Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>)
The valorization of wood industry residues is very desirable from a circular economy perspective. Pine needle extracts are known for their health-promoting properties and therefore can be used as herbal remedies and nutritional supplements. Since the withdrawal of antibiotics as growth promoters in...
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| author | Juris Rubens Juris Kibilds Martins Jansons Inga Piginka-Vjaceslavova Ilze Barene Irena Daberte Laima Liepa Aija Malniece Arturs Rubens Vytaute Starkute Egle Zokaityte Modestas Ruzauskas Elena Bartkiene Vadims Bartkevics Iveta Pugajeva |
| author_facet | Juris Rubens Juris Kibilds Martins Jansons Inga Piginka-Vjaceslavova Ilze Barene Irena Daberte Laima Liepa Aija Malniece Arturs Rubens Vytaute Starkute Egle Zokaityte Modestas Ruzauskas Elena Bartkiene Vadims Bartkevics Iveta Pugajeva |
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| description | The valorization of wood industry residues is very desirable from a circular economy perspective. Pine needle extracts are known for their health-promoting properties and therefore can be used as herbal remedies and nutritional supplements. Since the withdrawal of antibiotics as growth promoters in the European Union, natural feed additives that improve poultry health and production are needed. It was proposed that pine needle extract could be a good alternative to antibiotic usage at sub-therapeutic concentrations. The results relevant to our assumption could be obtained by using domestic chickens as an in vivo model for the evaluation of gut microbiota-altering properties of pine needle extract as an herbal supplement. We tested the antimicrobial effects of Baltic pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) needle extract. Then, we used chicken (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) that received feed supplemented with two different concentrations of the extract for 40 days to evaluate the changes in gut microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. This preliminary study demonstrated trends toward dose-dependent desirable changes in broiler microbiome, such as a reduction in the relative abundance of <i>Campylobacter</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4723af027d94271b884a5416d0797da2023-12-01T00:04:20ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-01-0112229710.3390/plants12020297Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>)Juris Rubens0Juris Kibilds1Martins Jansons2Inga Piginka-Vjaceslavova3Ilze Barene4Irena Daberte5Laima Liepa6Aija Malniece7Arturs Rubens8Vytaute Starkute9Egle Zokaityte10Modestas Ruzauskas11Elena Bartkiene12Vadims Bartkevics13Iveta Pugajeva14Research and Experimental Development on Biotechnology, BF-ESSE LLC, Brivibas Gatve 369 k-2, LV-1024 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Lejupes 3, LV-1076 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Lejupes 3, LV-1076 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Lejupes 3, LV-1076 Riga, LatviaDepartment of Applied Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema 16, LV-1007 Riga, LatviaDepartment of Applied Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema 16, LV-1007 Riga, LatviaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Kristapa Helmana 8, LV-3004 Jelgava, LatviaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Kristapa Helmana 8, LV-3004 Jelgava, LatviaResearch and Experimental Development on Biotechnology, BF-ESSE LLC, Brivibas Gatve 369 k-2, LV-1024 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Animal Rearing Technologies, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Mickeviciaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Animal Rearing Technologies, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Mickeviciaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Veterinary, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Mickeviciaus Str. 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaInstitute of Animal Rearing Technologies, Faculty of Animal Sciences, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Mickeviciaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LithuaniaFaculty of Chemistry, University of Latvia, Raina Blv 19, LV-1586 Riga, LatviaInstitute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Lejupes 3, LV-1076 Riga, LatviaThe valorization of wood industry residues is very desirable from a circular economy perspective. Pine needle extracts are known for their health-promoting properties and therefore can be used as herbal remedies and nutritional supplements. Since the withdrawal of antibiotics as growth promoters in the European Union, natural feed additives that improve poultry health and production are needed. It was proposed that pine needle extract could be a good alternative to antibiotic usage at sub-therapeutic concentrations. The results relevant to our assumption could be obtained by using domestic chickens as an in vivo model for the evaluation of gut microbiota-altering properties of pine needle extract as an herbal supplement. We tested the antimicrobial effects of Baltic pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) needle extract. Then, we used chicken (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) that received feed supplemented with two different concentrations of the extract for 40 days to evaluate the changes in gut microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. This preliminary study demonstrated trends toward dose-dependent desirable changes in broiler microbiome, such as a reduction in the relative abundance of <i>Campylobacter</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/2/297gut microbiotaantimicrobial activityfeed supplementsphytobioticsScots pine |
| spellingShingle | Juris Rubens Juris Kibilds Martins Jansons Inga Piginka-Vjaceslavova Ilze Barene Irena Daberte Laima Liepa Aija Malniece Arturs Rubens Vytaute Starkute Egle Zokaityte Modestas Ruzauskas Elena Bartkiene Vadims Bartkevics Iveta Pugajeva Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) Plants gut microbiota antimicrobial activity feed supplements phytobiotics Scots pine |
| title | Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) |
| title_full | Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) |
| title_short | Application of Baltic Pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>) Needle Extract as a Gut Microbiota-Modulating Feed Supplement for Domestic Chickens (<i>Gallus gallus</i>) |
| title_sort | application of baltic pine i pinus sylvestris i needle extract as a gut microbiota modulating feed supplement for domestic chickens i gallus gallus i |
| topic | gut microbiota antimicrobial activity feed supplements phytobiotics Scots pine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/2/297 |
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