Original scientific paper

Influence of live yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation to the diet of fattening lambs on growth performance and rumen bacterial number

Željko Mikulec ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Mašek ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Boris Habrun ; Department of Bacteriology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Valpotić ; Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

A feeding trial was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of live yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the growth performance of lambs. The experiment was performed on thirty-six East - Friesian lambs divided into a control group without live yeast cells (CD = control diet), an experimental group with 1g/day of live yeast cells in the diet (YC1) and an experimental group with 0.5 g/day of live yeast cells in the diet (YC0.5). Diet was based on hay and concentrate containing: corn (66.3%), soybean meal (18.7%), bran (6%) and alfalfa meal (4%). No effects were recorded on weight, weight gain and feed conversion ratio. The number of anaerobic and aerobic rumen bacteria was not affected by the treatment. Results demonstrated that 0.5 g/day and 1 g/day of live yeast cells supplementation to finishing lambs fed hay and high energy concentrate does not improve growth performance.

Keywords

yeast cells; lambs; hay; concentrate; growth performance

Hrčak ID:

62385

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/62385

Publication date:

16.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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