Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli

Objective This study aimed to investigate the impact of different level of soybean meal (SBM) replaced by soy protein concentrate on intestinal health and growth performance of nursery pigs under F18+ Escherichia coli (E. coli). Methods Forty-eight newly weaned pigs (6.6±0.3 kg) were randomly allott...

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Main Authors: Zixiao Deng, Hyunjun Choi, Sung Woo Kim
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Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2025-04-01
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description Objective This study aimed to investigate the impact of different level of soybean meal (SBM) replaced by soy protein concentrate on intestinal health and growth performance of nursery pigs under F18+ Escherichia coli (E. coli). Methods Forty-eight newly weaned pigs (6.6±0.3 kg) were randomly allotted to 4 treatments arranged by 2×2 factors using randomized complete block design with initial body weight and sex as blocks. Two factors were F18+ E. coli challenge (0 or 2.1×1010 colony-forming units [CFU]) and the level of SBM (24% or 12% in phase 1 and 26% or 14% in phase 2). Pigs were fed for 25 d in 2 phases (phase 1 for 11 d and phase 2 for 14 d). At the end of study, all pigs were euthanized to collect jejunal mucosa and tissues. Results The F18+ E. coli challenge decreased (p<0.05) overall average daily gain (ADG) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) and decreased (p<0.05) gain to feed ratio on d 7 to 11. The high SBM tended to have a greater overall ADG (p = 0.054) and ADFI (p = 0.078) compared with low SBM under F18+ E. coli challenge, but not in unchallenged conditions. The F18+ E. coli challenge increased (p<0.05) fecal score on d 7 to 18. The tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β in jejunal mucosa were decreased (p<0.05) in high SBM treatments. The high SBM tended to increase (p = 0.085) occludin expression in jejunum. high SBM increased crypt depth in jejunum under F18+ E. coli challenge, but not in unchallenged conditions (p<0.05). Conclusion High SBM in nursery diets could alleviate the detrimental effects of F18+ E. coli challenge on growth performance of pigs under compared to low SBM inclusion, which might be attributed to decreased intestinal inflammation and improved intestinal integrity.
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spelling doaj-art-7d43603ecf894a0aa4953c52d3f436e92025-08-20T02:56:44ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAnimal Bioscience2765-01892765-02352025-04-0138472873810.5713/ab.24.056625381Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coliZixiao Deng0Hyunjun Choi1Sung Woo Kim2 Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USAObjective This study aimed to investigate the impact of different level of soybean meal (SBM) replaced by soy protein concentrate on intestinal health and growth performance of nursery pigs under F18+ Escherichia coli (E. coli). Methods Forty-eight newly weaned pigs (6.6±0.3 kg) were randomly allotted to 4 treatments arranged by 2×2 factors using randomized complete block design with initial body weight and sex as blocks. Two factors were F18+ E. coli challenge (0 or 2.1×1010 colony-forming units [CFU]) and the level of SBM (24% or 12% in phase 1 and 26% or 14% in phase 2). Pigs were fed for 25 d in 2 phases (phase 1 for 11 d and phase 2 for 14 d). At the end of study, all pigs were euthanized to collect jejunal mucosa and tissues. Results The F18+ E. coli challenge decreased (p<0.05) overall average daily gain (ADG) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) and decreased (p<0.05) gain to feed ratio on d 7 to 11. The high SBM tended to have a greater overall ADG (p = 0.054) and ADFI (p = 0.078) compared with low SBM under F18+ E. coli challenge, but not in unchallenged conditions. The F18+ E. coli challenge increased (p<0.05) fecal score on d 7 to 18. The tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β in jejunal mucosa were decreased (p<0.05) in high SBM treatments. The high SBM tended to increase (p = 0.085) occludin expression in jejunum. high SBM increased crypt depth in jejunum under F18+ E. coli challenge, but not in unchallenged conditions (p<0.05). Conclusion High SBM in nursery diets could alleviate the detrimental effects of F18+ E. coli challenge on growth performance of pigs under compared to low SBM inclusion, which might be attributed to decreased intestinal inflammation and improved intestinal integrity.http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-24-0566.pdff18+ escherichia coliintestinal healthnursery pigssoybean meal
spellingShingle Zixiao Deng
Hyunjun Choi
Sung Woo Kim
Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli
Animal Bioscience
f18+ escherichia coli
intestinal health
nursery pigs
soybean meal
title Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli
title_full Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli
title_fullStr Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli
title_short Impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with F18+ Escherichia coli
title_sort impacts of replacing soybean meal with processed soybean meal on intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs challenged with f18 escherichia coli
topic f18+ escherichia coli
intestinal health
nursery pigs
soybean meal
url http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-24-0566.pdf
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