Effects of dietary Bacillus-based probiotic on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood characteristics and fecal noxious gas content in finishing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 587-592

  Chen, Y J ^a   Min, B J ^a   Cho, J H ^a   Kwon, O S ^a   Son, K S ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood Characteristics; Digestibility; Fecal Noxious Gas; Finishing Pigs; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645754678     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.587     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Adlerberth, I., M. Cerquetti, I. Poilane, A. Wold and A. Collignon. 2000. Mechanisms of colonisation and colonisation resistance of the digestive tract. Microb. Ecol. Health Dis. 11:223-239.
2. Alexopoulos, C., I. E. Georgoulakis, A. Tzivara, C. S. Kyriakis, A. Govaris and S. C. Kyriakis. 2004. J. Vet. Med. Physiol. Pathol. Clin. Med. 51:306.
3. AOAC. 1995. Official method of analysis. 16th Edition. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, DC.
4. Apgar, G. A., E. T. Kornegay, M. D. Lindemann and C. M. Wood. 1993. The effect of feeding various levels of Bifidobacterium globosurn A on the performance, gastrointestinal measurements, and immunity of weanling pigs and on the performance and carcass measurements of growing-finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 71:2173-2179.
5. Argenzio, R. A. and M. Southworth. 1974. Sites of organic acid production and absorption in gastrointestinal tract of the pig. Am. J. Physiol. 228:454-460.
6. Bloksma, N., E. De Heer, M. Van Dijk and M. Willers. 1979. Adjuvanticity of Lactobacilli. I. Differential effects of viable and killed bacteria. Clin. Exp. Immunol. 37:367-375.
7. Bomba, A., R. Nemcova, S. Gancarcikova, R. Herich, P. Guba and D. Mudronova. 2002. Improvement of the probiotic effect of micro-organisms by their combination with maltodextrins, fructo-oligosaccharides and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Br. Journal of Nutrition. 88 (Suppl.)1:95-99.
8. Busse, F. W. 1993. Comparison measurements of the house climate in swine stables with and without respiratory diseases or cannibalism. In: Livestock Environment (Ed. E. Collins and C. Boon). Fourth International Symposium, University of Warwick, Coventry, England. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI. pp. 904-908.
9. Chaney, A. L. and E. P. Marbach. 1962. Modified regents for determination of urea and ammonia. Clin. Chem. 8:131.
10. Chen, Y. J., K. S. Son, B. J. Min, J. H. Cho, O. S. Kwon and I. H. Kim. 2005a. Effects of dietary probiotic on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood characteristics and fecal noxious gas content in growing pigs. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 18:1464-1468.
11. Chen, Y. J., K. S. Son, B. J. Min, J. H. Cho, O. S. Kwon and I. H. Kim. 2005b. Effects of dietary probiotic on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood characteristics and fecal noxious gas content in growing pigs. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 18(10):1464-1468.
12. Crook, B., J. F. Robertson, S. A. T. Glass, E. M. Botheroyd, J. Lacey and M. D. Topping. 1991. Airborne dust, ammonia, microorganisms and antigens in pig confinement houses and the respiratory health of exposed farm-workers. Am. Indust. Hygiene Assoc. J. 52:271-279.
13. Drummond, J. G, S. E. Curtis, J. Simon and H. W. Norton. 1980. Effects of aerial ammonia on growth and health of young pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 50:1085-1091.
14. Dunne, C., L. Murphy, S. Flynn, L. O'Mahony, S. O'Halloran, M. Feeney, D. Morrissey, G. Thornton, G. Fitzgerald, C. Daly, B. Kiely, E. M. M. Quigley, G. C. O'Sullivan, F. Shanahan and J. Kevin. 1999. Probiotics: from myth to reality. Demonstration of functionality in animal models of disease and in human clinical trials. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 76:279-292.
15. Ferket, P. R., E. van Heugten, T. A. T. G van Kempen and R. Angel. 2002. Nutritional strategies to reduce environmental emissions from nonruminants. J. Anim. Sci. 80 (E. Suppl. 2):E168-E182.
16. Fernandes, C. F. and K. M. Shahani. 1990. Anticarcinogenic and immunological properties of dietary lactobacilli. J. Food Prot. 53:704-710.
17. Hong, J. W, I. H. Kim, O. S. Kwon, J. H. Kim, B. J. Min and W. B. Lee. 2002. Effects of dietary probiotics supplementation on growth performance and fecal gas emission in nursing and finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Kor.) 44:305-314.
18. Ji, F. and S. W. Kim. 2002. Reducing odor in swine production: Effect of enzymes and probiotics on ammonia production. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 80 (Suppl. 1).
19. Jonsson, E. and P. Conway. 1992. Probiotics for pigs. In: (Ed. R. Fuller) Probiotics: The Scientific Basis. Chapman and Hall, London, pp. 260-316.
20. Kil, D. Y., S. J. Lim, J. Z. Tian, B. G. Kim, K. S. Kim and Y. Y. Kim. 2004. Effect of continuous feeding of probiotics on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood urea nitrogen and immune responses in pigs. J. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Kor.) 46:39-48.
21. Kim, I. H., J. D. Hancock, R. H. Hines and C. R. Risley. 1993. Effects of cellulase and bacterial feed additives on the nutritional value of sorghum grain for finishing pigs. Kansas Agric. Exp. Sta. Rep. Prog. No. 695:144.
