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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“…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.)

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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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