Prebiotic galactooligosaccharide (GOS) effects on suckling and weaned pigs

Galactooligosaccharides were supplemented to gruel creep diets during farrowing and/or in phase 1 nursery diets. Growth performance, intestinal health parameters (such as GI morphology, short-chain fatty acids & microbial community) and plasma cytokins were evaluated under the hypothesis that GOS would improve piglet growth through its prebiotic effects as it is fermented in the intestine.本研究在母猪分娩阶段的稀糊状补饲日粮及/或仔猪第一阶段保育日粮中添加低聚半乳糖（Galactooligosaccharides，GOS）。基于“低聚半乳糖可通过在肠道内发酵发挥益生元作用，从而改善仔猪生长性能”的假说，本研究对仔猪的生长性能、肠道健康指标（如胃肠道形态、短链脂肪酸与微生物群落）以及血浆细胞因子水平进行了评估。