The Effect of Effective Microorganisms and Dandelion Extract on Performance of Calves

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of effective microorganism (EM) and dandelion extract (KH) on performance [live weight (CA), live weight gain (CAA), feed conversion ratio (FLF), body dimensions] rumen volatile fatty acid in calves. In the study, a total of 80 calves were included in a control group and three experimental groups (with similar breeds (10 Holstein, 10 Simental), age (7±3 days), body weight (40±5 kg), and gender (10 males, 10 females). EM, KH and EM + KH) were divided into four groups with 20 calves in each group. The feeding programs of all the calves in the study were the same, and unlike the control group, the calves in the experimental group were given 10 ml of EM per calf per day, and 5 g of dandelion extract in the KH group, and 10 ml of EM and 5 g KH in the EM + KH group. way drunk. It was determined that the administration of KH, EM or KH+EM to Simmental calves did not significantly affect the performance parameters (CA, CAA, YT, YY), body measurements and rumen VFA (acetic acid, butyric acid, propionic acid) ratio. On the other hand, it was determined that the administration of CH to Holstein calves significantly increased feed consumption. It was determined that the administration of CH to Holstein calves in the pre-weaning period did not affect the feed conversion ratio, but the administration of EM or CH+EM negatively af-fected the feed conversion ratio. HR administration to Holstein calves in the pre-weaning period decreased the rump width and daily rump width increase, but the treatments showed that rumen VFA levels, withers height, rump height, body tip, body depth and chest circumference, and daily withers height increase, rump height increase, body It was noted that it did not affect the increase in length, increase in body depth and increase in chest circumference. As a result, the number of studies in which both plant extracts and probiotics and prebiotics were used as feed additives in ruminants are quite insufficient to form a definitive opinion on the effects of these additives, and it is thought that much more studies should be done in ruminants.

Keywords

• Calf
• dandelion extract
• effective microorganism
• performance

Efektif Mikroorganizma ve Karahindiba Ekstraktının Buzağılarda Performans Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, buzağılarda efektif mikroorganizma (EM) ve karahindiba ekstraktının (KH) performans [canlı ağırlık (CA), canlı ağırlık artışı (CAA), yemden yararlanma oranı (YYO), vücut ölçüleri], rumen uçucu yağ asitleri (UYA) üzerin-deki etkilerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada toplam 80 buzağı, ırkları (10 Holstayn, 10 Simental), yaşları (7±3 günlük), canlı ağırlıkları (40±5 kg), ve cinsiyetleri (10 erkek, 10 dişi) benzer olacak şekilde bir kontrol ve üç deneme grubu (EM, KH ve EM + KH) olmak üzere her grupta 20 buzağı olacak şekilde toplam dört gruba ayrıldı. Çalışmada yer alan bütün buzağıların beslenme programları aynı olup, deneme grubunda bulunan buzağılara kontrol grubundan farklı olarak, EM grubunda buzağı başına günlük 10 ml EM ve KH grubunda 5 gr karahindiba ekstresi ve EM + KH grubunda ise 10 ml EM ile 5 gr KH süte katılarak oral yolla içirildi. Simental ırkı buzağılara KH, EM veya KH+EM verilmesinin performans parametreleri (CA, CAA, YT, YY), vücut ölçüleri ve rumen UYA (asetik asit, butirik asit, propiyoinik asit) oranını önemli oranda etkilemediği belirlendi. Öte yandan Holstein ırkı buzağılara KH verilmesinin yem tüketimini önemli oranda artırdığı belirlendi. Holstein ırkı buzağılara sütten kesim öncesi dönemde KH verilmesinin yemden yarar-lanma oranını etkilemediği ancak EM veya KH+EM verilmesinin yemden yararlanma oranını olumsuz etkilediği belirlen-di. Holstein ırkı buzağılara sütten kesim öncesi dönemde KH verilmesinin sağrı genişliği ve günlük sağrı genişliği artışı-nı düşürdüğü ancak muamelelerin deneme sonu rumen UYA düzeyleri, cidago yüksekliği, sağrı yüksekliği, vücut uzun-luğu, beden derinliği ve göğüs çevresi ile günlük cidago yüksekliği artışı, sağrı yüksekliği artışı, vücut uzunlu artışı, beden derinliği artışı ve göğüs çevresi artışını etkilemediği kaydedildi. Sonuç olarak, ruminantlarda gerek bitki ekstrak-ları gerek probiyotiklerin ve prebiyotiklerin yem katkısı olarak kullanıldığı çalışma sayısı bu katkıların etkileri konusunda kesin kanaat oluşturmak için oldukça yetersiz olup ruminantlarda çok daha fazla çalışma yapılmasının gerekli olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Buzağı
• efektif mikroorganizma
• karahindiba ekstraktı
• performans

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