The increasing pressure of abolishing and/or decreasing the use of antibiotics as antimicrobial growth promoters for livestock calls for alternative solutions to sustain the efficiency of current livestock production....The increasing pressure of abolishing and/or decreasing the use of antibiotics as antimicrobial growth promoters for livestock calls for alternative solutions to sustain the efficiency of current livestock production.Among the alternatives, essential oils have a great potential and are generally considered natural, less toxic, and free from residues.Essential oils have been proven in numerous in vitro studies to exert antimicrobial effects on various pathogens.The current review touched on the basics of essential oils, and the in vivo effects of essential oils on growth, intestinal microflora, anti-oxidation, immune functionality, meat qualities as well as the possible modes of action in poultry and pigs, and the future research areas were proposed.展开更多
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the efficacy of benzoic acid on the growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs. A randomized complete block design was used in both experiments with the initia...Two experiments were conducted to investigate the efficacy of benzoic acid on the growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs. A randomized complete block design was used in both experiments with the initial body weight as the blocking factor. There were 3 treatments corresponding to 3 dietary levels of benzoic acid: 0, 0.3%, and 0.5%. In experiment 1, a total of 144 PIC L1050 barrows(initial body weight 7.1 ± 0.6 kg) were used with each treatment replicated 8 times. In experiment 2, a total of 288 PIC L1050 barrows(initial body weight 36.1 ± 3.6 kg) were used with each treatment replicated 16 times.There were 6 barrows in each replicate pen for both experiments. Experiments 1 and 2 lasted 28 and 70 days, respectively. In experiment 1, average daily gain(ADG) of all growth phases increased linearly(P < 0.05) with increasing supplementation of benzoic acid, which led to a linear improvement in average body weight on d 28(P < 0.05). There was also an improvement in feed conversion ratio(FCR) of d 0 to 14(linear effect: P < 0.05) and in average daily feed intake(ADFI) of d 14 to 28 and d 0 to 28(linear effect:P < 0.01). In experiment 2, ADG during d 0 to 35 and d 35 to 70 and average body weight on d 35 improved linearly(P < 0.05) with increasing supplementation of benzoic acid. Average daily gain of d 0 to70 and average body weight on d 70 increased significantly in a both linear and quadratic manner. There was a linear improvement in FCR in all growth phases(P < 0.05). In conclusion, the dietary inclusion of benzoic acid at the supplementation levels of 0.3% and 0.5% significantly improved the growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs in the current study; the nursery pigs responded to the dietary supplementation of benzoic acid up to 0.5% linearly while the grower-finisher pigs achieved the optimal ADG at the calculated supplementation level of 0.36%.展开更多
Phosphorus(P)is an essential nutrient for diverse biological processes,which aggregate to the animal's requirement for P,and nutritionists strive to meet this requirement accurately.The P demand for a growing pig ...Phosphorus(P)is an essential nutrient for diverse biological processes,which aggregate to the animal's requirement for P,and nutritionists strive to meet this requirement accurately.The P demand for a growing pig comprises requirements for maintenance and tissue deposition.The P in feed ingredients,however,must be digested and absorbed before its ultimate partition between the 2 aforementioned requirement components.Phosphorus from various sources could behave differently during digestion and absorption,which results in their disparate bioavailability for pigs.The system of standardized total tract digestibility reflects true total tract digestibility of P and feed ingredient effects on specific endogenous P loss with relative ease of implementation,and this system guarantees satisfactory additivity in digestible P among the ingredients in a dietdthe foundation for diet formulation.The basal endogenous P loss,which is much easier to measure than the specific endogenous P loss,is considered as part of the pig's maintenance requirement.With this arrangement,a digestibility framework is established both for measuring the P-providing capacity of various feed ingredients and for describing the pig's P requirement.This framework entails basic understanding of the function,digestion,absorption,excretion,and homeostasis of P as support pillars.Understanding the workings of this framework enables potential integration of factors such as environment conditions and disease status in future P requirement models.The current review discusses dietary sources,digestion,absorption,bioavailability and requirement of P for growing pigs to understand the status quo,revealing the points of consensus as well as those of debate,and to encourage further investigation to provide more clarity.展开更多
文摘The increasing pressure of abolishing and/or decreasing the use of antibiotics as antimicrobial growth promoters for livestock calls for alternative solutions to sustain the efficiency of current livestock production.Among the alternatives, essential oils have a great potential and are generally considered natural, less toxic, and free from residues.Essential oils have been proven in numerous in vitro studies to exert antimicrobial effects on various pathogens.The current review touched on the basics of essential oils, and the in vivo effects of essential oils on growth, intestinal microflora, anti-oxidation, immune functionality, meat qualities as well as the possible modes of action in poultry and pigs, and the future research areas were proposed.
