Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (9): 2165-2176.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.09.014

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Effects of Probiotics Interaction on Growth Performance, Intestinal Digestion and Absorption, and Sugar Transporter GLUT2 in Broilers

ZHANG Lihuan*, ZHANG Ruonan, JIA Hao, MA Yueyue, ZHU Zhiwei, LI Huifeng, CHEN Yuanyu   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China
  • Received:2020-04-24 Online:2020-09-25 Published:2020-09-25

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of probiotic interaction on growth performance, intestinal nutrient digestion and absorption, and related sugar transporters in broiler. Two hundred 1-day-old male Arbor Acres broilers were selected, and then randomly divided into 4 groups with 5 replicates per group and 10 for each replicate. Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis were mixed in proportion, and then fermented in milk. The chicks in the control group received normal drinking water, the chicks in probiotic group Ⅰ (mixed ratio of 2:1:1), group Ⅱ (mixed ratio of 1:2:1), and group III (mixed ratio of 1:1:2) received drinking water supplemented with 1% compound probiotics. All chickens were fed with normal diet for 42 days, every 21 days as a stage. The results showed that: 1) Compared to control group, the ADG(P<0.05) and feed conversion ratio (P>0.05) of broilers in all probiotic groups were improved. Furthermore, the production performance of broilers in probiotic group Ⅰ was higher than those of probiotic group Ⅱ and Ⅲ. 2) Compared to control group, specific activities of amylase, lipase, trypsin in jejunum of probiotic groups increased significantly (P<0.05). 3) In all probiotic groups, the intestinal villus height increased significantly (P<0.05), crypt depth decreased significantly (P<0.05), and the expression of glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2), particularly in probiotic group Ⅰ and Ⅲ, was significantly upregulated (P<0.05). In conclusion, probiotics interaction can enhance digestive enzyme activity, improve the structure of digestive tract, upregulate the expression of nutrient transporter, improve the nutrient digestibility and energy absorption efficiency, and further improve production performance of broiler. When the mixing ratio of L. casei, L. acidophilus and B. lactis was 2:1:1, the compound probiotics had a better effect on broilers.

Key words: probiotics, intestinal structure, digestion and absorption, GLUT2

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