Ismail Abas
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320- Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
Halil Can Kutay
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320- Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
Recep Kahraman
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320- Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
Nezir Yasar Toker
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, 34320, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
Dervis Ozcelik
Department of Biophysics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty,
Istanbul University, 34300 Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
Fatma Ates
Department of Biophysics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty,
Istanbul University, 34300 Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
Aysun Kacakci
Department of Biophysics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty,
Istanbul University, 34300 Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of addition of organic acid (OA), (SAL CURB®) and/or direct-feed microbial (DFM), (Cylactin®) LBC ME 10) to the rations of Kivircik male-yearling lambs on body weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion, some blood metabolites, and the levels of serum minerals. A group of sixty 1-year old male lambs of Kivircik Breed were used. The animals were divided in to 4 groups of 15 lambs each. The groups were assigned as control, organic acid, direct-feed microbial, and direct-feed microbial plus organic acid. A commercial direct-feed microbial product and organic acid mix were used as feed treatment supplements. The average daily gain means of the lambs supplemented with organic acid plus direct-feed microbials was found significantly higher than that of control group lambs. Significant differences in total proteins, cholesterol, total lipids, and serum Zn levels were detected among the groups. As a result, addition of organic acid and/or direct-feed microbial to the ration of yearling Kivircik male lambs resulted in an increased body weight gain (p<0.05). In addition, the dietary supplement of organic acid to the lambs caused a decrease in the serum cholesterol level while direct-feed microbial addition caused an increase in the serum Zn level (p< 0.05).
How to cite this article
Ismail Abas, Halil Can Kutay, Recep Kahraman, Nezir Yasar Toker, Dervis Ozcelik, Fatma Ates and Aysun Kacakci, 2007. Effects of Organic Acid and Bacterial Direct-Feed Microbial on Fattening Performance of Kivircik-Male Yearling Lambs. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 6: 149-154.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.149.154
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2007.149.154
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.149.154
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2007.149.154