The effect of adding aqueous extract of Garlic onion to milk on the plasma oxidant-antioxidant balance in suckling 7-day-old goat kids

The ruminant infant is susceptible to neonatal infections due to the immature immune system. Antioxidants can enhance the function of the immune system cells. Garlic is an antioxidant that has been proposed as a prophylactic antibiotic in ruminant infants. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of adding aqueous extract of garlic to milk on the plasma oxidant-antioxidant balance in neonatal goat kids. This study was performed on 30 male and female suckling 7-day-old neonatal goat kids of mixed breed (mean weight 3 kg). The goat kids were divided into 3 equal groups. Each group received one of the following three oral treatments (inclusive 30 ml of saline, 400 IU of vitamin E, 83 mg / kg of aqueous extract of garlic) at every 3 milk meals per 24 hours. At 0 min and 1, 2/5, 5, 12, 18, and 24 hours after the beginning of the first treatment, blood samples were taken and the plasma was discarded and the total antioxidant and total oxidation capacity of the plasma and its oxidative stress index were determined. Compared to negative control, treatment with vitamin E caused a significant tendency of the oxidant-antioxidant balance of the plasma towards the antioxidant .