The impact of a mixture of medicinal herbs on ruminal fermentation, parasitological status and hematological parameters of the lambs experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus

Váradyová, Zora; Kišidayová, Svetlana; Čobanová, Klaudia; Grešaková, Ľubomíra; Babják, Michal; Königová, Alžbeta; Dolinská, Michaela Urda; Várady, Marián

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.04.023

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“…Four groups of six animals based on their live-weight were established: unsupplemented lambs (UNS), lambs supplemented with stem of A. absinthium (ART, 1 g DM/d/lamb), lambs supplemented with flower of M. sylvestris (MAL, 15 g DM/d/lamb) and animals supplemented with mix of A. absinthium and M. sylvestris (ARTMAL, 16 g DM/d/lamb). The doses of plant supplements were based on the plant proportions used in our previous study [18]. The dry plants from commercial sources (AGROKARPATY, Plavnica, Slovak Republic) were mixed daily with the oats during the experimental period (75 days, D).…”

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“…These experiments, which combined chromatographic analyses with the determination of antioxidant capacity, are helpful in identifying plants with consistent concentrations of anthelmintic and antioxidant compounds for in vitro and in vivo studies. Our previous studies showed that medicinal plant mixtures are multicomponent mixes that possess effects via a multitarget additive and synergistic mode [16][17][18].…”

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Anthelmintic Activity of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) and Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) against Haemonchus contortus in Sheep

Mravčáková

Komáromyová

Babják

et al. 2020

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of dry wormwood and mallow on the gastrointestinal parasite of small ruminants Haemonchus contortus. Twenty-four experimentally infected lambs were randomly divided into four groups of six animals each: unsupplemented lambs, lambs supplemented with wormwood, lambs supplemented with mallow and animals supplemented with a mix of both plants. Faecal samples from the lambs were collected on day 23, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64 and 75 post-infection for quantification of the number of eggs per gram (EPG). The mix of both plants contained phenolic acids (10.7 g/kg DM) and flavonoids (5.51 g/kg DM). The nematode eggs were collected and in vitro egg hatch test was performed. The aqueous extracts of both plants exhibited strong ovicidal effect on H. contortus, with ED50 and ED99 values of 1.40 and 3.76 mg/mL and 2.17 and 5.89 mg/mL, respectively, in the in vitro tests. Despite the great individual differences between the treated lambs in eggs reduction, the mean EPG of the untreated and treated groups did not differ (p > 0.05). Our results indicate that using wormwood and mallow as dietary supplements do not have a sufficient effect on lambs infected with H. contortus.

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Anthelmintic Activity of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) and Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) against Haemonchus contortus in Sheep

Mravčáková

Komáromyová

Babják

et al. 2020

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“…The pH value was measured immediately after sample collection using a pH meter (CP-104; Elmetron, Zabrze, Poland). Methane concentration from in vitro samples was determined by gas chromatography on PerkinElmer Clarus 500 gas chromatograph (Perkin Elmer, Inc., Shelton, USA) as described previously [22]. In the in vivo study, methane production was calculated measuring the molar proportion of VFA in the rumen as follow: 57.5 mol glucose = 65 mol acetate + 20 mol propionate + 15 mol butyrate + 60 mol CO2 + 35 mol CH4 + 25 mol H2O.…”

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“…Perkin Elmer, Inc., Shelton, USA) as described previously [22]. The in vitro DM digestibility (IVDMD) and volume of accumulated gas were determined as described previously [22]. Rumen microbial quantification.…”

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Ruminal fermentation, microbial population and lipid metabolism in gastrointestinal nematode-infected lambs fed a diet supplemented with herbal mixtures