22. Kluber, E. F., D. S. Pollmann and F. Blecha. 1985. Effect of feeding Streptococcus faecium to artificially reared pigs on growth, hematology and cell-mediated immunity. Nutr. Rep. Int. 32:57.
23. Kornegay, E. T. and C. R. Risley. 1996. Nutrient digestibilities of a corn-soybean meal diet as influenced by Bacillus products fed to finishing swine. J. Anim. Sci. 74:799-805.
24. Kornegay, E. T., C. M. Wood, G. G. Ball and C. R. Risley. 1990. Use of Lactobacillus acidophilus for growing and finishing pigs. VA Polytech. Inst. State Univ. Anim. Sci. Res. Rep. 9:13.
25. Lessard, M. and G. J. Brisson. 1987. Effect of a lactobacillus fermentation product on growth, immune response and fecal enzyme activity in weaned pigs. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 67:509.
26. Lim, H. S., B. H. Kim and I. K. Paik. 2004. Effects of Natufermen® supplementation to the diet on the performance of weanling pigs. J. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Kor.) 46:981-988.
27. Mackie, R. I., P. G Stroot and V. H. Varel. 1998. Biochemical identification and biological origin of key odor components in livestock waste. J. Anim. Sci. 76:1331-1342.
28. Malin, M., H. Suomalainen, M. Saxelin and E. Isolauri. 1996. Promotion of IgA immune response in patients with Crohn's disease by oral bacteriotherapy with Lactobacillus GG. Annals Nutr. Metab. 40:137-145.
29. Maxwell, C. V., D. S. Buchanan, F. N. Owens, S. E. Gilliland, W. G. Luce and R. Vend. 1983. Effect of probiotic supplementation on performance, fecal parameters and digestibility in growing-finishing swine. Oklahoma Agric. Exp. Sta. Anim. Sci. Res. Rep. pp. 114:157.
30. Nousiainen, J. and J. Setala. 1993. Lactic acid bacteria as animal probiotics. In Lactic Acid Bacteria. (Ed. S. Salminen and A. von Wright). New York, Marcel Dekker. pp. 315-356.
31. th Edition. National Research Council, Academy Press. Washington, DC.
32. O'Neill, D. H. and V. R. Phillips. 1992. A review of the control of odour nuisance from livestock buildings: Part 3, properties of the odorous substances which have been identified in livestock wastes or in the air around them. J. Agric. Eng. Res. 53:23-50.
33. Otto, E. R., M. Yokoyama, S. Hengemuehle, R. D. von Bermuth, T. van Kempen and N. L. Trottier. 2003. Ammonia, volatile fatty acids, phenolics, and odor offensiveness in manure from growing pigs fed diets reduced in protein concentration. J. Anim. Sci. 81:1754-1763.
34. Park, D. Y., H. Namkung and I. K. Paik. 2001. Effects of supplementary enzymes or probiotics on the performance and ammonia gas production in weanling pigs. J. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Kor.) 43:485-496.
35. Perdigon, G., S. Alvarez and A. Pesce de Ruiz Holgado. 1991. Immunoadjuvant activity of oral Lactobacillus casei: influence of dose on the secretory immune response and protective capacity in intestinal infections. Dairy Res. 58:485-496.
36. SAS. 1996. SAS user's guide. Release 6.12 edition. SAS Institute. Inc Cary NC. USA.
37. Shon, K. S., J. W. Hong, O. S. Kwon, B. J. Min, W. B. Lee, I. H. Kim, Y. H. Park and I. S. Lee. 2005. Effects of Lactobacillus reuteri-based direct-fed microbial supplementation for growing-finishing pigs. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 18:370-374.
38. Slanina, S. 1994. Forest dieback and ammonia-a typical Dutch problem. Chemistry International. 16:2-3.
39. Spoelstra, S. F. 1980. Origin of objectionable odorous components in piggery wastes and the possibility of applying indicator components for studying odour development. Agric. Env. 5:241-260.
40. Stavric, S. and E. T. Kornegay. 1995. Microbial probiotic for pigs and poultry. Biotechnology in Animal Feeds and Animal Feeding. (Ed. R. J. Wallace and A. Chesson). Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. pp. 205-231.
41. Takahashi, T., E. Nakagawa, T. Nara, T. Yajima and T. Kuwata. 1998. Effects of orally ingested bifidobacterium longum on the mucosal IgA response of mice to dietary antigens. Bio. Biotechnol. Biochem. 62:10-15.
42. van Breemen, N., P. A. Burrough, E. J. Velthorst, H. F. van Dobben, Toke de Wit, T. B. Ridder, H. F. R. Reijnders. 1982. Soil acidification from atmospheric ammonium sulphate in forest canopy throughfall. Nat. 299:548-550.
43. Vandenbergh, P. A. 1993. Lactic acid bacteria, their metabolic products and interference with microbial growth. FEMS Microbiology Review. 12:221-238.
44. Vitini, E., S. Alvarez, M. Medina, M. Medici, M. V. de Budeguer and G Perdigon. 2000. Gut mucosal immunostimulation by lactic acid bacteria. Biocell. 24:223-232.
45. Wenk, C. 2000. Recent advances in animal feed additives such as metabolic modifiers, antimicrobial agents, probiotics, enzymes and highly available minerals. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 13:86-95.
46. Xuan, Z. N., J. D. Kim, K. N. Heo, H. J. Jung, J. H. Lee, Y. K. Han, Y. Y. Kim and I. H. Han. 2001. Study on the development of a probiotics complex for weaned pigs. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 14:1425-1428.