Research on the influence of phytobiotics on the metabolism of ruminal digestion and resistance of dairy cows
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https://doi.org/10.32636/01308521.2025-(77)-1-13Keywords:
dairy cows, phytobiotic drug Activio, blood, rumen, microorganismsAbstract
The article provides data on the use of the optimal amount
(100 g/t of compound feed) of the phytobiotic preparation Activio, made on the basis of extracts of essential oils obtained, in particular, from chili pepper, cinnamon, rosemary, oregano, in the feeding of dairy cows. As a result of research, it was established that feeding the drug before calving did not have a particular effect on the body weight of newborn calves, which was within the physiological norm. When examining the contents of the rumen, it was established that ruminal fermentation proceeded approximately the same. Feeding the phytobiotic preparation during the 45‒120-day period contributed to an increase in the content of volatile fatty acids in the blood of the cows of the experimental group by 7.01–9.39 %, glucose – by an average of 12.95 %, total protein by 3.30–4.55 %, as well as phagocytic and bactericidal activity by 37.36–20.98 % and 19.98–22.16 %. Quantitative growth of microorganisms, namely amylolytic (by 31.61–21.38 %), proteolytic (by 15.40–20.21 %), and cellulolytic (by 33.80–39.78 %), was noted in the content of ruminal fluid. Their enzymatic activity was also higher in the rumen of cows of the experimental group, in particular, amylolytic activity ‒ by 30.36–54.09 %, proteolytic activity ‒ by 29.99–58.46 %, and cellulolytic activity ‒ by 13.67–21.99 %. The content of volatile fatty acids, acetic and propionic in the ruminal environment of experimental cows increased by 12.51–13.57 %, 2.26–9.06 % and 5.16–9.26 %, respectively. The content of butyric acid in both groups was at the level of the physiological norm and was not significantly different.
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