Effect of combination of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisae + Candida utilis) and herbs supplementation in finishing diet on carcass characteristics of beef cattle

A 75 days feeding trial was completed to study the effect of inclusion of a combined probiotic yeast+herbs in finishing diet on carcass characteristics of beef cattle. thirty bull of ongole crossbred,age 2.5-3 years old with average body weight (bw) of 320 kg were used in this experiment. they were divided into 2 groups,each of 15 animals and were allotted to control and treatment. they were slaughtered at around 450 kg bw. the treated animals were given a supplementation containing combined yeast (saccharomyces cerevisae and candida utilis) and herbs. all animals were fed a diet of ammoniated rice straw and commercial concentrate with a ratio of 10: 90. addition of combined probiotics + herbs in the diet increased percentage of carcass,dressing and meat,but there were no effect on live weight gain (lwg),% bone,meat:bone ratio,% body fat,back fat thickness and eye muscle area. there was a reduction in the percentage of offal due to a decrease in intestinal weight in the treated animal. © 2010 de gruyter open ltd. all rights reserved.