Einsatz von Echinacea-Extrakt bei tragenden und säugenden Sauen

Abstract. Title of the paper: Application of Echinacea-extract in pregnant and suckled sows In an experiment with thirteen sows (echinacea: n = 6; control: n = 7), the influence of Echinacea purpurea treatment of pregnant and suckled sows on immune system, health status, growth performance, and carcass quality of the offspring (echinacea: n = 69; control: n = 79) was investigated. Echinacea was given as liquid feed supplement during the whole pregnant and suckling period of sows in six intervalls (5 days of treatment, followed by 2 weeks of break, respectively). During the treatment time the daily dosage per sow in echinacea-group was 0.125 ml preparation of echinacea extract (incl. solution)/kg body weight. To measure the concentrations of immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum, blood samples were taken by punction of V. cava cranialis (sows and piglets) at different times. The treatment of sows resulted in immunostimulatory effects both in sows and piglets with highest changes in peripartal period. In one day old piglets, the concentrations of IgG, IgA and CRP were significantly increased in echinacea-group (P = 0.0004, P < 0.0001, P = 0.05, respectively). Up to day 70 of age, the rate of therapeutical treatments of piglets from echinacea-treated sows was decreased in tendency (P = 0.08). The growth performance and carcass quality of offspring was not influenced by echinacea treatment of sows.

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Performance and carcass evaluation of balami rams finished on diets with varying energy level

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production ◽

10.51791/njap.v44i2.992 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 223-229

Author(s):

S. B. Akinleye ◽

A. B. Omojola ◽

U. A. Offong ◽

K. D. Afolabi ◽

J. S. Luka

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Energy Levels ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Farm Animals ◽

Daily Weight Gain ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Dietary Energy ◽

Genetic Status ◽

Study Performance

Fattening of farm animals is a way of increasing the rate of meat deposit after maturity. Its effectiveness depends on genetic status of the animal and the diet fed to the animal. In this study, performance and carcass evaluation of balami rams finished on diets with varying energy levels were carried. Forty-eight rams of Balami breed, weighing 20.75±1.50- 22.50±1.91kg were randomly alloted to four dietary energy levels (EL): 2.20Mcal/kg (EL ), I 2.40 Mcal/kg ((EL ), 2.60 Mcal/kg ((EL ) and 2.80 Mcal/kg ((EL ) for 90 days. The feed II III IV intake and daily weight gain of the animals in each treatment were determined and the average recorded. Three Balami rams were randomly selected from each treatment and sacrificed to determine the dressing percentage (DP), carcass weight (CW), fat deposit (FD) and meat yield (MY). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at á . The 0.05 FBW (kg) of Balami rams in group EL , EL , EL and EL were 41.88.6±1.97, 42.12±1.84, I II III IV 46.13±1.65 and 52.24±2.50 while the FCR of animals on treatments EL (5.3±0.28) and EL I II (5.2±0.26) were higher than EL (4.7±0.82) and EL (4.0±0.65). The DP (%) were 54.9, III IV 54.9, 55.8 and 56.1, the FD (%) were 9.00,9.59,8.92 and 11.46 and the MY (%) were 75.2, 74.7, 75.5 and 72.0 for rams on EL , EL , EL and EL The results indicate that, increasing I II III IV. levels of energy improved growth performance and carcass quality of Balami rams. Therefore, higher level of dietary energy (2.80 Mcal/kgDM and 14% CP) could be suggested for optimizing growth performance and meat quality of Balami ram under fattening condition.

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Effects of yeast combined with chromium propionate on growth performance and carcass quality of finishing steers1

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.2527/jas.2016-0454 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 94 (7) ◽

pp. 3003-3011 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

C. L. Van Bibber-Krueger ◽

J. E. Axman ◽

J. M. Gonzalez ◽

C. I. Vahl ◽

J. S. Drouillard

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Chromium Propionate

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Eating quality evaluation of meat from the crossbred lamb progeny of three terminal sire breeds

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) ◽

10.1017/s030822960002287x ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 1992 ◽

pp. 177-177

Author(s):

