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A Meta-analysis Describing the Effects of the Essential oils Blend Agolin Ruminant on Performance, Rumen Fermentation and Methane Emissions in Dairy Cows
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Ruminant on the productivity of dairy cows in comparison to non-treated animals. A total of 23 in vivo studies were identified in which Agolin was supplemented at 1 g/d per cow; then a meta-analysis was performed to determine the response ratio on milk yield, rumen fermentation, methane emissions and health. Results indicated that an adaptation period of at least 4 weeks of treatment is required. Whereas short-term studies showed minor and inconsistent effects of Agolin, long-term studies (>4 weeks of treatment) revealed that Agolin supplementation increases milk yield (+3.6%), fat and protein corrected milk (+4.1%) and feed efficiency (+4.4%) without further changes in milk composition and feed intake. Long-term treatment also decreased methane production per day (-8.8%), per dry matter intake (-12.9%) and per fat and protein corrected milk yield (-9.9%) without changes in rumen fermentation pattern. In conclusion, despite the mode of action is still unclear and the small number of studies considered, these findings show that Agolin represents an encouraging alternative to improve productivity in dairy cows.
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“Recently, a meta-analysis showed that dietary supplementation of a blend of EO (coriander, eugenol, and geraniol) increased the milk yield (3.6%), milk fat and protein (4.1%), and feed efficiency (4.4%), while decreasing DM intake (12.9%) and CH4 production (8.8%) during long term trial in dairy cattle (258).”
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- Authors
- Belanche, A., Newbold, C., Morgavi, D., Bach, A., Zweifel, B., & Yáñez-Ruiz, D.
- Affiliations
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- Scotland's Rural College (GB)
- Université Clermont Auvergne (FR)
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08005 Barcelona, Spain
- Agolin SA, 1145 Bière, Switzerland
- Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain
- Corresponding author
- Belanche, Alejandro
- Venue
- Animals
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2020-04-03
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 620
- ISSN
- 2076-2615 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7222807
- OpenAlex
- W3014733351
- Cited by
- 143
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 2.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- HAL (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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- IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Keywords
- essential oil blends, dairy cattle, milk yield, rumen fermentation, methane emissions, feed efficiency, feed additives, adaptation period, ruminant nutrition
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