The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of baker yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) and exogenous digestive enzymes (pepsin, papain and a-amylase, EDE) dietary supplementation on growth performanc...The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of baker yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) and exogenous digestive enzymes (pepsin, papain and a-amylase, EDE) dietary supplementation on growth performance, feed utilization and hematological indices of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. A total of 630 Nile tilapia fingerlings with an average body weight of 26.4 ± 0.2 g were divided in the seven experimental net-pen treatments (three replicates each). The experiment was conducted for 119 days. Seven isonitrogenous (26.50%) digestible protein and isocaloric (13.40 MJ kgl) digestible energy experimental diets were formulated. The control diet had no SC and EDE added. Diets 2-3 each contained SC at levels of 2 and 4 g 100 g diet-t, respectively, while diets 4-5 each contained EDE at levels of (0.64, 1.28, 0.16) and (1.28, 2.56, 0.32) g 100 gdiefI of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively. Diet 6 contained mixture of SC and EDE at levels of 1 g yeast and 0.32, 0.64, 0.08 g of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively 100 gdiet1 and diet D7 contained 2 g yeast and 0.64, 1.28, 0.16 g of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively 100 g dietl. Growth performance and feed utilization efficiency of Nile tilapia were significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher in all treatments receiving SC and/or EDE supplemented-diets than the control diet which suggests that the addition of SC and EDE enhanced the growth performance. Red blood cells counts, hematocrit and hemoglobin were significantly (P 〈 0.05) highest in all treatments receiving mixture of SC and EDE supplemented-diets (D6 + D7). The same trend was observed for total plasma protein and total plasma globulin levels. The results of present study suggested that Nile tilapia fingerlings fed diets containing the mixture of I g yeast, SC and 0.32, 0.64, 0.08 g of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively 100 gdiet^-1, for 119 days had enhanced growth performance, diet utilization efficiency and hematological indices.展开更多
Forty eight individually fed Awassi male lambs were used in factorial experiment to investigate their responses to feeding concentrate diets containing three levels of dietary crude protein (CP), each was offered wi...Forty eight individually fed Awassi male lambs were used in factorial experiment to investigate their responses to feeding concentrate diets containing three levels of dietary crude protein (CP), each was offered without or with baker's yeast (SC) at rate of 0.5% (on dry matter (DM) basis). Concentrates were offered at rate of 3% of live body weight with free choice of barley straw. Results revealed that higher (P 〈 0.05) digestible dry matter (DDM) and digestible organic matter (DOM) intakes were achieved due to feeding medium level of CP and to the addition of SC. Addition of SC improved (P 〈 0.05) gain, lambs fed medium and high levels gained higher (P 〈 0.05) than those fed the low level of dietary CP. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) based on DM and organic matter (OM) intakes was not significantly affected by level of dietary CP or addition of yeast. Even though, less amount of N required per unit of gain was achieved with low and medium as compared to high levels. Higher DM, nitrogen free extract (NFE) and hemicellulose (P 〈 0.05), OM, CP, crude fiber (CF) and cellulose (P 〈 0.01) digestibilities were achieved in lambs fed the medium level of CP, whereas, no significant effect was observed on ether extract (EE), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) digestibilities. Results also revealed that digestibility of almost all nutrients was improved with different extent due to addition of SC. Effect of interaction between levels of dietary CP and addition of SC referred to the preferability of addition of SC with medium level of dietary protein.展开更多
文摘The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of baker yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) and exogenous digestive enzymes (pepsin, papain and a-amylase, EDE) dietary supplementation on growth performance, feed utilization and hematological indices of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. A total of 630 Nile tilapia fingerlings with an average body weight of 26.4 ± 0.2 g were divided in the seven experimental net-pen treatments (three replicates each). The experiment was conducted for 119 days. Seven isonitrogenous (26.50%) digestible protein and isocaloric (13.40 MJ kgl) digestible energy experimental diets were formulated. The control diet had no SC and EDE added. Diets 2-3 each contained SC at levels of 2 and 4 g 100 g diet-t, respectively, while diets 4-5 each contained EDE at levels of (0.64, 1.28, 0.16) and (1.28, 2.56, 0.32) g 100 gdiefI of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively. Diet 6 contained mixture of SC and EDE at levels of 1 g yeast and 0.32, 0.64, 0.08 g of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively 100 gdiet1 and diet D7 contained 2 g yeast and 0.64, 1.28, 0.16 g of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively 100 g dietl. Growth performance and feed utilization efficiency of Nile tilapia were significantly (P 〈 0.05) higher in all treatments receiving SC and/or EDE supplemented-diets than the control diet which suggests that the addition of SC and EDE enhanced the growth performance. Red blood cells counts, hematocrit and hemoglobin were significantly (P 〈 0.05) highest in all treatments receiving mixture of SC and EDE supplemented-diets (D6 + D7). The same trend was observed for total plasma protein and total plasma globulin levels. The results of present study suggested that Nile tilapia fingerlings fed diets containing the mixture of I g yeast, SC and 0.32, 0.64, 0.08 g of pepsin, papain and a-amylase, respectively 100 gdiet^-1, for 119 days had enhanced growth performance, diet utilization efficiency and hematological indices.
文摘Forty eight individually fed Awassi male lambs were used in factorial experiment to investigate their responses to feeding concentrate diets containing three levels of dietary crude protein (CP), each was offered without or with baker's yeast (SC) at rate of 0.5% (on dry matter (DM) basis). Concentrates were offered at rate of 3% of live body weight with free choice of barley straw. Results revealed that higher (P 〈 0.05) digestible dry matter (DDM) and digestible organic matter (DOM) intakes were achieved due to feeding medium level of CP and to the addition of SC. Addition of SC improved (P 〈 0.05) gain, lambs fed medium and high levels gained higher (P 〈 0.05) than those fed the low level of dietary CP. Feed conversion ratio (FCR) based on DM and organic matter (OM) intakes was not significantly affected by level of dietary CP or addition of yeast. Even though, less amount of N required per unit of gain was achieved with low and medium as compared to high levels. Higher DM, nitrogen free extract (NFE) and hemicellulose (P 〈 0.05), OM, CP, crude fiber (CF) and cellulose (P 〈 0.01) digestibilities were achieved in lambs fed the medium level of CP, whereas, no significant effect was observed on ether extract (EE), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) digestibilities. Results also revealed that digestibility of almost all nutrients was improved with different extent due to addition of SC. Effect of interaction between levels of dietary CP and addition of SC referred to the preferability of addition of SC with medium level of dietary protein.