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January 2010 - December 2012
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
January 1991 - present
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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Herbal additives have been used in animal nutrition to improve welfare, health and productive performance, as well as the quality of derived products. Polyherbal mixtures are rich in secondary metabolites that have a direct effect on ruminal microbial communities, promoting the proliferation of some bacterial groups and the decline of others. In th...
El anfibio Ambystoma velasci es una especie endémica de México sujeta a protección especial de acuerdo con la normatividad mexicana. Una de las estrategias de conservación es su mantenimiento en cautiverio siendo la alimentación uno de los aspectos más importantes a considerar. Por lo que, el objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de la adi...
Las mezclas poliherbales elaboradas con plantas medicinales han mostrado efectos positivos en la disminución de gases de efecto invernadero. Por lo cual, el objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar una mezcla poliherbal elaborada con Zingiber officinalis, Trachyspermum ammi, Terminalia chebulic y Trigonella foenum-graecum en parámetros de fermentación...
El objetivo de esta revisión de publicaciones científicas es identificar los aditivos poliherbales comerciales disponibles para finalización de corderos y evaluar los cambios productivos al utilizarlos. Se realizó una búsqueda sistematizada de artículos científicos en los buscadores PubMed, Web of Science y Science Direct utilizando las palabras cl...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with flavonoids (FLAs) on animal performance, diet digestibility, antioxidant status in blood serum, rumen parameters, meat quality, and milk composition in beef and dairy cattle through a meta-analysis. Thirty-six peer-reviewed publications were included in the data...
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Early gestation is a critical period where the establishment of correct placentation is one of the key steps to ensuring a successful pregnancy outcome. Choline is an essential nutrient for cell membranes’ structural integrity, signaling functions, and central fetus nervous system development. Different studies have reported that cho...
INTRODUCCIÓN En el ámbito de la ganadería, en muchos países se está restringiendo el uso de compues-tos sintéticos como promotores del crecimiento y antibióticos por sus efectos nocivos en humanos y animales, al mismo tiempo, se está potenciando el uso de aditivos elaborados a partir de plantas, mismos que contienen compuestos bioactivos con efecto...
Objective: To evaluate the effect of different levels of protected herbal choline (CHP) on productive performance, carcass characteristics, and serum metabolites in ewes. Design/Methodology/Approach: Fifty-two Hampshire × Suffolk ewes (29.95 ± 3.90 kg of initial live weight, PV) were randomly assigned to one within four treatments: 0, 0.3, 0.6 and...
There is an increasing pressure to identify natural feed additives that improve the productivity and health of livestock, without affecting the quality of derived products. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with essential oils (EOs) on productive performance, rumen parameters, serum metabolites, and...
Background: The prohibition of the use of antibiotics in lamb feeding requires the search for natural alternatives that can improve productive performance and ruminal fermentation parameters. Herbal mixtures can function as cost-effective substitutes for growth promoters since an extraction or purification process is not required. Methods: An exper...
This experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of herbal vitamin C at different levels on tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) growth, potential DNA damage, and the metabolomic profile of water effluent. Forty-five tilapias were housed in separate plastic tanks (80 L), and these were randomly assigned to three treatments: (a) a commercial diet (CD) only; (Nut...
Electronic devices have been used to describe chemical compounds in the food industry. However, there are different models and manufacturers of these devices; thus, there has been little consistency in the type of compounds and methods used for identification. This work aimed to determine the applicability of electronic nose (e-nose) Cyroanose 320...
The objective of this study was to see how dietary supplementation with essential oils (EOs) affected rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, growth performance and meat quality of beef cattle through a meta-analysis. In addition, a simulation analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of EOs on the economic and environmental impact of beef prod...
The aim was to evaluate the effect of dietary addition of
a polyherbal phytogenic (Animunin) on the productive performance and
blood biochemistry in finishing lambs. Forty Hampshire × Suffolk males
lambs (initial body weight 26.52
± 2.13 kg) were allocated according to a
completely randomized design in four treatments. Treatments consisted of
dietar...
Choline chloride is used to provide choline in dog foods; however, in other domestic species, it has been replaced with a polyherbal containing phosphatidylcholine. A polyherbal containing Achyrantes aspera, Trachyspermum ammi, Citrullus colocynthis, Andrographis paniculata, and Azadirachta indica was evaluated in adult dogs through body weight cha...
