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Bücher C, Burtscher J, Zitz U, Domig KJ. One-Year Monitoring of Prevalence and Diversity of Dairy Propionic Acid Bacteria in Raw Milk by Means of Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Methods. Foods 2024; 13:1921. [PMID: 38928862 PMCID: PMC11203294 DOI: 10.3390/foods13121921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Even low levels of dairy propionic acid bacteria (dPAB) can cause cheese defects, resulting in severe economic losses for the producers of selected raw milk cheeses. Therefore, routine quality control of raw cheese milk for dPAB contamination is essential if propionic acid fermentation is undesired. Although knowledge of dPAB contamination of raw milk is important to understand cheese spoilage, long-term dPAB screening data are outdated, and studies taking into account different farm management parameters and their potential influence on dPAB levels are scarce. This study aims to provide insight into the dPAB levels of raw milk over time, to identify farm management factors that potentially influence dPAB levels, and to compare a cultural yeast extract lactate agar (YELA) and lithium glycerol agar (LGA) and a culture-independent method (qPCR) for dPAB quantification with respect to their applicability in routine quality control for the dairy industry. For this purpose, bulk tank milk from 25 dairy farms was screened for dPAB contamination over a one-year period. We were able to identify significant differences in the dPAB contamination levels in raw milk depending on selected farm-specific factors and observed relationships between the different types of milking systems and dPAB contamination levels in raw milk. When dPAB were quantified by cultivation on YELA, strong overgrowth of commensal microbiota impeded counting. Therefore, we conclude that quantification on LGA or by qPCR is preferable. Both methods, colony counting on LGA as well as quantification of dPAB using qPCR, have advantages for the application in (routine) quality control of raw milk, one being low-tech and inexpensive, the other being fast and highly specific, but the detection of (low level) dPAB contamination in raw milk remains a challenge.
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- Carola Bücher
- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation (FFoQSI), Technopark 1D, 3430 Tulln, Austria;
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- Institute of Food Science, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (U.Z.); (K.J.D.)
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- Institute of Food Science, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (U.Z.); (K.J.D.)
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- Institute of Food Science, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria; (U.Z.); (K.J.D.)
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Smith D, Petersson K, Peterson ML. Determining the Effects of Pelleted Cranberry Vine Grains on the Ewe and Offspring during Pregnancy and Lactation. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1989. [PMID: 37370499 DOI: 10.3390/ani13121989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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When creating any new anti-parasitic interventions, it is important to evaluate their effects across all life stages. This study had three objectives, which were to evaluate the effect of feeding cranberry vine pellet (CVP) on (1) ewes' body weights and BCS during late gestation and lactation; (2) ewes' milk quality during lactation; and (3) lambs' body weight and growth parameters from birth to 65 days of age. Across two years, 41 Dorset ewes were fed either a 50% CVP or a matching control pellet (CON) from 104 ± 1.60 days of gestation for 62.8 ± 0.68 days of lactation. Measurements were collected from ewes (BW, BCS, and milk) and lambs (BW and body size). Milk from CVP ewes exhibited reduced milk fat and solids (p < 0.01) and increased concentrations of milk urea nitrogen (p = 0.02) when evaluated for the treatment-time. There was no significant difference in the BCS, protein, lamb BW, or growth measurements for treatment-time (p ≥ 0.05). Additional research that targets blood biochemistry and metabolic assessments is needed to fully determine the impact of this pellet on ewes and lambs.
