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The response of limousin x friesian steers fed silage and concentrates to the addition of supplemental yeast culture (yea-sacc) and/or antibiotic additive (avotan)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

I E Edwards
Affiliation:
University of AberdeenDepartment of Agriculture581 King Street Aberdeen
J H Topps
Affiliation:
University of AberdeenDepartment of Agriculture581 King Street Aberdeen
M El Sheikh
Affiliation:
University of AberdeenDepartment of Agriculture581 King Street Aberdeen
G F M Paterson
Affiliation:
University of AberdeenDepartment of Agriculture581 King Street Aberdeen
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Extract

Supplementation with Yea-sacc - yeast (Saccharomyces cerivisiae ‘1026’) and its growth medium or with Avotan - an antibiotic feed additive has been found by several workers to alter rumen fermentation patterns and animal performance. This experiment investigated the effect of inclusion of these supplements on their own or in combination in the concentrates of silage fed steers on rumen fermentation and animal performance.

Type
Forage Utilisation
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1991

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