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Effects of Licorice Extract Supplementation on Feed Intake, Digestion, Rumen Function, Blood Indices and Live Weight Gain of Karakul Sheep.
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- Effect of Flavonoid Sources on Nutrient Intake and Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, Growth Performance, Milk Production and Endoparasites in Ruminant Production: A Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Review
- Effects of licorice crude extract on serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, immune function, rumen fermentation parameters, microbiota, and gastrointestinal enzyme activities in karakul sheep.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Impact of mixed silages of licorice aerial parts and whole plant corn on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, and gastrointestinal microbiota in Simmental cattle.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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- Control of gastrointestinal helminths in small ruminants to prevent anthelmintic resistance: the Italian experience.Parasitology · 2023Review
- In vitro anthelmintic activity of an aqueous extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra and of glycyrrhetinic acid against gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2021Article
- Supplementing a Clay Mineral-Based Feed Additive Modulated Fecal Microbiota Composition, Liver Health, and Lipid Serum Metabolome in Dairy Cows Fed Starch-Rich Diets.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
- Rheological Behavior ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Influence of Licorice Root Feeding on Chemical-Nutritional Quality of Cow Milk and Stracciata Cheese, an Italian Traditional Fresh Dairy Product.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
- Dietary Supplementation of Lysophospholipids Affects Feed Digestion in Lambs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
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Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the effects of licorice extract supplemented to a cottonseed hull-based diet on rumen function, blood indices and growth of Karakul sheep. Twelve rumen-fistulated 1.5-year-old sheep were blocked in pairs by live weight. Sheep within pairs were randomly allocated to feed either on a cottonseed hull basal diet (control group) or on a basal diet containing 4.5% of licorice extract on dry matter (DM) basis (supplemented group). Sheep were housed individually and fed for 60 days, with a 15-day adaptation period and a 45-day measurement period. Feed intake and live weight gain were quantified. Rumen and blood samples were taken during the measurement period. The DM intake was lower for the supplemented group than for the control group. The mean ruminal concentrations of total volatile fatty acid (VFA) and acetate and the ratio of acetate to propionate were lower, while the levels of propionate and butyrate were higher for the supplemented group than for the control group. Average daily live weight gain, digestible energy intake, apparent nutrient digestibility and feed conversion efficiency did not differ between the two treatments. The serum concentrations of immunoglobulin A and G were 2.1 and 1.8 times greater, and total antioxidant and superoxide dismutase increased by 1.8 and 1.2 times in the supplemented group compared with the control group. These results indicated that licorice extract supplementation in the diet at 4.5% of DM had a limited impact on rumen function but improved blood immunoglobulin and anti-oxidative status of Karakul sheep, without impairment of feed conversion efficiency or live weight gain.
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