title: The oral administration of thermophile-fermented compost extract and its influence on stillbirths and growth rate of pre-weaning piglets.
abstract: Food produced via fermentation with mesophilic bacteria has been used to confer health benefits. In contrast, mammalian physiological responses to the intake of thermophile-fermented products have not been thoroughly investigated. We examined the effects of administering a compost extract consisting of fermented marine animals with thermophiles, including Bacillaceae, to pregnant sows and piglets. Retrospective studies were performed on two different swine farms (n=330-1050 sows). The rate of stillbirth was markedly lower in all parities of the compost extract-fed group compared to those of the control group (p≦0.001). Additionally, the birth to weaning period of newborns was significantly shorter (p<0.0001), while the ratio of weanlings per liveborn piglets was increased by more than 6.5% in the compost extract-fed group. Thus thermophiles and their products in the compost extract might promote growth and reduce stillbirths of piglets during the birth to weaning period.
authors.affiliation: Japan Eco-science Co. Ltd. (Nikkan Kagaku), 11-1-2F Shiomigaoka-chou, Chiba 260-0034, Japan. hirokuni@je-s.com
authors.forename: Hirokuni
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Motoaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Udagawa
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hatsumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oosaki
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oosaki
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishizeki
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ishizeki
authors.forename: Ryusuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling / Q000254:growth & development*; D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012621:Seasons; D012987:Soil; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D045424:Complex Mixtures; D012987:Soil