Effects of Propolis Administration on Growth Performance and Neonatal Diarrhea of Calves
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2015
Yazarlar: Banu YÜCEL
SOJ Veterinary Sciences, Uluslararası, 2015, cilt 1
DOI: 10.15226/2381-2907/1/1/00102
Özet
It has not known adverse effects of propolis on human and animal health, except possible rarely seldom allergies.Our study was based on the study of Gubicza and Molnar and Kwon et al. [11,12].These researchers examined the preventative and treated effect of propolis usage on neonatal calf diarrhea.The aim of our study was to examine the effect of propolis on growth rate of calves. MethodsTwenty Holstein calves that were born in winter period in Menemen Agricultural Research Institute, Izmir were utilized as research material.Five female and male calves had been used in both control and propolis group.Calves were randomly assigned to the groups (Table 1).Calves were allocated with their mothers and fed colostrums for the first three days after the birth [13].After they housed in portable individual calf pen, and milk was given to calves one in a day from bucket with a nipple at 8.30-10.00am.Calves were reared with limited milk for 5 weeks.Milk were increased until 3 rd week then decreased from 3 rd week to the final of the 5 th week [14,15].All calves were weaned at the end of the 5 th week.Each calf had drunk 154 kg milk in five weeks.Besides, clover hay were given ad libitum to calves after the second weeks, water was given from the first week.Clover hay consumption was not recorded.The raw propolis was Pinus spp.origin and supported from the beekeepers Izmir and nearby, stored at -18°C in deepfreeze until using.Raw propolis was grinded in mini coffee machine and made as granule form.After grinding, 500 g propolis was weighted and dissolved in 1lt of ethyl alcohol (70%) in dark and tightly closed bottle.The bottle was shaked 4 times in a day regularly as manual and left in dark place at room temperature