Fermented Soybean Meal Affects the Reproductive Performance and Oxidative Status of Sows, and the Growth of Piglets
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Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University Morgantown, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Jiangsu Unison Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd., Xuzhou 223831, China
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Shanghai Xinnong Feed Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201613, China
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Academic Editor: Roy Neville Kirkwood
Animals 2021, 11(3), 597; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030597
Received: 8 January 2021
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Revised: 4 February 2021
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Accepted: 18 February 2021
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Published: 24 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Pigs)
Simple Summary
Fermentation of the cooked soybean meal increases the contents of isoflavone aglycones, provides soy proteins that are easier to absorb and eliminates trypsin inhibitors in soybean meal. In the present study, replacing soybean meal in the maternal diet with fermented soybean meal decreased the oxidative stress in the serum of sows and increased the average body weight of piglets on the 14th day and the 21st day after birth. We concluded that replacing the soybean meal in the maternal diet with the fermented soybean meal attenuates the oxidative stress status of the gestational and lactational sows, and enhances the average weight of their offspring.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of the fermented soybean meal on the reproductive performance, oxidative stress and colostrum composition of sows, and the growth performance of their progeny. A total of 44 sows were allotted to four dietary groups (n = 11/group). The dietary groups included the basal diet group (control) and the treatment groups in which soybean meal in the basal diet was replaced with 2%, 4%, and 6% fermented soybean meal, respectively. The experimental diets were fed to the sows from the 78th day of gestation to the 21st day of lactation. Replacing soybean meal in the basal maternal diet with the fermented soybean meal decreased the levels of malondialdehyde, cortisol, and 8-iso-prostaglandinF2α in the serum of sows and increased the average weight of piglets on the 14th day and the 21st day after birth. The activity of superoxide dismutase in the serum of sows was increased in the group with 4% fermented soybean meal on the 17th day of lactation. The levels of estrogen and growth factors in the serum of sows were enhanced in the group with 6% fermented soybean meal. In the colostrum, the levels of the protein and the immunoglobulin G were enhanced in the group with 4% fermented soybean meal. In conclusion, replacing the soybean meal in the basal maternal diet with the fermented soybean meal attenuates the oxidative stress status of the gestational and lactational sows, and enhances the average weight of their offspring.
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Keywords:
colostrum; growth factor; immunoglobulin; oxidative stress; serum
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Luo, W.; Yin, X.; Yao, J.; Cheng, J.; Zhang, J.; Xu, W.; Mu, Y.; Xu, J. Fermented Soybean Meal Affects the Reproductive Performance and Oxidative Status of Sows, and the Growth of Piglets. Animals 2021, 11, 597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030597
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Luo W, Yin X, Yao J, Cheng J, Zhang J, Xu W, Mu Y, Xu J. Fermented Soybean Meal Affects the Reproductive Performance and Oxidative Status of Sows, and the Growth of Piglets. Animals. 2021; 11(3):597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030597
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Wenli, Xiaofeng Yin, Jianbo Yao, Jinlong Cheng, Jing Zhang, Weina Xu, Yuyun Mu, and Jianxiong Xu. 2021. "Fermented Soybean Meal Affects the Reproductive Performance and Oxidative Status of Sows, and the Growth of Piglets" Animals 11, no. 3: 597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030597
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