Research Article

The Effects of Oregano Oil (Origanum onites L.) on the Growth Performance and Some Blood Parameters of Holstein Friesian Calves

Volume: 22 Number: 6 December 31, 2019
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The Effects of Oregano Oil (Origanum onites L.) on the Growth Performance and Some Blood Parameters of Holstein Friesian Calves

Abstract

This study was conducted on 44 newborn Holstein Friesian calves raised in a private farm in Hatay province, Turkey. The calves were divided into two groups; the first group (control group) was fed only with milk replacer and the second group was fed with milk replacer added 893 mg oregano oil (oregano oil group) from the fourth day after calving. The amount of milk replacer offered to the calves was 10% of their weekly live weights. The calves were weaned when they consumed 800 g concentrate feed daily for three consecutive days. Weaning age and daily live weight gains for control and oregano oil group calves were found as 68.6 ± 4.45, 67.7 ± 4.62 days and 0.300 ± 0.09, 0.400 ± 0.011 kg, respectively. The mean consumption of milk replacer, hay and concentrate feed of calves for the control and orageno oil calves were found as 327.7 ± 42.17, 331.0 ± 49.40 liters; 13.25 ± 3.025, 15.23 ± 3.682 kg and 19.97 ± 4.186, 22.37 ± 5.709 kg, respectively. The average initial hay, and concentrate feed consuming ages and diarrhea days for the control and oregano oil groups were determined as 10.6 ± 0.29, 9.5 ± 0.28 and 3.1 ± 0.111, 1.9 ± 0.073 days. The initial hay and concentrate feed consuming ages were the same in both groups. According to the results of the study, more research is needed to evaluate the optimal dosing of oregano oil.

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Supporting Institution

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Scientific Research Projects Department (BAP)

Project Number

Project Number:12760

Thanks

We thank to Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Scientific Research Projects Department (BAP) for their support (Project Number:12760)

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

April 1, 2019

Acceptance Date

May 17, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 22 Number: 6

APA
Selvi, M. H., & Tapkı, İ. (2019). The Effects of Oregano Oil (Origanum onites L.) on the Growth Performance and Some Blood Parameters of Holstein Friesian Calves. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 22(6), 935-941. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.547528

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