Impact of sugar beet pulp and wheat bran on serum biochemical profile, inflammatory responses and gut microbiota in sows during late gestation and lactation

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Citation
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Authors
Shang Q, Liu S, Liu H, Mahfuz S, Piao X
Journal
Journal of animal science and biotechnology
Year
2021
Keywords:
Dietary fiber source, Gut microbiota, Inflammatory response, Serum biochemical profile, Sow
BACKGROUND: Sows are frequently subjected to various stresses during late gestation and lactation, which trigger inflammatory response and metabolic disorders. Dietary fiber can influence animal health by modulating gut microbiota and their by-products, with the effects depending upon the source of the dietary fiber. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of different fiber sources on body condition, serum biochemical parameters, inflammatory responses and fecal microbiota in sows from late gestation to lactation. METHODS: Forty-five multiparous sows (Yorkshire × Landrace; 3-6 parity) were assigned to 1 of 3 dietary treatments from d 85 of gestation to the end of lactation (d 21 post-farrowing): a control diet (CON, a corn-soybean meal diet), a sugar beet pulp diet (SBP, 20% SBP during gestation and 10% SBP during lactation), and a wheat bran diet (WB, 30% WB during gestation and 15% WB during lactation). RESULTS: Compared with CON, supplementation of SBP decreased (P < 0.05) lactation BW loss, reduced (P < 0.05) serum concentration of total cholesterol, non-esterified fatty acids, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and increased (P < 0.05) fecal water content on d 110 of gestation and d 21 of lactation, while supplementation of WB reduced (P < 0.05) serum concentration of total cholesterol on d 110 of gestation, increased (P < 0.05) fecal water content and decreased (P < 0.05) serum interleukin-6 concentration on d 110 of gestation and d 21 of lactation. In addition, sows fed SBP had lower (P < 0.01) abundance of Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 and Terrisporobacter than those fed CON, but had greater (P < 0.05) abundance of Christensenellaceae_R-7_group and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-002 than those fed the other two diets on d 110 of gestation. On d 21 of lactation, supplementation of SBP decreased (P < 0.05) the abundance of Firmicutes and Lactobacillus, but enriched (P < 0.05) the abundance of Christensenellaceae_R-7_group, Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_group, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-002, Prevotellaceae_UCG_001 and unclassified_f__Lachnospiraceae compared with WB. Compared with CON, sows fed SBP had greater (P < 0.05) fecal concentrations of acetate, butyrate and total SCFAs during gestation and lactation, while sows fed WB only had greater (P < 0.05) fecal concentration of butyrate during lactation. CONCLUSIONS: Supplementation of dietary fiber during late gestation and lactation could improve sow metabolism and gut health, and SBP was more effective than WB.

Experiment 1


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Curated date: 2025/04/15

Curator: Anne-mariesharp

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Subjects

Location of subjects
China
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Sus scrofa domesticus
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Feces Cow dung,Cow pat,Droppings,Dung,Excrement,Excreta,Faeces,Fecal material,Fecal matter,Fewmet,Frass,Guano,Matières fécales@fr,Merde@fr,Ordure,Partie de la merde@fr,Piece of shit,Porción de mierda@es,Portion of dung,Portion of excrement,Portion of faeces,Portion of fecal material,Portion of fecal matter,Portion of feces,Portion of guano,Portion of scat,Portionem cacas,Scat,Spoor,Spraint,Stool,Teil der fäkalien@de,Feces,feces
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
Diet Dietary,Diets,Diet,diet
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
SBP (Sugar Beet Pulp) diet during lactation
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
WB (Wheat Bran) diet during lactation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Sows in this group were fed a 15% Wheat bran diet during lactation.
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
5
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
5

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
relative abundances
Statistical test
Kruskall-Wallis
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
No

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
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Source: Fig. 9B, 10B

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different genera & phyla on day21 of lactation between SBP (sugar beet pulp diet) & WB (wheat bran diet)

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in WB (Wheat Bran) diet during lactation

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Bacillota
Lactobacillus

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Source: Fig. 9B, 10B

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different genera & phyla on day21 of lactation between SBP (sugar beet pulp diet) & WB (wheat bran diet)

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in WB (Wheat Bran) diet during lactation

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Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_groupPrevotellaceae_NK3B31_group
Christensenellaceae_R-7_groupChristensenellaceae_R-7_group
Ruminococcaceae_UCG-002Ruminococcaceae_UCG-002
Prevotellaceae_UCG_001Prevotellaceae_UCG_001
unclassified Lachnospiraceae

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Experiment 2


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
CON (Control) diet during lactation
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
SBP (Sugar Beet Pulp) diet during lactation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Sows in this group were fed a 10% Sugar beet pulp diet during lactation

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

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Source: Fig. 10B

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different taxon on day21 of lactation between Control diet (CON) & SBP (sugar beet pulp diet)

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in SBP (Sugar Beet Pulp) diet during lactation

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unclassified Lachnospiraceae

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Signature 2

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Source: Fig. 10B

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different taxon on day21 of lactation between Control diet (CON) & SBP (sugar beet pulp diet)

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in SBP (Sugar Beet Pulp) diet during lactation

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Lactobacillus

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Experiment 4


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Curated date: 2025/04/15

Curator: Victoria

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Sugar beet pulp diet (SBP) during gestation
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Wheat Bran Diet (WB) during gestation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Sows in this group were fed a 30% Wheat bran diet during gestation.

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

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Curated date: 2025/04/17

Curator: Victoria

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Source: Figure 9A & 10A

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different phyla and genera on day 110 of gestation, between the sugar beet pulp (SBP) and wheat bran (WB) diet groups.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Wheat Bran Diet (WB) during gestation

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Mycoplasmatota
Christensenellaceae R-7 groupChristensenellaceae R-7 group
Ruminococcaceae UCG-002Ruminococcaceae UCG-002

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Experiment 5


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Curated date: 2025/04/15

Curator: Victoria

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Control diet (CON) during gestation
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Sugar beet pulp diet (SBP) during gestation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Sows in this group were fed a 20% Sugar beet pulp diet during gestation.

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by KateRasheed on 2025-4-28

Curated date: 2025/04/17

Curator: Victoria

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Source: Figure 10A

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different phyla and genera on day 110 of gestation, between the Control (CON) and the sugar beet pulp (SBP) diet groups.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Sugar beet pulp diet (SBP) during gestation

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Christensenellaceae R-7 groupChristensenellaceae R-7 group
Ruminococcaceae UCG-002Ruminococcaceae UCG-002

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Signature 2

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Curated date: 2025/04/17

Curator: Victoria

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Source: Figure 10A

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different phyla and genera on day 110 of gestation, between the Control (CON) and the sugar beet pulp (SBP) diet groups.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Sugar beet pulp diet (SBP) during gestation

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Terrisporobacter
Clostridium

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Experiment 6


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Curated date: 2025/04/15

Curator: Victoria

Revision editor(s): Victoria, KateRasheed

Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Wheat bran diet (WB) during gestation
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
The Sows in this group were fed a 30% wheat bran diet during gestation.

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged

Signature 1

Reviewed Marked as Reviewed by KateRasheed on 2025-4-28

Curated date: 2025/04/17

Curator: Victoria

Revision editor(s): Victoria

Source: Figure 10A

Description: Relative abundance of significantly different phyla and genera on day 110 of gestation, between the Control (CON) and the wheat bran (WB) diet groups.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Wheat bran diet (WB) during gestation

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Ruminococcaceae UCG-002Ruminococcaceae UCG-002

Revision editor(s): Victoria