Substitution of virginiamycin with yeast-based products (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in diets of cattle: digestibility and ruminal parameters
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of substituting virginiamycin with yeastbased products in high-energy diets containing monensin on the nutrient digestibility and ruminal
parameters of cattle. Five crossbred Nellore × Holstein steers (initial body weight 281 kg ± 9.2 kg)
were allotted to a 5 × 5 Latin square design. The diets were composed in dry matter basis of corn
silage (355 g kg-1), and concentrate composed of ground corn, soybean meal, soybean hulls,mineral
mix, limestone, salt and urea (645 g kg-1). The treatments were: 1 - control, 18 mg kg-1 dry matter (DM)
virginiamycin (VM); 2 - enriched yeast culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) at 7 g animal day-1 (EYC 7);
3 - enriched yeast culture (S. cerevisiae) at 14 g animal day-1 (EYC 14); 4 - autolyzed yeast (S. cerevisiae)
at 7 g animal day-1 (AY 7); and 5 - autolyzed yeast (S. cerevisiae) at 14 g animal day-1 (AY 14). Monensin
(18 mg kg-1 DM) was added to the mineral mix in all treatments. No significant differences (P > 0.05)
were found for DM intake (mean 8.36 kg DM), organic matter (OM) digestibility (average of 58.39%), or
mean ruminal pH (mean 6.75) among treatments. Moreover, the treatment did not have a significant
effect on the short-chain fatty acid or ammonia nitrogen concentrations. These results indicated the
possibility of replacing virginiamycin with yeast-based products at the lowest level (7 g of enriched
yeast culture or autolyzed yeast per animal day-1) in high-energy diets containing monensin.
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