The effects of garlic as a feed additive on ruminal fermentability and ruminant performance: A meta-analysis

Autor: Rima Shidqiyya Hidayati Martin, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Vol 18, Iss , Pp 101531- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-1543
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101531
Popis: Garlic exhibits antimicrobial activity and it may serve as a feed additive for ruminants, yet quantitative summaries of its effects are lacking. Therefore, the current study evaluated the addition of various garlic products as feed additives on ruminal fermentability and ruminant performance using a meta-analysis method. The database was compiled from 37 articles with 157 comparison studies in Scopus and PubMed. The data sets were analysed using a random-effects model in OpenMEE software and the bias publication was evaluated by using Jeffreys's Amazing Statistics Program (JASP) software. The results revealed that garlic significantly increased the percentage of propionate, butyrate, valerate and iso-butyrate, as well as the total number of rumen bacteria, dry matter intake, crude protein intake and ruminant average daily gain (p
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