Effects of oral administration of different dosages of carvacrol essential oils on intestinal barrier function in broilers

• Published in: Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition Vol. 102; no. 5; pp. 1257 - 1265
• Main Authors: Liu, ShuDong, Song, MinHo, Yun, Won, Lee, JiHwan, Lee, ChangHee, Kwak, WooGi, Han, NamSoo, Kim, HyeunBum, Cho, JinHo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Animal Feed; Animal nutrition; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - drug effects; Animals; Barriers; beta-galactosidase; broiler chicken; broiler chickens; cages; Carvacrol; Chickens; Chickens - microbiology; Chickens - physiology; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; E coli; enzyme activity; Epithelium; Escherichia coli; Essential oils; Food industry; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - physiology; Gene expression; growth performance; industry; intestinal mucosa; Intestine; intestine barrier; Intestines - drug effects; Intestines - physiology; Lactase; Microorganisms; Monoterpenes - pharmacology; Mucosa; Mucous membrane; occludins; Oils & fats; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; Oral administration; Poultry; Salmonella; Small intestine; sucrose alpha-glucosidase; tight junction; carvacrol; essential oils; intestine barrier; broiler chicken; tight junction

Essential oils are widely used in the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries, and many plant essential oils have shown that they have positive effects on broilers nutrition. This experiment was conducted to study the effects of orally administered different dosages of carvacrol essential oils...