Exploiting Chestnut Biochar as a Functional and Circular Ingredient in Weaned Piglet Diets DOI Creative Commons
Luciana Rossi, Sara Frazzini, Matteo Santoru

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(10), P. 1082 - 1082

Published: May 17, 2025

Background: Achieving sustainable development in accordance with Agenda 2030 (Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, and 17) has challenged the livestock sector especially swine farming. Strategies focused on reducing environmental impact improving feed efficiency have therefore been explored. Due to its beneficial properties, application of biochar represents an interesting solution. This study evaluates effects supplementation growth performance health parameters weaned piglets. Methods: A total 223 piglets were divided into two experimental groups: control (CTRL) group treatment (TRT group). The experiment involved dietary treatments: CTRL was fed a standard diet, while TRT same diet supplemented 1% chestnut biochar. Weekly measurements included body weight, intake, fecal scores. Fecal samples collected for microbiological analysis evaluation digestibility. Results: No significant differences observed between groups terms principal zootechnical parameters. showed lower E. coli counts feces at 14 days decrease diarrhea frequency 28 (32.14% vs. 3.23% TRT; p = 0.009). Protein digestibility higher (79.5 ± 1.74%) compared (75.0 2.05%; 0.004). Additionally, had significantly levels derivates reactive oxygen metabolites than (293.44 59.28 553.98 61.59 Carratelli units ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: inclusion diets post-weaning can improve status animals. Biochar could thus be used as valuable functional ingredient within innovative nutritional strategy aimed management gastrointestinal problems during weaning period.

Language: Английский

Seaweed-derived mixed extracts exhibit immunomodulatory properties on porcine alveolar macrophages DOI Creative Commons
Sara Frazzini, Lauretta Turin,

G. Vanosi

et al.

The Veterinary Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 106358 - 106358

Published: April 1, 2025

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global concern, prompting for antibiotic alternatives in animal production. Seaweed, abundant bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory properties, offers natural substitute to synthetic compounds. Considering this, the objective of present study was evaluate bioactivity three seaweeds 1:1 combination Ascophyllum nodosum, Palmaria palmata, and Ulva lactuca. Initially, polyphenol, flavonoid, total phlorotannin content seaweed species were assessed through colorimetric assays. Subsequently, first evaluated an inhibition protein precipitation assay then confirmed vitro gene expression assays LPS-stimulated porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs). The evaluation molecules revealed high TPC (1487.67±40.39 1763.57±69.01mg TAE/100mg sample, respectively), as well TFC (95.68±3.62 126.09±7.34mg CE/100mg sample) TPhC (0.167±0.02 0.23±0.01mg PGE/100mg) AN UL, respectively. inhibiting disclosed that extracts combining two algae (ANUL, ANPP, PPUL) more effective than effect exhibited by each single extract. assessment significant down-regulation IL-1β TNF-α extracts. In contrast, TGF-β showed increasing trend. These findings, along confirmation molecules, highlight algae's potential, making them suitable antibiotics disease prevention livestock sector. Therefore, future research should explore specific validate their efficacy vivo confirm potential use

Language: Английский

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Exploiting Chestnut Biochar as a Functional and Circular Ingredient in Weaned Piglet Diets DOI Creative Commons
Luciana Rossi, Sara Frazzini, Matteo Santoru

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(10), P. 1082 - 1082

Published: May 17, 2025

Background: Achieving sustainable development in accordance with Agenda 2030 (Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, and 17) has challenged the livestock sector especially swine farming. Strategies focused on reducing environmental impact improving feed efficiency have therefore been explored. Due to its beneficial properties, application of biochar represents an interesting solution. This study evaluates effects supplementation growth performance health parameters weaned piglets. Methods: A total 223 piglets were divided into two experimental groups: control (CTRL) group treatment (TRT group). The experiment involved dietary treatments: CTRL was fed a standard diet, while TRT same diet supplemented 1% chestnut biochar. Weekly measurements included body weight, intake, fecal scores. Fecal samples collected for microbiological analysis evaluation digestibility. Results: No significant differences observed between groups terms principal zootechnical parameters. showed lower E. coli counts feces at 14 days decrease diarrhea frequency 28 (32.14% vs. 3.23% TRT; p = 0.009). Protein digestibility higher (79.5 ± 1.74%) compared (75.0 2.05%; 0.004). Additionally, had significantly levels derivates reactive oxygen metabolites than (293.44 59.28 553.98 61.59 Carratelli units ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: inclusion diets post-weaning can improve status animals. Biochar could thus be used as valuable functional ingredient within innovative nutritional strategy aimed management gastrointestinal problems during weaning period.

Language: Английский

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