title: [Effect of flavomycin on the apparent digestibility of crude nutrients in wethers, parameters of rumen fermentation in cattle and feed intake and weight gain of heifers].
abstract: Three experiments with five wether each were carried out in order to investigate the influence of various levels of flavomycin (0, 5 and 10 mg per animal and day) on apparent digestibility of artificially dried grass. A short time individual feeding experiment (42 days) with 9 bulls and a long term individual feeding experiment (225 days) with 52 heifers were conducted. Animals consumed 0 or 30 mg flavomycin per day. Parameters of rumen fermentation were investigated. Feed intake and weight gain were measured in the experiment with heifers. Flavomycin did not significantly influence the apparent digestibility of organic matter and crude nutrients as well as parameters of rumen fermentation. Flavomycin did not influence dry matter intake, but increased significantly weight gain (49 g per animal and day, 10.5%) and reduced feed and energy required per kg weight gain (10.6%) in heifers. The reasons of ergotropic effects of flavomycin are mostly unknown at present.
authors.affiliation: Wissenschaftsbereich Tierernährungschemie, Agrarwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Leipzig.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flachowsky
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001455:Bambermycins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D004063:Digestion / Q000187:drug effects*; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D002149:Energy Intake; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005285:Fermentation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D006109:Poaceae; D012417:Rumen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012756:Sheep / Q000502:physiology*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D001455:Bambermycins
vernacular_title: Einfluss von Flavomycin auf die scheinbare Verdaulichkeit der Rohnährstoffe bei Hammeln, Kennzahlen der Pansenfermentation bei Rindern sowie Futteraufnahme und Lebendmassezunahme weiblicher Jungrinder.