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105 Young Scholar Presentation: A Review of Medium Chain Fatty Acids and Their Recent Role in Feed Safety
- Source :
- Journal of Animal Science. 96:55-55
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018.
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Abstract
- Medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), have been researched extensively to reduce the likelihood of animal feed being contaminated by biological pathogens, including bacteria and viruses. Medium chain fatty acids have shown to be bactericidal and bacteriostatic by incorporating themselves into the lipid membrane of bacteria, which alters the cell membrane permeability leading to cell death. However, the effectiveness can be dependent upon the MCFA chain length and species of bacteria. Most research completed prior to 2013 focused on the antimicrobial properties of MCFA. However, with the emergence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), MCFA began to gain more attention for their potential uses in feed safety and swine nutrition as a potential antiviral additive. Medium chain fatty acids have shown repeated success against PEDV in vivo and in vitro. Notably, 2% MCFA [1:1:1 blend of caproic, caprylic, and capric] was equally successful at mitigating PEDV as commercially-available formaldehyde products in complete swine feed (P>0.05). However, the effectiveness varies within feed matrix, as MCFA was not as effective as formaldehyde at mitigation in spray dried animal plasma and meat and bone meal (P
- Subjects :
- biology
040301 veterinary sciences
Chemistry
Animal feed
0402 animal and dairy science
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Antimicrobial
040201 dairy & animal science
Meat and bone meal
0403 veterinary science
Ingredient
Capric Acid
Genetics
Animal Science and Zoology
Food science
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Mode of action
Bacteria
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15253163 and 00218812
- Volume :
- 96
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Animal Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........5882eeb3b1fcfd19936b3255f62787d5