The use of herbal treatment as part of feed additives to reduce negative effects of ketosis in highly productive cows

The efficiency of dairy farming depends to a great extent on the technological conditions for the realization of the genetic potential of animals. At the same time, one of the key factors is provision of dairy cows with balanced diets. Highly productive cows are particularly demanding on the composition and nutritional value of feed, the imbalance of which leads to metabolic disorders and clinical signs of various diseases. Additional factors in the development of metabolic disorders are numerous stress factors accompanying modern production conditions. In the conditions of industrial stress with high productivity of cows in the first weeks after calving, energy consumption sharply increases, liver functions are disrupted, which lead to a decrease in its antitoxic and secretory functions, as well as fatty degeneration. The accumulation of under-oxidized metabolic products leads to an increase in the concentration of ketone bodies in the blood and the development of ketosis. This, in turn, leads to a decrease in the productivity of animals during the current lactation, violates reproductive qualities, leads to suppression of immunity and significant monetary losses. These factors become particularly relevant in case of poor management, both in large complexes and in conditions of small farms. Currently, the introduction of special additives of plant and synthetic origin into the diets of dry and lactating cows helps to solve the problem of the occurrence and development of ketoses. However, their use leads to an increase in the cost of rations and an increase in the cost of raw milk. The article presents studies on the effect of herbal supplements based on natural modified zeolites enriched with amino acid and hepatoprotective components. The use of these additives makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of hepatoprotective action in toxic processes under stress of animals in industrial complexes for the production of milk, and also contributes to the prevention of metabolic disorders during the transit period and during lactation.