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- Delaney Smith
- Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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- Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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Herbage utilisation method affects rumen fluid and milk fatty acid profile in Holstein and Montbéliarde cows. Animal 2022; 16:100674. [PMID: 36434984 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Compared with maize silage- and concentrate-based diets, herbage-based diets were repeatedly shown to favourably influence the milk fatty acid (FA) profile. However, it is unclear how the herbage feeding mode (grazing vs indoor green-feeding) and conservation (fresh herbage vs hay vs silage) modify the milk FA profile. Therefore, the aim of the present experiment was to investigate the effect of different herbage utilisation methods (including herbage feeding mode and herbage conservation method) on the ruminal biohydrogenation of dietary FA and the consequences on the milk FA composition in cows of two breeds (Holstein and Montbéliarde). Concomitant effects of botanical composition and phenological stage of the herbage on milk FA profile were controlled for by harvesting barn-dried hay and silage simultaneously as first cut from the same ryegrass-dominated grassland in a semi-mountainous region. Seven weeks later, the first regrowth of the same plot was used as fresh herbage, either grazed or fed indoor (indoor green-feeding). Twenty-four Montbéliarde and 24 Holstein cows were randomly allocated to four groups of 12 cows balanced by breed, parity, and milk yield. In a free-stall barn, three groups were given ad libitum access to hay, silage, or fresh herbage, respectively. The fourth group was strip-grazing. All cows were supplemented with 3 kg DM/day of the same energy-rich concentrate. After 2 weeks of adaptation to the forage, samples of forage, concentrate, milk, blood, and rumen fluid were collected. Fatty acid composition of forages, rumen fluid, and milk was analysed by gas chromatography. Haymaking reduced total FA content of the herbage, in particular that of linoleic acid (LA) and α-linolenic acid (ALA). Still, rumen fluid lipids of hay-fed cows had the highest proportion of rumenic acid, LA, ALA, and total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Milk fat from hay-fed cows had the highest proportion of LA, and the apparent transfer rates from feed to milk of LA and ALA were higher in hay-fed cows than in silage-fed cows. The proportion of PUFAs was highest in milk fat from grazing and indoor green-fed Montbéliarde cows and lowest in silage-fed cows of both breeds. In conclusion, the herbage utilisation method affects the ruminal biohydrogenation of LA and ALA, whereby herbage drying particularly increases their transfer from herbage to milk.
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Tata A, Massaro A, Riuzzi G, Lanza I, Bragolusi M, Negro A, Novelli E, Piro R, Gottardo F, Segato S. Ambient mass spectrometry for rapid authentication of milk from Alpine or lowland forage. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7360. [PMID: 35513691 PMCID: PMC9072378 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11178-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Metabolomics approaches, such as direct analysis in real time-high resolution mass spectrometry (DART-HRMS), allow characterising many polar and non-polar compounds useful as authentication biomarkers of dairy chains. By using both a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and a linear discriminant analysis (LDA), this study aimed to assess the capability of DART-HRMS, coupled with a low-level data fusion, discriminate among milk samples from lowland (silages vs. hay) and Alpine (grazing; APS) systems and identify the most informative biomarkers associated with the main dietary forage. As confirmed also by the LDA performed against the test set, DART-HRMS analysis provided an accurate discrimination of Alpine samples; meanwhile, there was a limited capacity to correctly recognise silage- vs. hay-milks. Supervised multivariate statistics followed by metabolomics hierarchical cluster analysis allowed extrapolating the most significant metabolites. Lowland milk was characterised by a pool of energetic compounds, ketoacid derivates, amines and organic acids. Seven informative DART-HRMS molecular features, mainly monoacylglycerols, could strongly explain the metabolomic variation of Alpine grazing milk and contributed to its classification. The misclassification between the two lowland groups confirmed that the intensive dairy systems would be characterised by a small variation in milk composition.
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- Alessandra Tata
- Experimental Chemistry Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Experimental Chemistry Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Experimental Chemistry Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Experimental Chemistry Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Experimental Chemistry Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy.
