Vegetable tannins are water-soluble polyphenolic compounds of varying molecular weights
that occur abundantly in nature. The diet of many free-ranging wild animals contains …

Tannins added in the diet are being used to improve nutrition and health in farm animals as
an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters and to control enteric clostridial diseases …

A hydrolysable tannin extracted from chestnut (SaviotaN®) was tested for efficacy in
controlling the proliferation of Clostridium perfringens in the gut of broiler chickens …

Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming bacterium and a major cause of bacterial food-
borne illness. In this study, we evaluated the inhibitory effects of chitosan against spore …

Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an important concern in poultry industry since it causes economic
losses, increased mortality, reduction of bird welfare, and contamination of chicken products …

The aim of this study was to determine whether a hydrolysable tannin extract of sweet
chestnut wood (Globatan®) has an inhibitory effect on Salmonella Typhimurium survival …

Plant tannins are widely found in plants and can be divided into hydrolyzed tannins and
condensed tannins. In recent years, researchers have become more and more interested in …

Clostridium perfringens has been implicated as a cause of diarrhea in dogs. The objectives
of this study were to compare 2 culture methods and to evaluate a multiplex polymerase …

The effects of chitosan with 95% deacetylation degree (DD95) on the spore germination, cell
proliferation, and heat resistance of Clostridium perfringens CCRC 10,648 and CCRC …

Given the recent EU ban of antibiotics to promote the growth of farm animals, alternative
approaches are needed for animal production systems. Tannins, which are already …