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Bach A, Baudon M, Elcoso G, Viejo J, Courillon A. Effects on rumen pH and feed intake of a dietary concentrate challenge in cows fed rations containing pH modulators with different neutralizing capacity. J Dairy Sci 2023:S0022-0302(23)00215-1. [PMID: 37164850 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Forty-five Holstein lactating cows (41 ± 8.8 kg/d of milk yield, 96 ± 35.6 days in milk, and 607 ± 80.4 kg of body weight) were enrolled in this study to assess the effects of diets supplemented with sodium bicarbonate or a magnesium-based product and their corresponding differences in dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) on rumen pH, rumen microbial population, and milk performance of dairy cattle exposed to an induced decrease in rumen pH through a dietary challenge. Cows were randomly allocated to 3 total mixed rations (TMR) differing in the type of supplement to modulate rumen pH: (1) control, no supplementation; (2) SB, supplemented with 0.82% of sodium bicarbonate with a neutralizing capacity (NC) of 12 mEq/g; and (3) MG, supplemented with 0.25% of magnesium oxide (pHix-Up, Timab Magnesium) with a NC of 39 mEq/g. Thus, SB and MG rations had, in theory, the same NC. The 3 TMR differed for control, SB, and MG in their DCAD-S (calculated considering Na, K, Cl, and S), which was on average 13.2, 21.2, and 13.7 mEq/100 g, respectively, or DCAD-Mg (calculated accounting for Mg, Ca, and P), which was 31.4, 41.2, and 35.2 mEq/100 g, respectively. The study lasted 63 d, with the first 7 d serving as a baseline, followed by a fortnightly progressive decrease of dietary forage-to-concentrate ratio (FCR) starting at 48:52, then 44:56, then 40:60, and finishing at 36:64. Individual dry matter intake (DMI) was recorded daily. Seven cows per treatment were equipped with electronic rumen boluses to monitor rumen pH. Control and SB cows consumed less dry matter (DM; 23.5 ± 0.31 kg/d) than MG cows (25.1 ± 0.31 kg/d) when fed dietary FCR of 44:56 and 40:60. Energy-corrected milk decreased from 40.8 ± 1.21 to 39.5 ± 1.21 kg/d as dietary FCR decreased, independently of dietary treatments. Rumen pH decreased and the proportion of the day with rumen pH <5.8 increased as dietary FCR decreased, and at low dietary FCR (i.e., 36:64) rumen pH was greater in MG cows than in control and SB cows. Reducing the DCAD-S from 28 to 18 mEq/100 g or the DCAD-Mg from 45 to 39 mEq/kg had no effects on DMI or milk yield. Cows supplemented with ∼62 g/d of magnesium oxide (pHix-Up) maintained a greater rumen pH and consumed more DM than cows supplemented with ∼200 g/d of sodium bicarbonate when fed a diet with low FCR.
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- Alex Bach
- Marlex Recerca i Educació, Barcelona, Spain 08173; Institució de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain 08010.
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Cheng L, Cantalapiedra-Hijar G, Meale SJ, Rugoho I, Jonker A, Khan MA, Al-Marashdeh O, Dewhurst RJ. Review: Markers and proxies to monitor ruminal function and feed efficiency in young ruminants. Animal 2021; 15:100337. [PMID: 34537442 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Developing the rumen's capacity to utilise recalcitrant and low-value feed resources is important for ruminant production systems. Early-life nutrition and management practices have been shown to influence development of the rumen in young animals with long-term consequences on their performance. Therefore, there has been increasing interest to understand ruminal development and function in young ruminants to improve feed efficiency, health, welfare, and performance of both young and adult ruminants. However, due to the small size, rapid morphological changes and low initial microbial populations of the rumen, it is difficult to study ruminal function in young ruminants without major invasive approaches or slaughter studies. In this review, we discuss the usefulness of a range of proxies and markers to monitor ruminal function and nitrogen use efficiency (a major part of feed efficiency) in young ruminants. Breath sulphide and methane emissions showed the greatest potential as simple markers of a developing microbiota in young ruminants. However, there is only limited evidence for robust indicators of feed efficiency at this stage. The use of nitrogen isotopic discrimination based on plasma samples appeared to be the most promising proxy for feed efficiency in young ruminants. More research is needed to explore and refine potential proxies and markers to indicate ruminal function and feed efficiency in young ruminants, particularly for neonatal ruminants.
