Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows

Complex adaptation strategies concerning nutrition, housing technology, and veterinary treatment are required to maintain current production levels under increasingly stringent regulations on the preventive application of antibiotics. The reduced application of antibiotics is recommended for the sus...

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Main Authors: Károly Tempfli, Klaudia Szalai, Loretta Szabó-Sárvári, Botond Alpár, Tamás Tóth, Viktor Vojnich, Erika Lencsés-Varga
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Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2024-12-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15064
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Tamás Tóth
Viktor Vojnich
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description Complex adaptation strategies concerning nutrition, housing technology, and veterinary treatment are required to maintain current production levels under increasingly stringent regulations on the preventive application of antibiotics. The reduced application of antibiotics is recommended for the sustainability of industrial pig production. Probiotic supplementation may contribute to improved sow and piglet health, mitigating the need for antibiotics. The effects of probiotic supplementation on sow performance and the quantity of fecal bacterial communities in lactating sows were investigated. Experimental sows received probiotic supplementation (n=10) and were compared to control sows (n=10). Fecal samples were collected from 20 sows in the second week of lactation. The quantitative measurement of total bacteria, Prevotella genus, Lactobacillus spp., and Bifidobacterium spp. was done by qPCR. Differences in backfat thickness (BFT), BFT loss, and feed intake of control and experimental sows were not significant (p>0.05). The amount of total bacteria, Prevotella, and Lactobacillus spp. was lower (p
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spelling doaj-art-fdc7fbc8daea4952bc4d875ccb791bcc2025-08-20T02:00:11ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162024-12-01114Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating SowsKároly TempfliKlaudia SzalaiLoretta Szabó-SárváriBotond AlpárTamás TóthViktor VojnichErika Lencsés-VargaComplex adaptation strategies concerning nutrition, housing technology, and veterinary treatment are required to maintain current production levels under increasingly stringent regulations on the preventive application of antibiotics. The reduced application of antibiotics is recommended for the sustainability of industrial pig production. Probiotic supplementation may contribute to improved sow and piglet health, mitigating the need for antibiotics. The effects of probiotic supplementation on sow performance and the quantity of fecal bacterial communities in lactating sows were investigated. Experimental sows received probiotic supplementation (n=10) and were compared to control sows (n=10). Fecal samples were collected from 20 sows in the second week of lactation. The quantitative measurement of total bacteria, Prevotella genus, Lactobacillus spp., and Bifidobacterium spp. was done by qPCR. Differences in backfat thickness (BFT), BFT loss, and feed intake of control and experimental sows were not significant (p>0.05). The amount of total bacteria, Prevotella, and Lactobacillus spp. was lower (phttps://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15064
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Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows
Chemical Engineering Transactions
title Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows
title_full Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows
title_fullStr Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows
title_full_unstemmed Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows
title_short Effects of a Probiotic Supplement on the Quantity of Some Bacterial Communities in Fecal Samples of Lactating Sows
title_sort effects of a probiotic supplement on the quantity of some bacterial communities in fecal samples of lactating sows
url https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15064
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