O. A. Bagno, S. A. Shevchenko, A. I. Shevchenko, T. V. Dyadichkina
Kemerovo State Agricultural Institute, ul. Markovtseva, 5, Kemerovo, 650056, Russian Federation
Abstract. The paper presents the results of studies on the effect of Sedimin preparation, containing selenium and iodine, of phytobiotic preparation, based on the extract of Echinacea purpurea, and their combination on the growth and development of young horses of Orlov Trotter breed. The experiment was carried out in 2018 under conditions of the horse farm in Kemerovo region on one-year-old horses. According to the method of balanced groups, a control group and 3 experimental groups of horses were formed during the preparatory period before the breaking and training. There were 6 heads in each group. The horses from the control group were fed by the main diet. The animals from experimental group I were once injected intramuscularly by Sedimin in the dose of 8 mL/head in addition to the main diet. The horses from test group II were fed for a month by the main diet with the addition of the feed additive from the extract of Echinacea purpurea in the daily dose of 52.2 g/head. The animals from group III received both Sedimin and phytobiotic feed additive in the doses indicated above. The best result was achieved in the third experimental group. The average daily weight gain of horses in the third experimental group for 2 months was 603 g, which significantly exceeded the control group weight gain by 236 g (64.3%). The absolute weight gain in group III was 36.2 kg; this is higher by 14.2 kg (64.5%) than in the control group. The height at the withers was 151.17 cm; this value exceeded the control one by 5.17 cm (3.5%). The oblique body length was 153.83 cm; the increase relative to the control was 6.83 cm (4.5%). The chest girth was 160.33 cm; it was higher then the control by 3.50 cm (2.2%). The girth of pastern was 20.42 cm; the increase relative to the control was 0.59 cm (3.0%). Probably, the observed effects were gained due to the synergistic interaction of microelements and the phytobiotic preparation.
Keywords: young horses; phytobiotic preparations; Echinacea purpurea; Sedimin; growth; development; body weight; body measurements.
Author Details: O. A. Bagno, Cand. Sc. (Agr.), leading research fellow, assoc. prof. (е-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.); S. A. Shevchenko, D. Sc. (Agr.), senior research fellow, prof.; A. I. Shevchenko, D. Sc. (Biol.), senior research fellow, prof.; T. V. Dyadichkina, research fellow.
For citation: Bagno O. A., Shevchenko S. A., Shevchenko A. I., Dyadichkina T. V. Influence of Phytobiotic Feed Additive from Echinacea purpurea and Sedimin Preparation on Growth and Development of Young Horses. Dostizheniya nauki i tekhniki APK. 2018. Vol. 32. No. 8. Pp. 62–65 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.24411/0235-2451-2018-10817.