Effects of Anise Essential Oil on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility and Fecal Microbial Number of Piglets

CHANG Juan; YANG Xuebing; WANG Ping; LIU Chaoqi; XIE Fenglian; WANG Peng; YIN Qingqiang

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2019.11.040

2019 , Vol. 31 >Issue 11: 5238 - 5244

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2019.11.040

Effects of Anise Essential Oil on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility and Fecal Microbial Number of Piglets

CHANG Juan ,
YANG Xuebing ,
WANG Ping ,
LIU Chaoqi ,
XIE Fenglian ,
WANG Peng ,
YIN Qingqiang

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1. College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
2. College of International Education, Henan Agriculture University, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
3. Henan Mufeng Trade Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450002, China

Received date: 2019-04-25

Online published: 2019-11-19

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Abstract

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of anise essential oil on the growth performance, nutrient apparent digestibility and fecal microbial number of piglets. A total of three hundred and twenty 40-day-old Duroc×Large White×Landrace piglets with the similar body weight about 10 kg were randomly allocated into 5 groups with 8 replicates per group and 10 piglets per replicate. Piglets in control group were fed a basal diet, piglets in test group 1 were fed the basal diet supplemented with antibiotics (chlortetracycline 75 mg/kg+bacitracin 10 mg/kg), piglets in test group 2 were fed the basal diet supplemented with antibiotics (chlortetracycline 75 mg/kg+bacitracin 10 mg/kg) and anise essential oil (300 mg/kg), and piglets in test group 3 were fed the basal diet supplemented with anise essential oil (300 mg/kg). The test period was 28 days. The results showed as follows:1) the average daily gain (ADG) of piglets in the test groups with antibiotics and/or anise essential oil was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05); the ADG of piglets in the test group 3 was significantly higher than that in the test group 2 (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in ADG between test group 1 and test group 3 (P>0.05). The feed to gain ratio (F/G) in the test groups was significantly decreased compared with the control group (P<0.05). 2) The apparent digestibility of dry matter in the test group 2 and test group 3 were significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), the apparent digestibility of ether extract in the test groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). 3) The number of fecal lactic acid bacteria in the test group 3 was significantly higher than that in the test 2 group (P<0.05). In conclusion, the addition of anise essential oil has the similar effects with antibiotics on increasing the ADG, decreasing the F/G, improving the apparent digestibility of dry matter and ether extract, and is more beneficial for the intestinal health of piglets. Therefore, the anise plant essential oil has the potential to replace antibiotics.

Key words： plant essential oil; anise essential oil; piglets; growth performance; nutrient apparent digestibility; fecal microbial number

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CHANG Juan , YANG Xuebing , WANG Ping , LIU Chaoqi , XIE Fenglian , WANG Peng , YIN Qingqiang . Effects of Anise Essential Oil on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility and Fecal Microbial Number of Piglets[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2019 , 31(11) : 5238 -5244 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2019.11.040

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