EFFECT OF CYNARA SCOLYMUS EXTRACT ON HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND MAIN SPECIES OF INTESTINAL BACTERIA IN WEANING PIGLETS.

MARTÍNEZ G., DIEGUEZ S., FERNÁNDEZ PAGGI M.B., PÉREZ GAUDIO D.S., DECUNDO J.M., ROMANELLI A., AMANTO F., SORACI A.L.

Congreso; 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY; 2018

European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology

Cynara scolymus extract (CSE) have long been used in different species for their digestive role, exerting a choleretic?cholagogue effect and thus enhancing fat and lipophilic vitamins absorption. In intensive animal farming these compounds are used as feed additives to improve production outcomes associated to improvement of digestive process. The aim of the present study was to evaluate intestinal health parameters, namely intestinal absorptive area (IAA), goblet cells count (GC), adherence of bacteria to intestinal mucus (%A) and bacterial populations, after the addition of CSE to the diet in weaned piglets.