A phytobiotic with secondary metabolites and with vitamin C, elaborated with Emblica officinalisand Ocimum sanctum (polyherbal vitamin C), was evaluated for milk production, reproductive performance, cytokines, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in first calving Holstein cows under heat stress conditions. Two hundred primiparous cows with...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of a
polyherbal additive (PA) containing hydrolyzable tannins, flavonoids, and essential oils on productive performance, dietary energetics, carcass and meat characteristics, and blood metabolites of lambs in their finishing phase. Twenty-eight Pelibuey × Katahdin la...
El uso, así como el efecto productivo y económico de compuestos herbales en producción cunícola ha sido poco estudiado, por tal motivo el objetivo fue evaluar el efecto de una mezcla poliherbal rica en conjugados de colina a base de Trachyspermum ammi, Achyranthes aspera, Azadirachta indica y Citrullus colocynthis, sobre la respuesta económica y pr...
El ganado rumiante es uno de los principales emisores de gases de efecto invernadero, principalmente metano (CH4 ) con un potencial de calentamiento 28 veces superior al dióxido de carbono (CO 2 ; Thorpe, 200 9 ). Existen evidencias donde clarifican el potencial de las plantas modificando la fermentación ruminal disminuyendo la producción de metano...
El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la superposición de la dieta entre el venado cola blanca (Odocoileus virginianus) y otros herbívoros (lagomorfos, bovinos y equinos) caracterizando la dieta tanto de los cérvidos como la de los lagomorfos de la región. Se muestreó la vegetación y excretas encontradas en 15 transectos de 300 m de largo y 6 m de...
Derivado del cambio climático, existe la necesidad de disminuir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero provenientes de la producción ganadera siendo el manejo nutricional una de las estrategias más estudiada en la actualidad para disminuir la producción de metano ruminal (McGinn et al., 2019). Dentro de la manipulación dietética la inclusión...
El objetivo del presente estudio fue comparar una mezcla herbal (hecha a base de Trigonella foenum graecum y Allium sativa) y una fuente de metionina sintética protegida sobre el
comportamiento productivo de corderos en crecimiento
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with tannins (TANs) on productive performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, oxidative stability, and blood serum antioxidant capacity of sheep through a meta-analysis. Using Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases, a systematic search wa...
Durante la crianza de becerras, el periodo crítico se presenta en el primer mes de vida debido al alto riesgo de enfermedades ocasionando una mayor tasa de morbilidad y mortalidad, en la mayoría de los casos las becerras son infectadas por agentes patógenos causantes de enfermedades entéricas y respiratorias debido a un ambiente contaminado o por c...
The ban of antibiotics in farm animals has led to the use of alternative compounds like plant additives. Some polyherbal mixtures have a favorable outcome on growth and feed
efficiency, which could be explained by their effects on the ruminal microbiota.
The composition and structure of the ruminal microbial communities of lambs were analyzed in re...
The objetive of the work was to evaluate changes in composition and structure of ruminal microbial communities of growing lambs, in response to different doses of an herbal additive made with Trigonella foenum graecum and Allium sativa that provides amino acids of slow ruminal degradation.
The mixture has shown a linear dose response in lamb growth...
We conducted an experiment to evaluate the effect of a polyherbal
additive with metabolites such as antioxidants, vitamins, and small hydrolysable
tannoids oils on productive parameters and blood metabolites in finishing lambs.
Forty male Hampshire × Suffolk lambs (23.79±2.24 kg) were used in a completely
randomized experimental design. Treatments...
Background: Choline is a nutrient with numerous metabolic functions, but its requirements for ruminants are unknown. The supplementation with bypass choline could enhance productivity. Methods: Twenty-four male lambs (Rambouillet 23.5 kg±3.17 kg initial BW) were fed a basal diet with treatments which consisted of a control and oral doses of ruminal...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of a polyherbal mixture (HM) containing saponins, flavonoids, and polysaccharides on productive performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of lambs during the final fattening period. Thirty-six Dorper × Katahdin lambs (23.27 ± 1.23 kg body weight (BW)) wer...
The objective was to characterize the effects of a supplemental Herbal Antibiotics Source (HAnS) on performance, blood chemistry, blood cells, and antibody counts of Holstein calves. Forty calves (initial BW 45.8 ± 7.2 kg) were randomly assigned to treatments: 0, 3, 4, and 5 g d HAnS. The additive improved hip height and thoracic girth. The reducti...
The objective of this study was to characterize the chemical composition of rumen fermentation while estimating it’s in vitro protein degradation (from ruminal ammonia concentration) and kinetics regarding two herbal feed plant additives. The tested herbal mixtures were elaborated with Phaseolus mango and Linum usitatissimum, providing lysine (Lys)...
