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Table 1 Showing effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast (SCY) products in calves performance

From: Review: Utilization of yeast of Saccharomyces cerevisiae origin in artificially raised calves

S/No

Study

No. of Calves

Period, d

Parameters

ADG1

DMI2, kg

FE3

CON

SC1

SC2

CON

SC1

SC2

CON

SC1

SC2

1

Lesmeister, et al. [35]

75

0–35

0.38

0.36

0.42

0.28

0.29

0.32

2.73

2.90

2.71

35–42

0.74a

0.92b

0.94b

1.33a

1.42ab

1.54b

2.33

1.95

1.67

0–42

0.44a

0.44ab

0.51b

0.48a

0.51ab

0.56b

2.25

2.25

2.00

2

Galvao et al. [32]

52

5–42

0.30

0.47

 

0.44a

0.68b

 

0.27a

0.40b

 

43–84

0.91

1.04

2.19a

2.58b

0.43

0.43

3

Quigley, et al. [34]

42

1–42

0.18

0.17

 

0.21

0.24

 

0.30

0.27

 

43–84

0.48

0.51

 

1.47

1.52

 

0.31

0.32

 

1–84

0.33

0.43

 

0.84

0.88

 

0.30

0.30

 

4

Magalhães, et al. [41]

512

4–28

0.23

0.20

 

0.15

0.13

 

1.50

1.22

 

29–70

0.78

0.77

1.43

1.41

0.56

0.57

4–70

/

/

0.92

0.90

/

/

5

Panda et al. [39]

12

1–91

0.34a

0.48b

 

512

581

 

3.12a

2.49b

 

6

Harris, et al. [26]

60

0–35

0.48a

0.48a

0.58b

0.18a

0.22ab

0.25b

 

7

Hill, et al. [44]

116

3–63

0.51

0.54

 

0.86

0.81

 

0.70

0.66

 

8

Zhou4 et al. [45]

18

1–63

0.31a

0.52ab

0.66b

1.01

0.95

1.01

   

9

Seymour, et al. [38]

42

1–46

0.46

0.43

 

1.04

0.97

 

2.48

2.55

 

10

Brewer5 et al. [25]

40

0–14

5.3

5.5

 

/

/

 

/

/

 

15–35

10.9a

17.4b

/

/

/

/

0–35

16.7a

23.8b

/

/

/

/

11

Yan et al. [53]

12

1–60

0.52a

0.66b

 

0.95a

1.08b

 

/

/

 

12

Hučko, et al. [37]

30

4–56

0.384

0.381

 

0.61

0.62

 

2.63

2.96

 

13

Hoseinabadi6, et al. [80]

30

13–65

0.67

0.67

0.65

1.22a

1.00b

1.15ab

0.39

0.44

0.41

14

Pinos-Rodriguez, et al. [33]

16

4–60

/

/

 

0.84a

0.91b

 

3.46

3.51

 

15

Huuskonen and Pesonen [36]

40

20–75

0.82

0.76

 

0.69

0.67

 

3.26

2.21

 

16

Kaldmäe, et al. [87]

20

6–35

0.38

0.35

 

1.25

1.22

 

3.26

3.51

 

36–65

0.99

1.03

 

2.29

2.33

 

2.30

2.25

 

6–65

0.69

0.69

 

/

/

 

/

/

 
  1. CON Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast (SCY) in milk or starter, SC1 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast (SCY) at level 1 unless stated otherwise, SC2 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast (SCY) at level 2 unless stated otherwise
  2. a,bSignificantly different (P < 0.05)
  3. ADG 1 Average Daily Gain
  4. DMI 2 Dry Matter Intake
  5. FE 3 Feed Efficiency (DMI/ADG; DMI does not include milk or milk replacer intake)
  6. Zhou4 included CON, Starter + hay and Starter + SCY respectively
  7. Brewer5 instead of ADG he reported the total body weight gain
  8. Hoseinabadi6 included CON, SCY in starter and SCY in milk, respectively