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  • THYMOL, VANILLIN AND ORGANIC ACIDS PROMOTE GUT HEALTH MODULATING MUCOSAL MICROBIOTA IN Salmo salar

    Fabrizio Caruso*, Jorge Dias, Geronimo Leonardi, Andrea Piva, and Ester Grilli  *Vetagro S.p.A. via Porro 2, 42124  Reggio Emilia – Italy fabrizio.caruso@vetagro.com   Aquaculture nutrition is at a cross-road: the usage of finite marine resources is a major sustainability challenge while high dietary inclusion of plant proteins has been associated to detrimental effects on growth, […]
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    Phenol-Rich Botanicals Modulate Oxidative Stress and Epithelial Integrity in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    The aim of this study was to screen the activity of different sources of phenol compounds on intestinal oxidation and barrier integrity in vitro.
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    Assessing intestinal health. In vitro and ex vivo gut barrier models of farm animals: benefits and limitations

    The concept of “gut health" is not well defined, but this concept has begun to play a very important role in the field of animal science. However, a clear definition of GIT health and the means by which to measure it are lacking. In vitro and ex vivo models can facilitate these studies, creating well-controlled and repeatable conditions to understand how to improve animal gut health.
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    Effects of increasing dietary level of organic acids and nature-identical compounds on growth, intestinal cytokine gene expression and gut microbiota of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared at normal and high temperature

    The application of the microencapsulate blend tested can be a useful strategy to improve growth and feed utilization in rainbow trout under normal temperature conditions. According to the results, organic acids and nature-identical compounds did not revert the effects triggered by the increased temperature of the water.
  • Antimicrobial power of organic acids and nature-identical compounds against two Vibrio spp.: an in vitro study

    Vibrosis is one of the major threats in aquaculture farming, and due to the increasing antimicrobial resistance of different Vibrio species, there is an urgent need to replace conventional treatments with more sustainable solutions.
  • Effects of dietary organic acids and nature identical compounds on growth, immune parameters and gut microbiota of European sea bass

    A 71-day study was conducted to explore the effect of increasing dietary levels (0, 250, 500,1000 mg/kg feed; D0, D250, D500 and D1000, respectively) of a blend of microencapsulated organic acids (OA, specifically citric and sorbic acid) and nature identical compounds (NIC, specifically thymol and vanillin), on growth, intestinal immune parameters and gut microbiota (GM) of European sea bass juveniles reared under normal and subsequently suboptimal environmental conditions (high temperature, 30.0 ± 0.4 °C and low oxygen, 4.6 ± 0.6 mg/L).