seyed mohammad reza beheshti; kamran rezayazdi; arya badiei; Mostafa Sadeghi
Volume 23, Issue 2 , July 2021, , Pages 213-221
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different levels of live yeast on ruminal function and health of dairy cows fed diets containing low and high concentrations of non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC). In this experiment, six cannulated dairy cows were randomly assigned in a Latin square ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different levels of live yeast on ruminal function and health of dairy cows fed diets containing low and high concentrations of non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC). In this experiment, six cannulated dairy cows were randomly assigned in a Latin square design with six periods (14-days) and six treatments including 1- diet contain low NFC free of live yeast, 2-diet contain low NFC with 5 g/d of live yeast, 3-diet contain low NFC with 10 g/d of live yeast, 4-diet contain high NFC free of live yeast, 5-diet contain high NFC with 5 g/d of live yeast and 6-diet contain high NFC with 10 g/d of live yeast. Dry matter intake, rumination, ruminal parameters and blood metabolites were determined in the different periods. Dry matter intake, rumination activity, nutrient digestibility, mean ruminal pH and temperature were not affected by treatments. General and plasma indicators of animal healthwere also not affected by treatments. Overall, the results of this experiment indicated that dietary supplementation with live yeasthad no significant effect on rumen function and health in cows fed diets containing different concentrations of NFC.