Investigation on effects of orally given sepiolite on ruminal protozoa in cattle

Sepiolite is a hydrated magnesium silicate that occurs as a fibrous chain-structuremineral in clays in several areas of the world. The major commercial deposits of sepioliteare in Spain and Turkey. Sepiolite has been used in antacid and antidiarrheal drugs for several years because of its adsorptive properties.Another important use of sepiolite is in drilling fluids. Sepiolite is used in drilingfluids because the viscosity and gel strength of a sepiolite mud are not affected byvariations in electrolytic content. It is suggested that sepiolite will be cause importantant effects on rumen nicroflora and fauna with its features.An important part of the digestion in the rumen that make up from microflora and fauna created by rumen protozoa. Rumen protozoa, as well as the task of mechanically mixing content, convert plant-derived proteins come from the feed to animal-derived protein in their body. A natural clay sepiolite increase ammonia absorption and protein production that leads to significantly rising of carcass weight. In this study were evaluated the effect orally given sepiolite on rumen protozoa in totally 100 animals (80 experimental and 20 control group) ages between 6 and18 months growth by public in Uşak Region. Besides the examination of rumen protozoa, all the animals were examinated regarding to their clinical, haematological and biochemical parameters. It was envisaged that orally given sepiolite would increase the efficiency of the rumen protozoa and higher feed benefits in this study. The present study was considered to be scientifically assessed work of one of the most important values of our contry sepiolite in animal health.