Impact of specific essential oils blend on milk production, serum biochemical parameters and kid performance of goats

Potential Benefits of Boswellia sacra Resin on Immunity, Metabolic Status, Udder and Uterus Health, and Milk Production in Transitioning Goats

“…These results highlight the efficient energy utilization by Bs-treated goats, which had lower plasma glucose concentrations without negative effects on body weight, feed intake, metabolism and/or energy status. These findings are in accordance with those previously reported by El-Azrak et al [1], in which supplementing transitioning goats with a blend of cinnamon, thyme, and peppermint essential oils (a blend rich in terpenoids as active components) has been found an effective intervention to improve milk production, ECM, and NEL, especially during the first three weeks of lactation, mainly by modulating insulin/glucose system during the transition period [1]. Similar effects on milk production, metabolism, and energy status were reported with different phytogenic feed additives [42,44].…”

“…Blood plasma albumin is a small molecular weight protein that plays a crucial osmoregulatory role in different biological systems. Thus, the improvement in blood plasma albumin of Bs supplemented goats might have positive effects on milk production by maintaining fluid equilibrium during lactation and by increasing water mobilization to the mammary gland as one of the adaptive mechanisms during lactation period [1].…”

“…Ensuring the maintenance of food producing animals health and disease prevention during their production life is a crucial farm practice that fulfils both animal welfare aspects and minimizes outbreak of zoonotic diseases, matching the approach of the One Health concept. In ruminants, the transition period (late gestation to early lactation) is accompanied by many metabolic, physiological, and behavioral adaptive mechanisms to meet the requirements of the postpartum period, including lactogenesis, uterine involution, and ovarian resumption [1,2]. These dramatic changes increase the vulnerability of lactating animals to metabolic disorders and infectious diseases due to the increase in inflammatory factors, free radicals, and impaired immunity [3][4][5], which may increase the risk of disease emergence among and via food-producing animals.…”

Effects of a Polyherbal Dietary Additive on Performance, Dietary Energetics, Carcass Traits, and Blood Metabolites of Finishing Lambs

“…However, lambs from all treatments had serum concentrations of total protein, albumin, and globulin within the range reported in the literature for healthy sheep [ 46 , 50 ]. This suggests that the PA used does not negatively affect nutritional status and protein catabolism in lambs fed high-concentrate diets [ 45 , 51 ]. On the other hand, supplementation in ruminants of some PA and essential oils reduces the serum concentration of cholesterol, triglycerides, and total lipids through changes in cellular biosynthesis and intestinal lipid absorption [ 52 ].…”

Effects of Age and Dietary Factors on the Blood Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid, Metabolites, Immunoglobulins, and Hormones of Goats

“…Furthermore, the blood TP and ALB were positively correlated with body weight in the high BHBA dose. Such beneficial effects could be related to stimulated ruminant digestive system particularly for digestion of protein and fat ( 54 ). BHBA is linked with the high intake of solid feed, microbial communities, and rumen development of fermentation and absorption processes ( 15 , 55 ).…”