Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Growth Performance of Pre-Ruminant Buffalo Calves

Abstract

To study the effect of Probiotic (Saccharomyces cervisiae) supplementation in pre-ruminant (0-3 months age) buffalo calves, twenty buffalo calves were divided into two groups of ten calves each according to their body weight. One group was the control while the other group was supplemented with bacteria Saccharomyces cervisiae-containing Probiotic @ 15g/calf/d in milk for a period of two months under field condition. Fortnightly growth rate of calves revealed that the effect of Saccharomyces cervisiae was more effective (P<0.01) during first month of supplementation but could not sustain in the second month. Never the less, probiotic supplementation led to an overall improvement (P<0.05) in the growth rate of buffalo calves. It also helped in preventing occurrence of diarrhea and reduced mortality during early stage of life.

Effect of dietary supplementation of Lactobacillus acidophilus on blood biochemical profile, antioxidant activity and plasma immunoglobulin level in neonatal Murrah buffalo calves

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Influence of Fibrolytic Fungus, Bacteria and Enzyme on Weight Gain and Structural Growth of Crossbred Calves

“…Similarly, Sharma et al, (2016) concluded that feeding probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) @ 15g/calf/day in milk for a period of two months resulted in improved (P<0.05) growth rate of buffalo calves under field condition. Feeding of direct fed microbes (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Bacillus subtilis and Aspergillus oryzae) and exogenous fibrolytic enzymes (pectinase, lipase, protease, amylase and cellulase) @ 10 g per animal to Brown Swiss x Eastern Anatolian RedF1 calves resulted higher (P<0.05) weights and growth rate than control group (Kocyigitet al, 2016).…”

Efficacy of Synbiotics as an Adjunct to Antibiotic Therapy in Diarrhoeic Cattle

“…However, the reduction in TLC values following treatment might be due to control of infection in the patients during our study period. The combination of potent antibacterial agent and synbiotic might have blocked the rapid multiplication of pathogenic bacteria in the present therapeutic trial (Sharma et al, 2016).…”