Insoluble non-starch polysacchrides fed as oat hulls reduce protein fermentation in the large intestine of newly-weaned pigs
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2005
Conference Title
Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Christchurch
ISBN
978-0-9806880-4-7
ISSN
1324-9177
Keywords
pigs, swine, pork
Disciplines
Meat Science
Abstract
A less than optimal amount of fermentable carbohydrates and excessive undigested nitrogen (N) entering the large intestine (LI) of newly-weaned pigs has been postulated as a cause of post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD). This is because the microbiota in the LI generate biogenic amines that have been implicated in the aetiology of PWD (Porter and Kenworthy, 1969; Bolduan et al., 1988; Aumaitre et al., 1995). The purpose of this study was to observe whether adding insoluble non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) (20 g oat hulls kg-1) reduced the potential negative effects of more protein than carbohydrate entering the LI on PWD and digestibility.
Recommended Citation
Kim, J C,
Mullan, B P,
Hampson, D J,
and
Pluske, J R.
(2005), Insoluble non-starch polysacchrides fed as oat hulls reduce protein fermentation in the large intestine of newly-weaned pigs, Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Christchurch, pp.145-145.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/184
