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Zamiri, M., Azizabadi, E., Momeni, Z., Rezvani, M., Atashi, H., Akhlaghi, A. (2015). Effect of thymol and carvacrol on nutrient digestibility in rams fed high or low concentrate diets. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 16(4), 335-340. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2015.3284
M.J. Zamiri; Elham Azizabadi; Zahra Momeni; Mohammad Reza Rezvani; Hadi Atashi; Amir Akhlaghi. "Effect of thymol and carvacrol on nutrient digestibility in rams fed high or low concentrate diets". Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 16, 4, 2015, 335-340. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2015.3284
Zamiri, M., Azizabadi, E., Momeni, Z., Rezvani, M., Atashi, H., Akhlaghi, A. (2015). 'Effect of thymol and carvacrol on nutrient digestibility in rams fed high or low concentrate diets', Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 16(4), pp. 335-340. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2015.3284
Zamiri, M., Azizabadi, E., Momeni, Z., Rezvani, M., Atashi, H., Akhlaghi, A. Effect of thymol and carvacrol on nutrient digestibility in rams fed high or low concentrate diets. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2015; 16(4): 335-340. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2015.3284

Effect of thymol and carvacrol on nutrient digestibility in rams fed high or low concentrate diets

Article 2, Volume 16, Issue 4, Autumn 2015, Page 335-340  XML PDF (105 K)
Document Type: Full paper (Original article)
DOI: 10.22099/ijvr.2015.3284
Authors
M.J. Zamiri 1; Elham Azizabadi2; Zahra Momeni2; Mohammad Reza Rezvani1; Hadi Atashi1; Amir Akhlaghi1
1Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
2Post-Graduates, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Published data on the effects of essential oils (EO) on in vivo nutrient digestibility in sheep are contradictory. In 2 experiments, the effect of thymol and carvacrol on nutrient digestibility was studied in sheep fed with high (70%) or low (52%) concentrate diets, using incomplete Latin Square designs. The essential oils were mixed with the concentrate portion of the diet at the rate of 0.0, 0.3, or 0.6 g per kg dry matter (DM) diet. Supplementation of thymol had no significant effect on digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP) and acid detergent fiber (ADF). The main effect of thymol on neutral detergent fiber  (NDF) and ether extract (EE) digestibility and on nitrogen balance (NB) was significant (P<0.05), but within each level of dietary concentrate no significant differences were observed for these measurements. Overall, ruminal ammonia concentration was higher (P<0.05) in both HCD and LCD lambs receiving 0.3 mg thymol per kg diet. Supplementation of carvacrol had no significant effect on nutrient digestibility. The main effect of carvacrol on ruminal ammonia levels and NB was significant, but within each level of dietary concentrate no significant differences were observed in ammonia levels and NB. Inclusion of 0.3 g/kg diet DM of carvacrol or thyme was more effective than 0.6 g/kg diet DM in terms of NB but neither dose affected nutrient digestibility. Future research should determine the long-term effects of essential oils on digestibility and performance in sheep, before recommendation can be made for their use under practical husbandry conditions.
Keywords
Carvacrol; Digestibility; Essential oils; Sheep; thymol
Main Subjects
Animal nutrition
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