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Original Research
4.
Effect of live Saccharomyces cerevisiae feeding on
serum biochemistry in early weaned cross bred
piglets -
Sachin Kumar, A K Verma, S K Mondal, Mahesh Gupta, A
K Patil, Babu Lal Jangir
Vet World. 2012; 5(11): 663-666
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2012.
663-666
Abstract
Aim:
To assess the effect of feeding live Saccharomyces
cerevisiae on serum biochemistry in early weaned
cross bred (Landrace × Desi) piglets.
Materials
and Methods: 48 piglets assigned to four
different groups (T1, T2, T3 and T4: n=12) following
completely randomized design. T1 and T2 were weaned
at age of 28 days while T3 and T4 were weaned at age
of 42 days. T1 and T3 were fed basal diet without S.
cerevisiae, however, T2 and T4 were supplemented
with live S. cerevisiae (200 g/d/h containing
2-3×106 cfu/g).
Results: The period-wise
comparison of mean values of serum albumin and
globulin were similar, however, period-wise
comparison of protein was significant. The mean
glucose value of T4 was statistically higher than T1
and comparable with T2 and T3. The serum total
cholesterol level was found to be lower in T2 and T4
as compared to T1 and T3.
Conclusion: Results
of study suggest that supplementation of live
Saccharomyces cerevisiae was effective in improving
the health status of early weaned piglets.
Keywords: early weaned piglets, Saccharomyces
cerevisiae, serum biochemistry
