement of SBM with alternative plant-based ingredients in a CP-low diet supplemented with hydrolytic enzymes and probiotics can achieve growth performance outcomes close to commercial breeder objectives.


Subject(s)
Animal Feed , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Betaine , Chickens , Diet , Dietary Supplements , Glycine max , Animals , Animal Feed/analysis , Chickens/growth & development , Chickens/physiology , Male , Diet/veterinary , Dietary Supplements/analysis , Betaine/administration & dosage , Betaine/metabolism , Glycine max/chemistry , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/drug effects , Probiotics/administration & dosage , Random Allocation , 6-Phytase/administration & dosage , 6-Phytase/metabolism , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/administration & dosage , Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases/metabolism
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J Anim Sci ; 1012023 Jan 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36516414

ABSTRACT

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant expressed in Trichoderma reesei (PhyG) in broilers fed corn-soybean meal-based diets with application of dose-specific full nutrient and energy matrix values. Ross 708, straight-run broilers (n = 2,016) were assigned to one of 7 dietary treatments, with 12 replicate pens/diet and 24 birds/pen. Diets were a nutrient adequate control (PC), nutrient reduced negative controls 1, 2, and 3 (NC1, NC2, and NC3) with reductions in available phosphorus (avP) by 0.15%, 0.18%, and 0.19%, calcium (Ca) by 0.17%, 0.20%, and 0.21%, dig amino acids (AA) by 0.02%-0.05%, sodium (Na) by 0.03%-0.05%, and metabolizable energy (ME) by 62.8, 68.8, and 69.5 kcal/kg, respectively. Other diets were the NC1, NC2, and NC3 respectively supplemented with 500 (PhyG500), 1,000 (PhyG1000), and 2,000 (PhyG2000) FTU/kg. Over the 63-day feeding period, decreasing nutrient specifications lowered body weights (P < 0.05) in broilers from 4,518 g in PC to 4,256 g and 4,191 g and increased body weight-corrected feed conversion ratio (FCR, P < 0.05) from 1.92 in PC to 2.06 and 2.08 in the NC2 and NC3, respectively. Compared with PC, PhyG maintained (P > 0.05) BW in broilers fed PhyG500 (4,474 g), PhyG1000 (4,417 g), and PhyG2000 (4,449 g). Moreover, PhyG at all dose-levels maintained (P > 0.05) overall FCR vs. PC. The NC1, NC2, and NC3 diets decreased (P < 0.05) tibia ash vs. PC, and each PhyG500, PhyG1000, and PhyG2000 completely restored tibia ash to the similar levels (P > 0.05) as the PC. Carcass yield was decreased (P < 0.05) by NC1 (80.63%), NC2 (80.51%), and NC3 (80.31%) vs. PC (81.96%) with complete alleviation by PhyG500 (82.11%), PhyG1000 (81.80%), and PhyG2000 (81.54%). In conclusion, the novel consensus phytase variant completely compensated for the reduction in dietary avP, Ca, dig AA, and ME at each dose-level and maintained growth performance, bone quality, carcass characteristics, and nutrient digestibility in a typical corn-soybean mean based diet fed to broilers through 63 days of age.


As any reduction in dietary nutrients can negatively impact broiler productivity mitigating these effects is imperative. Dietary reductions in minerals, amino acids, and energy can all result in decreased growth and performance. Previous studies have demonstrated that exogenous phytase added to poultry diets can mitigate decreased growth caused by diets deficient in minerals, amino acids, and energy. In this current study, the addition of dose-dependent digestible AA and ME matrix values in addition to a mineral (P and Ca) down-specification in novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant supplemented diets resulted in maintained growth performance, bone quality, carcass characteristics, and nutrient digestibility equivalent to those of a nutritionally adequate diet. This study demonstrated the extra-phosphoric efficacy of phytase, at on top of the phosphoric efficacy, in a typical corn-soybean meal based diet fed to broilers through 63 days of age. The results of this current study confirmed that it is possible to account for phytase contributions for increased AA and energy availability, in addition to P and Ca.


