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Effects of inulin supplementation on selected faecal characteristics and health of neonatal Saanen kids sucking milk from their dams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2012

C. Kara ,
A. Orman ,
H. Gencoglu ,
A. Kovanlıkaya ,
Y. Meral ,
I. Cetin ,
A. Yıbar ,
S. Kasap ,
I. Turkmen  and
G. Deniz
C. Kara*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
A. Orman
Affiliation:
Department of Zootechnics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
H. Gencoglu
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
A. Kovanlıkaya
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
Y. Meral
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
I. Cetin
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
A. Yıbar
Affiliation:
Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
S. Kasap
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
I. Turkmen
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
G. Deniz
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey
*
†Email: cagdaskara@uludag.edu.tr
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Abstract

Fifty newborn Saanen kids were used to study the effects of inulin supplementation on faecal score, faecal pH, selected faecal bacterial population, BW, body temperature, haematological traits, selected health parameters and the incidence of diarrhoea. Kids were sorted by parity of their dams and multiple birth (twin or triplet) and assigned to one of the two groups (control: CG, and experimental: EG) at birth. Each group consisted of 25 kids. The groups were similar with regard to sex and birth weight. All kids were fed colostrum for the first 3 days after birth, and then the kids in EG were adapted to inulin supplementation by an increased dosage from day 4 to 7. Each kid in EG was supplemented with 0.2 g, 0.3 g, 0.4 g, 0.5 g and 0.6 g inulin on day 4, 5, 6, 7 and from day 8 to 28, respectively, whereas the kids in CG did not receive inulin. Faecal score and faecal bacterial population were not affected by inulin supplementation (P > 0.05). There were differences in faecal pH on day 14 (P = 0.01) and 28 (P<0.05), whereas no difference in faecal pH on day 21 (P > 0.05) was detected between groups. No differences (P > 0.05) in BW and haematological traits were found between groups. Body temperature did not differ on day 14 and 21 (P > 0.05), whereas there was a difference in body temperature on day 28 (P = 0.01) between groups. The numbers of kids with pneumonia and kids treated for pneumonia and diarrhoea were similar for CG and EG. Kid losses during the study were the same for CG and EG. The incidence of diarrhoea was not affected by inulin supplementation (P > 0.05). Inulin supplemented to kids did not adversely affect faecal score. The effect of inulin on faecal pH was not consistent. The results of our study suggested that daily dose (0.6 g) of inulin might not be enough to observe effects of it. Our data will be useful to determine the dose and timing of inulin supplementation in future studies investigating the effects of inulin on the parameters associated with performance and health status in kids and other young ruminants.

Keywords

Saanen kidsinulinfaecal characteristicshealth
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Nutrition
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animal , Volume 6 , Issue 12 , December 2012 , pp. 1947 - 1954
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2012

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