Supplementation with a Combination of Vitamin A, E, C and Essential Volatile Oils Improves Growth Performance and Ameliorates Antioxidant Status in Holstein Calves

Authors

  • Osama Almuayli College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Mohamed Marzok Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
  • Yaser Hamad Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Omar Al-Mukhtar university, Libya.
  • Hussam Ibrahim Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
  • Maged El-ashker Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
  • Mahmoud Kandeel Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr
  • Isam Eljalii Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Sabry El-khodery Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation with a combination of vitamin E, A and C and essential volatile oils (Super Immune®) on growth performance and antioxidant parameters in calves. For this purpose, twenty-five Holstein calves were randomly allocated into five equal sized groups (five each). The first group received a daily dose of 10 ml of Super Immune® which was given orally. The second group was supplemented with 100,000 IU Vit A and given intramuscularly. The third group was supplemented with Vit. E, at a dose rate of 6.66 IU/kg BW and given subcutaneously. Meanwhile, the fourth group was supplemented with Vit. C at a dose rate of 30 mg/kg and given intravenously. The former formula was given orally for five consecutive days, while the later supplements were given twice with 72 hours apart.  Calves of the fifth group received a sterile saline solution (0.9 % NaCl) and served as control group. Calves received a combination of vitamins and volatile oils showed significant increase of the body weight compared with control group at 6 weeks post-treatment (p<0.05). There was also a significant increase of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (p< 0.01), Glutathione reductase (GR) (p<0.05) and Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) (p<0.05) in calves received combination compared with other groups. However, there was a significant decrease of malondialdehyde (MDA) (p<0.01). On the other hand, other parameters showed non-significant changes. The results of the present study indicate that a combination of vitamin A, E and C and volatile oils (Super Immune®) may have better effect on body weight gain and antioxidant status in suckling calves than supplementation with single vitamin.  

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2023-04-05

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Almuayli, O. ., Marzok, M. ., Hamad, Y. ., Ibrahim, H. ., El-ashker, M. ., Kandeel, M. ., Eljalii, I. ., & El-khodery, S. (2023). Supplementation with a Combination of Vitamin A, E, C and Essential Volatile Oils Improves Growth Performance and Ameliorates Antioxidant Status in Holstein Calves . Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 13(2), 288-291. Retrieved from https://advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1245

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