EFFECT OF ADAPTOGEN COMPLEXES ON STEERS LIVEWEIGHT LOSS REDUCTION IN THE PRE-SLAUGHTER PERIOD
The positive effect of adaptogenic complexes consisting of colamine and the salt composition, krezacin and the salt composition, thiophane and the salt composition on the maintenance of body weight in calves during the pre-slaughter period was studied and proved. The drugs were administered to animals for 5 days before slaughter. It was proved that due to the weakening of stress factors, live weight loss was reduced during transportation by 5.8 kg (1.37%) - 10.5 kg (2.48%), pre-slaughter content in a meat processing plant - by 4.4 kg (1,03%) - 5.7 kg (1.37%). In general, for pre-slaughter preparation, the reduction in live weight loss was 10.2 kg (2.41%) - 16.2 kg (3.85%), and the increase in profits increased by 314.2-564.6 rubles. Of the studied adaptogen complexes, the use of a complex comprising 30 mg/kg of thiophane antioxidant and 225 mg/kg of live weight of the salt composition was most effective.