Journal of Central European Agriculture (Sep 2013)
THE EFFECT OF PHYTOADDITIVES ON BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS AND NUTRIENTS DIGESTIBILITY IN SPORT HORSES NUTRITION
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a phylogenetic additive on blood serum indicator levels and faecal nutrients digestibility. The experiment was realized in Riding Centre of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. Total 14 warmblood sport horses geldings were used 7 horses in control group, 7 horses in experimental group respectively, Slovak warmblood bred, average body weight 525 plus minus 75 kg and 6 8 plus minus 3 Years. The control group of horses were fed by crimped barley, meadow hay and mineral feed mixture. Feed rations in experimental group were supplemented with a photogenic additive containing a blend of essential oils from origanum, anise and citrus, as well as a prebiotic rich in fructooligosaccharides. Blood serum was collected 3 times during the experiment, in the beginning of the experiment, and every 45 days. The experiment lasted 90 days. After the 45 days of phytoadditive supplementation we found a tendency of lower concentrations of serum triglycerides milimol l and total cholesterol milimol 1 in experimental group of horses P. In serum concentrations of glucose, total proteins and urea we find similar values in all of groups. We analyzed a positive effect of phylogenetic additive on organic matter digestibility of feed ration. In experimental group of horses we found significantly, higher organic matter faecal digestibility coefficient 73 per cent in comparison with control group 68 per cent. We analyzed insignificant effect of a phytoadditive on blood serum concentrations during 90 days of experiment. We found positive effect of phytoadditve supplementation on total faecal digestibility of organic nutrients.
