scholarly journals Effect of peppermint and thyme essential oil mist on performance and physiological parameters in broiler chickens

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Witkowska ◽  
J Sowińska ◽  
D Murawska ◽  
P Matusevičius ◽  
A Kwiatkowska-Stenzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Physiological Parameters ◽  
Thyme Essential Oil ◽  
Oil Mist

scholarly journals Adding wheat and rapeseed meal to corn-soy diets affects intestinal morphology and nutrient digestibility in broilers

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Amirahmadi ◽  
A.R. Safamehr ◽  
A. Nobakht ◽  
Y. Mehmannavaz
Keyword(s):  
Small Intestine ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Protein Digestibility ◽  
Rapeseed Meal ◽  
Nutrient Digestibility ◽  
Intestinal Morphology ◽  
Thyme Essential Oil ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Enzyme Supplementation

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of thyme essential oil and enzyme supplementation on rations with two different energy (wheat or corn) and protein resources (soy or rapeseed meals) on gut morphology and protein digestibility of broiler chickens. Three hundred eighty-four male Ross-308 broiler chickens were used with a 23 factorial arrangement with treatments according to a completely randomized design. The morphological examinations of the intestine were carried out on 1-cm long excised segments from duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Adding wheat to the diet increased small intestine length in birds compared to other feedstuffs (P <0.05). Duodenum crypt depth and jejunum villi length were also higher in groups fed with rations containing wheat (P <0.05). Groups that received thyme essential oil and enzyme supplementation had increased length of the duodenum (P <0.05). However, the two- and three-factor interaction effects were not significant. Protein digestibility was not affected by treatment (P >0.05). Feeding wheat to broiler chickens may increase the surface area for nutrient absorption in the small intestine as compensation for the anti-nutritive activity of non-starch polysaccharides in wheat-based diets. Wheat based diets are expected to be acceptable for broilers when supplemented with appropriate enzymes or thyme essential oil.

Thymol in the intestinal tract of broiler chickens after sustained administration of thyme essential oil in feed

2018 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimíra Oceľová ◽  
Remigius Chizzola ◽  
Giovanna Battelli ◽  
Jana Pisarcikova ◽  
Stefan Faix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Intestinal Tract ◽  
Thyme Essential Oil

scholarly journals Preparation and characterization of gellan gum-chitosan polyelectrolyte complex films with the incorporation of thyme essential oil nanoemulsion

2021 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 106570
Author(s):  
Xinhui Zhang ◽  
Donghong Liu ◽  
Tony Z. Jin ◽  
Weijun Chen ◽  
Qiao He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Complex ◽  
Gellan Gum ◽  
Thyme Essential Oil

scholarly journals The Use of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) Essential Oil as an Additive to Drinking Water for Broiler Chickens and Its In Vitro Reaction with Enrofloxacin

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1535
Author(s):  
M. Adaszyńska-Skwirzyńska ◽  
D. Szczerbińska ◽  
S. Zych
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Broiler Chickens ◽  
Lavender Oil ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Synergistic Reaction

Biological activity of lavender essential oil is a property that can potentially find an application in poultry nutrition. Nowadays, the use of bioactive compounds is encouraged in many areas of industry and agriculture, since these substances have similar properties as withdrawn antibiotic growth promoters. Additionally, antibiotic resistance bacteria are one of the most important current threats to animal health. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of lavender essential oil on the production parameters and blood parameters in broiler chickens and to assess the lavender oil’s in vitro reaction in a combination with enrofloxacin towards Escherichia coli. One-day-old non-sexed chicks (Ross 308) were divided into three experimental groups, each consisting of 100 individuals (five replicate of 20 boiler chicken each). The chickens in the control group received drinking water with no addition of lavender essential oil. In the experimental groups, lavender oil was added to the drinking water at a concentration of 0.4 mL/L, in the LEO1–42 from 1 to 42 days of age and the LEO22–42 group from the 22 to 42 days of age. The chickens’ body weight, feed consumption, water consumption, deaths and elimination due to health reasons were determined in the experiment. On day 42 of the chickens’ lives, blood samples were collected based on which selected parameters were identified. An in vitro experiment of lavender oil in combination with enrofloxacin was investigated with a checkerboard method. The results of the experiment showed the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of lavender essential oil and its positive effect on the production results of broiler chickens. The study results proved that the addition of lavender oil positively impacted the chickens’ final body weight and feed conversion ratio (p < 0.01). No differences were observed between the groups for water consumption, death rate and the examined biochemical and immunological blood serum indices. Lavender essential oil was demonstrated to increase the blood serum’s total antioxidant status. A synergistic reaction in vitro was observed for lavender oil combined with enrofloxacin against resistant strains of Escherichia coli. Based on our study, a health-promoting effect of adding LEO to water for broiler chickens was found. Moreover, in vitro studies indicate a significant effect of lavender essential oil on the inhibition of the resistant strains of Escherichia coli growth and synergistic reaction with enrofloxacin.

Evaluation of filter media covered with spun fibres and containing thyme essential oil with antimicrobial properties

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ana Isabela Pianowski Salussoglia ◽  
Clovis Wesley Oliveira de Souza ◽  
Eduardo Hiromitsu Tanabe ◽  
Mônica Lopes Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Filter Media ◽  
Thyme Essential Oil
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