Combination of Antimicrobial Starters for Feed Fermentation: Influence on Piglet Feces Microbiota and Health and Growth Performance, Including Mycotoxin Biotransformation in vivo
Laurynas Vadopalas, Modestas Ružauskas, Vita Lėlė, Vytautė Starkutė, Paulina Zavistanavičiūtė, Eglė Zokaitytė, Vadims Bartkevičs, Iveta Pugajeva, Ingars Reinolds, Šarūnas Badaras, Dovilė Klupšaitė, Erika Mozūrienė, Agila Daukšienė, Romas Gružauskas, Elena Bartkienė
Abstract
≤ 0.05) compared with the control group. Mycotoxin analysis showed that alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) and altenuene were found in 61-day-old control piglets' feces and in fermented feed samples. However, AME was not found in treated piglets' feces. Feed fermentation with the novel LAB combination is a promising means to modulate piglets' microbiota, which is essential to improve nutrient absorption, growth performance, and health parameters. The new LAB composition suggests a novel dietary strategy to positively manipulate fermented feed chemicals and bio-safety and the piglet gut microbial ecology to reduce antimicrobials use in pig production and increase local feed stock uses and economical effectiveness of the process.