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- L Cheng
- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Dookie Campus, 3647 Victoria, Australia.
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores, F-63122 Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, 4343 Queensland, Australia
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- Lely Australia Pty Ltd, 84 Agar Drive, Truganina 3029, Victoria, Australia
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, P.O. Box 85084, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Scotland's Rural College, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, United Kingdom
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Gu S, Liu C, Zhang W, Qu M, Li Y, Zang Y, Xiong X, Pan K, Zhao X. Characteristics of a recombinant Fusarium verticillioides cutinase and its effects on enzymatic hydrolysis of rice straw. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 171:382-388. [PMID: 33434547 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The current study heterologously expressed a cutinase from Fusarium verticillioides by Pichia pastoris and investigated its properties and effects on the hydrolysis of rice straw. The optimal pH and temperature for F. verticillioides cutinase were 8.0 and 50 °C, respectively. F. verticillioides cutinase had poor thermal stability and could be inhibited by some metal ions, inhibitors, and detergents (5 mM), including Ni2+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Ca2+, Mn2+, sodium dodecyl sulfate, EDTA, and Tween-20. F. verticillioides cutinase could tolerate 15% methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide but was significantly repressed by 15% ethanol and acetone with 48% and 63% residual activity, respectively. F. verticillioides cutinase could degrade the cuticle of rice straw with palmitic acid and stearic acid as the main products. However, the dissolving sugars released from the rice straw treated with F. verticillioides cutinase were significantly reduced by 29.2 μg/mL compared with the control (107.9 μg/mL). Similarly, the reducing sugars produced from the cellulase hydrolysis of rice straw pretreated with F. verticillioides cutinase were reduced by 63.5 μg/mL relative to the control (253.6 μg/mL). Scanning electron microscopy results showed that numerous tuberculate or warty protrusions were present nearly everywhere on the surface of rice straw treated with F. verticillioides cutinase, and some protrusions even covered and blocked the stomata of the rice straw surface. Current limited data indicate that F. verticillioides cutinase might not be an appropriate choice for improving the utilization of agricultural straws.
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- Shuaifeng Gu
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Engineering Research Center of Feed Development, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330045, China.
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Sward type alters the relative abundance of members of the rumen microbial ecosystem in dairy cows. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9317. [PMID: 32518306 PMCID: PMC7283238 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66028-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The performance of ruminant livestock has been shown to benefit from the enhanced nutritive value and herbage yield associated with clover incorporation in the grazing sward. However, little research to date has been conducted investigating the effects of mixed swards containing white clover on the composition of the rumen microbiome. In this study, the rumen microbial composition of late lactation dairy cows grazing perennial ryegrass only (PRG; n = 20) or perennial ryegrass and white clover (WCPRG; n = 19) swards, was characterised using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. PERMANOVA analysis indicated diet significantly altered the composition of the rumen microbiome (P = 0.024). Subtle shifts in the relative abundance of 14 bacterial genera were apparent between diets, including an increased relative abundance of Lachnospira (0.04 vs. 0.23%) and Pseudobutyrivibrio (1.38 vs. 0.81%) in the WCPRG and PRG groups, respectively. The composition of the archaeal community was altered between dietary groups, with a minor increase in the relative abundance of Methanosphaera in the WCPRG observed. Results from this study highlight the potential for sward type to influence the composition of the rumen microbial community.
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Sivadon P, Barnier C, Urios L, Grimaud R. Biofilm formation as a microbial strategy to assimilate particulate substrates. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2019; 11:749-764. [PMID: 31342619 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In most ecosystems, a large part of the organic carbon is not solubilized in the water phase. Rather, it occurs as particles made of aggregated hydrophobic and/or polymeric natural or man-made organic compounds. These particulate substrates are degraded by extracellular digestion/solubilization implemented by heterotrophic bacteria that form biofilms on them. Organic particle-degrading biofilms are widespread and have been observed in aquatic and terrestrial natural ecosystems, in polluted and man-driven environments and in the digestive tracts of animals. They have central ecological functions as they are major players in carbon recycling and pollution removal. The aim of this review is to highlight bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation as central mechanisms to exploit the nutritive potential of organic particles. It focuses on the mechanisms that allow access and assimilation of non-dissolved organic carbon, and considers the advantage provided by biofilms for gaining a net benefit from feeding on particulate substrates. Cooperative and competitive interactions taking place in biofilms feeding on particulate substrates are also discussed.
