The numerous benefits of adding yeast cell walls to pig feed

Yeast cell walls play multiple important roles in pig farming. Here is a detailed introduction:

Enhance the body's immune system

Stimulating immune cell activity: Yeast cell walls contain components such as β - glucan and mannan. Among them, β - glucan can be recognized by receptors on the surface of immune cells (such as macrophages) in pigs, activate these immune cells, enhance their activity, and better perform functions such as phagocytosis, clearance of pathogens, and transmission of immune signals. For example, when pigs face external bacterial invasion, activated macrophages can quickly engulf the invading bacteria, reducing the likelihood of disease occurrence.

Regulating immune response: Mannan can regulate the immune system of pigs, keeping the body's immune response in a relatively balanced and efficient state. It helps to promote the rapid and rational production of antibodies and other immune substances by the body in response to bacterial infections, enhancing the resistance of pigs to various diseases (such as common swine flu, piglet diarrhea, etc.), while avoiding excessive immune reactions that can harm the pig's own body.

Improve intestinal health

Adsorption of harmful bacteria: The special structure of yeast cell wall gives it a certain adsorption ability, which can adsorb harmful bacteria in the intestine, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, etc. After these harmful bacteria are adsorbed, they are difficult to reproduce and produce toxins in the intestine, thereby reducing the risk of intestinal infections in pigs and ensuring normal digestion and absorption functions of the intestine.

Promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria: Yeast cell walls can act as prebiotics, providing nutrients for beneficial microorganisms in the gut (such as bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, etc.) and promoting the proliferation of beneficial bacteria. After an increase in the number of beneficial bacteria, it can better maintain the balance of intestinal microbiota, help the intestines digest and decompose feed nutrients, improve feed utilization, and promote the growth and development of pigs.

Maintaining the intestinal mucosal barrier: It helps to strengthen the integrity of the intestinal mucosa, making this barrier more stable, preventing harmful substances (such as bacteria, toxins, etc.) from entering the pig's circulation through the intestinal mucosa, and reducing the possibility of systemic infectious diseases in pigs.

Adsorption of fungal toxins

Reduce the harm of toxins: During the storage of feed, it is easy to be contaminated by mold and produce mycotoxins. After pigs consume feed containing mycotoxins, they may experience slow growth, weakened immunity, organ damage, and many other problems. Yeast cell walls have a porous structure that can adsorb common fungal toxins such as aflatoxin and zearalenone in feed through physical adsorption, reducing their absorption in pigs and mitigating their adverse effects on pig health and growth performance.

Improve growth performance

Improving nutrient absorption efficiency: Due to the yeast cell wall improving intestinal health, it promotes the digestion and absorption of feed nutrients (such as protein, carbohydrates, minerals, etc.) in the intestine, allowing pigs to obtain more nutrients from feed to meet their growth, development, and maintain good production performance needs.

Promoting growth rate: With a healthy intestinal environment and a good immune system, pigs can use the nutrients they consume more efficiently for growth, thereby improving growth rate, shortening slaughter time, and increasing breeding efficiency. For example, during the breeding stage of fattening pigs, the reasonable use of yeast cell wall products may significantly increase the daily weight gain of pigs.

In summary, yeast cell walls play an indispensable role in enhancing the immunity of pigs, improving intestinal health, preventing and controlling fungal toxin hazards, and improving growth performance. They have high application value in modern pig farming.