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Title: The effects of xylo-oligosaccharides on regulating growth performance, nutrient utilization, gene expression of tight junctions, nutrient transporters, and cecal short chain fatty acids profile in Eimeria-challenged broiler chickens

Journal Article · · Poultry Science

A 21-d experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) on growth performance, nutrient utilization, gene expression of tight junctions, nutrient transporters, and cecal short chain fatty acids (SCFA) profile of broiler chickens challenged with mixed Eimeria spp. Two hundred fifty-two zero-day-old chicks were allocated to 6 treatments in a 3 £ 2 factorial arrangement (corn-soybean meal diets supplemented with 0, 0.5, or 1.0 g/kg XOS; with or without Eimeria challenge). Challenged groups were inoculated with a solution containing E. maxima, E. acervulina, and E. tenella oocysts on d 15. During the infection period (d 15 to d 21), there was a significant (P < 0.05) Eimeria £ XOS interaction for weight gain (WG). XOS significantly (P < 0.05) increased WG in the unchallenged birds but not in the challenged treatments. There was no significant Eimeria £ XOS interaction for N and minerals utilization responses. XOS supplementation at 0.5 g/kg tended to alleviate Eimeria-induced depression in apparent ileal digestibility of DM (P = 0.052). Challenged birds had lower (P < 0.01) AME, AMEn, and total retention of N, Ca, and P. Eimeria upregulated (P < 0.01) gene expression of tight junction proteins claudin-1, junctional adhesion molecule-2, and glucose transporter GLUT1; but downregulated (P < 0.01) the peptide transporter PepT1, amino acid transporters rBAT, CAT2, y+LAT2, and zinc transporter ZnT1. XOS alleviated (P < 0.05) Eimeria-induced claudin-1 upregulation. Eimeria decreased (P < 0.05) cecal saccharolytic SCFA acetate, butyrate, and total SCFA, but increased (P < 0.05) branched chain fatty acids isobutyrate and isovalerate. The supplementation of XOS tended to decrease the concentration of isobutyrate (P = 0.08) and isovalerate (P = 0.062). In conclusion, 0.5 g/kg XOS supplementation alleviated depression in growth performance and nutrient utilization from the Eimeria challenge. In addition, supplemental XOS reversed the gene expression changes of claudin-1, also showed the potentials of alleviating the negative cecal fermentation pattern induced by Eimeria infection.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States); Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States). Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDA
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0015662; 58-6040-8-034
OSTI ID:
1904432
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1962846
Journal Information:
Poultry Science, Vol. 101, Issue 11; ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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