Original research article
Better Tolerance against Dietary Mycotoxins in Fattening Bulls when Supplemented with Farmatan-D
2017, 82 (3) p. 303-306
Maksimiljan Brus, Andrej MERGEDUŠ, Maja PREVOLNIK POVŠE, Marjan JANŽEKOVIČ
Abstract
Hydrolysable tannins are polyphenolic secondary metabolites of plants, with a high bioactive function. A twelve-month feeding trial was conducted to determine the effect of the feed additive Farmatan-D® on average daily gain (ADG) of Simmental bulls. The feed supplement Farmatan-D® mainly consists of highly concentrated hydrolysable tannins, organic acids, and lignocellulose. This study focused on two periods. First period from month 1 to 7, and from month 8 to 12 of study. The study reveals that ADG in the first 7 months of the feeding trial is numerically higher (P = 0.119) in the control group and lower in the group with added Farmatan-D®. The results after the 8th month of our investigation suggest that the group supplemented with Farmatan-D® showed (P = 0.003) higher ADG than the control group after the month when a drop in ADG was observed due to the incidence of mycotoxicosis. Feed supplement helps animals better tolerate nutritional and metabolic imbalances and results in smaller production losses for the farmers.
Keywords
fattening bulls, hydrolysable tannins, mycotoxicosis, average daily gain
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