Torula yeast may improve intestinal health and immune function of weanling pigs.
J Anim Sci
; 1012023 Jan 03.
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| ID: mdl-36961867
A torula yeast produced using forestry byproducts (i.e., woody torula yeast) had been demonstrated to have greater concentrations of digestible amino acids and phosphorus than fish meal, which indicates that the woody torula yeast can be used as a protein source for weanling pigs. However, information about effects of the woody torula yeast and conventional torula yeast on intestinal health and immune response are limited. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that the woody torula yeast improves intestinal health of pigs to a greater extent than conventional torula yeast. Results demonstrated that both woody torula yeast and conventional torula yeast could replace fish meal and plasma protein without negatively affecting growth performance, intestinal morphology, or blood characteristics of pigs. Regardless of source, torula yeast also improved fecal scores during the first 2 wk post-weaning and increased concentrations of anti-inflammatory cytokines in plasma of pigs. Therefore, dietary inclusion of torula yeast in diets for weanling pigs may represent a strategy to improve intestinal health of weanling pigs, but no differences between woody torula yeast and conventional torula yeast were observed.
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Candida
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Sus scrofa
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Dieta
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Intestinos
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Clinical_trials
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Animals
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2023
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