Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets

Fat not only has a high effective energy value and extra energy effects but is also an ideal energy source. As one of the most commonly used feed oils at present, soybean oil has a high cost despite its good application effect on weaned piglets. In contrast, the cost of palm oil is lower. In order t...

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Main Authors: Kaiyun Yang, Wenjuan Yang, Fei Jiang, Bing Yu, Zhiqing Huang, Yuheng Luo, Aimin Wu, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Jun He
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author Kaiyun Yang
Wenjuan Yang
Fei Jiang
Bing Yu
Zhiqing Huang
Yuheng Luo
Aimin Wu
Ping Zheng
Xiangbing Mao
Jie Yu
Junqiu Luo
Hui Yan
Jun He
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Hui Yan
Jun He
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description Fat not only has a high effective energy value and extra energy effects but is also an ideal energy source. As one of the most commonly used feed oils at present, soybean oil has a high cost despite its good application effect on weaned piglets. In contrast, the cost of palm oil is lower. In order to explore the effect of palm oil-dominated fat combination on intestinal health of weaned piglets, we conducted a 28-day trial, randomly dividing 72 pigs into three groups: The SO group (fed with a basal diet containing 2% soybean oil), the PRFO group (replacing soybean oil with 2% fish palm rice oil mixture), and the PRCO group (replacing soybean oil with 2% coconut palm rice oil mixture), with eight replicate pens per group (3 pigs per pen) and intestinal chyme was collected on day 29. We observed a significant increase in the concentration of propionic acid (PA) in cecal digesta of the PRFO group (895.49 mmol/L <i>p</i> < 0.05) compared to the SO group (626.32 mmol/L). Meanwhile, the concentration of cecal PA, butyric acid (BA), valerate and colonic valeric acid were significantly increased in the PRCO group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Moreover, piglets in the PRFO group had a higher abundance of <i>Firmicutes</i> in the cecum and colon, but a lower abundance of Actinomyces in the cecum than those in the SO group. These results indicate that replacing soybean oil with PRFO and PRCO in weaning diet can improve intestinal microflora structure and thus improve intestinal health of piglets.
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spelling doaj-art-e256c3a02bde4e6d9c461bf9747a60b42025-08-20T02:44:51ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722025-02-0115438410.3390/agriculture15040384Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned PigletsKaiyun Yang0Wenjuan Yang1Fei Jiang2Bing Yu3Zhiqing Huang4Yuheng Luo5Aimin Wu6Ping Zheng7Xiangbing Mao8Jie Yu9Junqiu Luo10Hui Yan11Jun He12Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaFat not only has a high effective energy value and extra energy effects but is also an ideal energy source. As one of the most commonly used feed oils at present, soybean oil has a high cost despite its good application effect on weaned piglets. In contrast, the cost of palm oil is lower. In order to explore the effect of palm oil-dominated fat combination on intestinal health of weaned piglets, we conducted a 28-day trial, randomly dividing 72 pigs into three groups: The SO group (fed with a basal diet containing 2% soybean oil), the PRFO group (replacing soybean oil with 2% fish palm rice oil mixture), and the PRCO group (replacing soybean oil with 2% coconut palm rice oil mixture), with eight replicate pens per group (3 pigs per pen) and intestinal chyme was collected on day 29. We observed a significant increase in the concentration of propionic acid (PA) in cecal digesta of the PRFO group (895.49 mmol/L <i>p</i> < 0.05) compared to the SO group (626.32 mmol/L). Meanwhile, the concentration of cecal PA, butyric acid (BA), valerate and colonic valeric acid were significantly increased in the PRCO group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Moreover, piglets in the PRFO group had a higher abundance of <i>Firmicutes</i> in the cecum and colon, but a lower abundance of Actinomyces in the cecum than those in the SO group. These results indicate that replacing soybean oil with PRFO and PRCO in weaning diet can improve intestinal microflora structure and thus improve intestinal health of piglets.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/4/384weaned pigslipid sourceintestinal microbiotaintestinal health
spellingShingle Kaiyun Yang
Wenjuan Yang
Fei Jiang
Bing Yu
Zhiqing Huang
Yuheng Luo
Aimin Wu
Ping Zheng
Xiangbing Mao
Jie Yu
Junqiu Luo
Hui Yan
Jun He
Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets
Agriculture
weaned pigs
lipid source
intestinal microbiota
intestinal health
title Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets
title_full Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets
title_fullStr Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets
title_short Effects of Fish Palm Rice and Coconut Palm Rice Oil Mixture on Intestinal Health of Weaned Piglets
title_sort effects of fish palm rice and coconut palm rice oil mixture on intestinal health of weaned piglets
topic weaned pigs
lipid source
intestinal microbiota
intestinal health
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/4/384
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