The effect of adding fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed powder to the diet of fattening lambs on performance, carcass characteristics and liver enzymes

Hajalizadeh, Zohre; Dayani, O.; Khezri, A.; Tahmasbi, R.; Mohammadabadi, Mohammadreza

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.04.011

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“…Fennel and ginger supplementation did not affect feed intake, revealing unaffected diet palatability with additives supplementation (Kholif et al, 2018a). Hajalizadeh et al (2019) observed improved diet palatability with fennel feeding at 0.75% and 1.5% of diets for 80 days. Moheb et al (2015) observed that feeding fennel byproduct did not affect feeding intake of growing Afshari×Chal male lambs.…”

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“…Fennel and ginger supplementation enhanced fiber digestibility (NDF by 9.7 and 7.8%, respectively), which may be due to that the ability of plant secondary metabolites to increase cellulolytic bacterial number (Giannenas et al, 2011;Ebeid et al, 2020a). Fennel contains anethole, limonene, α-pinene, fenchol, fenchone and estragole (Hajalizadeh et al, 2019), while ginger contains camphene, neral, β-bisabolene, ar-curcumene, β-eudesmol and other compounds that have antimicrobial activities against ruminal protozoa but without any negative effects on ruminal cellulolytic activity (Benchaar et al, 2008;Ebeid et al, 2020b). Mahmoud et al (2020) observed improved nutrient digestibility with fennel supplementation at 0.7% of diet of Holstein-Friesian×Black and White Lowland crossbreed lactating for 90 days.…”

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“…Saeedi et al (2017) stated that supplementing the starter diet of Holstein dairy calves with fennel for 2 weeks improved their growth and decreased the weaning age. Furthermore, Hajalizadeh et al (2019) observed that feeding growing lambs for 80 days on diet supplemented with fennel at 1.5% of diet increased feed intake, feed conversion, final body weight and live weight gain.…”

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“…Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a plant belongs to the family Apiaceae (Dhayalan et al, 2015). The main phytoconstituents in fennel are anethole, limonene, α-pinene, fenchol, fenchone and estragole (Hajalizadeh et al, 2019). Such compounds give fennel strong pharmacological activities, including antibacterial, antioxidant, and hepatoprotective activities (Kooti et al, 2015;Ghazy et al, 2021).…”

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Fennel and Ginger Improved Nutrient Digestibility and Milk Yield and Quality in Early Lactating Egyptian Buffaloes

Fahim

Kholif

Azzaz

2022

Annals of Animal Science

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The supplementation with herbal and medicinal plants to animals showed positive effects on feed digestion, performance and animal’s health. Fifteen multiparous Egyptian buffaloes (537 ± 18.1 kg body weight), 7 days after parturition, were randomly assigned to 3 treatments in a quintupled 3 × 3 Latin square design in a 63-day experiment. Each experimental period lasted 21 days (15 days of adaptation + 7 days for measurements and sample collection). Buffaloes were assigned according to their previous milk production, weight and parity to study the effect of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) or ginger (Zingiber officinale) supplementation on feed utilization and lactational performance. Buffaloes were fed a basal diet of concentrates, berseem clover and rice straw in a ratio of 60:30:10 dry matter (DM) basis. The first group fed the basal diet with no additive as the control treatment, while other buffaloes were fed on the basal diet supplemented with 75 g fennel or ginger/buffalo daily. Additives supplementation did not affect feed intake; however, fennel followed by ginger improved (P<0.05) dry matter, organic matter, crude protein and neutral detergent fiber digestibilities compared to the control. Without affecting blood chemistry, fennel and ginger supplementation improved (P<0.05) production of milk and energy corrected milk, fat concentration and milk energy content and output. Fennel followed by ginger decreased the somatic cell count (P=0.035) compared with the control. Fennel and ginger improved feed efficiency (P<0.05) compared with the control. Fennel increased the proportion of milk trans-10, cis-12 C18:2 (P=0.028), total conjugated linoleic acid without affecting other fatty acids. It is concluded that fennel or ginger at 75 g/buffalo/d improved nutrient digestibility and milk production of lactating buffaloes. Fennel improved milk nutritive value than ginger.

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Fennel and Ginger Improved Nutrient Digestibility and Milk Yield and Quality in Early Lactating Egyptian Buffaloes

Fahim

Kholif

Azzaz

2022

Annals of Animal Science

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“…Many important enzymes also require trace minerals, which are vital for enzymatic and structural functions [12]. Therefore, fennel and dill by-products can also be used as feed additives to promote the healthy growth of animals, increase gastrointestinal (GI) peristalsis and intake, and improve intestinal microorganism balance [13,14].…”

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Comparison of Nutritional Compositions and Essential Oil Profiles of Different Parts of a Dill and Two Fennel Cultivars

Hao

Guo

Yang

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Fennel and dill are widely used as food additives owing to their various biological activities, such as antioxidants, antimicrobials, food-preservatives, and seasoning capacities. Herein, the nutritional composition and essential oil (EO) chemical profiles of fruits, umbels, stalks, and roots from one dill and two fennel cultivars were evaluated. The fruits had the highest content of crude protein (≥ 15%), crude fat (≥ 8%), and phosphorus (≥ 0.5%), and exhibited the highest total energy (≥ 20 MJ/kg) and EO yield (≥ 2%). Moreover, estragole (86.56% in Fdf), anethole (71.17% in Fhf), fenchone (16.74% in Fhf), limonene (50.19% in Agf), and carvone (42.41% in Agf) were the main components of the EOs generated from the fruits. The chemical profiles of EOs in the roots were significantly different from those of the aerial parts of the fennel and dill; thus, the roots and aerial parts could be distinguished based on myristicin (Variable Importance in Projection (VIP) = 1.90399) and apiol (VIP = 1.85922). The EO components of the aerial parts varied remarkably, and the chemical markers for differentiating these three cultivars were anethole (VIP = 1.36571), estragole (VIP = 1.30292), and carvone (VIP = 1.11947). Overall, our results provide a noteworthy chemical basis for further development of fennel and dill, especially as food additives.

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Effect of supplementation of fennel seed powder on intake, growth performance, gut health and economics in goats

Singh,

Kumar,

Kumar

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Trop Anim Health Prod

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The effect of adding fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed powder to the diet of fattening lambs on performance, carcass characteristics and liver enzymes

Cited by 30 publications

References 34 publications

Fennel and Ginger Improved Nutrient Digestibility and Milk Yield and Quality in Early Lactating Egyptian Buffaloes

Fennel and Ginger Improved Nutrient Digestibility and Milk Yield and Quality in Early Lactating Egyptian Buffaloes

Comparison of Nutritional Compositions and Essential Oil Profiles of Different Parts of a Dill and Two Fennel Cultivars

Effect of supplementation of fennel seed powder on intake, growth performance, gut health and economics in goats

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