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anticoccidial,antioxidantandantiinflammatory compounds
LecturerDr.Ilias GIANNENAS
LaboratoryofNutrition,FacultyofVeterinaryMedicine,
AristotleUniversityofThessaloniki,Greece
FutureDynamicsinsustainableAnimalNutrition,
November6&7,2014,HartvanHollandconferencecentre,
Nijkerk,TheNetherlands
SCHOTHORSTFEEDRESEARCH
80YEARANNIVERSARYCONFERENCE
Presentationoutline
Introduction
Phytogenics
Plantbioactivecompoundsandhealthimplications
Antimicrobialeffect
Antiprotoozoal effects
Antioxidanteffect
Antiinaflammatory effect
Othereffects
Conclusions
Perspectivesforfutureresearch
Demands
Consumer
Producer
Optimum performance
Healthy crops
Natural Alternatives
Growthpromotersasfeedadditives
The use of feed additives as a mechanism for manipulating growth
Resistancetoantimicrobials!
ConsequencesofAGPsbanonguthealth
Dysbacteriosis / Wet Litter
problems
Decreased digestion
Reduced weight gain
Impaired feed conversion ratio
Ban on AGPs
2006
Necrotic enteritis
Coccidiosis
Intestinal necrosis
Intestinal necrosis
Mortality
Estimated cost
= 0.05$ / bird
Mortality
Alternativesforbacterialdiseases
Necroticenteritis significantlosses,cost,especiallyaftertheAGPban
Enteritis(E.coliinfection,Salmonellosis) mortality,bacteriatransfer
Omphalitis (Navelinfection) mortality,depressedgrowthrate
Chronicrespiratorydisease mortalitydepressedgrowthrate
AvianCampylobacterinfection bacteriatranfer,endangeredfood
chain
Footpaddisease depressedgrowthrate
Alternativesforprotozoaldiseases Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is a significant endemic disease in poultry
3
Billions
2008
Cost mainly due to prophylactic or therapeutic infeed medications and also
(Williams,1999;Bozkurt etal,2013)
Thymol
Hippocrates,thefatherofmedicine,usedplantextracts
andprescribedperfumefumigations
Phytogenics
Thyme
Piperin
e
Black Pepper
Productsof plantorigin
o Botanicals
o Plantextracts and essentialoils
o Purecompounds
Lastdecadesseveralinvivo studieshavebeencarriedoutto
evaluatetheeffectivenessofessentialoilstomanipulate
growthperformanceandimprovenutrientutilizationon
poultry(Brenes andRoura,2011)
Phytogenics Activities&substances
Antimicrobial
Bactericide
Parasiticide
Fungicide
Insecticide
Antioxidant
Bioactive substances
Carvacrol
Thymol
Eugenol
Limonen
Vanilin
Cinnamaldehyde
Antiinflammatory
Tannins
Feedintakeincrease
Stimulatingdigestivesecretions
AntimicrobialmechanismofEOs
Thehydrophobicity ofEOsenablesthemto
partitioninthelipidsofthecellmembrane
andmitochondria,renderingthempermeable
andleadingtoleakageofcellcontents
DisintegratetheoutermembraneofGram
negativebacteriareleasing
lipopolysaccharides (Burt,2004)
Synergisticeffectprovidesanincreased
intensitycausedbythecombinationof
twoormoresubstancesonanorganism
Bacteriostatic/Bactericidal effectsofEOs
Rank
Chemical group
Component
Essential Oil
Phenols
Aldehyde
cinnamaldehyde
Monoterpnol C10
1-terpinne-4-ol
Tea tree
Aldehydes
Geranial, citronellal
Lemon grass
Cetones
Ether
Estragol, anethol
Oxydes
Eucalyptol
Eucalyptus
Terpenes
Pinenes
Pines, firs
Knobloch et al., 1989; Franchomme et al., 1990; Dogna, 1990; Inouye et al., 2001; Friedman et al., 2002;
Hernander-Ochoa, 2005
Invivo studies
Onthisbasis,itislogicaltoconsideressentialoilsapplicationinvivo as
theintakeofessentialoilscouldreplaceantiobiotics
Vogt,earlyas1981,usedhersandspicesinpoultrynutrition
Essentialoils,preparationsofherbalextracts&blendswithpurephenolic
substancesshowedareductionofcolonyformingunitsofmanybacteria
suchasClostridiumspp
Herbalfeedsupplementscanaffectgastrointestinalmicroflora
compositionandpopulation.
Phytogenicsasgrowthpromoters
Dietaryuseof:
Oreganoplant
Oreganoextracts/essentialoils
Carvacrol,thymol
Initialresearchyielded:82papers
Suitableforthisreview:47papers
Parameter
N of
manuscripts
Maximum
deficit %
Maximum
benefit %
BW
-6.74
+23.00
BWG
N.S.
