›› 2011, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 23-26.

• 动物营养与饲料科学 • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Effect of Acidifier on Intestinal Mucosal Morphology, Microflora and Volatile Fatty Acids of Early Weaned Piglets

CHEN Bao-jiang1, JING Cui1, YU Hui-min2, JIN Dong-hang1, XU Qing1, LU Na1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001,China;2. Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:2011-04-25 Online:2011-10-20 Published:2011-10-20

Abstract: To determine the effect of acidifiers on intestinal mucosal morphology, microflora and volatile fatty acids of early weaned piglets, 90 early weaned piglets (7.5 kg±0.15 kg) were divided into three groups with 6 replications 5 each. Diet were mixed with 0, 0.2%, 0.4% acidifiers respectively. The results showed that acidifier reduce the pH value of the stomach and duodenum significantly (P<0.05) while the effect decreased as the chyme moved backward; it increased the amount of Lactobacilli and total anaerobic organism (P<0.05) while decreased E.coli and total aerobic organism; it significantly increased butyric acid and pentanoic acid concentration of colon chyme (P<0.05) while decreased acetic acid content (P<0.05);it promoted the growth of the jejunum intestinal villi (P<0.05) to increased the intestinal absorption area.

Key words: early-weaned piglets; acidifiers; intestinal mucosal morphology; microflora; volatile fatty acids 

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