Propagation of 'Bruno' kiwifruit: influence of cutting collection time and indolebutyric acid / Propagação de kiwizeiro 'Bruno': influência da época de coleta das estacas e ácido indolbutírico

In Brazil, the propagation of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is achieved through seed-derived rootstocks, which results in low uniformity. An alternative to address this problem is the cuttings technique, a simple and fast method that generates individuals identical to the parent plant, maintaining the agronomic traits. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of cutting collection time and indolebutyric acid (IBA) on the rooting of 'Bruno' kiwifruit cuttings. The cuttings were collected in the months of May, August and December 2016 and March 2017 and treated with 0, 1000, 2000 and 4000 mg L-1 IBA, as a hydroalcoholic solution, for seven seconds. After 90 days, the percentages of rooted and dead cuttings and cuttings that produced shoots; leaf retention; average length of the three largest roots; average number of primary roots per cutting; and reserve contents before and after rooting were evaluated. The treatments with IBA influenced the rooting of cuttings collected in May, which showed 36.07% rooting at the calculated IBA concentration of 2,320 mg L-1, and in December, which exhibited 57.59% rooting at the concentration of 4000 mg L-1. In the present experimental conditions, it is recommended to root cuttings of 'Bruno' kiwifruit collected in December with the application of 4000 mg L-1 IBA.(AU)

No Brasil, para a propagação de kiwizeiros (Actinidia deliciosa) são utilizados porta-enxertos oriundos de sementes, resultando em baixa uniformidade. Uma alternativa é a estaquia, por ser método simples, rápido, que gera indivíduos idênticos à planta matriz, mantendo as características agronômicas. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a época de coleta das estacas e o efeito do ácido indolbutírico (AIB) sobre o enraizamento de estacas de kiwizeiro 'Bruno'. As estacas foram coletadas nos meses de maio, agosto e dezembro de 2016 e março de 2017; e tratadas com zero, 1.000, 2.000 e 4.000 mg L-1 de AIB, na forma de solução hidroalcoólica, por sete segundos. Após 90 dias, avaliou-se a percentagem de estacas enraizadas; mortas; brotadas; retenção foliar; comprimento médio das três maiores raízes; número médio de raízes primárias por estaca, além do conteúdo de reservas antes e após o enraizamento. Os tratamentos com AIB influenciam o enraizamento das estacas coletadas em maio, com 36,07% de enraizamento na concentração calculada de 2.320 mg L-1, e em dezembro, atingindo 57,59% de enraizamento na concentração de 4.000 mg L-1 de AIB. Nas condições do presente experimento recomenda-se o enraizamento de estacas de kiwizeiro 'Bruno' coletadas em dezembro, aplicando-se 4.000 mg L-1 de AIB.(AU)

Dietary supplementation with probiotic and butyrate in the shrimp nursery in biofloc / Suplementação dietética com probiótico e butirato no berçário do camarão em bioflocos

This study aimed to evaluate the combined and isolated effect of sodium butyrate and the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum on the performance and midgut microbiological parameters of Litopenaeus vannamei post-larvae reared on biofloc technology, as well as the water quality of the system. Feed additives were added at the concentrations of 200 mL of probiotic (1.0x107 CFU mL-1) and 2.0% of organic salt (w/w) in the diet, as follows: 1) Probiotic; 2) Butyrate; 3) Probiotic+Butyrate; 4) Control. Each treatment was composed of three replicates. Biometric measurements were performed once a week, as well as analysis of water quality. At the end of the experiment, statistical difference was observed in the counts of lactic acid bacteria from the intestinal tract of shrimp fed diets containing probiotic. Therefore, while the addition of probiotic and sodium butyrate had no effect on the productive parameters of shrimp or water quality, the inclusion of the probiotic L. plantarum in the diet did increase the counts of lactic acid bacteria in the intestine of L. vannamei without altering the counts of Vibrio spp. or total heterotrophic bacteria in the intestine.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito conjunto e isolado do sal orgânico butirato de sódio e do probiótico Lactobacillus plantarum para pós-larvas do camarão Litopenaeus vannamei cultivado em tecnologia de bioflocos sobre os parâmetros zootécnicos, microbiológicos e histológicos, além da qualidade da água do sistema. Os aditivos alimentares foram adicionados nas concentrações de 200 mL de probiótico (1,0x107 UFC mL-1) e 2,0% do sal orgânico (p/p) na ração, com o seguinte delineamento: 1) Probiótico; 2) Butirato; 3) Probiótico+Butirato; 4) Controle, e cada tratamento foi composto por três réplicas. Biometrias foram realizadas uma vez por semana e, da mesma forma, foram feitas análises dos parâmetros de qualidade de água das unidades experimentais. Ao final do experimento, os resultados mostraram diferença estatística nas contagens de bactérias ácido lácticas do trato intestinal dos camarões alimentados com as dietas contendo probiótico. Conclui-se que a adição de probiótico e o butirato de sódio não influenciaram nos parâmetros produtivos dos camarões nem os parâmetros de qualidade de água, mas a inclusão do probiótico L. plantarum na dieta aumentou as contagens de bactérias ácido lácticas no intestino do camarão L. vannamei, contudo sem alterar as contagens de Vibrio spp. e bactérias heterotróficas totais no intestino.

