This experiment was carried out with 375 male broilers(Ross 308) from days 1 to 28 to evaluate the influence of crimped kernel maize silage(CKMS) on the manifestation of subclinical necrotic enteritis,microbiota count...This experiment was carried out with 375 male broilers(Ross 308) from days 1 to 28 to evaluate the influence of crimped kernel maize silage(CKMS) on the manifestation of subclinical necrotic enteritis,microbiota counts, organic acid production and relative weights of gastrointestinal segments. A necrotic enteritis disease model was applied. Birds were allocated into 3 different dietary treatments: a maizebased feed(MBF, control diet), and 2 diets supplemented with 15%(CKMS15) or 30%(CKMS30) of crimped ensiled kernel maize. The disease model involved a 10-time overdose of an attenuated live vaccine against coccidiosis given orally on day 17, followed by oral inoculation of Clostridium perfringens Type A(S48,10~8 to 10~9 bacteria/bird) twice daily on days 18,19, 20 and 21. Scoring of intestinal lesions was performed on days 22, 23, 25 and 28. Ileal and caecal digesta samples were collected for the quantification of selected bacterial groups and organic acids. The results showed that there was no effect of dietary treatments on small intestinal lesion scores(P> 0.05). Lesions scores peaked on days 23 and 25 and decreased again on day 28(P = 0.001). No effect of age on microbiota counts was observed, but feeding of CKMS30 reduced the number of coliforms in ileal contents(P = 0.01). Dietary treatments did not affect organic acid concentrations in ileum and caeca, but there was an effect of age; butyric acid was higher on days 22, 23 and 25 than on day 28(P = 0.04). Acetic acid and propionic acid concentrations in caeca were the highest on days 22 and 28 but the lowest on days 23 and 25. Relative gizzard and caeca weights were increased, and relative ileum weights were decreased when birds were fed CKMS30(P < 0.05). In conclusion, the inclusion of CKMS in broiler diets had no effects on the course of necrotic enteritis but had potential benefits in terms of inhibition of potentially harmful microorganisms.展开更多
Necrotic enteritis(NE)is an important enteric disease in poultry and has become a major concern in poultry production in the post-antibiotic era.The infection with NE can damage the intestinal mucosa of the birds lead...Necrotic enteritis(NE)is an important enteric disease in poultry and has become a major concern in poultry production in the post-antibiotic era.The infection with NE can damage the intestinal mucosa of the birds leading to impaired health and,thus,productivity.To gain a better understanding of how NE impacts the gut function of infected broilers,global mRNA sequencing(RNA-seq)was performed in the jejunum tissue of NE challenged and non-challenged broilers to identify the pathways and genes affected by this disease.Briefly,to induce NE,birds in the challenge group were inoculated with 1 mL of Eimeria species on day 9 followed by 1 mL of approximately 108 CFU/mL of a NetB producing Clostridium per-fringens on days 14 and 15.On day 16,2 birds in each treatment were randomly selected and euthanized and the whole intestinal tract was evaluated for lesion scores.Duodenum tissue samples from one of the euthanized birds of each replicate(n=4)was used for histology,and the jejunum tissue for RNA extraction.RNA-seq analysis was performed with an Illumina RNA HiSeq 2000 sequencer.The differ-entially expressed genes(DEG)were identified and functional analysis was performed in DAVID to find protein-protein interactions(PPI).At a false discovery rate threshold<0.05,a total of 377 DEG(207 upregulated and 170 downregulated)DEG were identified.Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that DEG were considerably enriched in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors(PPAR)signaling(P<0.01)andβ-oxidation pathways(P<0.05).The DEG were mostly related to fatty acid metabolism and degradation(cluster of differentiation 36[CD36],acyl-CoA synthetase bubblegum family member-1[ACSBG1],fatty acid-binding protein-1 and-2[FABP1]and[FABP2];and acyl-coenzyme A synthetase-1[ACSL1]),bile acid production and transportation(acyl-CoA oxidase-2[ACOX2],apical sodium-bile acid transporter[ASBT])and essential genes in the immune system(interferon-,[IFN-γ],LCK proto-oncogene,Src family tyrosine kinase[LCK],zeta chain of T cell receptor associated protein kinase 70 kDa[ZAP70],and aconitate decarboxylase 1[ACOD1]).Our data revealed that pathways related to fatty acid digestion were significantly compromised which thereby could have affected metabolic and immune responses in NE infected birds.展开更多
