Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep

<p>Probiotics has been used to substitute antibiotic treatments used as growth promoters and to improve productive performance. The term probiotic is used to namelive micro-organisms such as microbes and bacteria with beneficial effects to livestock farms when consumed as dietary supplements....

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Main Authors: Oscar Daniel Cifuentes Ruiz, Yesid Orlando González Torres
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos 2013-05-01
Series:Conexión Agropecuaria JDC
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Online Access:http://www.revistasjdc.com/main/index.php/conexagro/article/view/272
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description <p>Probiotics has been used to substitute antibiotic treatments used as growth promoters and to improve productive performance. The term probiotic is used to namelive micro-organisms such as microbes and bacteria with beneficial effects to livestock farms when consumed as dietary supplements. This review investigates the evidence for the use of probiotics in sheep’s final body weight gain combined with livestock grazing management system with yeast (<em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em>). Twenty one native sheep were chosen randomly for this study, with an average weight of 14.71 kg ± 1.9 under continuous grazing; the meadows are used as sheep pastures where Kikuyo grass grows (<em>Pennisetum clandestinum</em>) and water ad libitum. Sheep were classified in three different treatments: T1, control treatment, without adding yeast; T2, added with 5 g/day of yeast; and T3, supplemented with 15 g/day of yeast. Throughout this study was possible to find a beneficial effect on final weight and average daily gain. The results were compared by ANOVA with a significance level of 95%. A significant difference was observed on final body weight of sheep for T3 (p ≤ 0.05). In addition, it was found that daily weight gain was 100 g, 120 g and 220 g for T1, T2 and T3 respectively. This research leads us to conclude that the addition of 15 g of yeast improves daily bodyweight gain and final weight of grazing native sheep.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-a328181a8d8e4532b48c5f003ae642452022-12-22T03:07:03ZspaFundación Universitaria Juan de CastellanosConexión Agropecuaria JDC2248-77352322-73112013-05-01314149263Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred SheepOscar Daniel Cifuentes Ruiz0Yesid Orlando González Torres1Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos Grupo de Investigación INPANTAFacultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos Grupo de Investigación INPANTA<p>Probiotics has been used to substitute antibiotic treatments used as growth promoters and to improve productive performance. The term probiotic is used to namelive micro-organisms such as microbes and bacteria with beneficial effects to livestock farms when consumed as dietary supplements. This review investigates the evidence for the use of probiotics in sheep’s final body weight gain combined with livestock grazing management system with yeast (<em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em>). Twenty one native sheep were chosen randomly for this study, with an average weight of 14.71 kg ± 1.9 under continuous grazing; the meadows are used as sheep pastures where Kikuyo grass grows (<em>Pennisetum clandestinum</em>) and water ad libitum. Sheep were classified in three different treatments: T1, control treatment, without adding yeast; T2, added with 5 g/day of yeast; and T3, supplemented with 15 g/day of yeast. Throughout this study was possible to find a beneficial effect on final weight and average daily gain. The results were compared by ANOVA with a significance level of 95%. A significant difference was observed on final body weight of sheep for T3 (p ≤ 0.05). In addition, it was found that daily weight gain was 100 g, 120 g and 220 g for T1, T2 and T3 respectively. This research leads us to conclude that the addition of 15 g of yeast improves daily bodyweight gain and final weight of grazing native sheep.</p>http://www.revistasjdc.com/main/index.php/conexagro/article/view/272ovejaspastoreoprobióticosrendimiento productivo
spellingShingle Oscar Daniel Cifuentes Ruiz
Yesid Orlando González Torres
Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep
Conexión Agropecuaria JDC
ovejas
pastoreo
probióticos
rendimiento productivo
title Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep
title_full Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep
title_fullStr Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep
title_short Evaluation of Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in Weight Gain of Crossbred Sheep
title_sort evaluation of yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae in weight gain of crossbred sheep
topic ovejas
pastoreo
probióticos
rendimiento productivo
url http://www.revistasjdc.com/main/index.php/conexagro/article/view/272
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