+14.11
Animal type
No of
manuscripts
Chicken broilers
26
Chicken hens
Turkeys
Quail
Rabbits
Pigs
Sows
-15.07
+9.20
Cows
13
-5.45
+17.19
Ewes
Mortality
N.S.
N.S.
Lambs
Egg
N.S.
N.S.
Milk
N.S.
+35.39
FI
FCR
Antiparasitic,protozoal&fungalmechanismsofEOs
Phenolsexhibitoocysticide activityasdisinfectantsinvivo &invitro
tests (Williams,1997)
Phenolsaretargetingagainstcellmembranesaffectingcellwall
structure,internalcellmembranesandenzymeactivities
Polyphenols (tannins)havedirecteffectstoparasites,butalsotothe
eggs
Activesubstancesreactwithsulfhydryl groups,whichare
indispensableforthefungalgrowth
Formate ofchargetransfercomplexeswithelectrondonorsinthe
funguscellthat
leadtoinhibitionofcelldivisionand
interferencewithcellmetabolism
inhibitionofthefungalcellwallsynthesizingenzymes
Currentinterventionstocontrolcoccidiosisinpoultry
Chemotherapeutics(antibiotics chemicals)
Controlofcoccidia hasbeengreatlydependentontheuseof
chemotherapeuticsagents
Ithasprovensuccessinmanypartsoftheworld,duetoitseaseofuseandthe
abilitytoprovideuniformtreatmentandprevention,however
Onsomeoccasions,mightbetoxictothebirds
Theconstantpressuretoreducethedependenceonantimicrobialsincludingthe
anticoccidial drugs,becauseof
Highcost
Publichealthconcernfordrugresiduesinpoultrymeat,eggs,foods
ResistancedevelopmenttodrugsbyEimeria species
Resistancetoanticoccidialdrugsworldwide
Approved drugs=Ionophores,synthetic chemicals,sulfonamides,mixed
products
Resistance theabilityofaparasitestraintosurviveand/ormultiply
despitetheadministrationandabsorptionofadrugindosesequaltoor
higherthanthoseusuallyrecommended
Developmentofresistancetoallanticoccidial drugs
WidespreadoccurrenceinUS,EU,SouthAmerica,SouthAfrica,China
(19742004)
Crossresistancetonewsubstanceswithsimilarmodeofaction!
Alternativecontrolofcoccidiosisinpoultry;
Phytogenics?
Plants/extracts/compounds
Scientific name
Literature
Origanum
vulgare ssp.
hirtum
Batungbacal et al.
(2007), Giannenas et
al. (2003,2004)
Allen et al.
(1997,1998), Allen &
Fetterer (2002), Arab
et al. (2006), Naidoo et
al. (2008)
(1/2)
Bozkurt et al (2013)
Anticoccidialphytogenics
Plants/extracts/compounds
Literature
Scientific name
El-Abasy et al.
(2003)
Florou-Paneri et al.,
2004
Youn & Noh (2001)
Olympus tea
Saccharum
officinarum
Sideritis scardica
Sophora flavescens
Tulbaghia violacea
Vitis vinifera
Artemisia, Thyme
(2/2)
10
11
12
b
c
c
d
Code
Description
UU
untreated, uninfected
UI
untreated, infected
Las
Tenc
Inclusion
rate
(g/ton feed)
Lasalocid
75
Thymol
300
Thymol, matrix
encapsulated
140
2E+04 E. tenella
oocysts per bird at day
14 (crop intubation)
13
UI
Las
Tenc
BW (g)
Day 35
1865a
1780bc
1842ab
1710c
1831ab
FI (g)
2986a
3206b
2931ac
2737 c
3046ab
FCR (FI/BWG)
1,641a
1,849c
1,632a
1,644a
1,706b
c
b
a
ab
FCR (FI/BWG)
BW (g)
ab
bc
c
UU
UI
Las
Tenc
UI
Las
Tenc
LS d21 (0-4)
0,00a
2,67b
1,75b
2,38b
2,00b
LS d35 (0-4)
0,17a
2,17b
0,67a
2,00b
1,67b
2+
0,0ac
86,4b
19,4c
31,1b
DS d17-21
OPG reduction (%)
Mortality (birds/30)
Normal villae
14
Effectsofcoccidia onintestinalvilli
Normal
Cocci affected
Theyneed96hourstorepair!
Dochickenshavethistime?
AntioxidantmechanismsofEOs
Phenolics reactwithfreeradicalsandreactiveoxygenspecieslike
tocopherols
Detoxifyandprotectcellandorgans
Spareeffectontocopherols likeascorbicacid
Prooxidant activityatcertainlevelslikeascorbicacid?
