TY  - JOUR
T1  - Feeding of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast on Growth and Diarrhea of Holstein Calves
AU - Kawakami, Shin-Ichi AU - Yamada, Tomoya AU - Nakanishi, Naoto AU - Cai, Yimin 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 7
SP  - 1112
EP  - 1114
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.1112.1114
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1112.1114
KW  - Lactic acid bacteria
KW  -yeast
KW  -probiotics
KW  -daily gain
KW  -feed efficiency
KW  -diarrhea
KW  -Holstein calves
AB  - Neonatal diarrhea is the main cause of calf death and economically serious problem in the cattle industry. Probiotics are thought to be one of the technologies to solve the problem. The objective was to examine the effects of feeding of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) and yeast as probiotics for calves. <I>Lactobacillus plantarum</I> Chikuso-1, an inoculant for whole crop rice silage was used for LAB and <I>Candida</I> sp. CO119, isolated from bovine rectal content, was used for yeast. Eight six days old Holstein calves were divided into 2 groups, control and bacteria-fed. Bacteria-fed group received milk replacer containing Chikuso-1 and CO119 for 4 weeks, whereas no bacterial treatment in control group. Daily Gain (DG), dry matter intake, feed efficiency and fecal scoring were evaluated during experimental period. Inclusion of both bacteria significantly increased DG and feed efficiency and decreased fecal scoring. The present results suggest that the bacteria have probiotic abilities, which promote growth and suppress diarrhea in Holstein calves.
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