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Samková E, Čítek J, Brzáková M, Hanuš O, Večerek L, Jozová E, Hoštičková I, Trávníček J, Hasoňová L, Rost M, Hálová K, Špička J. Associations among Farm, Breed, Lactation Stage and Parity, Gene Polymorphisms and the Fatty Acid Profile of Milk from Holstein, Simmental and Their Crosses. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11113284. [PMID: 34828016 PMCID: PMC8614357 DOI: 10.3390/ani11113284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aimed to analyze the factors affecting the fatty acid (FA) profile in cow's milk. The effects of a farm, lactation parity and stage, breed and polymorphisms in the AGPAT6, DGAT1, LEP, FASN and SCD1 genes were evaluated. A total of 196 Holstein cows, 226 Simmental cows and seven crosses were sampled 751 times. The cows were kept at five farms and were in the first up to the sixth lactation, and 49 individual FAs and 11 groups were analyzed. The farm significantly affected the proportion of all FAs except for C16:1n-7c and isoC14:0. Additionally, the lactation stage was significant for most FAs, and the opposite was true for lactation parity. The effect of the breed was negligible. For the gene polymorphisms, the SCD1 TT genotype exceeded the CC in C10:0, C12:0, C14:0, C16:1n-7c and C18:2, and the opposite was true for C10:1, C12:1, C14:1n-5c, isoC17:0, C16:1 and C18:1, i.e., the TT genotype was higher for saturated FAs, and the CT genotype was higher for monounsaturated FAs. The results hint at the intermediary heredity of the SCD1 gene. The FASN gene was strongly associated with four FAs and branched-chain FAs, and genotype AG was better than GG. LEP was significant for five individual FAs and branched-chain FAs. The differences in FA composition among genotypes were rather small, which could lead to overestimation of the effect and needs to be considered in the next research.
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- Eva Samková
- Department of Food Biotechnologies and Agricultural Products Quality, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (L.H.); (K.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +420-387-772-618
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- Department of Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (J.Č.); (L.V.); (E.J.); (I.H.); (M.R.)
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- Institute of Animal Science, Přátelství 815, 104 00 Praha-Uhříněves, Czech Republic;
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- Dairy Research Institute, s.r.o., Ke Dvoru 12a, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (J.Č.); (L.V.); (E.J.); (I.H.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (J.Č.); (L.V.); (E.J.); (I.H.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (J.Č.); (L.V.); (E.J.); (I.H.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Food Biotechnologies and Agricultural Products Quality, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (L.H.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Genetics and Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (J.Č.); (L.V.); (E.J.); (I.H.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Food Biotechnologies and Agricultural Products Quality, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; (L.H.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Studentská 1668, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic;
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Zhu M, Xie R, Chen L, You M, Gou W, Chen C, Li P, Cai Y. Milk Production and Quality of Lactating Yak Fed Oat Silage Prepared with a Low-Temperature-Tolerant Lactic Acid Bacteria Inoculant. Foods 2021; 10:foods10102437. [PMID: 34681486 PMCID: PMC8536029 DOI: 10.3390/foods10102437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effect of oat silage treated with a low-temperature-tolerant lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant on milk yield and the quality of lactating yaks. Oat silages were prepared in big round bales, treated without (control) or with a low-temperature-tolerant LAB inoculant (a mixture of Lactobacillus plantarum BP18, Pediococcus pentosaceus HS1 and Lactobacillus buchneri LP22; the application rate of 105 cfu/g on a fresh matter basis). Eighteen lactating yaks were divided into nine pairs with a similar milk yield. Each pair of yaks was randomly allocated to the control or LAB-inoculated silage treatment. The inoculated silage increased the dry matter intake and the total volatile fatty acid (mainly acetate, propionate and butyrate) in rumen fluid compared with the control. The inoculated silage also enhanced the yield of yak milk with high contents of total N, fat and lactose. In addition, high levels of essential amino acids (Thr, Leu and Phe), polyunsaturated fatty acids and low saturated fatty acids were observed in milk when lactating yaks were fed with the inoculated silage. Therefore, inoculation with a low-temperature-tolerant LAB during ensiling could promote the milk yield of lactating yaks by enhancing dry matter intake and ruminal fermentation.
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- Mingming Zhu
- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (M.Z.); (L.C.); (C.C.)
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China; (R.X.); (M.Y.); (W.G.)
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (M.Z.); (L.C.); (C.C.)
- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China; (R.X.); (M.Y.); (W.G.)
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China; (R.X.); (M.Y.); (W.G.)
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- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China; (R.X.); (M.Y.); (W.G.)
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (M.Z.); (L.C.); (C.C.)
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- College of Animal Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (M.Z.); (L.C.); (C.C.)
- Sichuan Academy of Grassland Sciences, Chengdu 611731, China; (R.X.); (M.Y.); (W.G.)
- Correspondence: (P.L.); (Y.C.)
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS), Tsukuba 305-8686, Japan
- Correspondence: (P.L.); (Y.C.)
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