The effect of digestive activity of pig gastro-intestinal tract on zeolite-rich rocks: An in vitro study

Mercurio, Mariano; Cappelletti, Piergiulio; Gennaro, Bruno de; Gennaro, Maurizio de; Bovera, Fulvia; Iannaccone, Francesco; Grifa, Celestino; Langella, Alessio; Monetti, Vincenzo; Esposito, Luigi

doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.11.039

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“…These characteristics of zeolite endow its extensive applications in various industries, including metallurgy [12], pesticide [13], environmental protection [14,15], and livestock production [16,17]. As a kind of feed additive or feed raw material, several researches have shown that zeolite promoted growth performance [10,18,19,20], improved digestive function [20,21], absorbed harmful substances in digestive tract [20,22], benefited intestinal microecology and villus development [23,24], and enhanced antioxidant capacity [16,17] in broilers and/or pigs. Interestingly, it is reported that zeolite exerted a similar effect of antibiotics, efficiently working against the gram-negative bacteria [25,26,27,28].…”

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Effects of Dietary Zeolite Supplementation as an Antibiotic Alternative on Growth Performance, Intestinal Integrity, and Cecal Antibiotic Resistance Genes Abundances of Broilers

Cheng

Chen

et al. 2019

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Simple SummaryThe widespread use of antibiotics in livestock production has attracted public attention due to antibiotic resistance. It is necessary to search for antibiotic alternatives in feeds. Zeolite, a kind of feed additive or feed raw material, can enhance growth performance, balance intestinal bacteria, and improve antioxidant capacity in animals. In vitro studies showed zeolite could reduce antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) abundances. This research compared the effects of antibiotics and zeolite on growth performance, intestinal morphology and barrier function, and cecal ARGs abundances of broilers. Our results indicated that dietary zeolite supplementation exerted similar or better effects than antibiotic inclusion. AbstractThe study investigated the effects of dietary zeolite supplementation as an antibiotic alternative on growth performance, intestinal integrity, and cecal antibiotic resistance genes abundances of broilers. One-day-old chicks were assigned into three groups and fed a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with antibiotics (50 mg/kg) or zeolite (10 g/kg). Antibiotic or zeolite increased (p < 0.05) average daily gain (ADG) from 1 to 42 days and duodenal villus height to crypt depth ratio (VH:CD) at 21 days. Zeolite increased (p < 0.05) ADG and average daily feed intake from 1 to 21 days, jejunal VH:CD at 21 and 42 days, ileal VH and VH:CD at 42 days, zonula occludens-1 mRNA abundance at 21 days, and duodenal occludin mRNA abundance at 42 days, whereas reduced (p < 0.05) jejunal CD and malondialdehyde levels in ileum at 21 days and duodenum at 42 days, serum D-lactic acid and diamine oxidase levels at 42 days, and plasma lipopolysaccharide content at 21 and 42 days. Antibiotics reduced (p < 0.05) duodenal claudin-2 mRNA abundance at 21 days, whereas increased (p < 0.05) cecal tetB abundance at 42 days. These findings suggested that the beneficial effects of zeolite in broilers were more pronounced than that of antibiotics.

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Effects of Dietary Zeolite Supplementation as an Antibiotic Alternative on Growth Performance, Intestinal Integrity, and Cecal Antibiotic Resistance Genes Abundances of Broilers

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“…Several authors consider the IVGPT, utilising faecal inocula, useful to evaluate the fermentability of specific ingredients for diets of monogastric species. In literature are present studies conducted with faecal inocula from dogs (Bosch et al 2016), cats (Musco et al 2016), pigs (Musco et al 2015;Mercurio et al 2016;Lee et al 2018) and horses (Murray et al 2014).…”

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Fermentability characteristics of different Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall using cat faeces as inoculum

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Musco

Roberti³

et al. 2020

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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Yeast cell wall are a source of prebiotics in animal nutrition, able to improve microbial function in the large intestine. The purpose of this paper was to compare the fermentability of six Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) cell wall obtained from three production processes (alcoholic, brewers and bakers). For each production process the two aliquots characterised by the highest the lowest carbohydrate levels were selected. In order to perform the in vitro trial, each SC substrate was incubated at 39 C under anaerobic condition for 72 h, using cat faecal inoculum. The results showed that the production processes did not affect organic matter disappearance, while significantly (p < .01) influenced cumulative volume of gas which appeared the lowest for alcoholic substrates. The alcoholic SC substrate showed significantly highest (p < .01) fermentation rate. All SCFA were affected by the production processes (p < .01). In particular, brewers substrates showed the highest acetate and butyrate production, while the fermentation of SC cell wall obtained by bakers showed the highest production of valerate, iso-butyrate and iso-valerate. Considering the high fermentability and acetate and butyrate production, the SC cell wall obtained by brewers seem more suitable to be used as prebiotic in cat diet. The bakers extract seems less advisable, due to its less fermentability at which corresponded the highest production of gas and iso-butyrate and iso-valerate, which are considered the less desirable end-products. The study underlines that it is necessary to evaluate the fermentation characteristics of these ingredients before their use in diet formulation as source of prebiotics. HIGHLIGHTS The production process affects the in vitro fermentation parameters differently from the carbohydrate's concentration. The production processes significantly influenced cumulative volume of gas and all short chain fatty acids production. The SC cell walls obtained by brewers seem more suitable to be used as prebiotic in cat diet and the bakers extract seems the less advisable.

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“…In the conditions of increasing technogenic and anthropogenic pressure on the environment, the problem of environmentally friendly additives, immunocorrectors and natural minerals in livestock breeding is relevant. Zeolites can be used as well since they have a unique combination of ion exchange, catalytic, adsorption, detoxification, deodorizing, prolonging effects on the animal body [1][2][3][4].…”

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Correction of physiological, biochemical and productive indicators of farm animals using mineral sorbent

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When feeding 30-180-day old calves with mineral sorbent vodnite, the number of red blood cells increases by 4.17% (p≤0.05), the hemoglobin level increases by 9.4% (p≤0.05), total protein contentby 6.44% (p≤0.01), albumin contentby 4.60% (p≤0.001), the phagocytic activity of leukocytesby 12.42% (p≤0.05), the bactericidal activityby 6.47% (p≤0.05), the lysozyme activity -by 10% (p≤0.05), the average daily weight gain of calvesby 7.4%, the live weightby 7.6% (p≤0.01). In fresh cows fed with vodnite, physical and biochemical characteristic improve and the gross milk yield increases by 45-84 kg (p<0.05). Vodnite used for cattle increases the genetic productivity.

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The effect of digestive activity of pig gastro-intestinal tract on zeolite-rich rocks: An in vitro study

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Effects of Dietary Zeolite Supplementation as an Antibiotic Alternative on Growth Performance, Intestinal Integrity, and Cecal Antibiotic Resistance Genes Abundances of Broilers

Effects of Dietary Zeolite Supplementation as an Antibiotic Alternative on Growth Performance, Intestinal Integrity, and Cecal Antibiotic Resistance Genes Abundances of Broilers

Fermentability characteristics of different Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall using cat faeces as inoculum

Correction of physiological, biochemical and productive indicators of farm animals using mineral sorbent

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