Effects of analyzable diet components on responses of lactating dairy cows to Saccharomyces cerevisiae based yeast products : a systematic review of the literature

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dc.contributor.author Robinson, P.H.
dc.contributor.author Erasmus, Lourens Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned 2009-02-13T06:30:36Z
dc.date.available 2009-02-13T06:30:36Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.description.abstract Feeding experiments that used lactating Holstein cows, from peer review publications since 1990, were used to determine the ability to predict production responses of lactating dairy cows to feeding Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast products (YP) based upon the composition of their diets in a systematic review of the literature. The 22 published experiments reflected 6 YP, with one being used in 7 experiments, 2 in 6 experiments each, and 3 in one experiment each. There were analytical (i.e., neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and starch) differences (P<0.05) in the diets fed, and milk yield, milk energy output and milk fat proportion differences (P<0.05) among the control group cows of the experiments of the 3 major (based upon numbers of published studies) YP. However, the proportional milk, milk component, milk energy and dry matter (DM) intake response of the cows to feeding of the 3 major YP did not differ. Simple correlation coefficients of the combined data set (i.e., n = 22) suggested that higher diet NDF or acid detergent fiber (ADF) levels reduced the production response to feeding any YP, while higher diet starch level had little impact. Increased milk and milk energy output of the control cows reduced productive benefits of feeding a YP, and results suggest that the YP milk yield response was absolute (about 0.9 kg/cow/d) and that it decreased proportional to control group milk yield as control group milk yield increased. Multiple correlation analysis showed that only milk output and milk protein output response to feeding a YP could be acceptably, but modestly. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Robinson, PH & Erasmus, LJ 2009, 'Effects of analyzable diet components on responses of lactating dairy cows to Saccharomyces cerevisiae based yeast products : a systematic review of the literature', Animal Feed Science and Technology, vol. 149, no. 3-4, pp. 185-198. [http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.innopac.up.ac.za/science/journal/03778401] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0377-8401
dc.identifier.other 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.10.003
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8888
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights Elsevier en_US
dc.subject Yeast en_US
dc.subject Lactation en_US
dc.subject Saccharomyces cerevisiae en_US
dc.subject Systematic review en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Dairy cattle -- Feeding and feeds
dc.subject.lcsh Milk yield
dc.title Effects of analyzable diet components on responses of lactating dairy cows to Saccharomyces cerevisiae based yeast products : a systematic review of the literature en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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