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

This study was conducted on 44 newborn Holstein Friesian calvesraised in a private farm in Hatay province, Turkey. The calves weredivided into two groups; the first group (control group) was fed onlywith milk replacer and the second group was fed with milk replaceradded 893 mg oregano oil (oregano oil group) from the fourth day aftercalving. The amount of milk replacer offered to the calves was 10% oftheir weekly live weights. The calves were weaned when theyconsumed 800 g concentrate feed daily for three consecutive days.Weaning age and daily live weight gains for control and oregano oilgroup 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 milkreplacer, hay and concentrate feed of calves for the control andorageno 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 consumingages and diarrhea days for the control and oregano oil groups weredetermined 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 inboth groups. According to the results of the study, more research isneeded to evaluate the optimal dosing of oregano oil.

Siyah Alaca Buzağılarda Kekik Yağının (Origanum onites L.) Buzağıların Gelişim Performansı ve Bazı Kan Parametreleri Üzerine Etkisi

Bu çalışma, Hatay ilinde özel bir işletmede yetiştirilen 44 baş yeni doğmuş Siyah Alaca ırkı buzağı üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Buzağılar 2 gruba ayrılmış olup, birinci gruba (kontrol grubu), 4. günden itibaren sadece buzağı maması, ikinci gruba (kekik yağı grubu) ise buzağı mamasına ilaveten 893 mg kekik yağı ilave edilmiştir. İçirilen mama miktarı, buzağıların haftalık canlı ağırlıklarının % 10’u kadar hesaplanmıştır. Üç gün üst üste 800 gr kesif yem tüketen buzağılar mamadan kesilmiştir. Kontrol ve kekik yağı grubu buzağı gruplarında mamadan kesim yaşı ile günlük canlı ağırlık artışı sırasıyla; 68.6 ± 4.45, 67.7 ± 4.62 gün ve 0.300 ± 0.09, 0.400 ± 0.011 kg olarak belirlenmiştir. Toplam tüketilen mama, kaba ve kesif yem miktarları muamele gruplarına göre sırasıyla; 327.7 ± 42.17, 331.0 ± 49.40 litre; 13.25 ± 3.025, 15.23 ± 3.682 kg ve 19.97 ± 4.186, 22.37 ± 5.709 kg olarak hesaplanmıştır. Buzağıların kaba ve kesif yem tüketimine başlama yaşları ile ishalli geçirdikleri gün sayısı ise sırasıyla; 10.6 ± 0.29, 9.5 ± 0.28 gün ve 3.1 ± 0.111 ve 1.9 ± 0.073 gün olarak tespit edilmiştir. Buzağıların kaba ve kesif yeme başlama yaşları benzer gerçekleşmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, mamaya ilave edilen kekik yağının buzağılarda uygun dozunun ayarlanması amacıyla daha çok araştırma yapılması gerektiğini ortaya koymuştur.

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