Effect of two commercial yeast cultures with Saccharomyces cerevisiae on ruminal fermentation and digestion in sheep fed sugar cane tops

A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of two direct-fed microbial cultures containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae, on ruminal fermentation and digestibility of diets based on sugar cane tops. Three Suffolk ewes (30 kg BW) with ruminal cannula were used in a latin square design, where treatments were control group (CG); 3 g/day of Yea-Sacc1026 (YS, 1×108 CFU/g) and 1 g/day of Levucell (LC, 20×109 CFU/g). The cultures were added to the...