Antioxidantmechanismsnotyetfullyunderstood
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Resultsonantioxidantactivity
1600
CONTROL
OR5
OR10
OR5-TC
OR10-C
C
MDA (ng/g)
1200
800
400
0
0
90
180
270
Incuba tion tim e (m in)
AntiinflammatoryeffectsofEOs
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Oreganosubstances
downregulated ileal IL6
andtonsilLITAF,IFN,
TLR4andIL10gene
expression
&exertedasignificant
antiinflammatoryeffect
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Phytogenics Digestibilityenhanceronchicken
Thymol,cinnamaldehyde oracommercialpreparationofessentialoil
Adverseeffectsofaromaticplants
Inaworkwithoreganogroundplant,althoughdietsupplementationat5.0
and7.5g/kgoffeedprotectedbirds
Oreganoat10g/kg,hadnonprotectiverolepossiblyduetoactionofits
phenolic constituentsthatinhighdosesmighthavetoxiceffects(Giannenas et
al.,2004)
Phenolic compoundsmayexerttheiractivityonthehostenterocytes,too
(WeberandDeBont,1996)
enterocytes ofmucosa,whicharealreadyaffectedbyintracellularpathogens
Hydrophobiccharacterofcarvacrol suggestsinteractionwithmembranes.
Whenconcentrationofcarvacrol increases,itisexpectedtoaccumulateand
interactinthephospholipid belayer,affectingmembranefluidity
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Explanationsforinconsistentresults
Evidenceonbiologicalactivepropertiesofplantsisnotconsistentwiththe
expectationsarisingfromtradition
Majorityofethnopharmacologyreportsoriginatefromruminants,asthemain
livestockspeciesthatgenerateincomeinpoorcountries
Whensuchplantsaretestedinmonogastrics,partofthereportedvariation
maybeduetophysiologicaldifferencebetweenruminantandnonruminant
animals(Githiori etal.,2003)
Essentialoilsduetotheirpotentnatureshouldbeusedaslowaspossible
levelsinanimalnutrition
Theymayleadtofeedintakereductionorgastrointestinalmicroflora
disturbanceortoxicity
Explanationsforinconsistentresults(2)
Variationobservedintheexperimentalprotocolsandlevelof
supplementations
Variouseffectsongutmicroflora andintestinalprotozoabutalsoon
animalmetabolism
Variable composition.For example,concentration of two predominant
compositionofbasaldietand/orenvironmentalconditions
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SafetyIssues?
FoodgradelistedasGRAS
(GenerallyRecognizedAsSafe)
AppearonEURegisterofFeedAdditives
(Reg.1831/2003)
Residueshavetobemonitored
ShareofphytogenicsinEUmarket
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Productionofphytogenics
Authentification of raw materials
Chemical standardization
Process chemistry: scale up
In vitro
studies
In vivo
studies
Field Trials
Quality
control
Futureperspectives
Newinvestigationsarewarrantedonthefollowingtopics:
mechanismsofaction forpromisingcompoundsincombinations
(e.g.EOswithhealthbenefits,+probiotics,+othercompoundse.g.organicacids)
bioavailabilityandpharmacokinetics ofEOs+otherfeedadditivese.g.enzymes
zootechnical andbiologicaleffectsofcombinationsofalternatives basedonthe
factthatGITdisordersposthatchingdisplayhighlycomplexaetiologyand
mechanisms,interactionwithimmunity
negativeinteractions betweenfeedcomponentsandaddedalternativesORamong
alternativesmustbeunderstood
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NovelSearch
Numerousnativeherbsarerichinphenolic compounds
However,multidisciplinaryresearchisnecessarywiththeinteractionsof
researchInstitutesand,theFeedAdditiveindustry,theFeedindustryand
thePoultryindustryinordernovelsubstancestobetested!
Progresscanbeachievedbyconsideringthevariousaspectsofmedicinal
plantstogetherandthusexploittheircomplementarity
Emphasisandadditionalongoingresearchfor
performance,
immunity
behaviouralobservations
MainReferences
Aromatic plantsasasourceofbioactivecompounds:E.Christaki,E.Bonos,I.
Giannenas,P.FlorouPaneri,Agriculture,2012
An update on approaches to control coccidia in poultry using botanical extracts: M.
Bozkurt, I. Giannenas, K. Kucukyilmaz, E. Christaki, P. FlorouPaneri, British Poultry
Science, 2013
Essential oils and their applications in animal nutrition Invited Review: I. Giannenas,
E. Bonos, E. Christaki, P. FlorouPaneri, Medicinal and Aromatic plants, 2013
Oregano supplementation in farm animal diets: effects on productive parameter: .
Giannenas, . Bonos, E. Christaki, P. FlorouPaneri. 17th Congress of the European
Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition, Ghent, Belgium, 2013.
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Thankyouforyourattention!
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