Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth

The weaning period is a stressful period for the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of piglets. This work aims to evaluate the effects of the commercial polyphenol-based product GreenFIS<sup>®</sup> on: (1) GIT health and performance of 60 weaned piglets; (2) digestibility in 18 growing pigs....

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Autores principales:	Gianluca Galassi, Marco Battelli, Nicole Verdile, Luca Rapetti, Raffaella Zanchi, Sharon Arcuri, Francesca Petrera, Fabio Abeni, Gianni Matteo Crovetto
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	weaned piglets feed additives gastrointestinal tract health piglet gut health pig intestinal microbiota digestibility Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ac2b4f5495d8406ca3ee32ff14fb39152021-11-25T16:19:45ZEffect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth10.3390/ani111132412076-2615https://doaj.org/article/ac2b4f5495d8406ca3ee32ff14fb39152021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3241https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615The weaning period is a stressful period for the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of piglets. This work aims to evaluate the effects of the commercial polyphenol-based product GreenFIS<sup>®</sup> on: (1) GIT health and performance of 60 weaned piglets; (2) digestibility in 18 growing pigs. Three diets were tested: a control diet (C), C plus 2.5 g of GreenFIS<sup>®</sup>/kg C (T1), and C plus 5 g of GreenFIS<sup>®</sup>/kg C (T2). After the post-weaning trial three piglets per treatment were sacrificed for the GIT histological analysis. No differences between diets were recorded in terms of growing performance or clinical and biochemical blood parameters. The GIT histological analysis did not show any indicators of inflammation for any of the groups. The feces of the two extreme treatments (C and T2) were analyzed for microbiota, revealing a greater presence of the <i>Ruminococcus bromii</i> group, positively associated with starch degradation, in T2. In the second experiment six pigs per treatment were randomly chosen for the digestibility study. The inclusion of GreenFIS<sup>®</sup> at both levels led to a higher fecal digestibility of gross energy (86.2%, 89.1%, and 89.5%, for C, T1, and T2, respectively) and crude protein (87.0%, 90.2%, and 90.0%). In conclusion, the additive did not improve, in the excellent experimental hygienic conditions, the gut health, but it did increase nutrient digestibility.Gianluca GalassiMarco BattelliNicole VerdileLuca RapettiRaffaella ZanchiSharon ArcuriFrancesca PetreraFabio AbeniGianni Matteo CrovettoMDPI AGarticleweaned pigletsfeed additivesgastrointestinal tract healthpiglet gut healthpig intestinal microbiotadigestibilityVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3241, p 3241 (2021)
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topic	weaned piglets feed additives gastrointestinal tract health piglet gut health pig intestinal microbiota digestibility Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	weaned piglets feed additives gastrointestinal tract health piglet gut health pig intestinal microbiota digestibility Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Gianluca Galassi Marco Battelli Nicole Verdile Luca Rapetti Raffaella Zanchi Sharon Arcuri Francesca Petrera Fabio Abeni Gianni Matteo Crovetto Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth
description	The weaning period is a stressful period for the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of piglets. This work aims to evaluate the effects of the commercial polyphenol-based product GreenFIS<sup>®</sup> on: (1) GIT health and performance of 60 weaned piglets; (2) digestibility in 18 growing pigs. Three diets were tested: a control diet (C), C plus 2.5 g of GreenFIS<sup>®</sup>/kg C (T1), and C plus 5 g of GreenFIS<sup>®</sup>/kg C (T2). After the post-weaning trial three piglets per treatment were sacrificed for the GIT histological analysis. No differences between diets were recorded in terms of growing performance or clinical and biochemical blood parameters. The GIT histological analysis did not show any indicators of inflammation for any of the groups. The feces of the two extreme treatments (C and T2) were analyzed for microbiota, revealing a greater presence of the <i>Ruminococcus bromii</i> group, positively associated with starch degradation, in T2. In the second experiment six pigs per treatment were randomly chosen for the digestibility study. The inclusion of GreenFIS<sup>®</sup> at both levels led to a higher fecal digestibility of gross energy (86.2%, 89.1%, and 89.5%, for C, T1, and T2, respectively) and crude protein (87.0%, 90.2%, and 90.0%). In conclusion, the additive did not improve, in the excellent experimental hygienic conditions, the gut health, but it did increase nutrient digestibility.
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author	Gianluca Galassi Marco Battelli Nicole Verdile Luca Rapetti Raffaella Zanchi Sharon Arcuri Francesca Petrera Fabio Abeni Gianni Matteo Crovetto
author_facet	Gianluca Galassi Marco Battelli Nicole Verdile Luca Rapetti Raffaella Zanchi Sharon Arcuri Francesca Petrera Fabio Abeni Gianni Matteo Crovetto
author_sort	Gianluca Galassi
title	Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth
title_short	Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth
title_full	Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth
title_fullStr	Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth
title_sort	effect of a polyphenol-based additive in pig diets in the early stages of growth
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Effect of a Polyphenol-Based Additive in Pig Diets in the Early Stages of Growth

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