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to the generation of volatile fatty acids; all these factors
stimuli increase PH (SURAI et al., 2015).
Digestibility of ash, protein, fat, and dry matter was
increased in G1 and G2 in the rumen treated with Silymarin
than the control group at (p<0.05). The digestibility of the
silymarin was perfect in the rumen (KŘÍŽOVÁ et al., 2011).
Silymarin in the broiler diet has enhanced growth,
digestibility of the nutrient, microflora, meat quality, and
blood profile (SHANMUGAM et al., 2022).
Adding micelle silymarin 0.2% to the diet is enhancing
the growth performance, fecal gas emission, digestibility,
meat quality, and microbial content, in the pigs (KOO et al.,
2022). The digestibility of silymarin in hours increases
digestible energy, protein, fat, and ash. Silymarin increases the
digestibility of flavonolignans when it is provided daily
(DOCKALOVA et al., 2021).
Milk thistle seeds contain 75% flavonolignans and 25%
polymeric and oxidized polyphenolic compounds. Milk
thistle seeds are used orally to promote liver health, stimulate
milk production, and reduce the risk of gallstones. Body
weight, serum total protein, and liver enzymes were all
improved after milk thistle was given to Japanese quail. In
quail, milk thistle has been shown to boost immunity, growth,
and feed conversion (KHAZAEI et al., 2022). Silymarin
increases the general growth, digestibility of nutrients, and
meat quality in pigs. The total digestibility of nitrogen was
increased (ZHANG; KIM, 2022). A study by FARYADI et
al. (2021) found that nano-silymarin improved hen
performance and egg quality as asserted by our results.
5. CONCLUSIONS
Silymarin increases VFAs, and PH and decreases
ammonia in the rumen. Also, the study proved that Silymarin
could improvement of the digestibility of the nutrient
elements in the rumen of the lamb.
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