Effect of Feeding Probiotic Fermented Rice Straw-Based Total Mixed Ration on Production, Blood Parameters and Faecal Microbiota of Fattening Cattle
Effect of Feeding Probiotic Fermented Rice Straw-Based Total Mixed Ration on Production, Blood Parameters and Faecal Microbiota of Fattening Cattle
Md. Enayet Kabir1, Md. Jahangir Alam1*, Md. Mosharaf Hossain2, Zannatul Ferdaushi3
ABSTRACT
The current study was planned to determine the effect of feeding probiotic fermented rice straw-based total mixed ration (TMR) on production performance, haemato-biochemical indices, and faecal bacteria of fattening cattle. A total of eighteen crossbred male cattle of 14-16 months were divided into three equal groups at random. Cattle in the control group (C) were offered ration containing 40% untreated rice straw, 20% green fodder, and 40% concentrate mixture (dry matter basis) fed separately as a conventional feeding system. Cattle in the other two treatment groups were fed TMR, where one fed TMR (TMR1) with control ration and the other fed TMR (TMR2) with the same feed ingredients in the same quantity except probiotic fermented rice straw instead of untreated rice straw of TMR1. The trial lasted ninety days. Feeding of TMR2 improved the growth rate (P<0.05) of fattening cattle compared to others. Furthermore, TMR2 fed cattle had higher (P<0.05) values for hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs) and lactobacillus count. Serum glucose, triglyceride, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations and coliform count were significantly (P<0.05) lower in the TMR2 fed group relative to the TMR1 and control ration fed groups. It may be concluded that feeding of rice straw as such or after its probiotic fermentation along with concentrate mixture in the form of TMR produced a better response in fattening cattle than the conventional system of feeding concentrate and straw separately.
Keywords: Total mixed ration, Blood profile, Fattening cattle, Performance, Faecal bacteria, Probiotic
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