Effects of benzoic acid on performance and ecology of gastrointestinal microbiota in weanling piglets

Torrallardona, D.; Badiola, Ignacio; Brož, J.

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.062

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“…In the current study, the faecal Lactobacillus population was only increased and E.coli counts were only decreased in pigs fed 0.5% BA plus 0.01% EO or 7 × 10 8 CFU/kg E. faecium. These results are in agreement with those of Torrallardona et al (2007) and Kluge et al (2006), who reported that BA could increase intestinal beneficial bacterial and reduce harmful bacterial numbers. From this point, we could conclude that the positive effects observed are probable caused by the 0.5% BA and that the results do not clearly show a positive effects of E. faecium and EO.…”

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“…Previous studies have confirmed that inclusion of 0.5-1.0% BA could improve growth performance (Kluge et al 2006;Torrallardona et al 2007) and protein digestibility (Guggenbuhl et al 2007) in weanling pigs.…”

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“…Therefore, no control groups were included to evaluate the beneficial effects of BA, EO and E. faecium. Previous studies have established the positive effects of BA on growth performance and nutrient digestibility (Kluge et al 2006;Torrallardona et al 2007) in weaned piglets. In agreement with their results, we found that 0.5% BA plus EO increased ADG and G/F from d 8 to 21 and during the overall period.…”

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Effects of benzoic acid, essential oils andEnterococcus faeciumSF68 on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, faecal microbiota and faecal noxious gas emission in weanling pigs

Zhang

Rolando

Kim

2015

Journal of Applied Animal Research

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A total of 150 weanling pigs (body weight of 8.86 ± 0.93 kg) were used in a 42-day trial to evaluate the efficacy of benzoic acid (BA), essential oils (EO) and Enterococcus faecium SF68. Pigs were randomly distributed into five treatments (six replicates and five pigs per pen): CON, control diet; B5E, CON + 0.5% BA + 0.01% EO; B5SF, CON + 0.5% BA + 7 × 10 8 CFU/kg E. faecium; B3E, CON + 0.3% BA + 0.01% EO; B3SF, CON + 0.3% BA + 7 × 10 8 CFU/ kg E. faecium. During d 8-21 and overall, pigs fed B5E diets showed greater (P < 0.05) average daily gain and gain/feed ratio than CON. The dry matter digestibility in pigs fed B5E diet was increased (P < 0.05) compared with CON at d 21, while the nitrogen digestibility in B5E, B5SF and B3E was increased (P < 0.01) compared with CON. Faecal Lactobacillus counts were increased in B5E, whereas E. coli counts were decreased in B5E and B5SF (P < 0.01) compared with CON. All the supplementation treatments decreased (P < 0.05) the faecal NH 3 , total mercaptans and H 2 S emission. In conclusion, dietary inclusion of 0.5% BA plus 0.01% EO and 7 × 10 8 CFU E. faecium/kg of diet could improve growth performance, decrease faecal E. coli counts, while 0.3% BA combination with EO or E. faecium almost had no effect on the parameters except the decreased faecal noxious gas contents.

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Effects of benzoic acid, essential oils andEnterococcus faeciumSF68 on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, faecal microbiota and faecal noxious gas emission in weanling pigs

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Rolando

Kim

2015

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“…The use of benzoic acid in pig feed resulted in multiple beneficial effects on growth performance of pigs (Maribo et al 2000, Kluge et al 2006, Torrallardona et al 2007, Bü hler et al 2009) and displayed an important antibacterial activity in gastrointestinal microbial control, especially against coliforms (Knarreborg et al 2002, Kluge et al 2006, Piva and Grilli 2007, Øverland et al 2007). Such antimicrobial activity may be of interest to reduce diarrhoea incidence of piglets after weaning (Gheler et al 2009).…”

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Effect of benzoic acid and combination of benzoic acid with a probiotic containing Bacillus Cereus var. toyoi in weaned pig nutrition

Papatsiros¹,

Tassis²,

Tzika³

et al. 2011

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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“…Benzoic acid at 0.5% or 1.0% reduced the number of total aerobic, total anaerobic, lactic acid forming and Gram-negative bacteria in the stomach (Kluge et al, 2006). In another study benzoic acid at 0.5% improved growth and feed efficiency, but had no effect on reducing the number of culturable Lactobacilli, Enterococci, Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens from the ileum and caecum as measured with traditional culture methods (Torrallardona et al, 2007a). However, these authors did observe a marked increase in the biodiversity of the ileal microbiota, which suggests a more stable microbial ecosystem (Zoetendal et al, 2004).…”

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Impact of bioactive substances on the gastrointestinal tract and performance of weaned piglets: a review

Lallès

Bosi

Janczyk

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The EU ban on in-feed antibiotics has stimulated research on weaning diets as a way of reducing post-weaning gut disorders and growth check in pigs. Many bioactive components have been investigated but only few have shown to be effective. Amongst these, organic acids (OA) have been shown to exert a bactericidal action mediated by non-dissociated OA, by lowering gastric pH, increasing gut and pancreas enzyme secretion and improving gut wall morphology. It has been postulated that they may also enhance non-specific immune responses and improve disease resistance. In contrast, relatively little attention has been paid to the impact of OA on the stomach but recent data show they can differently affect gastric histology, acid secretion and gastric emptying. Butyrate and precursors of butyric acid have received special attention and although promising results have been obtained, their effects are dependent upon the dose, treatment duration, initial age of piglets, gastrointestinal site and other factors. The amino acids (AA) like glutamine, tryptophan and arginine are supportive in improving digestion, absorption and retention of nutrients by affecting tissue anabolism, stress and (or) immunity. Glutamine, cysteine and threonine are important for maintaining mucin and permeability of intestinal barrier function. Spray-dried plasma (SDP) positively affects gut morphology, inflammation and reduces acquired specific immune responses via specific and a-specific influences of immunoglobulins and other bioactive components. Effects are more pronounced in early-weaned piglets and under poorer health conditions. Little interaction between plasma protein and antibiotics has been found, suggesting distinct modes of action and additive effects. Bovine colostrum may act more or less similarly to SDP. The composition of essential oils is highly variable, depending on environmental and climatic conditions and distillation methods. These oils differ widely in their antimicrobial activity in vitro and some components of weaning diets may decrease their activity. Results in young pigs are highly variable depending upon the product and doses used. These studies suggest that relatively high concentrations of essential oils are needed for beneficial effects to be observed and it has been assumed that these plant extracts mimic most of the effects of antibiotics active on gut physiology, microbiology and immunology. Often, bioactive substances protective to the gut also stimulate feed intake and growth performance. New insights on the effects of selected OA and AA, protein sources (especially SDP, bovine colostrum) and plant extracts with anti-bacterial activities on the gut are reported in this review.

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Effects of benzoic acid on performance and ecology of gastrointestinal microbiota in weanling piglets

Cited by 55 publications

References 5 publications

Effects of benzoic acid, essential oils andEnterococcus faeciumSF68 on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, faecal microbiota and faecal noxious gas emission in weanling pigs

Effects of benzoic acid, essential oils andEnterococcus faeciumSF68 on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, faecal microbiota and faecal noxious gas emission in weanling pigs

Effect of benzoic acid and combination of benzoic acid with a probiotic containing Bacillus Cereus var. toyoi in weaned pig nutrition

Impact of bioactive substances on the gastrointestinal tract and performance of weaned piglets: a review

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