Subject(s)
6-Phytase , Animals , 6-Phytase/metabolism , Animal Feed/analysis , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Calcium, Dietary/metabolism , Chickens , Diet/veterinary , Dietary Supplements , Digestion
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Poult Sci ; 100(3): 100962, 2021 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33652522

ABSTRACT

Total replacement of dietary inorganic phosphate (Pi) by a novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant (PhyG) in phytate-rich diets (>0.3% phytate-P) was investigated in 2 trials using growth performance and bone quality as outcome measures. Both trials utilized a completely randomized design with 5 dietary treatments across 4 phases: starter (0-10 d), grower (10-21 d), finisher 1 (21-35 d), and finisher 2 (35-42 d). Treatments comprised a nutritionally adequate positive control (PC) diet containing monocalcium phosphate and 4 experimental diets (IPF1, IPF2, IPF3, and IPF4), all containing no added Pi and reduced in Ca by 0.2 to 0.3% units vs. PC. IPF1contained PhyG at 1,000 FTU/kg (all phases); IPF2 contained PhyG at 1,000 FTU/kg (all phases) and was additionally reduced in digestible AA, ME, and sodium (-0.2 to -0.4% points, -74 kcal/kg, -0.04% points, respectively, vs. PC); IPF3 contained PhyG at 3,000 FTU/kg in starter, 2,000 FTU/kg in grower, and 1,000 FTU/kg in finisher phases; and IPF4 contained xylanase (2,000 U/kg) and PhyG (2,000 FTU/kg in starter, 1,500 FTU/kg in grower, and 1,000 FTU/kg in finisher phases) and was additionally reduced in ME (-71 kcal/kg vs. PC). Ross 308 broilers were used (trial 1: n = 1,200 mixed sex; 24 birds per pen × 10 replicates; trial 2: n = 1,300 males; 26 birds × 10 replicates). During all phases in both trials, all IPF treatments maintained or improved BW, ADG, ADFI, FCR and BW-corrected FCRc and bone quality parameters vs. PC. vs. PC, treatment IPF3 increased ADG during starter phase (+10.8%) and reduced overall FCRc (-12 points, P < 0.05) in Trial 1, and increased overall ADG (+4.4%), day 35 and day 42 BW (+3.5%, +4.9%), and reduced overall FCRc (-11 points) in Trial 2 (P < 0.05). IPF4 produced equivalent performance to IPF3 (both trials). These are the first data to demonstrate total replacement of Pi by microbial phytase during an entire growth cycle in broiler diets.


Subject(s)
6-Phytase , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena , Bone and Bones , Chickens , Dietary Supplements , Growth , 6-Phytase/pharmacology , Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/drug effects , Animals , Bone and Bones/drug effects , Chickens/growth & development , Diet/veterinary , Digestion/drug effects , Growth/drug effects , Male , Random Allocation
5.
Br Poult Sci ; 62(4): 467-473, 2021 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33624574

ABSTRACT

1. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of two mixed LED light spectra on duck production, stress and fear responses. Pekin ducks were reared under either white/red (WR) or white/blue (WB) LED light.2. No differences were observed in feed conversion ratio (P = 0.690) or d 35 body weight (P = 0.919). Furthermore, no differences were observed in plasma interleukin-12 concentrations (P = 0.449), anti-keyhole limpet haemocyanin IgG titre (P = 0.503) or composite physical asymmetry score (P = 0.839). WR caused lower heterophil to lymphocyte ratios (0.40 ± 0.03, P = 0.029) and plasma corticosterone concentrations (4498 ± 534 pg/ml, P = 0.038) than WB (0.58 ± 0.08; 6518 ± 795 pg/ml, respectively). No differences were found in the number of attempts to induce tonic immobility (TI) or in inversion intensity. A shorter latency to first head movement during TI (9.44 ± 1.22 s, P = 0.06) and an overall shorter latency to right from TI (25.66 ± 2.99 s, P < 0.001) was observed for birds under WR compared to WB (20.91 ± 6.01 s; 58.76 ± 8.86 s). The duration of time spent in the second stage of TI, where birds observed their environment using head movements while still remaining immobile on their backs, was shorter in WR (16.23 ± 1.73 s, P = 0.001) compared to WB (37.85 ± 6.38 s).3. The results indicated that rearing ducks under WR caused less stress susceptibility and fear responses compared to ducks under WB. Pekin duck welfare may be compromised by blue LED light exposure, even at supplemental levels utilised in commercial poultry lighting.


Subject(s)
Chickens , Ducks , Animals , Corticosterone , Light , Lighting
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