Effects of kefir on coccidial oocysts excretion and performance of dairy goat kids following weaning

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dc.authoridSavaş, Türker/0000-0002-3558-2296
dc.authoridDas, Gurbuz/0000-0001-6690-0050
dc.authoridAtasoglu, Cengiz/0000-0003-3207-1068
dc.contributor.authorDas, Gurbuz
dc.contributor.authorAtasoglu, Cengiz
dc.contributor.authorAkbag, Hande Isil
dc.contributor.authorTölü, Cemil
dc.contributor.authorYurtman, Ismail Yaman
dc.contributor.authorSavaş, Türker
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:53:47Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to investigate effects of kefir, a traditional source of probiotic, on coccidial oocysts excretion and on the performance of dairy goat kids following weaning. Twin kids were randomly allocated to one of two groups at weaning. Kids of the first group received 20 ml of kefir daily for 6 weeks (KEF), while kids in the control group were given a placebo (CON). Individual faecal samples were regularly ( = 18 per kid) taken to quantify the number of coccidial oocysts per gram of faeces (OpG). There were no differences between the groups in terms of body weight development ( > 0.05) and feed consumption. Kids of both groups were not able to consume enough feed to meet their nutrient requirements during the first 3 weeks following weaning. KEF had a lower frequency of OpG positive samples than CON ( = 0.043). Kefir did not affect the maximum oocyst excretion and age of the kids at the highest oocyst excretion ( > 0.05). KEF shed numerically 35% lower coccidial oocysts than the controls, which corresponded to a statistical tendency ( = 0.074) in lowering Log-OpG in comparison to CON. While KEF had a lower frequency of OpG positive samples and tended to shed lower OPG by around one-third, the frequency of diarrhea, level of highest oocyst excretion, and performance of the kids remained unaffected. Therefore, it is concluded that overall effects of kefir do not have a significant impact on sub-clinical infection and performance in weaned kids under relatively high-hygienic farming conditions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11250-011-0039-3
dc.identifier.endpage1055
dc.identifier.issn0049-4747
dc.identifier.issn1573-7438
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid22189816
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84860612373
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1049
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-0039-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25837
dc.identifier.volume44
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000303861500017
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofTropical Animal Health and Production
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectGrowth
dc.subjectHost nutrition
dc.subjectParasite
dc.subjectProbiotic
dc.subjectSub-clinical coccidiosis
dc.titleEffects of kefir on coccidial oocysts excretion and performance of dairy goat kids following weaning
dc.typeArticle

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