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of medicinal herbal mixtures rich in phenolic, flavonoid and alkaloid compounds on ruminal fermentation and microbial populations, and fatty acid (FA) concentrations and lipid oxidation in tissues of lambs infected with the gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasite (Haemonchus contortus). Parallel in vitro and in vivo studies were performed using two different herbal mixtures (Mix1 and Mix2). The in vitro study was conducted in a 2 (infection status; non-infected versus infected) × 3 (diets; control, Mix1 and Mix2) factorial design. In the in vivo study, 24 lambs were equally divided into four treatments: non-infected lambs fed a control diet, infected lambs fed the control diet, infected lambs fed a diet with Mix1 and infected lambs fed a diet with Mix2. Herbal mixtures (100 g dry matter (DM)/d) were added to the basal diets of meadow hay (ad libitum) and a commercial concentrate (500 g DM/d). The experimental period lasted for 70 days. Ruminal fermentation characteristics and methane production were not affected by infection in vivo or in vitro. Both herbal mixture supplementation increased total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations (P < 0.01) and DM digestibility (P < 0.01) in vitro. Archaea population was slightly diminished by both herbal mixtures (P < 0.05), but they did not lower methane production in vitro or in vivo (P > 0.05). Infection of H. contortus or herbal mixtures modulated FA proportion mainly in the liver, especially the long chain FA proportion. Concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in serum were significantly higher after 70 days post-infection in the infected lambs. Herbal Mix1 supplementation reduced TBARS concentrations in meat after seven days of storage. In conclusion, supplementing of herbal mixtures to the diets of GIN parasite infected lambs did not affect the basic ruminal fermentation parameters. Herbal mixtures may improve few FA proportions mainly in liver as well as decrease lipid oxidation in meat.

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“…Dotyczyło to zarówno poprawy zdrowotności (8,9,28), lepszych przyrostów (10), jak i pozytywnego wpływu na pozyskiwane produkty (30 (35). W świe-tle dostępnej literatury, jak i dotychczasowych badań własnych (18) przyjęto hipotezę, iż mieszanka ziół w odpowiednio dobranych proporcjach może działać synergicznie w kierunku poprawy zdrowia i odporności zwierząt utrzymywanych w gospodarstwach ekologicznych.…”

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Effectiveness of herbal mixtures in beef cattle feeding

Klebaniuk¹,

Kowalczuk-Vasilev²,

Bąkowski³

et al. 2017

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Problemem wielu gospodarstw utrzymujących bydło rzeźne w systemie ekologicznym mogą być niedobory niektórych składników pokarmowych i mineralnych w dawkach pokarmowych. Ograniczenia te wynikają ze stosownych rozporządzeń (23, 34), dotyczących zakazu stosowania pasz i dodatków konwencjonalnych lub otrzymywanych na drodze obróbki chemicznej. Niedobory składników dawki pokarmowej prowadzić mogą do słabszych efektów produkcyjnych, występowania niektórych schorzeń, a nawet upadków. Zwierzęta narażone są na infekcje bakteryjne i wirusowe, powodujące schorzenia układu pokarmowego i oddechowego, a także na pasożyty bytujące na wybiegach. W efekcie -poza doborem odpowiedniej rasy bydła, zapewnieniem zwierzętom dobrostanu i odpowiedniej jakości paszy, hodowcy sięgają po dodatki wspomagające układ immunologiczny zwierząt. Dodatki te pozwalają na wzmocnienie wielu różnych mechanizmów nieswoistych, czyli niezwiązanych z wybiórczym rozpoznawaniem czynnika infekcyjnego (16). Do takich dodatków można zaliczyć zioła, których wielokierunkowe działanie zostało potwierdzone w badaniach na różnych gatunkach 1) The study partly financed by appropriations under the decision of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development: RRre-029-19-16/11, PKRE-029-5-4/12, PKRE-029-31-31/13.2) Praca zaprezentowana na XLVI Sesji Naukowej Sekcji Żywienia Zwierząt Komitetu Nauk Zootechnicznych i Akwakultury Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Lublin, 21-23.06.2017 r. Klebaniuk R., Kowalczuk-Vasilev E., Bąkowski M., Rocki G., Grela E. R., Kiczorowska B., Matras J., Widz J., Kępka K.Effectiveness of herbal mixtures in beef cattle feeding

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The impact of a mixture of medicinal herbs on ruminal fermentation, parasitological status and hematological parameters of the lambs experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus

Cited by 23 publications

References 55 publications

Anthelmintic Activity of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) and Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) against Haemonchus contortus in Sheep

Anthelmintic Activity of Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) and Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) against Haemonchus contortus in Sheep

Ruminal fermentation, microbial population and lipid metabolism in gastrointestinal nematode-infected lambs fed a diet supplemented with herbal mixtures

Effectiveness of herbal mixtures in beef cattle feeding

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