Evaluation of a herbal extract in the diet on the productive behavior of heat-stressed pigs

  • Moises Antonio Soto Ramirez Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
  • Panagiotis Sakkas Deltavit, CCPA Group, Z.A. du Bois de Teillay, 35150, Janze France.
  • Adriana Morales Trejo ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6721-2257
  • Fernanda Gonzalez Aragon ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
  • Jose Alan Valle Fimbres ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
  • Ana Cecilia Hernandez Coronado ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
  • Reyna Lucero Camacho Morales ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-2619
  • Néstor Arce Vázquez ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5018-2250
  • Miguel Cervantes Ramirez ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3713-8305
Keywords: Heat stres, Heat stress, Herbal extract

Abstract

The exposure of pigs to heat stress (HS) affects the integrity of intestinal epithelia, compared to thermal neutral (TN) pigs, partially due to overproduction of free radicals. Herbal extracts (HE) from Capsicum spp., Pipper nigrum y Zingiber officinales possess antioxidant activity. The effect of adding this HE to the diet was analyzed on performance of 42 pigs (27±3 kg). The treatments were: TN-C, TN pigs with control diet, TN-P, pigs with control diet plus 0.02% HE; HS-C, HS pigs with control diet; and HS-P, HS pigs with control diet plus 0.02% HE. The experiment consisted of two periods; in period 1, all pigs were adapted to the control diet during 8 days under TN conditions, followed by a 7-day experimental period. Daily weight gain and feed intake were higher (P <0.05), and feed conversion ratio tended (P<0.10) to improve in HS-HE pigs compared to HS-C pigs. In conclusion, adding HE to the diet can improve some productive parameters in pigs exposed to HS conditions.

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Author Biographies

Adriana Morales Trejo, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Professor

Fernanda Gonzalez Aragon, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

PhD student

Jose Alan Valle Fimbres, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

PhD student

Ana Cecilia Hernandez Coronado, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

PhD student

Reyna Lucero Camacho Morales, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Professor

Néstor Arce Vázquez, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Professor

Miguel Cervantes Ramirez, ICA, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Professor

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Published
2023-06-15
How to Cite
Soto Ramirez, Moises Antonio, Panagiotis Sakkas, Adriana Morales Trejo, Fernanda Gonzalez Aragon, Jose Alan Valle Fimbres, Ana Cecilia Hernandez Coronado, Reyna Lucero Camacho Morales, Néstor Arce Vázquez, and Miguel Cervantes Ramirez. 2023. “Evaluation of a Herbal Extract in the Diet on the Productive Behavior of Heat-Stressed Pigs”. Archivos Latinoamericanos De Producción Animal 31 (Suplemento), 131-34. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.310523.