AbstrACt:The object of an experiment was inorganic and organic forms of zinc, copper and manganese applied in mineral mixtures to dairy cows. The experiment was carried out on 90 cows with average milk yield for previous lactation of about 9 500 kg milk. The cows received mineral mixtures containing inorganic or organic forms of zinc, copper and manganese for 6 weeks before calving and during the first three months of lactation. The application of microelements as bioplexes in amounts covering 30% of daily requirements of cows had a positive effect on an increase in colostrum dry matter content from 20.9 to 23.35% as well as on the concentration of protein and fat, and the level of minerals -calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and copper. In cows' milk in the 2 nd and 3 rd month of lactation there were no differences in contents of minerals. However in the blood serum of cows in the 1 st and 2 nd month of lactation an increase in calcium concentration from 1.96 to 2.14 g/kg was observed while the content of phosphorus also increased average from 1.76 to 2.22 g/kg in the first trimester of lactation.

Abstract:Yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae containing in 1 kg of dry product, separately 32.0 g Fe (Y-Fe), 23.0 g Cu (Y-Cu), 35.4 g Mn (Y-Mn), were used as the source of these microelements in complete diet for growing pigs. If considering livestock requirements, feed supplementation with this organic form of microelements, covered animals' requirements in: Fe-27%, Cu-75%, Mn-30%. ZnO was the source of zinc. The experiments were carried out on 25 barrows. Digestibility of the main nutrients, the apparent absorption and balance for Fe, Cu, Mn as well as Zn, Ca, P, Mg, were carried out. The supplemented microelements did not have the adverse effect on digestibility of the main nutrients and the apparent absorption of Ca, P and Mg. Barrows fed with feed containing Y -Fe excreted more iron with urine than the control, which statistically significantly (P<0.05) influenced decrease of retention from 67.4 to 58.0 %. Absorption was similar in both groups. The supplementation of Y-Cu had the influence on increase of retention of Cu up to 25.6 % and absorption up to 28.1 % when compared with the control group (21.3 and 23.7 %), respectively. Supplementation of Y-Mn also significantly (P<0.05) increased Mn retention up to 20.1 % and absorption up to 21.4 % when compared with the control group (12.8 and 13.8 %, respectively). Joint supplementation of Y-Fe, Y-Cu and Y-Mn did not improve retention and absorption of all the microelements. In the group Y-Cu, significant (P<0.05) decrease of retention and absorption of Zn was observed when compared with the remaining groups. It was found that in pigs feeding, yeasts enriched with copper and manganese may find application in practice. However, yeasts enriched with iron, were found to be less efficient than inorganic form of this bioelement.

The study evaluated the effect of fish and rapeseed oils in pig diets on the sensory and physicochemical characteristics of M. longissimus dorsi and its fatty acid composition. Both oils were added to a humus-mineral medium and blended with feed ingredients.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three different chemical feed phosphates on the blood biochemical indicators and the content of main minerals of bones in finishing pigs.Over a period of 85 days of fattening, monocalcium (MCP, Finnish product), dicalcium (DCP, Polish product) and calcium-sodium (CSP, Russian product) phosphates were used in fattener feeding. The feeding was based on standard mixtures of starter, grower and finisher type. Dicalcium phosphate was produced according to the new, pro-ecological technology based on phosphoric acid. The content of Ca, Na, P, solubility of P in citric acid, and the concentration of undesirable substances (As, Cd, F, Hg and Pb) were determined in feed phosphates.At the end of the fattening period, blood was collected from 36 finishing pigs (12 from each group) and the following biochemical indicators were determined in the serum: enzymatic activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST

The aim of the investigations was to assess the influence of supplementation of cow rations with zinc, copper and manganese given in the form of bioplexes during the perinatal period. Colostrum ąuality and immunoglobulin level in calf serum were evaluated. Total protein and its fractions in colostrum from the first milk as well as in calves' blood serum from the 2 M and 35* day of life were determined. Additionally, the total immunoglobulin index in week 3-4 of life (Ng M) was calculated. All calves were well supplied with colostral lactoimmunoglobulin. The highest level of y-globulin (12.5 g/L) was found in group 111 and resulted from the higher level of this fraction in colostrum (93.6 g/L). The value of IIg M-0.54 found in 111 group confirms that the newborn calves are well protected by colostrum.