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- Title
Intestinal Damages by F18 + Escherichia coli and Its Amelioration with an Antibacterial Bacitracin Fed to Nursery Pigs.
- Authors
Duarte, Marcos Elias; Stahl, Chad H.; Kim, Sung Woo
- Abstract
This study investigated intestinal oxidative damage caused by F18+ Escherichia coli and its amelioration with antibacterial bacitracin fed to nursery pigs. Thirty-six weaned pigs (6.31 ± 0.08 kg BW) were allotted in a randomized complete block design. Treatments were: NC, not challenged/not treated; PC, challenged (F18+ E. coli at 5.2 × 109 CFU)/not treated; AGP challenged (F18+ E. coli at 5.2 × 109 CFU)/treated with bacitracin (30 g/t). Overall, PC reduced (p < 0.05) average daily gain (ADG), gain to feed ratio (G:F), villus height, and villus height to crypt depth ratio (VH:CD), whereas AGP increased (p < 0.05) ADG, and G:F. PC increased (p < 0.05) fecal score, F18+ E. coli in feces, and protein carbonyl in jejunal mucosa. AGP reduced (p < 0.05) fecal score and F18+ E. coli in jejunal mucosa. PC reduced (p < 0.05) Prevotella stercorea populations in jejunal mucosa, whereas AGP increased (p < 0.05) Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens and reduced (p < 0.05) Mitsuokella jalaludinii populations in feces. Collectively, F18+ E. coli challenge increased fecal score and disrupted the microbiota composition, harming intestinal health by increasing oxidative stress, and damaging the intestinal epithelium, ultimately impairing growth performance. Dietary bacitracin reduced reduced F18+ E. coli populations and the oxidative damages they cause, thereby improving intestinal health and the growth performance of nursery pigs.
- Subjects
ESCHERICHIA coli; BACITRACIN; INTESTINES; SWINE; ANIMAL weaning; SWINE farms; BLOCK designs; PLANT nurseries
- Publication
Antioxidants, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 5, p1040
- ISSN
2076-3921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antiox12051040