Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Oregano Essential Oil to Sows on Oxidative Stress Status, Lactation Feed Intake of Sows, and Piglet Performance
Joint Authors
Peng, Jian
Jiang, Siwen
Tan, Chengquan
Wei, Hongkui
Sun, Haiqing
Ao, Jiangtao
Long, Guang
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fifty-four multiparous large white sows were used to determine the effects of supplementing oregano essential oil (OEO) to the gestation and lactation diets on oxidative stress status, lactation feed intake, and their piglet performance.
Two groups were fed diets with (OEO; n=28) or without (Control; n=26) supplemental 15 mg/kg OEO during gestation and lactation.
The serum levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (P<0.05), 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) (P<0.05), and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) (P<0.05) were higher during gestation (days 90 and 109) and lactation (days 1 and 3) than in early gestation (day 10).
Compared with the control group, the OEO diet significantly reduced sows’ serum concentrations of 8-OHdG (P<0.05) and TBARS (P<0.01) on day 1 of lactation.
The OEO diet increased the sows’ counts of faecal lactobacillus (P<0.001) while reducing Escherichia coli (P<0.001) and Enterococcus (P<0.001).
In the third week of lactation the treatment tended to increase sow’s feed intake (P=0.07), which resulted in higher average daily gain (P<0.01) of piglets.
Our results demonstrated that there is an increased systemic oxidative stress during late gestation and early lactation of sows.
The OEO supplementation to sows’ diet improved performance of their piglets, which may be attributed to the reduced oxidative stress.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tan, Chengquan& Wei, Hongkui& Sun, Haiqing& Ao, Jiangtao& Long, Guang& Jiang, Siwen…[et al.]. 2015. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Oregano Essential Oil to Sows on Oxidative Stress Status, Lactation Feed Intake of Sows, and Piglet Performance. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055820
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tan, Chengquan…[et al.]. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Oregano Essential Oil to Sows on Oxidative Stress Status, Lactation Feed Intake of Sows, and Piglet Performance. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055820
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tan, Chengquan& Wei, Hongkui& Sun, Haiqing& Ao, Jiangtao& Long, Guang& Jiang, Siwen…[et al.]. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Oregano Essential Oil to Sows on Oxidative Stress Status, Lactation Feed Intake of Sows, and Piglet Performance. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055820
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055820