Effect of live Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCDC-49) supplementation on growth performance and rumen fermentation pattern in local goat

Figures & data

Table 1. Effect of feeding live YC on growth performance and body measurement (cm) in kids.

Parameters	Control	Treatment
Average daily gain (g/d)	35.05^A±0.40	43.81^B±0.41
DMI (g/d)	311.31±9.49	330.44±7.36
Feed:gain ratio	8.89^A±0.30	7.65^B±0.15
Body measurements
Body length
Initial	38.85±0.65	38.85±1.06
Final	48.5±0.87	49.75±0.62
Height at withers
Initial	42.60±0.90	42.60±0.73
Final	50.12^a±0.55	53.10^b±0.34
Heart girth
Initial	43.87±0.40	43.85±0.45
Final	52.17^a±0.38	55.2^b±0.32

Note: Means bearing different uppercase superscript letters in column differ significantly (P<0.01). Means bearing different lowercase superscript letters in column differ significantly (P<0.05). YC, yeast culture.

Table 2 Effect of feeding live YC on rumen biochemical parameters in SRL of kids.

	Two months		Four months
Parameters	Control	Treatment	Control	Treatment
pH	6.92±0.05	6.99±0.023	6.91±0.018	6.97±0.026
TVFA (mmol/dl)	4.46^a±0.18	5.79^b±0.14	4.50^a±0.14	5.83^b±0.06
NH3-N (mg/dl)	10.034^a±2.53	8.84^b±0.15	10.26^a±0.31	9.35^b±0.16
Total N (mg/dl)	99.20±9.52	103.6±9.36	99.82±7.10	107.24±9.14
cfu ×10^5/ml	0.48^a±0.11	5.25^b±0.44	0.44^a±0.27	4.88^b±0.28

Note: Means bearing different lowercase superscript letter in columns differ significantly (P<0.01). YC, yeast culture.