Effect of calcium soaps from garlic (Allium sativum) and willow (Salix babylonica) extracts on nematode loads, nutrient intake and digestibility, nitrogen balance and rumen fermentation kinetics in dairy goats

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dietary calcium soaps from garlic (Allium sativum) and willow (Salix babylonica) extracts on nematode loads, nutrient intake and digestibility, nitrogen balance and rumen fermentation kinetics in dairy goats. Nine adult non-lactating Saanen...

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Published in:Journal of dairy research 2024-02, Vol.91 (1), p.19-24
Main Authors: Vargas-Bello-Pérez, Einar, Ghavipanje, Navid, Torres-Gonzalez, Teresa, Angeles-Hernandez, Juan Carlos, Velázquez-Ordoñez, Valente, Castelán-Ortega, Octavio Alonso, Robles Jimenez, Lizbeth E., Roskopf, Sergio Daniel, Gonzalez-Ronquillo, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alfalfa
Allium sativum
Animals
Calcium
Calcium (dietary)
Diet
Digestibility
Dry matter
Eggs
Feces
Feed additives
Feeds
Fermentation
Food intake
Garlic
Goats
Gram-positive bacteria
Intestinal parasites
Kinetics
Metabolism
Metabolites
Nitrogen
Nitrogen balance
Nutrient balance
Nutrient loading
Nutrition research
Organic matter
Parasites
Rumen
Salix babylonica
Soaps
Urine
Variables
Willow
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Summary:The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dietary calcium soaps from garlic (Allium sativum) and willow (Salix babylonica) extracts on nematode loads, nutrient intake and digestibility, nitrogen balance and rumen fermentation kinetics in dairy goats. Nine adult non-lactating Saanen goats were grouped into a complete randomized block design with 3 treatments (n = 3) over a period of 28 d. Animals were fed a diet based on alfalfa hay and a concentrate that was supplemented (65 g/kg DM) with calcium soaps of safflower (control), garlic or willow. Intake of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) were not affected by dietary calcium soaps. However, the highest digestibility of DM and OM were observed in willow supplemented goats. In vitro gas kinetics and fermentation profile were not affected by diets. Results from fecal egg count indicated a reduction in total count, Haemonchus spp. and Trychostrongylus spp. for both garlic and willow compared to control. Our results suggest that calcium soaps of garlic or willow extracts can be used to reduce gastrointestinal parasites in goats without compromising productive traits or rumen function.
ISSN:0022-0299
1469-7629
DOI:10.1017/S0022029924000141