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Corresponding Author Utilization and Addition Sugars to Ruminants Rations
ABSTRACT Responses to sugars in dry or liquid formvary from study to study. When fed in proper amounts, sugars should not depress ruminalpH, and there is some evidence that they actuallyhelp toprevent a drop in pH after consuming largemeals of concentrate by maintaining a highernumberoflactate-fermenting bacteria. Adding sugars doesprioritize the need for rumen degraded protein (RDP).we all know, sugars are rapidly and extensively fermented. Also, it pretty well established that there is an optimum feeding rate between 2.5 and 5% supplemental sugar. Carbohydrates are the main components in the dairy ration, comprising roughly 60 -80% of total dry matter (DM) and could supply to 70% net energy lactation (NEL) for high yielding dairy cows. The relatively high rate of absorption of ammonia by ruminant
The effects of different levels of peppermint alcoholic extract on body-weight gain and blood biochemical parameters of adult male Wistar rats
Introduction: Peppermint is an efficient medicinal plant for the treatment of diseases, and it also can be used to
produce raw materials in the pharmaceutical industry. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects
of various levels of peppermint alcoholic extract on body-weight gain and blood biochemical parameters in adult
male Wistar rats.
Methods: This experiment was conducted using a completely randomized design (CRD). Fifty adult, healthy,
male Wistar rats (ages of 2.5–3 months; weights of 190–210 g) were allocated randomly into five groups. T1 was
the control group in which the rats received 0.3 ml of distilled water). Groups T2, T3, T4, and T5 received 75,
150, 300, and 600 mg/kg of peppermint extract, respectively. The rats received daily pretreatment by oral
gavages for 21 days. We recorded body weights at the beginning and at the end of the study to determine the
changes in the body weights. Blood samples were collected for the measurement of glucose, cholesterol,
triglycerides, HDL, LDL, albumin, globulin, and total protein. Statistical analysis of the data was done by SAS
software. The data statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), which was conducted
through Dennett’s multiple comparison post-test.
Results: The results indicated that the rats treated with peppermint gained more weight (p < 0.05) and also
decreased the serum concentrations of triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL, and glucose in T3, T4 and T5 than the
other groups (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Peppermint extract had a positive effect on body-weight gain and some blood parameters in adult
male Wistar rats. The findings showed that peppermint is a crucial substance at high temperature, and future
research should be focused on determining the details of the mechanisms involved in producing the observed
effects of peppermint extract