RUMINANT AND HERBIVORE NUTRITION AND FEED

Effects of Artemisia annua L. Extract on Lactation Performance, Plasma Immune and Antioxidant Indexes of Dairy Cows

  • YU Shiqiang ,
  • XIONG Anran ,
  • PAN Yucong ,
  • ZHANG Yajing ,
  • WANG Yue ,
  • JIANG Linshu ,
  • XIONG Benhai
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  • 1. Key Laboratory for Dairy Cow Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China;
    2. Hebei Gaobeidian Vocational Education Center, Baoding 074000, China;
    3. Beijing Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China

Received date: 2021-01-08

  Online published: 2021-07-06

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Abstract

The purpose of this experiment was to study the effects of Artemisia annua L. extract on the lactation performance, plasma immune and antioxidant indexes of dairy cows. A randomized complete block design was adopted in this experiment. Twenty Chinese Holstein dairy cows were randomly divided into 4 groups with 5 cows per group according to similar lactation period, body weight, milk yield and parity. Dairy cows in control group were fed a basal diet, while those in experimental groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with Artemisia annua L. extract of 50, 100 and 150 g/(d·head), respectively. The pre-test period was 10 days, and the test period was 35 days. The results showed as follows:1) compared with the control group, adding 150 g/(d·head) Artemisia annua L. extract significantly increased the milk yield and lactose percentage of dairy cows (P<0.05), adding 100 g/(d·head) Artemisia annua L. extract significantly increased the 4% fat corrective milk yield and lactose percentage of dairy cows (P<0.05), and adding 50 g/(d·head) Artemisia annua L. extract significantly increased the lactose percentage of dairy cows (P<0.05). 2) Compared with the control group, adding 50, 100 and 150 g/(d·head) Artemisia annua L. extract significantly increased the plasma immunoglobulin M (IgM) concentration (P<0.05), and significantly decreased the plasma interleukin-1β (IL-1β) concentration (P<0.05), but had no significant effects on the plasma immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) concentrations (P>0.05). The concentration of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in plasma did not change significantly at 50 and 100 g/(d·head) supplemental levels (P>0.05), but increased significantly at 150 g/(d·head) supplemental level (P<0.05). 3) Compared with the control group, adding 50, 100 and 150 g/(d·head) Artemisia annua L. extract significantly increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in plasma (P<0.05), significantly reduced the concentration of plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) (P<0.05), but has no significant effect on the concentration of plasma catalase of dairy cows. To sum up, adding Artemisia annua L. extract in the diet can improve the lactation performance, immune and antioxidant capacity of dairy cows. Under the conditions of this experiment, the optimum adding level of Artemisia annua L. extract in the diet of dairy cows is 100 g/(d·head).

Cite this article

YU Shiqiang , XIONG Anran , PAN Yucong , ZHANG Yajing , WANG Yue , JIANG Linshu , XIONG Benhai . Effects of Artemisia annua L. Extract on Lactation Performance, Plasma Immune and Antioxidant Indexes of Dairy Cows[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(7) : 3896 -3903 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.07.031

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