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Effect of herbal supplementation on growth, immunity, rumen histology, serum antioxidants and meat quality of sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2020

M. R. A. Redoy Open the ORCID record for M. R. A. Redoy [Opens in a new window] ,
A. A. S. Shuvo ,
L. Cheng Open the ORCID record for L. Cheng [Opens in a new window]  and
M. Al-Mamun Open the ORCID record for M. Al-Mamun [Opens in a new window]
M. R. A. Redoy
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh2202, Bangladesh
A. A. S. Shuvo
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh2202, Bangladesh
L. Cheng
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Dookie Campus, Victoria3647, Australia
M. Al-Mamun*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh2202, Bangladesh
*
†E-mail: mamamun@bau.edu.bd
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Abstract

There is a wide range of feed additives deliberately designed to be used in sheep diets that can improve production performance. Whereas herbal supplementation is gaining popularity not only for improving sheep productivity and mutton quality but also for safe application without any harmful residual effects. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) and/or garlic leaf (Allium sativum) dietary supplementation on growth performance, immunity, rumen histology, serum antioxidants and meat quality of sheep. The experiment consisted of a completely randomized design with 32 one-year-old sheep (initial mean live weight 9 ± 0.2 kg) allocated to four groups (8 sheep per group). Rice straw and concentrates-based total mixed ration pellets (2390 kcal/kg DM, CP = 15.1%) were offered as a control diet (CL diet). Herbal treatment diets included (i) CL diet + 10 g DM of plantain herb (PL diet), (ii) CL diet + 10 g DM of garlic leaf (GL diet) and (iii) CL diet + 5 g DM of PL and 5 g DM of GL (PG diet). Compared with the CL diet group, the live weight gain and feed conversion ratio were 18% to 26% and 13% to 20% higher in herbal-supplemented groups, respectively. Moreover, the herbal-supplemented groups, especially the PL diet group had higher serum immunoglobulin concentration, antioxidant capacity and rumen papillae size compared to the control. Besides, the lowest caul fat and pelvic fat levels were observed in the PL diet group followed by PG, GL and CL diet groups. In addition, lower mutton ether extract and saturated fatty acid along with higher polyunsaturated fatty acid levels were found in all herbal-supplemented groups. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with PL and/or GL might be used as an alternative in sheep to promote growth, health status and lean mutton production.

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garlic leaflambmutton fatty acidplantainserum antioxidants
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animal , Volume 14 , Issue 11 , November 2020 , pp. 2433 - 2441
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Animal Consortium

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