Carcass traits and short-chain fatty acid profile in cecal digesta of piglets fed alfalfa hay and fructooligosaccharides

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Daniela Junqueira
dc.contributor.authorBudiño, Fábio Enrique Lemos
dc.contributor.authorPrezzi, Joel Alberto
dc.contributor.authorMonferdini, Renato Pacheco
dc.contributor.authorOtsuk, Ivani Pozar
dc.contributor.authorMoraes, José Evandro de
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T18:24:09Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T18:24:09Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the addition of the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide and/or alfalfa hay to piglet diets on carcass traits and short-chain fatty acid profiles in the cecal digesta. Seventy-two commercial crossbred piglets of both sexes, with an average initial weight about 6 kg and age of approximately 21 days, were distributed in a randomized block design, using a factorial scheme, which consisted of three alfalfa hay levels (0, 5, and 10%) and two fructooligosaccharide levels (0 and 0.3%). Fiber addition in the presence of the prebiotic exerted an effect on cecal digesta short-chain fatty acid, increasing the acetic and reducing the butyric acid concentrations. The meat quality was also affected by the treatments, water activity, water-holding capacity of meat, and especially the reduction of fat content and the increase of moisture. The treatments did not affect the pH and the ammonia content in the cecal digesta. Most carcass traits were not affected by the treatments, except for carcass weight and backfat thickness in points 1 and 2, that decreased with the inclusions of fiber and prebiotic. The addition of 5% alfalfa hay improves carcass and meat traits in growing pigs without any change in carcass weight, demonstrating the advantage of using this ingredient to obtain a healthy final product to the customers.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/s1806-92902017000400009
dc.identifier.issn1516-3598
dc.identifier.otherS1516-35982017000400331-scl
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio-aptaregional.agricultura.sp.gov.br/handle/123456789/2288
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia
dc.subjectbackfat thickness
dc.subjectfiber
dc.subjectmeat quality
dc.subjectprebiotic
dc.subjectswine
dc.titleCarcass traits and short-chain fatty acid profile in cecal digesta of piglets fed alfalfa hay and fructooligosaccharides
dc.typeArtigos
oaire.citation.endPage339
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.startPage331
oaire.citation.volume46

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