Thyme Essential Oil Supplementation in Growing Merino Lambs: Effects on Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, and Fecal Microbiology

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dc.contributor.authorCetin, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorCetin, Ece
dc.contributor.authorKarakci, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorErcetin, Egemen
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-06T12:23:47Z
dc.date.available2025-04-06T12:23:47Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentTekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted to evaluate the effect of thyme essential oil on growth performance, fecal microflora and immune system parameters in growing Merino lambs to investigate its use as safe and natural method. Thirty Merino lambs were used in 45 days in a randomized complete block design. The lambs in control group did not receive thyme essential oil, whereas each lamb in experimental groups supplemented with 250 mg thyme essential oil/d (T250) and 500 mg thyme essential oil/d (T500) throughout the study. The number of coliform bacteria was found to be the lowest in the T250 group compared to the other groups. Moreover, a significant difference was found between the control and experimental groups in the Lactobacillus (p < 0.019) and Bifidobacterium (p < 0.010) counts, and it was determined that the experimental groups contained higher numbers of beneficial bacteria than the control group. Immunoglobulin G plasma levels was highest in the 500 mg/day thyme oil group compared to the other groups. In conclusion, adding thyme essential oil with a high carvacrol content to lamb rations under stress following weaning has demonstrated that it can have antibacterial, immune-supportive, and growth-promoting properties without causing a negative effect on performance parameters.
dc.description.sponsorshipTekirdag Namik Kemal University Scientific Research Unit; DAK Tarim Urunleri Ticaret ve Limited Sirketi; [NKUBAP.10]; [23.478]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Tekirdag Namik Kemal University Scientific Research Unit, Project No: NKUBAP.10.GA.23.478. We would like to thank DAK Tarim Urunleri Ticaret ve Limited Sirketi for her support of my work.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/asj.70051
dc.identifier.issn1344-3941
dc.identifier.issn1740-0929
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid40109266
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105000481505
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/asj.70051
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/17186
dc.identifier.volume96
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001447778800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofAnimal Science Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250406
dc.subjectfecal microbiology
dc.subjectgrowth performance
dc.subjectimmunoglobulin G
dc.subjectMerino lambs
dc.subjectthyme essential oil
dc.titleThyme Essential Oil Supplementation in Growing Merino Lambs: Effects on Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, and Fecal Microbiology
dc.typeArticle

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