Twenty-four Hereford oxen were used in a 2 X 2 factorial arrangement of treatments in order to investigate the response in terms of gain and efficiency of feed conversion to the inclusion of monensin and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) in a…
The effect of monensin on the in vitro degradation of cellulose was investigated using ruminal fluid obtained from sheep adapted and unadapted to the antibiotic. In vivo ruminal adaptation to monensin was also examined over a six-week treatment period. Results…
The effect of monensin on the efficiency of feed conversion, carcass traits and the occurrence of coccidiosis in lambs. Twenty crossbred lambs, approximately one-month old, were allotted to two treatments according to body mass and sex. One group received monensin…
The effect of monensin on carcass and wool traits of Merino lambs. Forty Merino lambs were used to determine the effect of monensin (20 mg/day) on carcass and wool traits when fed at two energy levels. Monensin improved feed efficiency…
Utilization of monensin in protein-energy licks by lactating ewes on sour winter veld; (a) Preweaning. The influence of monensin, at a level of 0,36 mg/kg body mass, to ewes in high and low energy licks (HEL and LEL) and in…
Utilization of monensin in protein-energy licks by lactating ewes on sour winter veld; (b) Postweaning. High (HEL) and low (LEL) energy protein licks, with and without monensin, were fed to Dohne Merino ewes before and after weaning on Dohne sourveld…
Twenty Holstein-Friesian cows, two to four months postpartum, were randomly assigned to two groups. The control group received no monensin, whereas the treatment group received 300 mg monensin per cow per day. Cows grazed kikuyu pasture and received maize-based concentrates…
