Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/22.1.3057
Probiotic and prebiotic feed additives in calf nutrition
Luboš ZÁBRANSKÝ
; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Zootechnical Sciences, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Anna POBORSKÁ
; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Zootechnical Sciences, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Gabriela MALÁ
; Institute of Animal Science, Department of Technology and Management of Ruminants, Přátelství 815, 104 00 Praha Uhříněves, Czech Republic
Branislav GÁLIK
; Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Department of Animal Nutrition, Trieda A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
Eva PETRÁŠKOVÁ
; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Zootechnical Sciences, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Naděžda KERNEROVÁ
; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Zootechnical Sciences, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Ondrej HANUŠOVSKÝ
; Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Department of Animal Nutrition, Trieda A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
Josef KUČERA
; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Zootechnical Sciences, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Abstract
The target of the research was to analyze the effect of antidiarrheal feed additives on calves average daily weight gain. In the study, 120 calves were analyzed. Newborns were selected into 3 treatment groups, control (without supplementation) and group with Ascophyllum nodosum (prebiotics), and mixture of Lactobacillus sporogenes, Enterococcus faecalis and Bifidobacterium bifidum (probiotics). Individual body weight of animal were determined after 2 hours postpartum. Monitoring of the growth intensity, as well as health status were done till 56 days of age. Significant effects (P<0.01) of additive supplementation were found in the group with probiotics, in body weight at the age 21 days, as well as at the age of 56 days of life. Significant effect (P<0.01) of probiotics supplementation was found also in daily weight gains of animals. On the base of analyzed results, probiotics in calves nutrition stimulate the body weight.
Keywords
calves; probiotics; prebiotics; health; nutrition
Hrčak ID:
254951
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Publication date:
28.3.2021.
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