scholarly journals Effects of Dietary Inulin on the Intestinal Short Chain Fatty Acids and Microbial Ecology in Broiler Chickens as Revealed by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 783-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rehman ◽  
P. Hellweg ◽  
D. Taras ◽  
J. Zentek
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Microbial Ecology ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

scholarly journals Effect of Oat Hulls Incorporated in the Diet or Fed as Free Choice on Growth Performance, Carcass Yield, Gut Morphology and Digesta Short Chain Fatty Acids of Broiler Chickens

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Adewole ◽  
Janice MacIsaac ◽  
Gillian Fraser ◽  
Bruce Rathgeber
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Carcass Yield ◽  
Oat Hulls ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

The use of high fiber agricultural byproducts in poultry nutrition can help not only to reduce feed cost but also to promote gastrointestinal functionality and growth performance and enhance environmental sustainability. This study was conducted to examine the effect of oat hulls (OH) incorporated in the diet or fed as free choice on growth performance, intestinal morphology, cecal short chain fatty acids (SCFA) production and carcass yield of broiler chickens. Day old broiler chickens were assigned to 4 dietary treatment groups which consisted of a corn–soybean meal–wheat based diet (Basal), Basal + bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), Basal + 3% OH (3% OH) and Basal + free choice OH (FCOH). Each group had six replicate pens of 27 chicks and were raised for 39 d. Feed intake (FI), body weight gain (BWG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were determined weekly for each pen. One chicken/pen was slaughtered on d 36 to determine organ weights, jejunal morphology, digesta pH and cecal SCFA and two chickens/pen were slaughtered on d 39 to determine carcass weight and yield. Diet had no effect on FI, except on d 28, when the FCOH group had higher FI than the 3% OH groups. During the starter phase, chickens fed 3% OH had the highest BWG and lowest FCR, which were significantly different (p < 0.05) from those fed FCOH. Chickens fed 3% OH had the highest slaughter, hot carcass, and cold carcass weights, which were significantly different (p < 0.05) from those fed FCOH. Diet had no effect on jejunal villus height and crypt depth, ileal and cecal digesta pH, and cecal SCFA. Chickens fed FCOH had a larger (p < 0.0001) gizzard weight and showed a tendency to have a larger (p = 0.09) ceca weight than other treatment groups. In conclusion, the inclusion of 3% OH in an antibiotic-free diet has the potential to enhance growth performance, while free choice OH increases the gizzard weight of broiler chickens.

scholarly journals Response of Gut Microbiota to Fasting and Hibernation in Syrian Hamsters

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (20) ◽  
pp. 6451-6456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei Sonoyama ◽  
Reiko Fujiwara ◽  
Naoki Takemura ◽  
Toru Ogasawara ◽  
Jun Watanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Syrian Hamsters ◽  
Real Time Quantitative Pcr ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

ABSTRACT Although hibernating mammals wake occasionally to eat during torpor, this period represents a state of fasting. Fasting is known to alter the gut microbiota in nonhibernating mammals; therefore, hibernation may also affect the gut microbiota. However, there are few reports of gut microbiota in hibernating mammals. The present study aimed to compare the gut microbiota in hibernating torpid Syrian hamsters with that in active counterparts by using culture-independent analyses. Hamsters were allocated to either torpid, fed active, or fasted active groups. Hibernation was successfully induced by maintaining darkness at 4°C. Flow cytometry analysis of cecal bacteria showed that 96-h fasting reduced the total gut bacteria. This period of fasting also reduced the concentrations of short chain fatty acids in the cecal contents. In contrast, total bacterial numbers and concentrations of short chain fatty acids were unaffected by hibernation. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments indicated that fasting and hibernation modulated the cecal microbiota. Analysis of 16S rRNA clone library and species-specific real-time quantitative PCR showed that the class Clostridia predominated in both active and torpid hamsters and that populations of Akkermansia muciniphila, a mucin degrader, were increased by fasting but not by hibernation. From these results, we conclude that the gut microbiota responds differently to fasting and hibernation in Syrian hamsters.

Effect of short-chain fatty acids on the ethylene pathway in embryonic axes of Cicer arietinum during germination

1994 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Gallardo ◽  
Paloma Munoz De Rueda ◽  
Angel Jesus Matilla ◽  
Isabel Maria Sanchez-Calle
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Cicer Arietinum ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Embryonic Axes ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

Short-Chain Fatty Acids Prevent Diabetic Nephropathy In Vivo and In Vitro

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 92-OR ◽  
Author(s):  
WEI HUANG ◽  
YONG XU ◽  
YOUHUA XU ◽  
LUPING ZHOU ◽  
CHENLIN GAO
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Diabetic Nephropathy ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

1898-P: Colonic Short-Chain Fatty Acids Lower Endogenous Glucose Production

Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1898-P
Author(s):  
ADELINA I.L. LANE ◽  
SAVANNA N. WENINGER ◽  
FRANK DUCA
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Glucose Production ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Endogenous Glucose Production ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Endogenous Glucose ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids

Concentrations and Correlations of Faecal Short-chain Fatty Acids and Faecal Water Content in Man

1994 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Siigur ◽  
K. E. Norin ◽  
G. Allgood ◽  
T. Schlagheck ◽  
Tore Midtvedt
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Chain Fatty Acids
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