Plant-based supplement containing B-complex vitamins can improve bee health and increase colony performance
| Autor: | Nevenka Aleksić, Uros Glavinic, Branislav Vejnović, Vladimir Mladjan, Biljana Delic, Nemanja M. Jovanovic, Zoran Stanimirovic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Mite Infestations
Beekeeping 040301 veterinary sciences Varroidae 030231 tropical medicine medicine.disease_cause Bee viruses 0403 veterinary science Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nosema Food Animals Microsporidiosis Nutritive stress Infestation medicine Animals 2. Zero hunger biology fungi Vitamins 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Bees Pesticide biology.organism_classification Nosema ceranae Brood Diet Plant-based supplement B vitamins Bee pollen Varroa destructor Vitamin B Complex behavior and behavior mechanisms Animal Science and Zoology Colony strength |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Veterinary Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0167-5877 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105322 |
| Popis: | It is common knowledge that nutritive stress resulting from decreased diversity and quality of food, pollution of food sources and beekeeping errors may lead to increased susceptibility of bees to pathogens and pesticides. The dearth of adequate food is frequently compensated with supplements. Thus, this research was aimed to study the effects of the plant-based supplement B + on colony strength (assessed according to open and sealed brood area, honey and pollen/bee bread reserves, and the number of adult bees). In addition, Nosema ceranae spores and viruses were quantified and the level of infestation with Varroa destructor assessed. The experiment was conducted in late summer and early spring. In colonies which were given B + in feed a significant increase (p < 0.05) in the parameters of colony strength were noticed in comparison to the control (colonies fed on sugar syrup). Moreover, it was proven that the bees from these colonies had significantly lower (p < 0.05) N. ceranae spore counts, and acute bee paralysis, deformed wing and sacbrood virus loads. Our results suggest that the addition of B + supplement to the colonies provide them with nutrients, contribute to their strengthening, might prevent nutritive stress and increase the success of bees in combating pathogens. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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