This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary rutin supplementation on body size indexes,rumen fermentation and organ development of Nubian goats.Thirty-six 2-month-old healthy Nubian goat ewes with similar body weight were randomly divided into 3 groups with 12 goats per group.The hens were fed basal diet(control group),basal diet+25 mg/kg rutin(trial group Ⅰ)and basal diet+50 mg/kg rutin(trial group Ⅱ),respectively.The experimental pre-feeding period lasted for 10 days and the experimental period lasted for 60 days.Slaughter was carried out after feeding.The results show that:(1)Compared with the control group,the tube circumference of test groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ on the 10th day of trial period was significantly increased by 5.57%(P<0.05)and 6.93%(P<0.05),respectively,and the tube circumference and body height of test group Ⅱ on the 60th day of trial period were significantly decreased by 6.54%(P<0.05)and 8.23%(P<0.05),respectively.The body length of trial group Ⅱ was significantly increased by 3.69%compared with that of group Ⅰ(P<0.05).(2)Compared with the control group,the concentrations of propionic acid and total volatile fatty acid of goats in trial group Ⅰ were significantly decreased by 42.14%(P<0.05)and 21.62%(P<0.05),respectively.Acetic acid and total volatile fatty acid concentrations in trial group Ⅱ were significantly decreased by 29.23%(P<0.05)and 29.43%(P<0.05),respectively.(3)Compared with the control group,the gene relatire expression of Fibrobacter succinogenes,Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens,Lactobacillus sPP and Ruminococcus in the rumen of goat of trial group Ⅰ was increased by 271.57%(P<0.01),1686.09%(P<0.05),280.00%(P<0.01)and 16226.73%(P<0.01),respectively.The gene relatire expression of Ruminococcus albus,Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens,Prevotella ruminicola,Lactobacillus and Ruminococcus flavefaciens increased by 130.56%(P<0.01),381.74%(P<0.05),188.00%(P<0.01),546.00%(P<0.01),25624.75%(P<0.01),respectively.The relative expression level of Ruminobacter amylophilus gene was decreased by 57.89%(P<0.05).Trial group Ⅰ and trial group n Ruminobacter amylophilus,Fibrobacter succinogenes,Ruminococcus albus,Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens,Prevotella ruminicola and Lactobacillus sPP gene relative expression was significantly different(P<0.01)or significant(P<0.05),while Ruminococcus flavefaciens gene relative expression was not significantly different(P>0.05).(4)Compared with the control group,the heart weight,omasum weight and index of goats in trialⅠ group were significantly decreased by 14.50%(P<0.05),24.00%(P<0.05)and 20.00%(P<0.05),respectively.The liver weight and index of trial group Ⅱ were increased by 12.54%(P<0.01)and 14.95%(P<0.01),respectively,and the omasum weight and index were significantly decreased by 29.41%(P<0.05)and 28.57%(P<0.05),respectively.(5)Compared with the control group,duodenal VH/CD and ileum VH in trial group Ⅰ were significantly decreased by 0.13%(P<0.05)and 15.42%(P<0.05),respectively.Duodenal VH,CD,ileum VH and VH/CD in trial group Ⅱ were significantly decreased by 29.19%(P<0.05),20.92%(P<0.05),18.23%(P<0.05)and 26.14%(P<0.05),respectively,and jejunal CD was significantly increased by 15.63%(P<0.05).In conclusion,under the conditions of this experiment,dietary addition of high-dose rutin could increase the number of rumen microflora of some Nubian goats,affect rumen fermentation,and had a negative effect on gastrointestinal development.
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