title: Influence of pre-, pro-, and synbiotics on the intestinal availability of different B-vitamins.
abstract: This study was conducted with 16 male growing pigs (eight pigs with an end-to-end ileo-rectal anastomosis, eight intact pigs) to investigate in metabolic trials the influence of different pre-, pro-, and synbiotics on the precaecal and faecal digestibility of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and biotin. A basic experimental diet was supplemented with either pre-, pro-, or synbiotic additives as follows: lactulose (2%), inulin (2%), mannanoligosaccharides (0.3%), Enterococcus faecium DSM 10663 (8 x 10(9) cfu/kg), Enterococcusfaecium DSM 7134 (5 x 10(8) cfu/kg), inulin + Enterococcusfaecium DSM 10663, mannanoligosaccharides + Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134. The precaecal and faecal digestibilities of the investigated B-vitamins were not affected significantly by the administered pre-, pro-, and synbiotics independent of the application period. A higher faecal vitamin excretion vs. the precaecal indicated that thiamin and biotin were synthesized in the colon. On the contrary, for riboflavin and pantothenic acid a higher precaecal vitamin flow compared to the faecal excretion was detected indicating to a certain extent an absorption in the colon.
authors.affiliation: Fachgebiet Tierernährung, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
authors.forename: Gertraud R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Branner
authors.forename: Dora A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Roth-Maier
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000662:veterinary; D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001682:Biological Availability; D002432:Cecum / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D004063:Digestion; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D005285:Fermentation; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D019936:Probiotics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013552:Swine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D014803:Vitamin B Complex