Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics
Abstract Feed efficiency (FE) is an important economic indicator in pig production. Improving the FE of commercial pigs is an important strategy for minimizing pig production costs and providing sustainability to the pig industry. In this study, nontargeted LC–MS metabolomics was performed on the co...
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doaj-5c260d93eba34f229b877f6d509936f02021-04-11T11:32:53ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222021-04-011111810.1038/s41598-021-87322-8Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomicsYong Ye0Jie Wu1Jianping Quan2Rongrong Ding3Ming Yang4Xingwang Wang5Shenping Zhou6Zhanwei Zhuang7Sixiu Huang8Ting Gu9Lingjun Hong10Enqin Zheng11Zhenfang Wu12Jie Yang13College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangdong Wens Breeding Swine Technology Co., Ltd.College of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityCollege of Animal Science and National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural UniversityAbstract Feed efficiency (FE) is an important economic indicator in pig production. Improving the FE of commercial pigs is an important strategy for minimizing pig production costs and providing sustainability to the pig industry. In this study, nontargeted LC–MS metabolomics was performed on the contents of the three intestine segments (ileum, cecum and colon) of high-FE and low-FE pigs to explore the effects of small-molecule metabolites in pig intestine on pig FE. A total of 225 Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire) pigs in the 30–100 kg stage were sorted based on FE, and 20 pigs with extreme phenotypes were selected, with 10 in each group. A total of 749 metabolites were identified, of which 15, 38 and 11 differed between high-FE and low-FE pigs in ileum, cecum and colon, respectively. These candidate biomarkers mainly comprised lipids and organic acids, which could partially explain the FE difference between the two groups. Among the identified differential metabolites, the lipids are mainly involved in combatting inflammation and oxidation in the ileum and cecum and in bile acid metabolism and vitamin D absorption in the cecum. A difference in organic acids was mainly observed in the hindgut, which is involved in the metabolism of amino acids and fatty acids. This comprehensive study provides new insight into the biochemical mechanisms associated with pig FE.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87322-8 |
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Yong Ye Jie Wu Jianping Quan Rongrong Ding Ming Yang Xingwang Wang Shenping Zhou Zhanwei Zhuang Sixiu Huang Ting Gu Lingjun Hong Enqin Zheng Zhenfang Wu Jie Yang Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics Scientific Reports |
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Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics |
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Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics |
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Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics |
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Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics |
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Lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by LC–MS-based metabolomics |
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lipids and organic acids in three gut locations affect feed efficiency of commercial pigs as revealed by lc–ms-based metabolomics |
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Abstract Feed efficiency (FE) is an important economic indicator in pig production. Improving the FE of commercial pigs is an important strategy for minimizing pig production costs and providing sustainability to the pig industry. In this study, nontargeted LC–MS metabolomics was performed on the contents of the three intestine segments (ileum, cecum and colon) of high-FE and low-FE pigs to explore the effects of small-molecule metabolites in pig intestine on pig FE. A total of 225 Duroc × (Landrace × Yorkshire) pigs in the 30–100 kg stage were sorted based on FE, and 20 pigs with extreme phenotypes were selected, with 10 in each group. A total of 749 metabolites were identified, of which 15, 38 and 11 differed between high-FE and low-FE pigs in ileum, cecum and colon, respectively. These candidate biomarkers mainly comprised lipids and organic acids, which could partially explain the FE difference between the two groups. Among the identified differential metabolites, the lipids are mainly involved in combatting inflammation and oxidation in the ileum and cecum and in bile acid metabolism and vitamin D absorption in the cecum. A difference in organic acids was mainly observed in the hindgut, which is involved in the metabolism of amino acids and fatty acids. This comprehensive study provides new insight into the biochemical mechanisms associated with pig FE. |
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