scholarly journals Evaluation the Effects of Zingiber officinale L. as a feed Additive on Growth and Some Serum Biochemical Profiles of Cyprinus carpio L

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 3341-3352
Author(s):  
Loïc Arnold Mba Tene ◽  
Emile Miegoue ◽  
Marie Noëlle Bertine Noumbissi ◽  
Paulette Ntsafack ◽  
Camara Sawa ◽  
...  

The use of phytobiotics in feeding monogastric herbivores has several interests, including the stabilization of the caecal flora and especially the improvement of the growth of animals thanks to a better exploitation of feed resources. Thus a trial was conducted with an objective to evaluate the feed intake and post weaning growth performances of cavy according to the inclusion level of ginger meal. A total of 40 guinea pigs of 3 weeks of age were divided into 4 lots, and subjected to rations consisting of Trypsacum laxum served ad libitum, associated with the compound feed containing 0; 0.5; 0.75 and 1% ginger powder (T0, T1, T2 and T3). This study showed that the total intake of DM, MO and CB from forage was comparable between rations T0, T1 and T2 and significantly higher than those of ration T3. At weaning, average animal weights of all rations were comparable. However, at 8 weeks of age, the T0, T1 and T3 rations yielded comparable average weights, but significantly higher than those of the T2 animals, i.e., 272 g; 298.80 g; 285.25 g and 221.83 g, respectively. The T0, T1 and T3 diets recorded total gains that were comparable but significantly higher than those obtained with animals in Lot T2. Ginger powder can be included up to 0.75% in the diet as a feed additive for improved ingestion and 0.5% for post-weaning growth. L’usage des phytobiotiques dans l’alimentation des herbivores monogastriques présente plusieurs intérêts parmi lesquels la stabilisation de la flore caecale et surtout l’amélioration de la croissance des animaux grâce à une meilleure valorisation des ressources alimentaire. C’est ainsi que des essais ont été conduit avec pour objectif d’évaluer l’ingestion er la croissance post-sevrage des cobayes en fonction du niveau de la poudre de gingembre. Un total de 40 cobayes de 21 jours d’âge était reparti en 4 lots, et soumis à des rations constituées de Trypsacum laxum servi ad libitum, associé à l’aliment composé contenant 0 ; 0,5 ; 0,75 et 1% de poudre de gingembre (T0, T1, T2 et T3). Il ressort de cette étude que les ingestions totales de la MS, de la MO et de la CB du fourrage, ont été comparables entre les rations T0, T1 et T2 et significativement plus élevées que celle de la ration T3. Au sevrage, les poids moyens des animaux étaient comparables pour toutes les rations. Cependant à 8 semaines d’âge, les rations T0, T1 et T3 ont permis d’obtenir les poids moyens comparables, mais significativement plus élevés que ceux des animaux lot T2, soit respectivement 272 g ; 298,80 g ; 285,25 g et 221,83 g. Les rations T0, T1 et T3 ont permis d’enregistrer les gains totaux comparables, mais significativement élevés par rapport à ceux obtenus avec les animaux du lot T2. La poudre de gingembre peut être incluse jusqu’à 0,75% dans la ration comme additif alimentaire pour l'amélioration de l’ingestion et à 0,5% pour la croissance post-sevrage.


2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1819
Author(s):  
Antonio Diego Brandão Melo ◽  
Angela Oliveira ◽  
Geovane Rosa De Oliveira ◽  
Chiara Domingues ◽  
Kelly Mazutti ◽  
...  

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the toxic effects of short-term ingestion of a zearalenone, fumonisin, and aflatoxin mixture, at low concentration, into the diet of weanling piglets and to assess the protective efficacy of an anti-mycotoxin feed additive. For 21 days, piglets were exposed to control or multi-mycotoxin treatment with or without the anti-mycotoxin additive. Growth performance was measured after 21d. Blood samples were taken to serum biochemical analysis and for quantify levels of circulating mononuclear immune cells. Effects on organs weights and histological changes, and expression levels of COX-2 and TNF-? in the liver and jejunum were evaluated. Overall, the multi-mycotoxin treatment had no effect on measured variables, and no adverse histopathological changes in organs were observed. The total serum protein concentration was higher in animals that received the multi-mycotoxin treatment; however, levels remained within normal limits for weanling piglets. In conclusion, the short-term multi-mycotoxin mixture, at the dose levels evaluated in this study, seems not affect the health of weanling piglets through the evaluated parameters. The absence of toxicity associated with the multi-mycotoxin treatment rendered it impossible to evaluate the efficacy of the anti-mycotoxin additive.


2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davida Rachel Haney ◽  
Jeffrey S. Christiansen ◽  
Jeffrey Toll

Three middle-aged domestic cats were presented for vomiting, lethargy, anorexia, and jaundice. Complete blood counts, serum biochemical profiles, and abdominal ultrasounds were suggestive of extrahepatic biliary obstruction in all of the cats. Infection with the liver fluke Platynosomum concinnum was confirmed by intraoperative bile cytology in three cases and by histopathology in two cases. All three cats were euthanized in the postoperative period because of complications. These cases illustrate the severity of signs and complications that can occur with liver fluke infection in cats.


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