Effects of additives and yeast in increasing weight in calf Holstein- friesian, three to six months old. Tumbaco, Pichincha

In the town of Tumbaco-Pichincha, a supplementation system using yeast and “Roughage Mate” “3 Nitro-20” was evaluated in calves Holstein-Friesian, weighing, in average, 90 kg 3 to 6 months old. The objective ofthis study was to evaluate the effect of food additives and yeast on growth and body condi...

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Autores: Castro Muñoz, Eloy, Burgos, Juan, Pazmiño, Juan, Valarezo, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repositorio:Revista Siembra
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/114
Acceso en línea:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/SIEMBRA/article/view/114
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Suplementación
crecimiento
ternera
peso
condición corporal
Supplementation
animal growth
calf
weight
growth
body condition
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Sumario:In the town of Tumbaco-Pichincha, a supplementation system using yeast and “Roughage Mate” “3 Nitro-20” was evaluated in calves Holstein-Friesian, weighing, in average, 90 kg 3 to 6 months old. The objective ofthis study was to evaluate the effect of food additives and yeast on growth and body condition of the animals. We used a completely randomized design with four observations and one experimental unit consisting on a calf. The variables evaluated were: weight gain, body condition, increased and wither height. The results indicate that the best treatment was that of additive March 20 Nitro, with which calves reached a weight gain of 0.80 kg / calf / day, an increase of girthplace 0.24 cm / calf / day and wither height of 11 cm / calf / day; while the best body condition score was 2.75.