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Title (en)
Effect of thymol and Enterocin M administration on biochemical, antioxidant and immunological parameters, small intestinal morphology and microbiota in rabbits
Language
English
Description (en)
To find natural feed additives with a beneficial effect on rabbit health, thymol alone and in combination with Enterocin M were administered in drinking water for 42 days (35 -77 days of age). A total of 48 rabbits based on their weight were randomly divided into four experimental groups: C - control (basal diet), T - thymol (250 mg/L), E - Enterocin M (Ent M) (50 lL/animal/day), TthornE (thymol with Ent M). Ent M (p <.05) and thymol (p <.01) separately decreased malondialdehyde in the liver. Thymol separately and in combination significantly increased phagocytic activity in the blood (p = .0051) and lactic acid in the caecum (p =0142) and decreased coagulase-positive staphylococci in the caecum (p =.0329). Ent M separately and in combination increased immunoglobulin A content in the jejunal wall (p =.002) and decreased coliform bacteria in faeces (p =.0002). Thymol and Ent M application separately or in combination improved the antioxidant and immune response of rabbits and demonstrated an antibacterial effect.
Keywords (en)
Essential Oil; Mucosa; Bacteriocin
DOI
10.1080/1828051X.2023.2257732
Author of the digital object
Kristina Bacova
Iveta Placha  (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
Zuzana Formelova  (National Agricultural and Food Centre)
Radoslava Kristofova
Monika Pogany Simonova  (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
Zuzana Andrejcakova  (University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice)
Karin Zitterl-Eglseer  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Andrea Laukova  (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
Lubica Chrastinova  (National Agricultural and Food Centre)
Sona Gancarcikova  (University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice)
Rudolf Zitnan  (National Agricultural and Food Centre)
Margareta Takacsova  (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
Drahomira Sopkova  (University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice)
Format
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Size
503.9 kB
Licence Selected
CC BY-NC 4.0 International
Type of publication
Article
Name of Publication (de)
Italian Journal of Animal Science
Pages or Volume
10
Volume
22
From Page
972
To Page
981
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date
2023