The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs
Alpinia oxyphylla, a perennial herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, has a long history of traditional medicinal use. The present study evaluated the efficacy of different concentrations of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil (AEO) on the growth performance, serum antioxidation capacities, immune...
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| author | Fengming Chen Zhimou Liu Zhimou Liu Chun Xie Jieyi He Jiayi Chen Kaiqiang Peng Xu Chen Jiajia He Zhenyi Liu Hui Yang Kelang Kang Binsheng He Qian Lin Qian Lin |
| author_facet | Fengming Chen Zhimou Liu Zhimou Liu Chun Xie Jieyi He Jiayi Chen Kaiqiang Peng Xu Chen Jiajia He Zhenyi Liu Hui Yang Kelang Kang Binsheng He Qian Lin Qian Lin |
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| description | Alpinia oxyphylla, a perennial herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, has a long history of traditional medicinal use. The present study evaluated the efficacy of different concentrations of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil (AEO) on the growth performance, serum antioxidation capacities, immune function, apparent digestibility of nutrients, and gut microbiota in fattening pigs. A total of 120 pigs were divided into five treatments, with six replicates each and four pigs per replicate. The pigs were fed a basal diet or basal diet with chlortetracycline (CTC) alone or AEO at 250, 500, and 1,000 mg/kg (referred to as groups AEO1, AEO2, and AEO3, respectively) for 35 days, preceded by a 7-day pre-feed period. The results show that there were no statistically significant differences in growth performance for any dose of AEO supplementation. AEO increased L-DLC content, total protein content and the activity of GSH in serum (p < 0.05). The AEO also exhibited a linear increase in serum IgG content (p < 0.05). Dietary supplementation with AEO improved apparent digestibility of crude ash and calcium (p < 0.05). In gut microbiota, AEO modified the diversity and abundance of bacterial communities in fattening pigs. The abundance of Dorea, Blautia, Butyricicoccus, Bulleidia, and Lactobacillus was higher in the AEO groups compared to the control group, while Clostridium and Turicibacter were lower. The Bifidobacteriales and Pseudomonas were abundant in group AEO1 and AEO3, respectively. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of 1,000 mg/kg AEO has the potential to improve growth performance, immunological, biochemical, and antioxidant statuses. Additionally, AEO can increase the efficiency of nutrient digestion and absorption through the regulation of gut microbiota. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc2befa2a23c4e369e6707a923349e3d2024-12-10T06:33:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692024-12-011110.3389/fvets.2024.14685201468520The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigsFengming Chen0Zhimou Liu1Zhimou Liu2Chun Xie3Jieyi He4Jiayi Chen5Kaiqiang Peng6Xu Chen7Jiajia He8Zhenyi Liu9Hui Yang10Kelang Kang11Binsheng He12Qian Lin13Qian Lin14Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, ChinaHunan Nuoz Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Yiyang, Hunan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaHunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, ChinaHunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, ChinaAlpinia oxyphylla, a perennial herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, has a long history of traditional medicinal use. The present study evaluated the efficacy of different concentrations of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil (AEO) on the growth performance, serum antioxidation capacities, immune function, apparent digestibility of nutrients, and gut microbiota in fattening pigs. A total of 120 pigs were divided into five treatments, with six replicates each and four pigs per replicate. The pigs were fed a basal diet or basal diet with chlortetracycline (CTC) alone or AEO at 250, 500, and 1,000 mg/kg (referred to as groups AEO1, AEO2, and AEO3, respectively) for 35 days, preceded by a 7-day pre-feed period. The results show that there were no statistically significant differences in growth performance for any dose of AEO supplementation. AEO increased L-DLC content, total protein content and the activity of GSH in serum (p < 0.05). The AEO also exhibited a linear increase in serum IgG content (p < 0.05). Dietary supplementation with AEO improved apparent digestibility of crude ash and calcium (p < 0.05). In gut microbiota, AEO modified the diversity and abundance of bacterial communities in fattening pigs. The abundance of Dorea, Blautia, Butyricicoccus, Bulleidia, and Lactobacillus was higher in the AEO groups compared to the control group, while Clostridium and Turicibacter were lower. The Bifidobacteriales and Pseudomonas were abundant in group AEO1 and AEO3, respectively. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of 1,000 mg/kg AEO has the potential to improve growth performance, immunological, biochemical, and antioxidant statuses. Additionally, AEO can increase the efficiency of nutrient digestion and absorption through the regulation of gut microbiota.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1468520/fullAlpinia oxyphyllaessential oilantioxidation capacitiesimmune functiongut microbiotafattening pig |
| spellingShingle | Fengming Chen Zhimou Liu Zhimou Liu Chun Xie Jieyi He Jiayi Chen Kaiqiang Peng Xu Chen Jiajia He Zhenyi Liu Hui Yang Kelang Kang Binsheng He Qian Lin Qian Lin The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs Frontiers in Veterinary Science Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil antioxidation capacities immune function gut microbiota fattening pig |
| title | The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs |
| title_full | The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs |
| title_fullStr | The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs |
| title_short | The effect of Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance, immune, antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs |
| title_sort | effect of alpinia oxyphylla essential oil on growth performance immune antioxidant functions and gut microbiota in pigs |
| topic | Alpinia oxyphylla essential oil antioxidation capacities immune function gut microbiota fattening pig |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1468520/full |
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