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- Pierre Sivadon
- CNRS/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/E2S UPPA, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux UMR5254, Pau, 64000, France
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- CNRS/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/E2S UPPA, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux UMR5254, Pau, 64000, France
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- CNRS/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/E2S UPPA, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux UMR5254, Pau, 64000, France
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- CNRS/Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/E2S UPPA, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux UMR5254, Pau, 64000, France
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Behan AA, Loh TC, Fakurazi S, Kaka U, Kaka A, Samsudin AA. Effects of Supplementation of Rumen Protected Fats on Rumen Ecology and Digestibility of Nutrients in Sheep. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9070400. [PMID: 31262072 PMCID: PMC6681056 DOI: 10.3390/ani9070400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Rising populations and urbanization are transforming into increased demand for livestock products, particularly in developing countries. The world will need more meat and more milk and in order to meet these demands, huge quantities of feed resources will be required. However, there is a substantial deficit of energy feeds affecting the growth and production of animals. The common method to increase energy value of ruminant diets is to provide them with fats. However, higher level of fats in the diet could prove toxic to rumen microbes and affect fibre digestibility, which ultimately results in reducing the feed intake and lowering animal production. These negative effects of fat supplementation can easily be overcome by feeding ruminants with specifically designed fats called rumen protected fats. In order to evaluate the efficacy of rumen protected fats (RPF), three different types of protected fats were examined in sheep. The results suggested that different types of protected fats have no unfavourable influences on the ruminal fermentation and productive parameters. Therefore, prilled fat, prilled fat with lecithin and calcium soaps did not improve animal performance as compared to the diet without protected fats in Dorper sheep. Abstract Rumen protected fats (RPF) are known to improve animal performance without affecting rumen metabolism in sheep. However, comparative effects of prilled fat, prilled fat with lecithin and calcium soap have not been fully studied. Hence this experiment was planned using 36 male Dorper sheep in a completely randomized design in four treatment groups. The diets included: Basal diet (70:30 concentrate to rice straw) with no added RPF as a control (CON), basal diet plus prilled fat (PF), basal diet plus prilled fat with lecithin (PFL) and basal diet plus calcium soap (CaS). The trial lasted 90 days following two weeks adaptation period. The body weights, average daily gain and gain to feed ratio were not affected by treatments. The intake and digestibilities of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein and neutral detergent fibre were not affected, while those for ether extract and crude fibre differed (p < 0.05). RPF had no effect on concentrations of ammonia nitrogen, total volatile fatty acids and total bacterial population. The concentrations of rumen total saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, total n − 3, total n − 6, unsaturated fatty acids:saturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids:saturated fatty acids differed (p < 0.05) among the treatments with RPF supplementation. Hence supplementation of different types of protected fats did not influence animal performance in Dorper sheep.
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- Atique A Behan
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Livestock Management, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Bachok, 16300, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Minnee EMK, Waghorn GC, Gregorini P, Bryant RH, Chapman DF. Characteristics of boli formed by dairy cows upon ingestion of fresh ryegrass, lucerne or chicory. Animal 2019; 13:1188-1197. [PMID: 30428948 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731118002938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This study examined the comminution of fresh herbage, subsequent nutrient release, and the characteristics of swallowed boli from three physically and chemically contrasting forages during ingestive mastication by dairy cows. The extent and pattern of nutrient release will determine their availability to rumen microflora, and potentially influence their efficiency of use. The forages evaluated were perennial ryegrass (ryegrass, Lolium perenne L., cv Alto AR37), lucerne (Medicago sativa L., cv Torlesse) and chicory (Cichorium intybus L., cv Choice). Experimental design was a 3×3 cross-over with three forages and three consecutive 1-day measurement periods, conducted twice. Six non-lactating, pregnant, multiparous Holstein-Friesian×Jersey cows (Bos taurus) were used, with the first cross-over applied to three mature (10.1±0.61 years old; BW 631±64 kg) cows, and the second to three young (4.8±0.02 years; BW 505±19 kg) cows. Fresh cut forage was offered to the cows following partial rumen evacuation. Swallowed boli were collected directly at the cardia at the commencement, middle and end of the first feeding bout of the first meal of the day. Forage species did not affect the fresh weight of ingested boli (mean 169 g, P=0.605) but the proportion of saliva in boli varied between forage. Boli of chicory contained the greatest amount of herbage material and least amount of saliva, whereas ryegrass boli were the opposite. Boli fresh weight tended to increase as time in the meal progressed, but the age of the cow was not shown to affect any boli characteristics or nutrient release. Particle size reduction was affected by forage, with 31%, 38% and 35% of chicory, lucerne and ryegrass herbage reduced to <2 mm. There was little evidence of relationship between comminution and any physical or chemical characteristic of the forage, except in ryegrass where extent of comminution was moderately correlated with herbage strength. Proportional release of herbage soluble carbohydrate exceeded that of N during mastication. Differences in loss of N were moderately correlated with the amount of N in the herbage (R 2=0.53) but herbage comminution was not strongly correlated with release of either N or carbohydrate. These findings illustrate the complex animal×forage interactions that occur during mastication, and that it is not possible to infer nutrient loss from herbage based on herbage characteristics as the driver for this differ between species.
