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Influence of polyphenols from olive mill wastewater on the gastrointestinal tract, alveolar macrophages and blood leukocytes of pigs
- Source :
- Italian Journal of Animal Science, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 574-586 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
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Abstract
- In the last years, great importance has been given to the beneficial effects of polyphenols. Among the most relevant health promoting effects, there is the capacity to reduce the amount of free radicals and stimulate the immune response. In this study, polyphenols extracted from olive mill wastewater (OMWW), were fed to adult ‘Casertana’ pigs during the finishing period. No significant differences in the length of the jejunum-ileum villi and the depth of the colon crypts were detected between control and polyphenols fed pigs. Instead, intra-epithelial and lamina propria leukocytes were more abundant in pigs fed polyphenols (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1828051X
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Italian Journal of Animal Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.44fb47d184604e6096bea69a3ffac447
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1548911