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Towards Zero Zinc Oxide: Feeding Strategies to Manage Post-Weaning Diarrhea in Piglets by Bonetti, Andrea, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Zinc oxide (ZnO) at pharmacological doses is extensively employed in the pig industry as an effective tool to manage post-weaning diarrhea (PWD), a condition…”
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From Acidifiers to Intestinal Health Enhancers: How Organic Acids Can Improve Growth Efficiency of Pigs by Tugnoli, Benedetta, Giovagnoni, Giulia, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Organic acids have been used successfully in pig production as a cost-effective performance-enhancing option and they continue to be the number one alternative…”
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Establishment and characterization of an SV40 immortalized chicken intestinal epithelial cell line by Ghiselli, Federico, Felici, Martina, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Primary chicken intestinal epithelial cells or 3D enteroids are a powerful tool to study the different biological mechanisms that occur in the chicken…”
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Nature-Identical Compounds and Organic Acids Ameliorate and Prevent the Damages Induced by an Inflammatory Challenge in Caco-2 Cell Culture by Toschi, Andrea, Rossi, Barbara, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Bioactive compounds, such as organic acids (OA) and nature-identical compounds (NIC), can exert a role in the protection of intestinal mucosa functionality due…”
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Investigating the effects of essential oils and pure botanical compounds against Eimeria tenella in vitro by Felici, Martina, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Ghiselli, Federico, Baldo, David, Ratti, Claudio, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Essential oils (EO) and natural bioactive compounds are well-known antibacterial and anti-inflammatory factors; however, little is known about their…”
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Phenol-Rich Botanicals Modulate Oxidative Stress and Epithelial Integrity in Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Toschi, Andrea, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Botanicals are mainly known for their role as antimicrobials and anti-inflammatories. Thus, the dual purpose of the study was to verify the antioxidant…”
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Evaluating protective effects of botanicals under inflammation and oxidative stress in chicken apical-out enteroids by Ghiselli, Federico, Yu, Liang-en, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester, Li, Yihang

“…Botanicals (BOTs) are well known for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. They have been widely used as feed additives to reduce inflammation…”
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A mixture of organic acids and thymol protects primary chicken intestinal epithelial cells from Clostridium perfringens infection in vitro by Ghiselli, Federico, Giovagnoni, Giulia, Felici, Martina, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Necrotic enteritis causes economic losses estimated to be up to 6 billion US dollars per year. Clinical and subclinical infections in poultry are also both…”
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Effects of dietary organic acids and nature identical compounds on growth, immune parameters and gut microbiota of European sea bass by Busti, Serena, Rossi, Barbara, Volpe, Enrico, Ciulli, Sara, Piva, Andrea, D’Amico, Federica, Soverini, Matteo, Candela, Marco, Gatta, Pier Paolo, Bonaldo, Alessio, Grilli, Ester, Parma, Luca

“…A 71-day study was conducted to explore the effect of increasing dietary levels (0, 250, 500, 1000 mg kg feed −1 ; D0, D250, D500 and D1000, respectively) of a…”
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In vitro anticoccidial activity of thymol, carvacrol, and saponins by Felici, Martina, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Ghiselli, Federico, Massi, Paola, Tosi, Giovanni, Fiorentini, Laura, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…The anticoccidial activity of thymol, carvacrol, and saponins was assessed in an in vitro model of coccidiosis. Eimeria spp. sporozoites were collected from…”
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The Expression of Cannabinoid and Cannabinoid-Related Receptors on the Gustatory Cells of the Piglet Tongue by Zamith Cunha, Rodrigo, Grilli, Ester, Piva, Andrea, Delprete, Cecilia, Franciosi, Cecilia, Caprini, Marco, Chiocchetti, Roberto

“…The gustatory system is responsible for detecting and evaluating the palatability of the various chemicals present in food and beverages. Taste bud cells,…”
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In Vitro Assessment of Anticoccidials: Methods and Molecules by Felici, Martina, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Avian coccidiosis is a disease causing considerable economic losses in the poultry industry. It is caused by Eimeria spp., protozoan parasites characterized by…”
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Assessing Intestinal Health. In Vitro and Ex vivo Gut Barrier Models of Farm Animals: Benefits and Limitations by Ghiselli, Federico, Rossi, Barbara, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Animal performance is determined by the functionality and health of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Complex mechanisms and interactions are involved in the…”
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Dietary supplementation with a microencapsulated blend of organic acids and botanicals alters the kinome in the ileum and jejunum of Gallus gallus by Swaggerty, Christina L., Arsenault, Ryan J., Johnson, Casey, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…The use of natural products as feed additives in the poultry industry is increasing; however, most studies focus on performance and growth with little regard…”
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Nature-Identical Compounds and Organic Acids Reduce E. coli K88 Growth and Virulence Gene Expression In Vitro by Bonetti, Andrea, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Rossi, Barbara, Giovagnoni, Giulia, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) is one of the long-standing challenges in pig husbandry. Due to the risks of resistance caused by antibiotics (AB) misuse,…”
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Botanicals as a zinc oxide alternative to protect intestinal cells from an Escherichia coli F4 infection in vitro by modulation of enterocyte inflammatory response and bacterial virulence by Bonetti, Andrea, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Pharmacological doses of zinc oxide (ZnO) have been widely used in pig industry to control post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) symptoms exacerbated by enterotoxigenic…”
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Thymol as an Adjuvant to Restore Antibiotic Efficacy and Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Gene Expression in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains by Bonetti, Andrea, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…The continuous spread of antimicrobial resistance is endangering the efficient control of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), which is mainly responsible…”
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Dual Antimicrobial Effect of Medium-Chain Fatty Acids against an Italian Multidrug Resistant Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Strain by Giovagnoni, Giulia, Tugnoli, Benedetta, Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…The fastidious nature of limits an accurate in vitro pre-screening of conventionally used antibiotics and other candidate alternative antimicrobials. This…”
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A microencapsulated feed additive containing organic acids, thymol, and vanillin increases in vitro functional activity of peripheral blood leukocytes from broiler chicks by Swaggerty, Christina L., He, Haiqi, Genovese, Kenneth J., Callaway, Todd R., Kogut, Michael H., Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…During the first week after hatch, young chicks are vulnerable to pathogens as the immune system is not fully developed. The objectives of this study were to…”
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A blend of microencapsulated organic acids and botanicals reduces necrotic enteritis via specific signaling pathways in broilers by Swaggerty, Christina L., Byrd, J. Allen, Arsenault, Ryan J., Perry, Famatta, Johnson, Casey N., Genovese, Kenneth J., He, Haiqi, Kogut, Michael H., Piva, Andrea, Grilli, Ester

“…Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a devastating disease that has seen a resurgence of cases following the removal of antibiotics from feed resulting in financial loss…”
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