TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dietary Clinoptilolite Addition as a Factor for the Improvement of Milk Yield in Dairy Cows
AU - Ural, D.A. AU - Cengiz, O. AU - Ural, K. AU - Ozaydin, Serpil 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 85
EP  - 87
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2013.85.87
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2013.85.87
KW  - Clinoptilolite
KW  -zeolite
KW  -dairy cows
KW  -Holstein cows
KW  -diet
AB  - Production of cow milk is under the influence of genetically 
  and environmental factors. Milk yield may also be affected by diet quality. 
  Natural zeolite has been elucidated as a feed supplement in livestock production. 
  The present study was performed in an attempt to examine the effect of addition 
  of clinoptilolite to the diet for lactating dairy cows on milk production. A 
  total of 52 head lactating Holstein cows were randomly enrolled according to 
  milk production for assignment to one of two dietary treatments; control diet 
  (n = 26), control diet+clinoptilolite (n = 26). The control diet (group C) consisted 
  corn silage, hay, sunflower meal, soybean meal and wheat bran. Experimental 
  group II (group P) was fed rations involving control diet supplemented with 
  2% clinoptilolite. The experimental period lasted 120 days. The clinoptilolite 
  supplementation significantly and apparently affect milk yield (p<0.01). 
  The results obtained from the present study suggested that clinoptilolite supplementation 
  may have positive influence on milk yield.
ER  -