Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Research Article
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 10(1): 203-211
Http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2022/10.1.203.211
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Varis Tuktarov1*, Rashit Farkhutdinov2, Fitrat Yumaguzhin3, Farit Valitov1, Dmitri Schelechov1

1Department of Beekeeping, Private Animal Science and Breeding, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education, Bashkir State Agrarian University, Ufa, Russian Federation; 2Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Federal State Budgetary Educational Establishment of Higher Education, Bashkir State University, Ufa, Russian Federation; 3Department of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Feeding, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education, Bashkir State Agrarian University, Ufa, Russian Federation.

Abstract | The paper describes the results of applying feed products containing plant extracts. The trade names of the feed products are ‘Fitoask’ and ‘Fitovar’. Fitovar is derived from the extracts from the thallus of Lichen islandicus, the leaf of Betulla pendula, Eucalupti viminalis, the acerose leaf of Picea abies or Ábies sibírica, the bark of Pópulus trémula, Allium sativum, Chelidónium május, Artemísia vulgáris, Thýmus serpýllum, Melissa officinalis extracts. The ‘Fitoask’ feed base contains the extracts from the leaf of Betulla pendula, Eucalupti viminalis, the acerose leaf of Picea abies или Ábies sibírica, and Filipendula ulmariae, Veronica longifolia, Equiseti Arvensis, Melissa officinalis, Thýmus serpýllum, Chelidónium május extracts, Helichrýsum arenárium flower extract, Pópulus trémula bark extract. The study focused on dark forest bee colonies (Apis millifera millifera L.). The research found that the intestinal microbiocenosis of honey bees in the experimental apiaries differed in qualitative and quantitative composition. It consisted mainly of staphylococci, yeast, mould fungi and enterobacteria. Thus, the study showed that the plant extract preparations reduced the incidence of ascospherosis in honey bees and lowered food consumption over the winter. Plant extract supplements can be more effective than chemicals in the preventive and health-improving treatment of honey bees in protected areas.

Keywords | Apis millifera millifera L, Intestinal microbiocenosis, Herbal preparations, Ascospherosis, Overwintering of honey bee colonies