The environmental sustainability of beef production is a significant concern within the
food production system. Tannins (TANs) can be used to minimize the environmental impact of ruminant production because they can improve ruminal fermentation and ruminants’ lifetime performances and mitigate methane (CH4) emissions. The objective of this study wa...
The objectives were to study the associations of concentrations of β-hydroxybutyrate acid (BHBA), calcium (Ca 2+), and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) in blood serum 7 d prepartum with losses in milk yield (MY) and metabolic dysfunctions at seven and 14 d of lactation. Three hundred and thirty-six (336) Holstein-Friesian (780 ± 36 kg BW; which ha...
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of feeding different levels concentrations of dietary calcium propionate (CaPr) on lambs’ growth performance; ruminal fermentation pa-rameters; glucose–insulin concentration; and hypothalamic mRNA expression for neuropeptide Y (NPY), agouti-related peptide (AgRP), and proopiomelanocortin...
The objective was to analyze the effects of adding anthocyanin delphinidin-3-O-sambubioside and cyanidin-3-O-sambubioside of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. in animal diets. Scientific articles published before 2021 in clinics, pharmacology, nutrition, and animal production were included. The grains/concentrate, metabolic exigency, and caloric stress contri...
Background: The effects of the probiotics vary with the doses and strains used for this reason, a study was conducted over 35 days to determine the effect of live yeast supplementation in the diet of growing rabbits on growth performance and apparent nutrient digestibility.Methods: A total of 60 New Zealand and California rabbits (5 weeks old, aver...
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the supplementation of a polyherbal mixture (HM) on the productive performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and the profile of blood metabolites of lambs fed a high-concentrate diet. Thirty-six male Pelibuey lambs (25.21 ± 0.96 kg BW) were housed in individual pens during a 56-d...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic impact of supplementing dairy cows with mixtures of polyherbal products supplying conjugates of choline (BioCholine, BC), lysine (OptiLysine, L) and methionine (OptiMethionine, M), considering the costs of veterinary treatments, the nutraceutical effects of the mixtures, the partial cost and...
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of a polyherbal mixture based on Withania somnifera, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Tinospora cordifolia and Emblica officinalis, on lamb’s growth and blood metabolites. Thirty-two lambs (initial body weight BW 25 ± 4.1 kg) were randomly assigned to the treatments which consisted of the polyherbal ImmuPlus at...
Herbal formulas during pregnancy have been used in developing countries. Despite that, the potential effects on the mother and offspring and whether those supplements elicit epigenetic modifications is still unknown. Therefore, our objectives were to determine the effects of supplemental herbal choline source (BCho) on the percentage of 5-hmC in wh...
The objective of this study was to compare doses of a polyherbal mixture (Phaseolus mungo with Linum usitatissimum, OptiLysine® from Nuproxa México, Indian Herbs) and from rumen-protected lysine (RPL; AjiPro®-L) on lamb growth, changes in rumen protozoa and blood biochemistry. Fifty-six Pelibuey x East Friesian lambs (initial live weight 21.97 kg ±...
El jaguar (𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘢) es un componente importante de los ecosistemas donde habita. Tanto es así, que su presencia juega un papel determinante en la abun-dancia y distribución de otras especies. De ahí que su conservación beneficia a muchas otras especies con las que comparte hábitat. Para poder diseñar planes de manejo y conservación exitosos s...
Aquaculture is an industry in development around the world that allows covering the nutritional demand with a high nutritional value. Within this industry, monosex crops of some species, such as the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), stand out. In this study, the effect of the administration of 17α-ethinyl estradiol and 17α-methyltestosterone on...
Requirements of lambs for choline and methionine have not been clearly established, but because of their metabolic relationship, the availability of these two nutrients may affect protein synthesis and energy balance. Therefore, a trial was carried out to evaluate the effect on productive performance and blood metabolites of including methionine an...
The ovicidal effect of hydro-alcoholic extracts from mature fruits and dried leaves of the Caesalpinia coriaria tree, against Haemonchus contortus and H. placei was evaluated by the egg hatching inhibition test (EHIT). Secondary compounds within the extracts were identified by high performance liquid chromatography. Five extract concentrations were...
The ovicidal effect of hydro-alcoholic extracts from mature fruits and dried leaves of the Caesalpinia coriaria tree, against Haemonchus contortus and H. placei was evaluated by the egg hatching inhibition test (EHIT). Secondary compounds within the extracts were identified by high performance liquid chromatography. Five extract concentrations were...
