Effect of probiotic feed additive on physiological and biochemical parameters of horses

¹ Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MBA named after K.I. Scriabin, Akademik Scriabin str., 23, Moscow, 109472, Russia
² Saint Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine, Chernigovskaya str., 5, Saint Petersburg, 196084, Russia

^* Corresponding author: regiotf@yandex.ru

Abstract

Studies were conducted to study the effect of the feed additive ProVetin on the physiological and biochemical parameters of horses. The beneficial effect of the feed additive on the hematological and biochemical profile of the blood of horses was noted. Depending on the dose of the feed additive, the activation of the body's defense mechanisms and energy metabolism is established. In the group of animals receiving a feed additive at a dose of 20 g per head, 45 days after the start of administration, an increase in the level of hemoglobin and erythrocytes relative to the initial level was noted – by 1.6% (142.4 ±13.9 g / l, P < 0.05) and 6.9% (9.3± 0.8 x1012 / l, P < 0.05) accordingly. In horses treated with ProVetin at a dose of 30 g per head, after 1.5 months, hemoglobin increased by 1% (146.9±12.2 g/l, P < 0.05), the number of red blood cells by 2.1% (9.0±1.4x1012/l), total protein by 16% (76.6±6.0 g/ll, P ≤ 0.05), albumins by 19% (38.4±2.6 g/l, P ≤ 0.05).