Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood lipid profile and faecal Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus counts on growing pigs fed with de-oiled lecithin emulsifier

Figures & data

Table 1. Phospholipid composition of DOL-60 and DOL-97.

Items (%)	DOL-60	DOL-97
Phosphatidyl choline	31.71	38.24
1-lysophosphatidyl choline	0.25	0.53
2-lysophosphatidyl choline	2.53	5.33
Phosphatidyl inositols	21.04	21.75
Phosphatidyl serines-Na	1.03	0.91
Phosphatidyl ethanolamines	22.49	18.46
Lysophosphatidyl ethanolamines	1.44	2.15
Acylphosphatidyl ethanolamines	4.77	1.22
Phosphatidyl glycerol	1.97	1.83
Diphosphatidyl glycerols	1.74	1.12
Phosphatidic acid	9.67	5.39
Lysophosphatidic acid	0.53	0.57
Other phosphatidyl inositols	0.83	2.50

DOL: De-olied lecithin.

Table 2. Ingredient composition of experimental diets (as-fed basis).

Items	CON	TRT1	TRT2
Ingredient (%)
Corn	60.01	60.01	60.01
Soybean meal (45% CP)	16.07	16.07	16.07
DDGS^a	6.50	6.50	6.50
Rapeseed meal	2.50	2.50	2.50
Wheat	6.00	6.00	6.00
Tallow	3.00	3.00	3.00
Molasses	3.00	3.00	3.00
Dicalcium phosphate	1.08	1.08	1.08
Limestone	0.65	0.65	0.65
Salt	0.30	0.30	0.30
L-Lysine	0.19	0.19	0.19
Vitamin premix^b	0.20	0.20	0.20
Mineral premix^c	0.10	0.10	0.10
Choline chloride	0.04	0.04	0.04
DOL-60	–	0.10	–
DOL-97	–	–	0.10
Calculated value (%)
ME^a (kcal/kg)	3428	3428	3428
Crude protein	15.50	15.50	15.50
Crude fat	5.78	5.78	5.78
Crude fibre	3.43	3.43	3.43
Crude ash	4.59	4.59	4.59
Calcium	0.65	0.65	0.65
Phosphorus	0.55	0.55	0.55

CON, Basal diet; TRT1, Basal diet t 0.1% DOL-60; TRT2, Basal diet t 0.1% DOL-97.

^aDDGS: distillers dried grains with soluble; ME: metabolisable energy.

^bProvided per kg of complete diet: 11,025 IU vitamin A; 1,103 IU vitamin D₃; 44 IU vitamin E; 4.4 mg vitamin K; 8.3 mg riboflavin; 50 mg niacin; 4 mg thiamine; 29 mg d-pantothenic; 166 mg choline; 33 µg vitamin B₁₂.

^cProvided per kg of complete diet: 8 mg of Mn (as MnO₂); 60 mg of Zn (as ZnSO₄); 5 mg of Cu (as CuSO₄·5H₂O); 40 mg of Fe (as FeSO₄·7H₂O); 0.3 mg of Co (as CoSO₄·5H₂O); 1.5 mg of I (as KI); and 0.15 mg of Se (as Na₂SeO₃·5H₂O).

Table 3. Effect of dietary supplementation of de-oiled lecithin on growth performance and apparent total tract digestibility in growing pigs^a.

Items	CON	TRT1	TRT2	SEM	p Value
					Linear	Quadratic
Overall growth performance
ADG, g	720	743	755	7.04	.0037	.5124
ADFI, g	1658	1675	1661	17.12	.9163	.4575
G/F	0.44	0.44	0.46	0.07	.0420	.8735
Apparent total tract digestibility on week 6
Dry matter, %	77.14	79.12	80.92	0.80	.0032	.9276
Nitrogen, %	74.56	76.82	77.45	0.89	.0315	.4624
Gross Energy, %	76.26	77.64	78.91	0.87	.0436	.9598

^aThere were five replicated pens of five pigs/pen per treatment.

Note: CON, Basal diet; TRT1, Basal diet + 0.1% DOL-60; TRT2, Basal diet + 0.1% DOL-97.

ADG: Average daily gain; ADFI: Average feed intake; G/F: gain-to-feed ratio; SEM: Standard error of means.

Table 4. Effect of dietary supplementation of de-oiled lecithin on blood lipid profile and faecal E. coli and Lactobacilli count in growing pigs^a.

Items	CON	TRT1	TRT2	SEM	p Value
					Linear	Quadratic
Blood lipid profile on week 6
HDL-C, mg/dL	44.25	47.25	46.25	1.42	.3442	.2787
LDL-C, mg/dL	37.50	37.50	34	1.45	.1227	.3511
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	117.75	109.75	108.75	3.12	.0717	.3835
Triglyceride, mg/dL	53.75	46.50	43.50	3.28	.0543	.6094
Faecal E. coli and Lactobacilli count on week 6
Lactobacillus, log10cfu/g	7.49	7.61	7.63	0.03	.0022	.1256
Escherichia Coli, log10cfu/g	6.10	6.01	5.99	0.05	.2043	.6336

^aThere were five replicated pens of five pigs/pen per treatment.

Note: CON, Basal diet; TRT1, Basal diet + 0.1% DOL-60; TRT2, Basal diet + 0.1% DOL-97.

HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SEM: Standard error of means.