Beyond sweetness: The high-intensity sweeteners and farm animals

Chen, Juncai; Yan, Lei; Zhang, Yang; He, Shiqian; Liu, Lingbin; Dong, Xianwen

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114571

Cited by 7 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 83 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In the present study, it was observed that there was a greater preference for piglets for the rope soaked with vanilla essence and sugar. A possible justification for this result would be the fact that this rope is the most palatable for piglets since piglets prefer sweeter flavors (Chen et al 2020). Swine are animals with an extremely sensitive taste sense and have approximately 19,000 taste buds, a number three times greater than humans (Hellekant and Danilova 1999).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Hellekant and Danilova (1999), there is a positive correlation between the number of papillae and the ability to taste, in this sense, pigs are more effective in feeling the taste compared to humans. Besides, pigs have a great capacity to differentiate flavors (Foppa et al 2014), for this reason, the initial diets in the nursery phase tend to have dairy compounds and flavoring substances in their composition (Jacela et al 2010;Chen et al 2020). The preference of piglets for the rope with vanilla essence and sugar shows that is a possibility to use other objects for environmental enrichment with this flavor that can easier attract the piglets and, hence, will be more efficient in distracting the animals, consequently improving the welfare of these animals.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Flavored sisal ropes as environmental enrichment for nursery piglets

Souza

Alves

Guimarães

et al. 2020

JABB

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the behavior of piglets in the nursery phase in the presence of pure sisal ropes, soaked with different flavors as a means of environmental enrichment. Sixty-four piglets with 35 days of age in the nursery phase were used, piglets were randomly distributed in a completely randomized design in 16 pens, with four animals in each pen and there was no separation of pens by group. Three treatments were used: Pure rope (PR) which was considered the control of the pen, rope soaked in vanilla essence and sugar (SV), and rope soaked in coffee (SC). An ethogram was prepared for observations of the following behavioral parameters, eating, drinking, urinating, defecating, lying down, standing, playful, and others. The parameters were measured every 10 minutes in a total of three daily assessments with two hours each for a period of three days. There was a greater preference of piglets for the SV rope with a percentage of 63.2% in the observations of the interactions. A possible justification for the result is the fact that this rope is the most palatable for piglets since piglets prefer sweet tastes. The PR rope aroused curiosity in the piglets, with a percentage of observations of 21.4%. Therefore, the use of equipment flavored with sweet vanilla taste is promising as a means of environmental enrichment, being more interesting to piglets.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flavored sisal ropes as environmental enrichment for nursery piglets

Souza

Alves

Guimarães

et al. 2020

JABB

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…due to its high sweetness, low calories, good stability and non-toxicity. In medicine aspect, it has been shown that NHDC possesses the e cacy of protecting the liver [1], lowering blood sugar and blood lipids [2,3], improving the intestinal probiotic ora [4], anti-in ammatory [5], and antioxidant [6]. Just because of its wide-ranging application in the eld of food additive and pharmaceutical adjuvant, the control of its content is the key link during the whole process of production.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A novel detection method for neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) based on ZIF-8/ErGO composite modified electrode in milk

Zhang

Qian

et al. 2023

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…These are herbs, spices, or plant extracts that are known to contain antioxidant, antimicrobial, coccidiostatic, anthelmintic, and immunostimulant properties when added to animals’ diet [ 1 ]. Phytogenics commonly used in poultry include oregano ( Origanum vulgare ), rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis ), sage ( Salvia officinalis ), thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ), and stevia ( Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), plants that improve production efficiency and have an effect on the health of the birds studied [ 2 , 3 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of dietary stevia-based sweetener on body weight and humoral immune response of broiler chickens

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background and Aim: Steviol glycosides extracted from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni have been of much consideration recently because of their beneficial effects on health, raising the possibilities for improving farm animals' health. Although some studies on stevia's dietary effect on body weight gain are available, few studies have been conducted to evaluate stevioside supplementation on immune response in broilers. This experiment aimed to analyze how a stevia-based sweetener can affect broiler chickens' growth performance and humoral response. Materials and Methods: In this experiment, one hundred and twenty 1-day-old Cobb-line broiler chicks fed with commercial starter/grower diets were included in three groups and supplemented with stevia-based sweetener at levels 0, 80, and 160 ppm, respectively. Chickens were weighed on day 0 and every 7 days for the next 6 weeks. Chicks were then immunized on days 10 and 24 with a Newcastle and infectious bronchitis vaccine and blood sampled on days 7, 24, and 35. Serologic assays were performed to detect specific antibody levels. Results: The body weight means and body weight gain on day 42 were found to be significantly higher in birds from the group fed with 80 ppm of stevia-based sweetener than those in the control group and slightly higher than those in the group supplemented with 160 ppm of stevia-based sweetener. Likewise, on day 35, antibodies against the Newcastle disease virus were higher in the treatment groups. Immune response to infectious bronchitis virus vaccination was not statistically different among the three groups through the experiment. Conclusion: Stevia-based sweetener at 80 ppm in commercial-based diets improved body weight gain and immune response in broiler chickens at the market age.

show abstract

Beyond sweetness: The high-intensity sweeteners and farm animals

Cited by 7 publications

References 83 publications

Flavored sisal ropes as environmental enrichment for nursery piglets

Flavored sisal ropes as environmental enrichment for nursery piglets

A novel detection method for neohesperidin dihydrochalcone (NHDC) based on ZIF-8/ErGO composite modified electrode in milk

Effect of dietary stevia-based sweetener on body weight and humoral immune response of broiler chickens

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About