M. Ellis ◽

G.M. Webster ◽

I. Brown ◽

B.G. Merrell

Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Quality Evaluation ◽

Eating Quality ◽

Consumer Acceptability ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Terminal Sire

Consumer acceptability of lamb is ultimately determined by the eating quality of the meat. This paper reports on the eating quality evaluation of lean samples obtained from carcasses of crossbred lambs sired by Suffolk, Texel and Charollais rams.The lambs used in this study were part of a larger experiment to compare the growth performance and carcass quality of lambs sired by rams of the Suffolk, Texel and Charollais breeds (Merrell, Webster and Ellis, 1990: BSAP Occasional Publication No. 14, pp. 169-172).An upland flock of approximately 350 Mule (Bluefaced Leicester ♂ x Scottish Blackface ♀) was used to produce the lambs. Eight unrelated rams of each of the three sire breeds were mated to the ewes over two years (4 rams per breed per year). Their crossbred progeny were selected for slaughter when it was estimated that they would produce carcasses of Meat and Livestock Commission fat class 2 to 3L. All lambs had been multiple-born and reared as twins.

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Propionic acid-treated barley in the diets of bacon pigs

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100030762 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 295-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. J. A. Cole ◽

P. H. Brooks ◽

P. R. English ◽

R. M. Livingstone ◽

J. R. Luscombe

Keyword(s):

Moisture Content ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Propionic Acid ◽

Significant Interaction ◽

Feed Utilization ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Linear Measurements ◽

Moisture Contents ◽

Significant Difference

SUMMARYGrowth performance and carcass quality (linear measurements) were studied in pigs grown from 25 to 90 kg on barley stored and prepared in different ways. Half the barley was dried to about 14% moisture content for storage and half was not dried but treated with 0·8% propionic acid. Each was given after hammer-milling (3·2 mm screen) or rolling. A total of 144 pigs was used at four centres.The performance and carcass quality of pigs given acid-treated barley were as good as those given dried barley. While feed utilization, expressed on the basis of air-dry feed, was poorer for pigs fed on acid-treated barley this difference disappeared when account was taken of the different moisture contents of the barley samples. Pigs fed on diets based on milled barley grew more quickly, had better feed utilization but greater fat measurements than pigs fed on rolled barley. There was a significant interaction between storage method and feed preparation (milling or rolling). Pigs given the acid-treated barley grew more quickly when it was in the milled form than when it was rolled, whereas for the dried barley there was a small, non-significant difference in favour of the rolled form.

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Effect of Some Organic Acids and Essential Oils as Feed Additives on Growth Performance, Immune Response and Carcass Quality of Japanese Quail

Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences ◽

10.5455/ajvs.242100 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 68

Author(s):

Abeer Ali

Keyword(s):

Immune Response ◽

Organic Acids ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Japanese Quail ◽

Feed Additives ◽

Carcass Quality

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Effect of duck diet supplemented with fermented seaweed wastes on carcass characteristics and production efficiency of indigenous Indonesian ducks

Indian Journal of Animal Research ◽

10.18805/ijar.11160 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

S. I. Santoso ◽

E. Suprijatna ◽

A. Setiadi ◽

S. Susanti

Keyword(s):

Fat Mass ◽

Antioxidant Status ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Carcass Characteristics ◽

Basal Diet ◽

Carcass Quality ◽

Optimum Level ◽

Feed Supplement ◽

Formulated Feed

Gracilaria sp is as eaweed with carbohydrate-rich wastes. Its symbiont, Brotia sp,is rich in calcium and protein. The effects of Gracilaria’s wastes (GW) as formulated feed supplement on carcass characteristics and production efficiency of local Indonesian ducks. Data were collected from 120 ducks fed either a basal dietor a fermented Gracilaria’s wastes supplemented diet (FGW). Treatment levels of FGW were 10%, 12.5%, and 15%. The highest level of meat antioxidant status was reached at 15% FGW, while the optimum level of FGW for decreasing the fat content was 12.5%. The best reduction in meat fat mass was at 15% FGW. Further more, duck feed with FGW resulted in lower average and normalized costs and increased income than observed with the basal diet. Thus, GW as a feed supplement effectively ameliorated the productivity and carcass quality of indigenous Indonesian ducks.

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