ABSTRACT - An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of an herbal choline feed plant additive on the productive parameters and blood metabolites of finishing lambs. Forty male Hampshire × Suffolk lambs (initial body weight of 30.36±3.75 kg) were assigned according to a completely randomized design. Treatments consisted of dietary inclusi...
Objetivo. Evaluar el consumo, la digestibilidad y el crecimiento de cuyes alimentados con dos alimentos (A y K) formulados para esta especie y un alimento para conejos en crecimiento con suplementación de vitamina C (AC+VC). Materiales y métodos. Dieciocho cuyes (Cavia porcellus) de 248±38 g de peso vivo inicial se distribuyeron en un diseño comple...
A linear mixed model and chi-squared tests were used to estimate the effects of the dietary inclusion of herbal choline at 0.071 % of the diet in the entire dairy herd (target dose of 17 g/d in lactating cows) using data from six years in a commercial farm. The feed plant additive (BioCholine) was included in the premix spanning three years (2016-2...
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate four levels of a natural vitamin E on lamb performance, blood metabolites, rumen metabolism and meat quality characteristics. Thirty-six male lambs (29.24 SD 2.54 kg Hampshire x Suffolk) were used in a completely randomized experimental design. Treatments consisted of dietary inclusion of Herbal E-50...
Coccidiosis negatively impacts health and productive performance in broilers. Anticoccidial resistance has prompted alternatives to prevent and control this disease. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate a plant feed additive consisting of Acacia concinna containing saponins (Peptasan®) and compare its effectiveness with salinomyci...
Objetivo. Evaluar dos bloques multinutricionales formulados para mejorar el crecimiento de los corderos alimentados con una dieta basal de bajo valor nutritivo, con y sin propionato de calcio (Pr-Ca), evaluando el crecimiento de los corderos, digestibilidad y las emisiones de gases efecto invernadero in vivo e in vitro. Materiales y métodos. Se uti...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the supplementation of herbal choline and methionine to dairy cows on milk production and milk composition changes during 60 days of lactation and to identify the volatile compounds of the herbal methionine and choline. Fourteen compounds were identified herbal methionine and fifteen in herbal choline inc...
Calcium (Ca) propionate can be added to ruminant diets as a glucogenic substrate. However, due to its hypophagic effect, it is necessary to establish the optimal dose that can be used to replace grains in finishing diets for lambs. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the effect of four concentrations of Ca propionate in lamb diets...
The study was carried out in a median stature tropical forest in the north of Quintana Roo during 2008, 2010-2012, using camera traps to record activity and habitat use by jaguar and other vertebrates. Spatial and temporal variations in habitat use, activity patterns, and species associations were analyzed using a chi-squared test (x 2). Generalize...
Insufficient food amount for ruminants in tropical areas is due to limited availability of pastures at critical times (excessive rains or droughts) and agricultural waste is an alternative for those alimentary shortages. The objective in this study was to determine the effect of the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus on fiber degradation from agricultural...
The aim of this experiment was to determine the effect of two probiotics administered at the same doses at two high forage diets (alfalfa or oat hay), using the in vitro gas production kinetics recording dry matter digestibility, CH4 and CO2 production. Treatments were arranged as a 2 × 2 factorial experiment with 2 sources of forages and 2 types o...
Anfibios y reptiles son grupos de vertebrados que históricamente ha sido utilizado por comunidades rurales. En México, la multiculturalidad del país está estrechamente relacionada con la diversidad biológica con la que coexiste. El uso del Índice de Importancia Cultural (IIC) permite cuantificar el valor de las especies con diversos usos y puede se...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the supplementation of herbal choline and methionine to dairy cows on milk production and milk composition changes during 60 days of lactation and to identify the volatile compounds of the herbal methionine and choline. Fourteen compounds were identified herbal methionine and fifteen in herbal choline inc...
The effect of the urea level of the fermented supplement Sacchapulido (SP) on the degradation of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was evaluated. The pH, N-NH3 and in situ and effective degradation (ID and ED respectively) were determined, as well as the kinetic parameters of dry matter (DM), NDF and ADF of the forage. Five fistulated bovines w...
We evaluated current uses of wild mammals by indigenous and meszo communies in Mexico by extracng
data from 59 sources published or produced between 1987–2017, covering data from 240 localies and 3,905
quesonnaires. We then calculated a Cultural Value Index (CVI) previously applied to plants to quanfy resource use and assess the cultural sign...
