›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 140-146.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2019.01.016

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Effect of Supplement Feeding Compound Probiotics on Feces Fiber,VFA concentration and Plasma Cytokines Levels of 3-6 Months Old Yili Horse

LI Xiaobin, ZANG Changjiang, XIE Jinglong, ZHAO Guodong, MA Jun, LIU Zhen, YANG Kailun   

  1. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Herbivore Nutrition for Meat & Milk Production, Xingjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Received:2018-04-05 Online:2019-01-20 Published:2019-01-19

Abstract:

This study was aimed to examine the effects of supplemental feeding compound probiotics on feces fiber content,VFA concentration and plasma cytokines levels of 3-6 months old Yili horse.Ten Yili horses of 3 months old with the average body weight (90.23±11.02)kg were divided into 2 groups (control and trial groups),5 horses per group.The trial group was fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.075 g/d(2×1011 CFU/g) Bacillus subtilis and 0.133 g/d(3×1010 CFU/g).Lactobacillus plantarum.Feeding trial lasted for 90 d.The results showed that the contents of ADF and strach of feces in trial group were significantly or extremely significantly lower than that of control group(P < 0.05;P < 0.01),which were reduced by 3.50% and 11.32%,respectively.The acetic acid and propionic acid levels of feces in trial group were significantly or extremely significantly higher than that of control group (P < 0.05;P < 0.01),which were increased by 14.65% and 64.29%,respectively.The TNF-α level of plasma in trial group was extremely significantly higher than that of control group (P < 0.01),which was increased by 16.17%.This results indicated that supplementation of compound probiotics could reduce the fiber content of feces,increase the concentration of VFA and the plasma cytokine levels of 3-6 months old Yili horse.

Key words: Yili horse; Bacillus subtilis; Lactobacillus plantarum; fiber; cytokine

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