Effect of Supplementation of Dried Yeast (Nutramix - Mdy) on Growth Performance of Pre- RUminant Calves
By: Asitha T V.
Contributor(s): Mercy A D (Guide).
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BookPublisher: Mannuthy Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 2002DDC classification: 636.084 Online resources: Click here to access online Dissertation note: MVSc Abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary
supplementation of dried yeast (''Neutramix-MDY'') on growth performance of
pre-ruminant calves. Twelve calves of one week to one month of age were
distributed into two groups of six calves each, as uniformly as possible with
regard to age, sex and body weight, with one group receiving the control diet
(calf starter, grass and milk) and the other group receiving dried yeast
("Neutramix-MDY") @ 20g/day along with the control diet.
The final body weight (kg) and average daily gain (g/day) were 72.5 and
247 for control group and 76.2 and 284 for treatment group during the trial
period. Though there was no statistically significant difference between the
control and the treatment group, there was a numerical increase in both the
parameters in treatment animals. The average feed to gain ratio was 4.94 and
4.60 for the control and treatment group respectively.
There was no improvement in dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent
fibre and neutral detergent fibre digestibilities in yeast fed group over the
control. Haematological parameters such as blood glucose, plasma protein,
calcium and phosphorus were unaffected by the dietary treatment. The above
results indicate that supplementation of yeast culture to the diets of pre-
ruminant calves had no statistically significant effect on animal performance.
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MVSc
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary
supplementation of dried yeast (''Neutramix-MDY'') on growth performance of
pre-ruminant calves. Twelve calves of one week to one month of age were
distributed into two groups of six calves each, as uniformly as possible with
regard to age, sex and body weight, with one group receiving the control diet
(calf starter, grass and milk) and the other group receiving dried yeast
("Neutramix-MDY") @ 20g/day along with the control diet.
The final body weight (kg) and average daily gain (g/day) were 72.5 and
247 for control group and 76.2 and 284 for treatment group during the trial
period. Though there was no statistically significant difference between the
control and the treatment group, there was a numerical increase in both the
parameters in treatment animals. The average feed to gain ratio was 4.94 and
4.60 for the control and treatment group respectively.
There was no improvement in dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent
fibre and neutral detergent fibre digestibilities in yeast fed group over the
control. Haematological parameters such as blood glucose, plasma protein,
calcium and phosphorus were unaffected by the dietary treatment. The above
results indicate that supplementation of yeast culture to the diets of pre-
ruminant calves had no statistically significant effect on animal performance.
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