Determination of the therapeutic effect of the use of bacillus coagulans in calf dyspepsia

Abstract

The relevance of this study lies in the use of the probiotic strain of the microorganism B. coagulans ALM 86 for the treatment of diarrhoea in dairy calves and the reduction of the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry. The purpose of this paper was to establish the therapeutic effect in the treatment of diarrhoea in calves, the composition of the microflora, physiological indicators and metabolism using Bacillus coagulans ALM 86. The study used the following methods: microbiological, microscopic, biochemical, physiological, statistical. Studies have shown that the use of B. coagulans ALM 86 contributes to a decrease in the number of opportunistic microflora E. coli – by 90.8%, S. aureus – by 92.4%, S. enterica – by 88.01, an increase in Lactobacillus sp. by 130.8–151.58% and Bifidobacterium sp. by 272.7–469.8%. Administration of B. coagulans ALM 86 at a concentration of 1×109, CFU/g at a dose of 3–5 g helped stop diarrhoea and accelerate the development of scar digestion for four days in dairy calves, compared to the group where the antibiotic was used. An increase in average daily growth and feed consumption was found in the first experimental group by 19.7–15.0%, in the second – by 23.4–19.9% ​​(р≤0.05). A decrease in the level of total cholesterol with the use of B. coagulans ALM 86, an increase in the level of total protein by 18.57–22.6%, as a result of an increase in the content of total globulins by 49.3–57.37%, respectively (р≤0.05), were proven. Administration of B. coagulans ALM 86 at a concentration of 1×109, CFU/g at a dose of 3–5 g helped stop diarrhoea and accelerate the development of scar digestion for four days in dairy calves, compared to the group where the antibiotic was used. The obtained results of the study indicate the absence of toxic effects of the proposed dose of B. coagulans ALM 86 for the treatment of dyspepsia in calves and obtaining a positive effect. The practical value of the obtained results lies in the possibility of using B. coagulans ALM 86 in the treatment of diarrhoea in dairy calves without the use of antibiotics on animal farms of various designation

Keywords

• diarrhoea
• probiotic
• microbiome of the gastrointestinal tract
• average daily growth in calves
• lactic acid bacteria