Effects of dietary supplementation with tributyrin and coated sodium butyrate on intestinal morphology, disaccharidase activity and intramuscular fat of lipopolysaccharide-challenged broilers

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of tributyrin (TB) and coated sodium butyrate (CSB) on intestinal morphology, disaccharidase activity and intramuscular fat of broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). A total of 160 1-day-old healthy Cobb broilers were randomly allocated into four groups: (1) control; (2) LPS, in which broilers were fed a basal diet and intraperitoneally injected with 500 g/kg LPS on days 38, 40 and 42; (3) TB, in which LPS-challenged broilers were fed basal diet supplemented with 500 mg/kg TB; and (4) CSB, in which LPS-challenged broilers were fed basal diet supplemented with 877 mg/kg CSB. Addition of TB and CSB inhibited (p<0.05) the decrease in villus height in the duodenum and ileum of LPS-challenged broilers, respectively. Both TB and CSB increased (p<0.05) activity of maltase in the small intestine, and TB increased (p<0.05) activity of isomaltase in the ileum. Additionally, dietary addition of TB and CSB decreased (p<0.05) the content of intramuscular fat. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of TB was more effective than CSB in improving intestinal morphology and disaccharidase activity of LPS-challenged broilers, and they both reduced intramuscular fat in the breast and legs.(AU)

Dietary supplementation with probiotic and butyrate in the shrimp nursery in biofloc / Suplementação dietética com probiótico e butirato no berçário do camarão em bioflocos

This study aimed to evaluate the combined and isolated effect of sodium butyrate and the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum on the performance and midgut microbiological parameters of Litopenaeus vannamei post-larvae reared on biofloc technology, as well as the water quality of the system. Feed additives were added at the concentrations of 200 mL of probiotic (1.0x107 CFU mL-1) and 2.0% of organic salt (w/w) in the diet, as follows: 1) Probiotic; 2) Butyrate; 3) Probiotic+Butyrate; 4) Control. Each treatment was composed of three replicates. Biometric measurements were performed once a week, as well as analysis of water quality. At the end of the experiment, statistical difference was observed in the counts of lactic acid bacteria from the intestinal tract of shrimp fed diets containing probiotic. Therefore, while the addition of probiotic and sodium butyrate had no effect on the productive parameters of shrimp or water quality, the inclusion of the probiotic L. plantarum in the diet did increase the counts of lactic acid bacteria in the intestine of L. vannamei without altering the counts of Vibrio spp. or total heterotrophic bacteria in the intestine.(AU)

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito conjunto e isolado do sal orgânico butirato de sódio e do probiótico Lactobacillus plantarum para pós-larvas do camarão Litopenaeus vannamei cultivado em tecnologia de bioflocos sobre os parâmetros zootécnicos, microbiológicos e histológicos, além da qualidade da água do sistema. Os aditivos alimentares foram adicionados nas concentrações de 200 mL de probiótico (1,0x107 UFC mL-1) e 2,0% do sal orgânico (p/p) na ração, com o seguinte delineamento: 1) Probiótico; 2) Butirato; 3) Probiótico+Butirato; 4) Controle, e cada tratamento foi composto por três réplicas. Biometrias foram realizadas uma vez por semana e, da mesma forma, foram feitas análises dos parâmetros de qualidade de água das unidades experimentais. Ao final do experimento, os resultados mostraram diferença estatística nas contagens de bactérias ácido lácticas do trato intestinal dos camarões alimentados com as dietas contendo probiótico. Conclui-se que a adição de probiótico e o butirato de sódio não influenciaram nos parâmetros produtivos dos camarões nem os parâmetros de qualidade de água, mas a inclusão do probiótico L. plantarum na dieta aumentou as contagens de bactérias ácido lácticas no intestino do camarão L. vannamei, contudo sem alterar as contagens de Vibrio spp. e bactérias heterotróficas totais no intestino.(AU)

