BUZAĞILARDA BİOTİNİN TIRNAK KALİTESİ ÜZERINE ETKİLERİNİN MAKROSKOBİK VE MİKROSKOBİK OLARAK DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Öz

Bu çalışmada Fırat Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Araştırma ve Uygulama Çiftliğindeki  20 buzağıya biotin verilerek tırnak kalitesi ve gelişimi üzerine etkileri makroskobik ve mikroskobik olarak değerlendirildi. Bu çalışmada günlük olarak 20 mg dozunda yeme ilave edilen biotinin  etkisi araştırıldı. Biotin grubuyla, kontrol grubu arasında tırnak büyümesi ve aşınma oranıyla  ilgili bir farklılık görülmedi. 6 aylık biotin uygulaması sonrasında tırnakların daha kaliteli olduğu görüldü. Günlük olarak rasyona 20 mg biotin ilave edilmesinin buzağılarda tırnak kalitesini arttırdığı  ve muhafaza ettiği sonucuna varıldı.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Biotin,Tırnak Kalitesi,Buzağı

MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC EVALUATIONS OF THE EFFECT OF BIOTIN ON CLAW HORN QUALITY IN CALVES

Abstract

This study involved in macroscopic and microscopic evaluations of the effects of biotin on claw horn quality and claw horn growth in 20 calves over 6 months in the research and application farm of Veterinary Faculty of Firat  University in Elazığ. The effect of dietary biotin supplementation, at a dose rate of 20 mg/d, was investigated in this controlled feeding trial. No differences in horn growth and wear rates were found between biotin supplemented calves and the controls. After 6 months of biotin treatment, the horn quality showed significant improvement. It was concluded that continuous dietary supplementation with biotin at a daily dose of  20 mg is improve and maintain claw horn quality in calves.

Keywords

• Biotin,HornQquality,Calf

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