title: Effects of dietary resistant starch content on metabolic status, milk composition, and microbial profiling in lactating sows and on offspring performance.
abstract: In the present study, the effects of dietary resistant starch (RS) content on serum metabolite and hormone concentrations, milk composition, and faecal microbial profiling in lactating sows, as well as on offspring performance was investigated. Sixteen sows were randomly allotted at breeding to two treatments containing low- and high-RS contents from normal and high-amylose corn varieties, respectively, and each treatment had eight replicates (sows). Individual piglet body weight (BW) and litter size were recorded at birth and weaning. Milk samples were obtained on day 10 after farrowing for composition analysis. On day 2 before weaning, blood and faecal samples were collected to determine serum metabolite and hormone concentrations and faecal microbial populations, respectively. Litter size at birth and weaning were not influenced (p > 0.05) by the sow dietary treatments. Although feeding the RS-rich diet to sows reduced (p = 0.004) offspring birth BW, there was no difference in piglet BW at weaning (p > 0.05). High-RS diet increased (p < 0.05) serum triacylglycerol and nonesterified fatty acid concentrations and milk total solid content, and tended (p = 0.09) to increase milk fat content in lactating sows. Feeding the RS-rich diet to sows increased (p < 0.01) faecal bacterial population diversity. These results indicate that high-RS diets induce fatty acid mobilization and a greater intestinal bacterial richness in lactating sows, as well as a greater nutrient density in maternal milk, without affecting offspring performance at weaning.
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Yan
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Lu
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: V V
authors: VV
authors: Almeida
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Ward
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Adeola
authors: Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Nakatsu
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Ajuwon
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D039382:Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D013213:Starch
keywords: energy metabolism; gut microbiota; pigs; resistant starch