Effects of Thymol and Thymol α-D-Glucopyranoside on Intestinal Function and Microbiota of Weaned Pigs.

ABSTRACT: The present study evaluated gluco-conjugation as a measure to delay thymol absorption and enhance its antimicrobial activity in the gut of weaned piglets. The three dietary treatments consisted of a basal diet without additives (T_CON), supplemented with thymol at 3.7 mmol/kg dry matter (T_THY), or with an equimolar amount of thymol α-D-glucopyranoside (T_TαG). Each dietary treatment was replicated in 6 pens with 2 piglets per pen (n = 12 for analytical parameters) and was supplemented for 14 days. The total (free plus gluco-conjugated) thymol concentrations in the stomach contents were 14% lower in T_TαG as compared to T_THY piglets. Neither of the additives could be detected further down the gut. E.coli counts in the proxima

SUBMITTER: Van Noten N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7070699 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature