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A note on the effect of caprylic acid and triacylglycerols of caprylic and capric acid on growth rate and shedding of coccidia oocysts in weaned piglets
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Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ-142 20 Praha 4, Czech Republic
 
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Research Institute of Animal Production, Uhříněves, CZ-104 01 Praha 10, Czech Republic
 
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Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, Zoohygiene and Plant Products, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, CZ-612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
 
 
Publication date: 2004-04-09
 
 
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M. Marounek   

Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ-142 20 Praha 4, Czech Republic; Research Institute of Animal Production, Uhříněves, CZ-104 01 Praha 10, Czech Republic
 
 
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2004;13(2):269-274
 
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Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) are efficient antimicrobial compounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of caprylic acid (C8:0), and an oil containing triacylglycerols of caprylic and capric acid (C10:0), on growth rate of piglets and shedding of coccidia oocysts. Piglets, weaned at 28-32 days of age, were fed a basal diet (Group 1), the same diet supplemented with caprylic acid at 5 g/kg (Group 2), or supplemented with the MCFA-containing oil at 10 g/kg (Group 3). The experiment was carried out on a commercial farm and lasted for 3 weeks. In the course of this period piglets of groups 1, 2 and 3 gained on average 3.64, 4.98 and 3.95 kg, respectively. The effect of caprylic acid on weight gains was statistically significant (P<0.05). Almost all piglets were infected with Cryptosporidium parvum and some of them also with Isospora suis. In treated piglets, shedding of cryptosporidial oocysts was one week delayed and the patent period was shorter. This suggests that a certain coccidiostatic effect of MCFA exists.
 
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