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Effects of concentration of corn distillers dried grains with solubles and enzyme supplementation on cecal microbiota and performance in broiler chickens

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With the increasing production of ethanol for biofuels, a by-product of corn-based ethanol fermentation, dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) is finding its way into the feed of agricultural animals including cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, aquaculture species and horses. Corn DDGS contains very high levels of non-starch polysaccharides and could be considered a good source of fibre. Despite knowledge of the role of the fibre in modulating intestinal microbiota and consequently influencing health, there is currently little information on the interactions between DDGS and intestinal microbiota. We assessed the changes in the cecal microbiota of broilers feed rations supplemented with DDGS (five concentrations: 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24% w/w) with and without presence of digestive enzymes. DDGS concentration was strongly positively correlated (P = 3.7e−17, r = 0.74) with feed conversion efficiency (FCR), diminishing broiler performance with higher concentrations. Additionally, DDGS concentrations positively correlated with Richness index (P = 1.5e−3, r = 0.5), increasing the number of detectable species in the cecum. Among the most affected genera, Faecalibacterium (P = 0.032, r = −0.34) and Streptococcus (P = 7.9e−3, r = −0.39) were negatively correlated with DDGS, while Turicibacter (P = 2.8e−4, r = 0.52) was positively correlated with the DDGS concentration. Enzymes showed minimal effect on cecal microbiota.

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Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Award Number (12-AGR-2495-02). Dragana Stanley is an ARC DECRA fellow. All data analyses were performed on the Isaac Newton High Performance Computing System at Central Queensland University, Australia, and we acknowledge the support received from Jason Bell in all aspects of High Performance Computing. We also thank Professors Robert Moore and Kerry Walsh for their constructive comments on the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Alaeldein M. Abudabos, Raed M. Al-Atiyat & Hamad A. Albatshan

  2. Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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  3. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mashael R. Aljumaah & Manal M. Alkhulaifi

  4. Institute for Future Farming Systems, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia

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Abudabos, A.M., Al-Atiyat, R.M., Albatshan, H.A. et al. Effects of concentration of corn distillers dried grains with solubles and enzyme supplementation on cecal microbiota and performance in broiler chickens. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 101, 7017–7026 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-017-8448-5

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