Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ataturk Universitesi Veteriner Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.98-105, 2018 (Scopus)
© 2016 Ataturk Universitesi. All rights reserved.Nutrition is important as the genetics to obtain rapid growing and highly productive animals. A healthy rumen development in calves, especially before weaning, is beneficial for both on decreasing costs as a result of speeding up the transition to dry feed intake and accelerating physiological development. The dry feed intake before weaning has a key role on the rumen development in calves. The studies have shown that concentrate feeds stimulate the development of rumen epithelium and papilla due to their butyric and propionic acid content. Moreover, forage feeds supply to increase total volume of rumen, motility, development of rumen muscles, stimulate rumination and the flow of saliva to forestomach. Type and particle size of feeds are also among the other factors that affect the rumen development of calves. Furthermore, feed additives particularly probiotics have a positive effect on rumen development.