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1 August 2017 Influence of Enterococcus faecium and endo-1,4-β-xylanase supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, fecal gas emission, and meat quality in finishing pigs fed with diets based on corn–soybean meal
D.H. Nguyen, K.Y. Lee, H.N. Tran, S.D. Upadhaya, Y.J. Jeong, I.H. Kim
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Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Enterococcus faecium (EF) and endo-1,4-β-xylanase (XY) in finishing pigs. The pigs were randomly divided into four treatments with eight replications per treatment and four pigs per pen in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two levels of EF (0 or 0.1 g kg−1 of feed) and XY (0 or 0.1 g kg−1 of feed). During 0–12 wk, average daily gain and gain to feed ratio (G:F) increased by addition of EF in the diets (P < 0.05). The G:F increased by addition of XY in the diets (P < 0.05). At the 6th week, the results showed that digestibility of dry matter (DM), nitrogen, and energy increased with pigs fed EF supplemented diet compared with diets without EF supplementation (P < 0.05). In addition, administration of XY improved DM digestibility compared with treatments without XY supplementation (P < 0.05). The fecal Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus counts decreased and increased respectively by addition of EF or XY in the diets (P < 0.05). In conclusion, providing finishing pigs with diets that contained EF and XY can improve growth performance, nutrient digestibility, Lactobacillus population, and decrease E. coli counts.

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D.H. Nguyen, K.Y. Lee, H.N. Tran, S.D. Upadhaya, Y.J. Jeong, and I.H. Kim "Influence of Enterococcus faecium and endo-1,4-β-xylanase supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, fecal gas emission, and meat quality in finishing pigs fed with diets based on corn–soybean meal," Canadian Journal of Animal Science 98(1), 126-134, (1 August 2017). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2016-0197
Received: 22 October 2016; Accepted: 1 July 2017; Published: 1 August 2017
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KEYWORDS
digestibilité
digestibility
growth performance
performance de croissance
pigs
porcs
probiotics
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