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Investigation · Open access · Published 15 June 2017

Digestion and Metabolism Indices of Sheep When Using Activated Charcoal Supplement

Nadezhda Vladimirovna Bogolyubova1, Vasily Pavlovich Korotky2, Alexander Sergeyevich Zenkin3, Viktor Anatolyevich Ryzhov2 & Nikolai Petrovich Buryakov4

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 121–127 · doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2017.121.127

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The effect of activated charcoal as a feed additive was assessed in the experiment with Romanov sheep and Romanov sheep breed with argali. Charcoal sorbent is the original preparation produced in “Khiminvest” Science and Technology Center. Activated charcoal supplement was added to the basic diet of experimental animals in an amount of 1 g per 10 kg of live weight. The preparation showed positive effect on the palatability of the feed and ruminal digestion processes, as well as contributed to an increase in dry matter concentration of microorganisms and amylase activity. Experimental sheep showed an increase of digestibility of dry matter, dry protein, crude fat, crude fiber, bio-effecting agents, as well as increased nitrogen utilization coefficient. Use of the preparation provided increase in daily weight gains.

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Bogolyubova, N. V., Korotky, V. P., Zenkin, A. S., Ryzhov, V. A. & Buryakov, N. P. (2017). Digestion and Metabolism Indices of Sheep When Using Activated Charcoal Supplement. OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 17(2), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2017.121.127

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