This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary Clostridium butyricum(CB)on digestion,metabolism and serum biochemical indexes of lambs.Forty-eight 3-month-old Dolper×small-tail Han crossbred male lambs with average body weight of(22.82±1.67)kg were randomly divided into 4 groups with 12 replicates per group and 1 lamb per replicate.The basal diets of four groups were supplemented with 0(control group),5×107(LCB group),5× 108(MCB group)and 5×109 CFU/kg(HCB group)CB(viable count≥5×109 CFU/g),respectively.The pre-experimental period lasted for 15 days,and experimental period lasted for 60 days.After the end of the formal period,the digestion and metabolism experiment was carried out,the adaptation period was 5 days,and the sampling period was 5 days.The results showed as follows:1)compared with the control group,the neutral detergent fiber(NDF)apparent digestibility of LCB,MCB and HCB groups was significantly increased(P<0.05),and the acid detergent fiber(ADF)apparent digestibility of HCB group was significantly increased(P<0.05).2)Compared with the control group,the digestible ener-gy of MCB and HCB groups was significantly increased(P<0.05),and the digestibility of gross energy of HCB group was significantly increased(P<0.05).3)Compared with the control group,the nitrogen apparent digestibility of MCB and HCB groups was significantly increased(P<0.05),and the nitrogen deposition of HCB group was significantly increased(P<0.05).4)Compared with the control group,the serum total cho-lesterol(TC)content of MCB and HCB groups was significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the serum low density lipoprotein(LDL)content of HCB group was significantly decreased(P<0.05).In conclusion,dieta-ry appropriate level of CB can improve digestion,metabolism and serum lipid metabolism indexes of lambs.In this experiment,the dietary appropriate CB supplemental level is 5×109 CFU/kg.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2024,36(7):4499-4507]
关键词
丁酸梭菌/羔羊/生长性能/消化代谢/血清生化指标
Key words
Clostridium butyricum/lambs/growth performance/digestion and metabolism/serum biochemi-cal indexes