Innovations for Reducing Methane Emissions in Livestock toward a Sustainable System: Analysis of Feed Additive Patents in Ruminants

V Caprarulo, V Ventura, A Amatucci, G Ferronato… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com

Simple Summary The mitigation of the environmental impact of animal production is a global objective, and innovation can provide new strategies and technologies to support the transition toward a more sustainable livestock system. Using patent data analysis to identify innovation dynamics, we explored the sector of feed additives to reduce methane emissions in ruminants. We found that this innovation sector is recent and rapidly expanding, with the European Union representing the center of innovation. The most promising inventions are …

Chestnut and quebracho tannins in pig nutrition: The effects on performance and intestinal health

V Caprarulo, C Giromini, L Rossi - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier

Natural extracts are frequently adopted as a valuable alternative to antibiotics in intensive animal farming. Their diverse bioactive constituents such as phytosterols, glucosinolates, carotenoids and polyphenols have shown antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Tannins are the largest class of polyphenol compounds of plant extracts, which can be classified into two hydrolysable or condensed subgroups. Poultry and swine nutrition are the most important sectors in which tannins have been used, firstly adopting tannin-rich …

ASPA 24th Congress Book of Abstract

R Mantovani, A Cecchinato - Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2021 - Taylor & Francis

Manuscripts must address topics based on research at molecular, cellular, organ, whole animal and production system levels. Manuscripts discussing milk or meat analysis and compositions must show a direct link to either livestock production system, product quality, animal feeding/nutrition, animal genetics or breeding. Manuscripts describing laboratory animal models will be considered where the study highlights a potential benefit to farmed livestock.

Protective effect of phytogenic plus short and medium-chain fatty acids-based additives in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli challenged piglets

V Caprarulo, L Turin, M Hejna, S Reggi… - Veterinary Research …, 2022 - Springer

Abstract Post Weaning Diarrhea (PWD) is the most important multifactorial gastroenteric disease of the weaning in pig livestock. Phytogenic (PHY) natural extracts are largely studied as alternatives to antibiotic treatments in combating the global concern of the antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of innovative phytogenic premix with or without short and medium chain fatty acids (SCFA and MCFA) in O138 Escherichia coli challenged piglets. Twenty-seven weaned piglets were …

Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus reuteri as Functional Feed Additives to Prevent Diarrhoea in Weaned Piglets

M Dell'Anno, ML Callegari, S Reggi, V Caprarulo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com

Simple Summary Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing global concern. Effective alternatives that could replace and reduce antimicrobial treatments in farming have therefore become crucial for animal, human and environmental health. In swine farming, weaning is a stressful phase where piglets can develop multifactorial enteric disorders that require antibiotic treatments. Functional nutrition could thus represent a valuable alternative to reduce and tackle antibiotic resistance. This study assesses the effects of Lactobacillus ...

PSIX-12 Effects of tannin supplementation on zootechnical performance and blood parameters of weaned piglets

M Hejna, M Dell'Anno, V Caprarulo… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com

Weaned piglets often suffer from the enteric disorders and post-weaning diarrhoea. Natural extracts, due to its functional properties, such as tannins from chestnut and quebracho are often considered as feed additives against diarrhoea after the antibiotics ban (Reg. UE 1831/2003). The aim of this study was to evaluate the dietary effects of tannins on growth performance and blood parameters of weaned piglets. A total of 120 piglets (Large White x Landrace) weaned at d 28±2 were randomly allotted to one of two treatments (control vs …

Evaluation of Tannin Extracts, Leonardite and Tributyrin Supplementation on Diarrhoea Incidence and Gut Microbiota of Weaned Piglets

M Dell'Anno, S Reggi, V Caprarulo, M Hejna… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com

Simple Summary Replacing and reducing antimicrobial treatments in livestock farming has become crucial for animal, human and environmental health due to global concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance. Weaning is a stressful phase in which piglets can develop enteric disorders leading to the massive use of antibiotics. In this scenario, functional nutrition represents one alternative to reducing antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of the dietary administration of the combination of …

Effects of Weaning Age on Plasma Biomarkers and Growth Performance in Simmental Calves

G Ferronato, L Cattaneo, E Trevisi, L Liotta, A Minuti… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com

Simple Summary Weaning plays a vital role in the management strategy of a dairy farms, also affecting the future animals' performances, such as growth, reproduction, and lactation. At the same time weaning strategy, as days at weaning, influences the feeding cost as milk supply during the pre-weaning period reaches 40% of the total feed costs. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of weaning age, conventional (60 days) or early (45 days) on growth performances and inflammometabolic status of ten Simmental calves. The …

The effects of prepartum energy intake and peripartum rumen-protected choline supplementation on hepatic genes involved in glucose and lipid metabolism

V Caprarulo, SJ Erb, TL Chandler, MG Zenobi… - Journal of Dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier

Nutritional interventions, either by controlling dietary energy (DE) or supplementing rumen- protected choline (RPC) or both, may mitigate negative postpartum metabolic health outcomes. A companion paper previously reported the effects of DE density and RPC supplementation on production and health outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of DE and RPC supplementation on the expression of hepatic oxidative, gluconeogenic, and lipid transport genes during the periparturient period. At 47±6 d relative …

Evaluation of dietary administration of chestnut and quebracho tannins on growth, serum metabolites and fecal parameters of weaned piglets

V Caprarulo, M Hejna, C Giromini, Y Liu, M Dell'Anno… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com

Simple Summary In pig livestock, alternatives to in-feed antibiotics are needed to promote health status and to control enteric infections. Plant extracts containing biologically-active molecules may influence animal metabolism and performance, therefore potentially reducing the use of antibiotics in pigs. Tannins have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, and have been adopted to enhance growth performance, modulate intestinal microbiota, and decrease the incidence of diarrhea, particularly during the post …

Effects of tributyrin supplementation on growth performance, insulin, blood metabolites and gut microbiota in weaned piglets

S Sotira, M Dell'Anno, V Caprarulo, M Hejna, F Pirrone… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com

Simple Summary In animal farming, alternatives to antibiotics are required due to the increase of antimicrobial resistance. In this contest, tributyrin showed the ability to promote gut health, to modulate gut microbiota and to improve protein digestibility, leading also to higher growth performance. However, although the mode of action of tributyrin on the intestinal epithelial cells has been partially explained, its effects on lipid and protein metabolism needs to be investigated. This paper provides information about the influence of …

Evaluation of leonardite as a feed additive on lipid metabolism and growth of weaned piglets

M Dell'Anno, M Hejna, S Sotira, V Caprarulo… - Animal Feed Science …, 2020 - Elsevier

We evaluated the effects of leonardite supplementation, mainly composed of humic acids (HAs), as a functional feed additive in weaned piglets. One hundred and twenty piglets (Large Withe× Landrace) were weaned at 28±2 days, and randomly divided into two groups (6 pens per group, 10 piglets per pen). After one week of adaptation, for 40 days groups were fed a control diet (CTRL) and an HA enriched diet (0.25% of leonardite; HAG). Body weight (BW), average daily feed intake (ADFI), average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion …