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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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2016

Digestibility

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The Effect Of Live Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Yeast In The Diet Of Rams On The Digestibility Of Nutrients, Nitrogen And Mineral Retention, And Blood Serum Biochemical Parameters, Barbara Kowalik, Jacek Skomial, Renata Miltko, Malgorzata Majewska Jan 2016

The Effect Of Live Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Yeast In The Diet Of Rams On The Digestibility Of Nutrients, Nitrogen And Mineral Retention, And Blood Serum Biochemical Parameters, Barbara Kowalik, Jacek Skomial, Renata Miltko, Malgorzata Majewska

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The effect of live Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast added to the diet of rams on the digestibility of carbohydrates and protein in the total tract, retention of nitrogen and mineral elements, and concentration of biochemical parameters in blood serum was examined. The experiment was carried out on 12 Corriedale rams allocated to 2 groups of 6 animals each. The control group was fed meadow hay (45.4%), concentrate (53.2%), and a vitamin?mineral mixture (1.4%), while the second group was fed the same diet supplemented with 2 g day-1 live S. cerevisiae. Adaptation to feeding lasted 21 days; the sampling period lasted 7 …


Gross Responses And Apparent Ileal Digestibility Of Amino Acids And Minerals In Broiler Chicken Fed Vegetable-Based Starter Diets Supplemented With Microbial Enzymes, Mohammad Abul Hossain, Paul Ade Iji, Al-Farooq Mohammad Fakhrul Islam Jan 2016

Gross Responses And Apparent Ileal Digestibility Of Amino Acids And Minerals In Broiler Chicken Fed Vegetable-Based Starter Diets Supplemented With Microbial Enzymes, Mohammad Abul Hossain, Paul Ade Iji, Al-Farooq Mohammad Fakhrul Islam

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of diet and exogenous enzymes on growth responses and micronutrient digestibility of broilers. Day-old broilers (n = 256) were distributed into a 2 x 2 factorial design and were fed on two basal diets: soybean (T1) or canola (T2) meals as such, or supplemented with enzymes up to 21 days. Feed intake (FI) and live weight (LW) to 21 days on the T2 diet was higher (P < 0.001) than that on T1. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) was better (P < 0.01) on T1 than on T2 at 21 days. Enzymes generally improved (P < 0.001) FI, FCR, and LW. The digestibility of histidine was higher (P < 0.05) on T2, but lysine digestibility was higher (P < 0.01) on T1 at 21 days. Histidine, threonine, lysine, valine, isoleucine, and phenylalanine digestibility was improved (P < 0.05) in the supplemented diets. Mineral digestibility was unaffected (P > 0.05) by diet, but enzymes increased (P < 0.05) digestibility of P, K, Mn, and Cu at 21 days. The digestibility of Cu, Zn, and Mg was higher (P < 0.05) on T2, whereas Ca digestibility was greater (P < 0.05) on the T1 diet. Broilers' growth responded positively to enzyme diets, probably due to improvement in nutrient digestibility.