An Indian polyherbal phytogenic source improved blood serum biochemistry and immune response of dairy calves

Lee-Rangel, Héctor Aarón; Mendoza, G.D.; Martínez-García, José Antonio; Ayala, Enrique Espinosa; Hernández-García, Pedro Abel; Cifuentes-López, Rubén Oswaldo; Vazquez-Valladolid, Anayeli; García-López, Juan Carlos; Bueno, Alejandro Lara; Roque-Jiménez, José Alejandro

doi:10.1080/09540105.2021.2024150

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“…The polyherbal mixture of parts from various plants, such as Adhatoda vasica, Solanum xanthocarpum, Curcuma longa, Hedychium spicatum, Boerhavia diffusa, Piper longum, and Albezia lebbek, contains a high concentration of phenolic and flavonoid compounds (Sánchez et al, 2021). The inclusion of a polyherbal mixture in the diet of dairy calves has shown positive results (Lee-Rangel et al, 2022). In ruminants, previous studies have shown that herbal products can improve performance and carcass characteristics (Razo-Ortiz et al, 2020;Lozano-Sánchez et al, 2021;Dorantes-Iturbide et al, 2022).…”

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Evaluation of an Herbal Feed Supplement (Animunin Powder®) in Nursing Lambs for Growth and Health

Cordero-Mora,

Ayala-Monter,

Mendoza-Martínez

et al. 2023

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Enteric and respiratory infections cause lamb death during and after weaning, resulting in economic losses in intensive ovine production systems. These infections have been treated with antibiotics, but their inadequate use has resulted in bacterial resistance. Plant-derived secondary metabolites can be used as an alternative to antibiotics in lambs. We hypothesized that Animunin could improve lamb performance and immunological response during and after weaning. The objective of this study was to see how Animunin supplementation affected the profile of blood metabolites related to health status and weight changes in nursing lambs. The experimental design was completely randomized, with treatments consisting of supplementation with Animunin gel caps at doses of 0.0, 0.25, 0.50, and 1.0 g d-1 for 60 d. Treatments were assigned at random to 40 male Hampshire x Suffolk nursing lambs (initial body weight (IBW) 10.8±2.6 kg, 25 d old). Weight at weaning (WW) was determined on day 83±2. During lactation, the lambs were offered pre-starter feed and water ad libitum, in addition to nursing. SAS GLM procedure was used to analyze the data. The level of polyherbal mixture had no effect on most blood components. However, as the dose of Animunin in the gel caps increased, glucose, urea, and creatinine levels decreased. In contrast, the levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the blood of lambs given the 1 g dose increased by 39.4 and 45.9 %, respectively, compared to lambs given 0 g. The final body weight and daily gain were not affected (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the phytogenic Animunin had hypoglycemic effects while having no affecting lamb growth.

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Evaluation of an Herbal Feed Supplement (Animunin Powder®) in Nursing Lambs for Growth and Health

Cordero-Mora,

Ayala-Monter,

Mendoza-Martínez

et al. 2023

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“…In other countries, such as Thailand, China, Mexico, and Japan, various plant species have been studied in aquaculture [ 17 ]. Thus, alternative sources of feedstuff should be evaluated to maximize animal production [ 18 , 19 ]. Recently, research that focused on using herbal feed additives has reported beneficial effects on livestock [ 20 ].…”

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Herbal Vitamin C Prevents DNA Oxidation and Modifies the Metabolomic Water Profile of Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.)

Villanueva

Espinosa-Reyes

Flores-Ramírez

et al. 2022

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This experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of herbal vitamin C at different levels on tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) growth, potential DNA damage, and the metabolomic profile of water effluent. Forty-five tilapias were housed in separate plastic tanks (80 L), and these were randomly assigned to three treatments: (a) a commercial diet (CD) only; (Nutripec Purina®); (b) the commercial diet plus 250 mg of herbal vitamin C (HVC)/kg (CD250); and (c) the commercial diet plus 500 mg of HVC/kg (CD500). Biometric measurements were taken each week, blood samples were collected from the caudal vein on the final day, and water effluent was taken each week and immediately frozen (−80 °C) until further analysis (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) systems). Data were completely randomized with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. Upon including herbal vitamin C, the final BW (p = 0.05) and BWG (p = 0.06) increased linearly. Herbal vitamin C decreases DNA damage (p ≥ 0.05). PLS-DA showed a 41.6% variation between treatments in the water samples. Fifteen metabolites had the best association between treatments, with a stronger correlation with CD500. Herbal vitamin C could improve fish performance, prevent DNA damage, and influence changes in the metabolomic profile of the water.

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Obesity and micronutrients deficit, when and how to suplement

Chapela,

Martinuzzi,

Llobera

et al. 2024

Food and Agricultural Immunology

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An Indian polyherbal phytogenic source improved blood serum biochemistry and immune response of dairy calves

Cited by 5 publications

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Evaluation of an Herbal Feed Supplement (Animunin Powder®) in Nursing Lambs for Growth and Health

Evaluation of an Herbal Feed Supplement (Animunin Powder®) in Nursing Lambs for Growth and Health

Herbal Vitamin C Prevents DNA Oxidation and Modifies the Metabolomic Water Profile of Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.)

Obesity and micronutrients deficit, when and how to suplement

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