Amino acid fortified diets for weanling pigs replacing fish meal and whey protein concentrate:Effects on growth,immune status,and gut health

Background： Limited availability of fish meal and whey protein concentrate increases overall feed costs. Availability of increased number of supplemental amino acids including Lys, Met, Thr, Trp, Val, and lie allows replacing expensive protein supplements to reduce feed costs. This study was to evaluate the effect of replacing fish meal and/or whey protein concentrate in nursery diets with 6 supplemental amino acids on growth performance and gut health of post-weaning pigs. Treatments were 1） FM-WPC： diet with fish meal （FM） and whey protein concentrate （WPC）; 2） FM-AA： diet with FM and crystalline amino acids （L-Lys, L-Thr, L-Trp, DL-Met, L-Val, and L-lie）; 3） WPC-AA： diet with WPC and crystalline amino acid; and 4） AA： diet with crystalline amino acid. Results： Pigs in FM-AA, WPC-AA, and AA had greater （P 〈 0.0.5） ADG and gain：feed than pigs in FM-WPC during wk ] （phase 1）. Plasma insulin concentration of pigs in AA tended to be greater （P = 0.064） than that of FM-WPC at the end of wk 1 （phase 1）. Plasma concentrations of IgG in AA was lower （P 〈 0.05） compared with WPC-AA and FW, and FM-AA had lower （P 〈 0.05） IgG concentration than WPC-AA at the end of wk 1 （phase 1）. Concentration of acetate in cecum digesta in FM-AA tended to be greater （P = 0.054） than that of FM-WPC and WPC-AA. Concentration of isovalerate in cecum digesta of pigs in FM-AA was greater （P 〈 0.05） than that of FW and WPC-AA. Conclusions： This study indicates that use of 6 supplemental amino acids can replace fish meal and/or whey protein concentrate without adverse effects on growth performance, immune status, and gut health of pigs at d 21 to 49 of age. Positive response with the use of 6 supplemental amino acids in growth during the first week of post-weaning may due to increased plasma insulin potentially improving uptake of nutrients for protein synthesis and energy utilization. The replacement of fish meal and/or whey protein concentrate with 6 supplemental amino acids could decrease the crude protein level in nursery diets, and potentially lead to substantial cost savings in expensive nursery diets.

Effect of Milk Proteins on Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Crispy Puff Snacks

Dairy proteins included sweet whey solids （SWS）, whey protein concentrate （WPC）, milk protein concentrate （MPC） or sodium caseinate （SC） at level of 10% by weight were extruded with corn, rice, oat flour and other ingredients in a twin screw extruder. The functional properties and textural of crispy balls snacks （CBS） have been studied. The results showed that different protein types were significantly affected on functional and chemical properties of extrudate. The bulk density of CBS-SC was the lowest due to the highest expansion, while CBS-WPC retained the most water in the product, whereas, the maximum value of water solubility index was obtained in the CBS-CWP. Results also showed that protein digestibility value of extrudates had higher than non-extruded products. Color analysis of CBS-SC and CBS-SWS products had the highest AE values （P ≤ 0.05）, whereas CBS-SWS was statistically higher than CBS-SC in rank. Also, it was noticed that CBS-SWS had the highest value of browning index. The hardness of all extrudates products was desirable for expanded crispy where ranged from 17.3 N to 12.18 N. Generally, MPC and SC incorporated with cereal flour had acceptable quality characteristics and improved significantly the functional and texture properties of crispy balls products.

Optimization and Quality Characters of Protein Enriched Pasta

The response surface methodology （Box-behnken design） was acknowledged for the production of optimized protein enriched pasta. Studied responses （protein, overall acceptability, hue angle and hardness） resulted to high protein pasta. The optima were at 12.5%,5 mung bean, 10% whey protein concentrate and 6% egg albumen in combination. Best combination of protein source and their respective level for high protein pasta on the quality evaluation basis were mung bean （15%） ＋ whey protein concentrate （10%）; mung bean （15%） ＋ egg albumen （6%）; mung bean （15%） ＋ whey protein concentrate （10%） ＋ egg albumen （6%）. Hue angle and Hardness remained within acceptable range. Model adequacy was supported with lack of fit test. Enriched protein pasta had excellent cooking and sensory quality during storage period of 4 months. ERH value ranged from 34-36 per cent had supported the results. Rheological properties and good storage behaviour （4 months） had also enhanced the quality of optimized protein enriched pasta. Enriched pasta was rated excellent by 70 per cent of the consumers in mass acceptability trials.

Characterization of Bovine and Ovine WPC Obtained by Different Membrane Configuration Processes

The objective of this stud）, was to valorize bovine and ovine cheese whey resulting from small and medium cheese manufacture plants, by producing liquid and dr）＂ whey protein concentrates （LWPC and WPC）. The flexibility implemented by batch ultrafiltration （UF） and diafiltration （DF） allowed for the production and ovine WPC with 61 -87% （dry basis）. Diatiltration, performed in of liquid bovine WPC with 43-66% protein contents （dry basis） sequential dilution mode （DFsdm） did not improve significantly the composition of WPC liquid products comparing to the results achieved by conventional UF. However, using DF in volume reduction mode （DFvrm） protein content was increased more than 20% comparing to conventional UF. Ovine products showed higher protein levels （62-84% dry basis） what makes their manufacture attractive. Protein profiles varied with the whey origin and with the concentration process. Using batch DFvrm was possible to obtain richer protein products free of low MW compounds.

Development of Value Added Dahi by Incorporating Cereal and Fruits

A study was conducted for the development of value added dahi by incorporating fruit pulps, cereal flour and whey proteins concentrate （WHC） to increase the nutritional and sensory quality. Value added dahi （VAD） was prepared by using skim milk, oat flour and WPC. VAD with 1% oat flour, 1% whey protein concentrate was found to be highly acceptable by sensory evaluation and curd tension study. Statistically there was a highly significant difference （P 〈 0.05） between skim milk dahi （control） and VAD VAD scored highest sensory score for all the sensory parameters studied. Curd tension found to be markedly increased in value added dahi with increased firmness of the product. Value added stirred dahi was prepared with oat flour, whey protein concentrate, papaya, fig pulps and sugar with different combination in order to assess the suitable level of addition with maximum acceptability. Value added stirred dahi （VADl） with 1% oat flour, 1% WPC, 5% papaya pulp, 4% sugar combination was found to be acceptable among the other combinations. Storage studies evaluated by sensory score revealed that the value added dahi can be stored up to 7 days at 5 ^（2. A significant increase in acidity and decrease in pH were noticed in the VAD1 during the storage period but within the permissible limit. Statistical analysis revealed no significance difference （P 〉 0.05） in total count and yeast and mould count between VAD0 （control） and VADl during storage 5 ~C. Total yield of value added dahi increased along with cost of production due to increased cost of ingredients （fruits and whey protein concentrate） used for value addition.