Effect of probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and prebiotic (Mannan oligosaccharide) on Cell-mediated immune response and economics of rearing of murrah buffalo calves: Original research paper

The present research work was designed to study the Effect of Probiotic and Prebiotic on Cell-Mediated Immune Response and Economics of Rearing of Murrah Buffalo Calves. Total 18 Murrah buffalo calves with similar body weight of either sex at the age of 15th day were selected and divided into 3 groups randomly and each group contains 6 animals. Group T1 (Control) was fed basal ration, group T2 was fed basal ration with Probiotic (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) @4g/animal/day and group T3 was fed basal ration with Prebiotic (Mannan oligosaccharide) @4g/animal/day. The duration of experiment was 3 months. The expenditure (#/kg) incurred for milk was 11952, 12096 and 12048 in T1, T2 and T3 groups respectively. The expenditure (#/kg) incurred for calf starter were 299, 276 and 310 in T1, T2 and T3 groups respectively. The expenditure for Probiotic and Prebiotic (#) were 52 and 40 in group T2 and T3 groups respectively. Total expenditure (#/calf) on milk, feed, fodder and feed additives were 12751, 13003 and 12938 in group T1, T2 and T3 groups respectively.