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Differential Effects of Dietary Oregano Essential Oil on the Inflammation Related Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Outdoor and Indoor Reared Pigs
Full text linkIntensive farming systems represent a stressful environment for pigs and negatively influence neuroendocrine functions, behavior, and performance. Outdoor farming is an alternative option, which is thought to imply several beneficial effects for the animal. Dietary essential oils are known to be an innovative strategy to improve pig health and performance, and oregano essential oil (ORE) possesses beneficial effects due to its antimicrobial, anti-fungal, and antioxidant properties. We tested the effect of dietary ORE on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in 36 growing pigs, either reared under indoor or outdoor conditions. Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) assay was used to evaluate the effect of diet (control vs. ORE) and the time of sampling (T1-120 days vs. T2-190 days) on the expression of inflammatory and immune-related genes (TNF, IL1beta, IL8, IL18, IL10, IL1RN, STAT3, HSP90, ICAM-1, and NFKB1). Under outdoor condition, the majority of transcripts were upregulated (p < 0.05), assuming a general inflammatory status (TNF, HSP90, NFKB1, IL1beta, and STAT3). However, an interaction between diet and the farming system was observed: HSP90, NFKB1, and STAT3 were downregulated (p < 0.05) in the outdoor reared pigs when fed the ORE diet. Our study showed that bioactive compounds of ORE exert their activity, especially when the animals are exposed to stressful stimuli. Dietary ORE can be an acceptable strategy to help pigs tolerate the stress related to the harsh, outdoor, rearing conditions
Does the Oscillococcinum treatment affect the in vitro immune responses of ewes’ lymphocytes?
No full textImpiego di Rosmarinus officinalis nell’alimentazione dell’ovino: effetti sui principali parametri di degradabilità ruminale in vivo
No full textThe presence and localization of apelin in the sheep abomasum: impact of diets characterized by different chemical composition
No full textIsolamento della flora microbica del rumine e ricerca del transgene per il BT 176 in pecore alimentate con mais geneticamente modificato e mais biologico
No full textEffect of the Physiological State and of a Diet Rich in Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) on the Immune Response of the Mammary Gland in Sheep
No full textPlant extracts in swine nutrition: effects on some hematochemical parameters and sensory characteristics
No full textThere is an increasing public interest in the use of plant extracts in livestock feed. The objective of this study was to investigate the
effects of inclusion of oregano (Origanum vulgare L) and chestnut wood (Castanea sativa) extract in pig diets, on some blood
parameters, and chemical and sensory characteristics of the meat pork
Impiego di Rosmarinus officinalis nell'alimentazione dell'ovino: effetti sul pH e sulla popolazione batterica ruminale
No full textLa sperimentazione ha avuto l’obiettivo di verificare l’effetto del rosmarino (Rosmarinus officinalis) sulla popolazione batterica ruminale. Sono state utilizzate 4 pecore provviste di cannula ruminale; il disegno sperimentale a quadrato latino ha previsto l’impiego di un mangime controllo e di 3 mangimi contenenti rosmarino (foglie essiccate e macinate incluse prima o dopo la pellettatura oppure olio essenziale supportato incluso dopo il trattamento di pellettatura). Dalle analisi effettuate non sono emerse differenze significative relative al pH ruminale e alla consistenza della popolazione microbica anaerobia del rumine, fatta eccezione per una modesta flessione della componente batterica cellulosolitica osservata nel gruppo alimentato con foglie di rosmarino sottoposte a pellettatura
Concentrazione plasmatica di T3 e T4 totali in capre angora in lattazione: effetti della supplementazione con favino (Vicia faba minor)
No full textLe aziende zootecniche biologiche in Umbria: valutazione del sistema d'allevamento, degli alimenti e dei piani di razionamento per le specie ruminanti
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