Author: Deepak Chandran, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Athulya Rajasekharan, Marthandan Vishvanathan, Talha Bin Emran
Plant-derived compounds , Antibiotics are used tocure bacterial diseases and improve health conditions in animals, health beneficial compounds like vitamins, minerals, polysaccharides, phytosterols, antioxidants, and amino acids, health and well-being of livestock are improved by its antimicrobial nature and via maintaining a good balance of the beneficial intestinal microflora, boosts the immunity of animals and enhances their reproductive performance, livestock feed supplementation, aloe vera, herbal feed additive, antibiotics, immunity, livestock rearing, beneficial health applications, Feed is the most important component of animal production, health of an animal is primarily decided by its growing environment and, most importantly, the quantity and quality of the feed it consumes, Feed additives are substances that can be used along with the feed to facilitate proper intake, absorption, and assimilation of nutrients to promote growth and health, Probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, Synbiotics, enzymes, and various antimicrobial peptides and antibodies are some of the available alternatives for antibiotics to boost animal growth and productivity, essential benefits of plant-derived additives to increase productivity and improve the health of animals and poultry, Aloe vera has great potential to enhance nutrient utilization, boost immunity, intestinal health, and improve growth when used as an additive in livestock and poultry feed, Aloe vera powder supplementation improved carcass weight and breast yield of Japanese quails without causing any adverse effects on the liver and blood biochemistry indicating the potential to improve growth performances, Aloe extracts exhibited antibacterial activity against strains of bacteria like Mycobacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhi, Effects of Aloe vera on reproductive performance, Reproductive fitness is the central element in the economics of livestock production, Improved reproductive performance is the key indicator of sound animal health, Animal reproduction efficiency and health improve when antibiotics are administered as feed additives during the reproductive stage, In females, supplementation of phytogenic additives increased the levels of plasma immunoglobulin A (IgA) and total proteins and reduced the levels of non-esterified fatty acids , It is given intramammary to treat mastitis or elevated somatic cell counts as Aloe vera gel teat-dip., for anemia, infertility, mastitis, and shock, it is administered orally in all food-producing species, Aloe vera juice is proven to be effective against ulcers and many digestive disorders, its property to inhibit gastric acid secretion owing to the presence of lectins, anti-ulcer property of Aloe vera is attributed to its various properties like mucus stimulatory effects, regulation of gastric secretions, healing effects, and anti inflammatory properties, reduction of stomach acid secretion by aloe extract was concentration-dependent, further explained by the direct engagement with acid-generating gastric cells or the interaction with the histamine H2 receptors on the parietal cells. Even at the lowest dose, aloe extract was found to have a gastroprotective effect, Immuno-stimulation effects of Aloe vera, Growing demand for dairy and meat products implies more reliance on the dairy industry to meet demand, health of cattle depends on an understanding of immune development, maintain and improve the animals immune systems
