Allium Extract Implements Weaned Piglet’s Productive Parameters by Modulating Distal Gut Microbiota
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Rabelo Ruiz, Miguel; Teso Pérez, Claudia; Peralta Sánchez, Juan Manuel; Martín Platero, Antonio Manuel; Maqueda Abreu, Mercedes; Valdivia Martínez, Dolores Eva; Martínez Bueno, ManuelEditorial
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Materia
Allium extract Bacterial community High-throughput sequencing Phytobiotic Piglet microbiome Productive parameters
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2021Referencia bibliográfica
Rabelo-Ruiz, M.; Teso-Pérez, C.; Peralta-Sánchez, J.M.; Ariza, J.J.; Martín-Platero, A.M.; Casabuena-Rincón, Ó.; Vázquez-Chas, P.; Guillamón, E.; Aguinaga-Casañas, M.A.; Maqueda, M.; et al. Allium Extract Implements Weaned Piglet’s Productive Parameters by Modulating Distal Gut Microbiota. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ antibiotics10030269
Resumen
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has risen as a global threat for human health. One of the
leading factors for this emergence has been the massive use of antibiotics growth-promoter (AGPs) in
livestock, enhancing the spread of AMR among human pathogenic bacteria. Thus, several alternatives
such as probiotics, prebiotics, or phytobiotics have been proposed for using in animal feeding to
maintain or improve productive levels while diminishing the negative effects of AGPs. Reducing the
use of antibiotics is a key aspect in the pig rearing for production reasons, as well as for the production
of high-quality pork, acceptable to consumers. Here we analyze the potential use of Allium extract
as an alternative. In this study, weaned piglets were fed with Allium extract supplementation and
compared with control and antibiotic (colistin and zinc oxide) treated piglets. The effects of Allium
extract were tested by analyzing the gut microbiome and measuring different productive parameters.
Alpha diversity indices decreased significantly in Allium extract group in caecum and colon. Regarding
beta diversity, significant differences between treatments appeared only in caecum and colon. Allium
extract and antibiotic piglets showed better values of body weight (BW), average daily weight gain
(ADG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) than control group. These results indicate that productive
parameters can be implemented by modifying the gut microbiota through phytobiotics such as Allium
extract, which will drive to drop the use of antibiotics in piglet diet