Effects of dietary supplementation with tributyrin and coated sodium butyrate on intestinal morphology, disaccharidase activity and intramuscular fat of lipopolysaccharide-challenged broilers

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of tributyrin (TB) and coated sodium butyrate (CSB) on intestinal morphology, disaccharidase activity and intramuscular fat of broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). A total of 160 1-day-old healthy Cobb broilers were randomly allocated into four groups: (1) control; (2) LPS, in which broilers were fed a basal diet and intraperitoneally injected with 500 g/kg LPS on days 38, 40 and 42; (3) TB, in which LPS-challenged broilers were fed basal diet supplemented with 500 mg/kg TB; and (4) CSB, in which LPS-challenged broilers were fed basal diet supplemented with 877 mg/kg CSB. Addition of TB and CSB inhibited (p<0.05) the decrease in villus height in the duodenum and ileum of LPS-challenged broilers, respectively. Both TB and CSB increased (p<0.05) activity of maltase in the small intestine, and TB increased (p<0.05) activity of isomaltase in the ileum. Additionally, dietary addition of TB and CSB decreased (p<0.05) the content of intramuscular fat. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of TB was more effective than CSB in improving intestinal morphology and disaccharidase activity of LPS-challenged broilers, and they both reduced intramuscular fat in the breast and legs.

Sodium butyrate does not decrease the evolution of precancerous lesions in rats / Butirato de sódio não diminui a evolução de lesões pré-neoplásicas em ratos

PURPOSE: To evaluate the preventive effect of sodium butyrate in the appearance of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in rats after induction with the carcinogen 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH). METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were separated into four groups (n=10) distributed as follows: control 1, control 2, butyrate 1 and butyrate 2. The groups control 1 and butyrate 1 remained under experimentation for 4 weeks, while the groups control 2 and butyrate 2 remained for 8 weeks. In the first four weeks, the animals of the control groups received water ad libitum and the animals of the butyrate groups received a sodium butyrate solution (3.4 percent) ad libitum. Injections of the drug 1,2-dimethylhydrazine were applied during the two first weeks of the experiment in all the animals, concurrently with the application of sodium butyrate. The large intestine of the animals was removed, for the analysis of the ACF and of the content of polyamines. The animal feces were collected for the analysis of the SCFA profile. RESULTS: The spermidine presented a higher concentration in the group butyrate 2 in comparison to the group control 2. There was a significant difference in the concentration value (µmol/mL) of acetate in comparison to the groups control 2 and butyrate 2. CONCLUSION: The use of sodium butyrate together with the induction of colorectal cancer was not effective in the prevention of the disease progression.(AU)

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o efeito preventivo do butirato de sódio no surgimento de focos de cripta aberrante (FCA) em ratos após a indução com o carcinógeno 1,2-dimetilhidrazina. MÉTODOS: Quarenta ratos foram divididos em quatro grupos, com dez animais em cada. Os grupos controle 1 e butirato 1 ficaram em experimentação por 4 semanas e os grupos controle 2 e butirato 2 por oito semanas. Nas primeiras quatro semanas, os animais dos grupos controle receberam água ad libitum e os animais dos grupos butirato receberam solução de butirato de sódio (3,4 por cento) ad libitum. Em todos os animais foram aplicadas quatro injeções subcutâneas da droga 1,2-dimetilhidrazina nas duas primeiras semanas, concomitante a administração do butirato de sódio. Foi retirado o intestino grosso dos animais, para análise dos FCA e do teor de poliaminas. As fezes dos animais foram recolhidas para análise do perfil de AGCC. RESULTADOS: A espermidina apresentou maior concentração no grupo butirato 2 em relação ao grupo controle 2. Foi encontrada diferença significativa no valor da concentração de acetato quando comparado os grupos controle 2 e butirato 2. CONCLUSÃO: A utilização do butirato de sódio concomitante à indução do câncer colorretal não se mostrou efetiva na prevenção da progressão da doença.(AU)