{"title":"Insights into garlic (Allium Sativum)'s nutrigenomics-associated fly-repellent potency in cattle.","authors":"Fhulufhelo Mudau, Obioha Durunna, Cletos Mapiye, Farouk Semwogerere, Frans Hagg, Emiliano Raffrenato, Annelin Molotsi","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04406-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite effective control of flies using synthetic pesticides, fly resistance and environmental contamination have led to the inadequacy of this strategy. The use of integrated pest management approaches has since been advocated in contemporary research to sustainably control fly populations. Recent studies have found garlic (Allium Sativum) and its derivative bioactive compounds to possess insect-repellent attributes among other key health and production enhancing properties. This highlights the potential of garlic as a botanical pesticide to control flies in cattle. Moreover, the ability of cattle to naturally repel flies is influenced by animal genetic predisposition. The dietary garlic supplementation and gene interaction in disease resistance could also be an influential factor in repelling flies in cattle. Transcriptomics has emerged as a valuable tool in animal breeding and genetics which allows identification of trait-associated genes and understanding of complex interactions between dietary nutrients and animal genome expression. This paper explores the nutrigenomic effects of garlic supplementation on cattle and its contribution towards fly repellence efficacy in cattle. It was concluded that garlic supplementation in cattle diets could offer a sustainable approach to managing fly infestations in cattle farming. These findings underscore the importance of further research to validate these assertions and optimise the use of garlic to control flies in cattle under different production systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 3","pages":"154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Tropical animal health and production","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-025-04406-7","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Despite effective control of flies using synthetic pesticides, fly resistance and environmental contamination have led to the inadequacy of this strategy. The use of integrated pest management approaches has since been advocated in contemporary research to sustainably control fly populations. Recent studies have found garlic (Allium Sativum) and its derivative bioactive compounds to possess insect-repellent attributes among other key health and production enhancing properties. This highlights the potential of garlic as a botanical pesticide to control flies in cattle. Moreover, the ability of cattle to naturally repel flies is influenced by animal genetic predisposition. The dietary garlic supplementation and gene interaction in disease resistance could also be an influential factor in repelling flies in cattle. Transcriptomics has emerged as a valuable tool in animal breeding and genetics which allows identification of trait-associated genes and understanding of complex interactions between dietary nutrients and animal genome expression. This paper explores the nutrigenomic effects of garlic supplementation on cattle and its contribution towards fly repellence efficacy in cattle. It was concluded that garlic supplementation in cattle diets could offer a sustainable approach to managing fly infestations in cattle farming. These findings underscore the importance of further research to validate these assertions and optimise the use of garlic to control flies in cattle under different production systems.
期刊介绍:
Tropical Animal Health and Production is an international journal publishing the results of original research in any field of animal health, welfare, and production with the aim of improving health and productivity of livestock, and better utilisation of animal resources, including wildlife in tropical, subtropical and similar agro-ecological environments.