Separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin on post-weaning colibacillosis and weight gain: a preliminary study

Authors

Danka Halas, Murdoch University
C F. Hansen, Murdoch University
David J. Hampson, Murdoch UniversityFollow
J C. Kim, Department of Agriculture and Food, WAFollow
B P. Mullan, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Jes Callesen, Danish Pig Production
R H. Wilson, Wandalup Farms, MandurahFollow
J R. Pluske, Murdoch UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2009

Conference Title

Eleventh Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association

Place of Publication

Brisbane

ISBN

978-0-9806880-5-4

ISSN

1324-9177

Keywords

pigs, swine

Disciplines

Animal Sciences | Meat Science

Abstract

Trends for a reduction in the use of dietary antibiotic growth promoters have caused increased interest in the use of alternative feed additives to maintain ‘gut health’ after weaning. Oligofructose and inulin are ‘prebiotic’ fructan-containing carbohydrates purported to enhance ‘gut health’ in newly-weaned pigs by altering microbial diversity (Konstantinov, et al., 2003). However, their effects using a challenge model of post-weaning colibacillosis (PWC) have never been examined. The aim of the present study was to compare the separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin supplementation on the occurrence of diarrhoea and the weight performance in piglets experimentally challenged with enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC).

Recommended Citation

Halas, D, Hansen, C F, Hampson, D J, Kim, J C, Mullan, B P, Callesen, J, Wilson, R H, and Pluske, J R. (2009), Separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin on post-weaning colibacillosis and weight gain: a preliminary study, Eleventh Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Brisbane, pp.182-182.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/145