文摘Two experiments were conducted to investigate the efficacy of benzoic acid on the growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs. A randomized complete block design was used in both experiments with the initial body weight as the blocking factor. There were 3 treatments corresponding to 3 dietary levels of benzoic acid: 0, 0.3%, and 0.5%. In experiment 1, a total of 144 PIC L1050 barrows(initial body weight 7.1 ± 0.6 kg) were used with each treatment replicated 8 times. In experiment 2, a total of 288 PIC L1050 barrows(initial body weight 36.1 ± 3.6 kg) were used with each treatment replicated 16 times.There were 6 barrows in each replicate pen for both experiments. Experiments 1 and 2 lasted 28 and 70 days, respectively. In experiment 1, average daily gain(ADG) of all growth phases increased linearly(P < 0.05) with increasing supplementation of benzoic acid, which led to a linear improvement in average body weight on d 28(P < 0.05). There was also an improvement in feed conversion ratio(FCR) of d 0 to 14(linear effect: P < 0.05) and in average daily feed intake(ADFI) of d 14 to 28 and d 0 to 28(linear effect:P < 0.01). In experiment 2, ADG during d 0 to 35 and d 35 to 70 and average body weight on d 35 improved linearly(P < 0.05) with increasing supplementation of benzoic acid. Average daily gain of d 0 to70 and average body weight on d 70 increased significantly in a both linear and quadratic manner. There was a linear improvement in FCR in all growth phases(P < 0.05). In conclusion, the dietary inclusion of benzoic acid at the supplementation levels of 0.3% and 0.5% significantly improved the growth performance of nursery and grower-finisher pigs in the current study; the nursery pigs responded to the dietary supplementation of benzoic acid up to 0.5% linearly while the grower-finisher pigs achieved the optimal ADG at the calculated supplementation level of 0.36%.
基金Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2021JDJQ0010).
文摘Phosphorus(P)is an essential nutrient for diverse biological processes,which aggregate to the animal's requirement for P,and nutritionists strive to meet this requirement accurately.The P demand for a growing pig comprises requirements for maintenance and tissue deposition.The P in feed ingredients,however,must be digested and absorbed before its ultimate partition between the 2 aforementioned requirement components.Phosphorus from various sources could behave differently during digestion and absorption,which results in their disparate bioavailability for pigs.The system of standardized total tract digestibility reflects true total tract digestibility of P and feed ingredient effects on specific endogenous P loss with relative ease of implementation,and this system guarantees satisfactory additivity in digestible P among the ingredients in a dietdthe foundation for diet formulation.The basal endogenous P loss,which is much easier to measure than the specific endogenous P loss,is considered as part of the pig's maintenance requirement.With this arrangement,a digestibility framework is established both for measuring the P-providing capacity of various feed ingredients and for describing the pig's P requirement.This framework entails basic understanding of the function,digestion,absorption,excretion,and homeostasis of P as support pillars.Understanding the workings of this framework enables potential integration of factors such as environment conditions and disease status in future P requirement models.The current review discusses dietary sources,digestion,absorption,bioavailability and requirement of P for growing pigs to understand the status quo,revealing the points of consensus as well as those of debate,and to encourage further investigation to provide more clarity.