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- E M K Minnee
- 1DairyNZ,Private Bag 3221,Hamilton 3420,New Zealand
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- 1DairyNZ,Private Bag 3221,Hamilton 3420,New Zealand
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- 2Department of Agricultural Sciences,Faculty of Agricultural and Life Sciences,Lincoln University,Lincoln 7647,New Zealand
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- 2Department of Agricultural Sciences,Faculty of Agricultural and Life Sciences,Lincoln University,Lincoln 7647,New Zealand
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- 3DairyNZ,Canterbury Agriculture and Science Centre,PO Box 85066,Lincoln 7647,New Zealand
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Dai X, Paula EM, Lelis ALJ, Silva LG, Brandao VLN, Monteiro HF, Fan P, Poulson SR, Jeong KC, Faciola AP. Effects of lipopolysaccharide dosing on bacterial community composition and fermentation in a dual-flow continuous culture system. J Dairy Sci 2018; 102:334-350. [PMID: 30343924 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) dosing on bacterial fermentation and bacterial community composition (BCC), to set up a subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) nutritional model in vitro, and to determine the best sampling time for LPS dosing in a dual-flow continuous culture system. Diets were randomly assigned to 6 fermentors in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square with three 11-d experimental periods that consisted of 7 d for diet adaptation and 4 d for sample collection. Treatments were control diet (CON), wheat and barley diet (WBD) to induce SARA, and control diet + LPS (LPSD). Fermenters were fed 72 g of dry matter/d. The forage:concentrate ratio of CON was 65:35. The WBD diet was achieved by replacing 40% of dry matter of the CON diet with 50% ground wheat and 50% ground barley. The LPS concentration in LPSD was 200,000 endotoxin units, which was similar to that observed in cows with SARA. The SARA inducing and LPS dosing started at d 8. The BCC was determined by sequencing the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene using the Illumina MiSeq platform (Illumina Inc., San Diego, CA). The LPSD and CON maintained pH above 6 for the entire experimental period, and the WBD kept pH between 5.2 and 5.6 for 4 h/d, successfully inducing SARA. Digestibility of neutral detergent fiber and crude protein in LPSD were not different from WBD but tended to be lower than CON. Lipopolysaccharide dosing had no effect on pool of VFA concentrations and profiles but decreased bacterial N; the pattern changes of VFA and LPS in LPSD started to increase and be similar to WBD 6 h after LPS dosing. Pool of LPS concentration was around 11-fold higher in WBD and 4-fold higher in LPSD than CON. In the solid fraction, the BCC of LPSD was different from WBD and tended to be different from CON. In the liquid fraction, the BCC was different among treatments. The LPS dosing increased the relative abundance of Succinimonas, Anaeroplasma, Succinivibrio, Succiniclasticum, and Ruminobacter, which are main gram-negative bacteria related to starch digestion. Our results suggest that LPS dosing does not affect pH alone. However, LPS could drive the development of SARA by affecting bacteria and bacterial fermentation. For future studies, samples are suggested to be taken 6 h after LPS dosing in a dual-flow continuous culture system.
