Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Salvia officinalis L. against selected pathogenic microorganisms in piglets
In: Planta Medica, Jg. 73 (2007)
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Plant extracts and their active components have shown a large scale of activities: as antimicrobials, anti-oxidants, digestive stimulators, immunomodulators, anti-inflammatory agents, appetisers and performance enhancers [1,2]. The antimicrobial properties of the essential oil from sage (Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae) were evaluated against anaerobic bacteria, aerobic bacteria, Escherichia coli, enterobacteria and enterococci in a model experiment in crossbred piglets (Slovak White x Pietrain) weaned at 28 days of age. The essential oil content of dry leaves, consisting of thujone (24%), borneole (18%) and cineole (15%), was applied daily in a dose of 0.05% into the commercial feed mixture EOS 1 and EOS 2 starting at the age of 21 days to 7 piglets in an experimental group and pathogen concentrations were compared with a control group of 3 piglets. Faecal samples of piglets were analysed on the 21st, 35th and 42nd days of age and counts of anaerobes, aerobes, Escherichia coli, enterobacteria and enterococci were performed. The differences in counts of selected bacteria within the control group during the experiment were not statistically significant. The counts within the experimental group showed statistically significant differences (p
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Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil from Salvia officinalis L. against selected pathogenic microorganisms in piglets
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Salamon, I. ; Blascakova, M. ; Poracova, J. ; Taylorova, B. |
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Zeitschrift: | Planta Medica, Jg. 73 (2007) |
Veröffentlichung: | Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2007 |
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ISSN: | 1439-0221 (print) ; 0032-0943 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-987094 |
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