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Feed intake patterns nor growth rates of pigs are affected by dietary resistant starch, despite marked differences in digestion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2019

R. J. J. van Erp Open the ORCID record for R. J. J. van Erp [Opens in a new window] ,
S. de Vries ,
T. A. T. G. van Kempen ,
L. A. Den Hartog  and
W. J. J. Gerrits
R. J. J. van Erp*
Affiliation:
Department of Research & Development, Trouw Nutrition, Stationsstraat 77, 3800 AGAmersfoort, The Netherlands Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AHWageningen, The Netherlands
S. de Vries
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AHWageningen, The Netherlands
T. A. T. G. van Kempen
Affiliation:
Department of Research & Development, Trouw Nutrition, Stationsstraat 77, 3800 AGAmersfoort, The Netherlands Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
L. A. Den Hartog
Affiliation:
Department of Research & Development, Trouw Nutrition, Stationsstraat 77, 3800 AGAmersfoort, The Netherlands Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AHWageningen, The Netherlands
W. J. J. Gerrits
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AHWageningen, The Netherlands
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†E-mail: rik.van.erp@wur.nl
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Abstract

Current feed evaluation systems often assume that fermented starch (i.e. resistant starch (RS)) yields less energy than digested starch. However, growth rates of pigs fed low and high RS diets are often the same when feed is available ad libitum. This may be explained by its effect on digestive processes changing feeding behavior, and consequently energy utilization. This study aims to investigate the effect of RS on nutrient digestion and digesta passage rate in pigs, in combination with its effect on feeding behavior and growth performance under ad libitum conditions. In experiment 1, 20 male pigs (40 ± 2.82 kg) were fed diets containing either 50% waxy maize starch (low in RS (LRS)) or high-amylose maize starch (high in RS (HRS)), and soluble and insoluble indigestible markers. After 14 days of adaptation to the diets, pigs were fed hourly to reach steady state (6 h), dissected, and digesta were collected from eight segments. From the collected samples, nutrient digestion and passage rate of the solid and liquid digesta fraction were determined. In experiment 2, 288 pigs (80 ± 0.48 kg; sex ratio per pen 1 : 1; boar : gilt) were housed in groups of 6. Pigs were ad libitum-fed one of the experimental diets, and slaughtered at approximately 115 kg. Feed intake, growth and carcass parameters were measured. Ileal starch digestibility was greater for LRS-fed than for HRS-fed pigs (98.0% v. 74.0%; P < 0.001), where the additional undigested starch in HRS-fed pigs was fermented in the large intestine. No effects of RS on digesta passage rate of the solid or liquid digesta fraction and on feeding behavior were observed. Growth rate and feed intake did not differ between diets, whereas feed efficiency of HRS-fed pigs was 1%-unit higher than that of LRS-fed pigs (P = 0.041). The efficiency of feed used for carcass gain did not differ between diets indicating that the difference in feed efficiency was determined by the non-carcass fraction. Despite a 30% greater RS intake (of total starch) with HRS than with LRS, carcass gain and feed efficiency used for carcass gain were unaffected. RS did not affect digesta passage rate nor feeding behavior suggesting that the difference in energy intake between fermented and digested starch is compensated for post-absorptively. Our results indicate that the net energy value of fermented starch currently used in pig feed evaluation systems is underestimated and should be reconsidered.

Keywords

fermented starchdigesta passage ratenet energy valueswinefeeding behavior
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Research Article
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animal , Volume 14 , Issue 7 , July 2020 , pp. 1402 - 1412
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© The Animal Consortium 2019

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