›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 82-85.

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Effect of a Supplemental Yeast or Yeast Culture on Milk Production of Dairy Cow

WANG Dian1, WANG Jia-qi1, SONG Li-hua2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;2. Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co.Ltd., Hohhot 010070, China
  • Received:2011-10-19 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2012-05-20 Published:2012-05-20

Abstract: The aim of the current study was to examine the effects of a supplemental yeast or yeast culture (YC) on milk production of dairy cow. Lactating dairy cows (n=7 groups,each containing 10 cows) were randomly assigned to 1 of 7 diets containing 60 g/d of YC-Ⅰ,50 g/d of YC-Ⅱ,10 g/d of YC-Ⅲ,10 g/d of YC-Ⅳ,15 g/d of YC-Ⅴ,15 g/d of YC-Ⅵ. Treatments were diets either supplemented with yeast cultures or not supplemented with YC (control). Cows were fed and milked twice daily. The basal diets include 20 kg corn silage,3 kg Chinese wildrye,2 kg alfalfa hay and 9 kg complete formula feed for dairy cow. The results showed that cows supplemented with YC-Ⅱ had a higher milk yield than those not fed yeast culture (P<0.05); milk fat was higher in YC-Ⅰ,YC-Ⅱ and YC-Ⅲ than in Ctrl (P<0.05); milk protein was higher in YC-Ⅳ than in cnotrol group; There was no effect of dietary treatment on milk solid; somatic cell count in YC-Ⅱ,YC-Ⅲ and YC-Ⅳ were decreased,but there was no significant difference(P>0.05). Therefore,the results indicated that supplement of yeast or yeast culture can positively affect milk production of dairy cow.

Key words: yeast culture; milk yield; milk composition; somatic cell count

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