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Research
7.
Effect of probiotics supplementation on the
performance of lactating crossbred cows -
V. M. Vibhute, R.R. Shelke, S.D. Chavan, S.P. Nage
Vet World. 2011; 4(12): 557-561
doi: 10.5455/vetworld.2011.557-561
Abstract
Sixteen multifarious cows were selected on the
basis of average daily milk yield and stage of
lactation; they were divided into four groups
(four cows in each group) with parity within each
group. These cows were fed 10gm, 15gm and 20gm
probiotics just before evening milk. The
multi-strain probiotic used were containing four
strains consist of bacteria and fungi namely
Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces
cerevisiae, Saccharomyces boulardii and
Propionibacterium frendenreichii. It was found
that, the use of probiotics proved to be effective
in increasing milk production of lactating cows.
Milk fat, milk protein and SNF content tended to
be higher in cows supplemented with probiotics
preparations. The appropriate level of 20 gm
probiotic per day per animal was found effective.
The economic advantage of probiotics depends on
its relative prices and on the levels of milk
production of the cows.
Keywords: Probiotic, Aspergillus oryzae (AO), Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(SC), Yeast Culture (YC), Dry matter(DM), Crude
Protein (CP), Crude Fiber (CF), Ether extract
(EE), Nitrogen free extract (NFE), Solid-Not-Fat (SNF),Total
Mixed Ration (TMR).