文摘This experiment was carried out with 375 male broilers(Ross 308) from days 1 to 28 to evaluate the influence of crimped kernel maize silage(CKMS) on the manifestation of subclinical necrotic enteritis,microbiota counts, organic acid production and relative weights of gastrointestinal segments. A necrotic enteritis disease model was applied. Birds were allocated into 3 different dietary treatments: a maizebased feed(MBF, control diet), and 2 diets supplemented with 15%(CKMS15) or 30%(CKMS30) of crimped ensiled kernel maize. The disease model involved a 10-time overdose of an attenuated live vaccine against coccidiosis given orally on day 17, followed by oral inoculation of Clostridium perfringens Type A(S48,10~8 to 10~9 bacteria/bird) twice daily on days 18,19, 20 and 21. Scoring of intestinal lesions was performed on days 22, 23, 25 and 28. Ileal and caecal digesta samples were collected for the quantification of selected bacterial groups and organic acids. The results showed that there was no effect of dietary treatments on small intestinal lesion scores(P> 0.05). Lesions scores peaked on days 23 and 25 and decreased again on day 28(P = 0.001). No effect of age on microbiota counts was observed, but feeding of CKMS30 reduced the number of coliforms in ileal contents(P = 0.01). Dietary treatments did not affect organic acid concentrations in ileum and caeca, but there was an effect of age; butyric acid was higher on days 22, 23 and 25 than on day 28(P = 0.04). Acetic acid and propionic acid concentrations in caeca were the highest on days 22 and 28 but the lowest on days 23 and 25. Relative gizzard and caeca weights were increased, and relative ileum weights were decreased when birds were fed CKMS30(P < 0.05). In conclusion, the inclusion of CKMS in broiler diets had no effects on the course of necrotic enteritis but had potential benefits in terms of inhibition of potentially harmful microorganisms.
文摘Necrotic enteritis(NE)is an important enteric disease in poultry and has become a major concern in poultry production in the post-antibiotic era.The infection with NE can damage the intestinal mucosa of the birds leading to impaired health and,thus,productivity.To gain a better understanding of how NE impacts the gut function of infected broilers,global mRNA sequencing(RNA-seq)was performed in the jejunum tissue of NE challenged and non-challenged broilers to identify the pathways and genes affected by this disease.Briefly,to induce NE,birds in the challenge group were inoculated with 1 mL of Eimeria species on day 9 followed by 1 mL of approximately 108 CFU/mL of a NetB producing Clostridium per-fringens on days 14 and 15.On day 16,2 birds in each treatment were randomly selected and euthanized and the whole intestinal tract was evaluated for lesion scores.Duodenum tissue samples from one of the euthanized birds of each replicate(n=4)was used for histology,and the jejunum tissue for RNA extraction.RNA-seq analysis was performed with an Illumina RNA HiSeq 2000 sequencer.The differ-entially expressed genes(DEG)were identified and functional analysis was performed in DAVID to find protein-protein interactions(PPI).At a false discovery rate threshold<0.05,a total of 377 DEG(207 upregulated and 170 downregulated)DEG were identified.Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that DEG were considerably enriched in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors(PPAR)signaling(P<0.01)andβ-oxidation pathways(P<0.05).The DEG were mostly related to fatty acid metabolism and degradation(cluster of differentiation 36[CD36],acyl-CoA synthetase bubblegum family member-1[ACSBG1],fatty acid-binding protein-1 and-2[FABP1]and[FABP2];and acyl-coenzyme A synthetase-1[ACSL1]),bile acid production and transportation(acyl-CoA oxidase-2[ACOX2],apical sodium-bile acid transporter[ASBT])and essential genes in the immune system(interferon-,[IFN-γ],LCK proto-oncogene,Src family tyrosine kinase[LCK],zeta chain of T cell receptor associated protein kinase 70 kDa[ZAP70],and aconitate decarboxylase 1[ACOD1]).Our data revealed that pathways related to fatty acid digestion were significantly compromised which thereby could have affected metabolic and immune responses in NE infected birds.
