Results of our

SDA Trial

SDA (Sustainable Digestive Aid) – Probiotic Frass

The cattle were divided into 2 groups – the probiotic group and controlled group for the trial.
The cattle were fed an average of 1kg – maize, soy, sunflower and silage. They were allowed to free graze after they had eaten.
In the trial, there was a 16% – 21% increase in growth for the probiotic group.

This trial was done over 90 days.

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SDA Trial Results - 1

This data shows that there was a marked improvement of cattle that weighed under 400Kgs during the start of the trial. The cattle picked up an average of 88,2 kgs in the probiotic group while the controlled group picked up an average of 34,2 Kgs during the 90 day period.

	Weighing 1	Weighing 2	Weighing 3	Weighing 4	Weighing 5
Probiotic Group	323,00	332,0	371,4	372,6	411,2
Controlled Group	353,08	362,2	374,09	376,17	387,28

This data shows growth rates of cattle that initially weighed 200Kg in the probiotic group. They were given 1 kg of feed per day, with 27g of probiotic and allowed to free graze afterwards.

200 Kg group Probiotic
Tag	Starting Weight	End Weight	% Weight Gain on original mass	Weight GAIN	Daily Weight Gain	Outlier	Daily Growth	Average Feed Given	FCR
KMM BORIS	249,9	400	60%	150,1	1,67	No	1,7	1,027	162%
KMM	200	416	108%	216	2,40	No	2,4	1,027	234%
KMM05	293	480	64%	187	2,08	No	2,1	1,027	202%
TM02	270	345	28%	75	0,83	No	0,8	1,027	81%
KMM08	251	418	67%	167	1,86	No	1,9	1,027	181%
KKM06	240	320	33%	80	0,89	No	0,9	1,027	87%
KMM	209	461	121%	252	2,80	No	2,8	1,027	273%
TM13	298	312	5%	14	0,16	No	0,2	1,027	15%
KMM02	257	380	48%	123	1,37	No	1,4	1,027	133%
TM08	264	418	58%	154	1,71	No	1,7	1,027	167%
NO	234	268	15%	34	0,38	No	0,4	1,027	37%

Averages	251,44	383,45	55%	132,00	1,46		1,46	1,027	143%

Before Trial

These are the cattle before the trial, this was when foot and mouth prevented transport of livestock and the conditioning of the cattle was worsened due to a drought and insufficient feedstock in the area.

After Trial

These are the cattle after the trial, they were given 1kg of feedstock with the probiotic every day.
This was after a 3-month periods of being given feed and being allowed to free graze on the farm.