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- X Dai
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno 89557
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
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Elliott CL, Edwards JE, Wilkinson TJ, Allison GG, McCaffrey K, Scott MB, Rees-Stevens P, Kingston-Smith AH, Huws SA. Using 'Omic Approaches to Compare Temporal Bacterial Colonization of Lolium perenne, Lotus corniculatus, and Trifolium pratense in the Rumen. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2184. [PMID: 30283417 PMCID: PMC6156263 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Understanding rumen plant-microbe interactions is central for development of novel methodologies allowing improvements in ruminant nutrient use efficiency. This study investigated rumen bacterial colonization of fresh plant material and changes in plant chemistry over a period of 24 h period using three different fresh forages: Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass; PRG), Lotus corniculatus (bird's foot trefoil; BFT) and Trifolium pratense (red clover; RC). We show using 16S rRNA gene ion torrent sequencing that plant epiphytic populations present pre-incubation (0 h) were substantially different to those attached post incubations in the presence of rumen fluid on all forages. Thereafter primary and secondary colonization events were evident as defined by changes in relative abundances of attached bacteria and changes in plant chemistry, as assessed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. For PRG colonization, primary colonization occurred for up to 4 h and secondary colonization from 4 h onward. The changes from primary to secondary colonization occurred significantly later with BFT and RC, with primary colonization being up to 6 h and secondary colonization post 6 h of incubation. Across all 3 forages the main colonizing bacteria present at all time points post-incubation were Prevotella, Pseudobutyrivibrio, Ruminococcus, Olsenella, Butyrivibrio, and Anaeroplasma (14.2, 5.4, 1.9, 2.7, 1.8, and 2.0% on average respectively), with Pseudobutyrivibrio and Anaeroplasma having a higher relative abundance during secondary colonization. Using CowPI, we predict differences between bacterial metabolic function during primary and secondary colonization. Specifically, our results infer an increase in carbohydrate metabolism in the bacteria attached during secondary colonization, irrespective of forage type. The CowPI data coupled with the FTIR plant chemistry data suggest that attached bacterial function is similar irrespective of forage type, with the main changes occurring between primary and secondary colonization. These data suggest that the sward composition of pasture may have major implications for the temporal availability of nutrients for animal.
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- Christopher L Elliott
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Smart KA, Boulton CA, Hinchliffe E, Molzahn S. Effect of Physiological Stress on the Surface Properties of Brewing Yeasts. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-53-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Katherine A. Smart
- School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, U.K
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- Bass Brewers Limited, Research Laboratory, Bass Technical Centre, P.O. Box 12, Cross Street, Burton-on-Trent, DEM 1XH, U.K
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- Bass Brewers Limited, Tower Brewery, Wetherby Road, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9S, U.K
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- Bass Brewers Limited, Research Laboratory, Bass Technical Centre, P.O. Box 12, Cross Street, Burton-on-Trent, DEM 1XH, U.K
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Jonker A, Yu P. The Occurrence, Biosynthesis, and Molecular Structure of Proanthocyanidins and Their Effects on Legume Forage Protein Precipitation, Digestion and Absorption in the Ruminant Digestive Tract. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E1105. [PMID: 28531145 PMCID: PMC5455013 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18051105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Forages grown in temperate regions, such as alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and white clover (Trefolium repens L.), typically have a high nutritional value when fed to ruminants. Their high protein content and degradation rate result, however, in poor utilization of protein from the forage resulting in excessive excretion of nitrogen into the environment by the animal. Proanthocyanindins (also known as condensed tannins) found in some forage legumes such as birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.), bind to dietary protein and can improve protein utilization in the animal. This review will focus on (1) the occurrence of proanthocyanidins; (2) biosynthesis and structure of proanthocyanidins; (3) effects of proanthocyanidins on protein metabolism; (4) protein precipitating capacity of proanthocyanidins and their effects on true intestinal protein adsorption by ruminants; and (5) effect on animal health, animal performance and environmental emissions.
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- Arjan Jonker
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
- Grasslands Research Centre, AgResearch Ltd., Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
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Mayorga OL, Kingston-Smith AH, Kim EJ, Allison GG, Wilkinson TJ, Hegarty MJ, Theodorou MK, Newbold CJ, Huws SA. Temporal Metagenomic and Metabolomic Characterization of Fresh Perennial Ryegrass Degradation by Rumen Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1854. [PMID: 27917166 PMCID: PMC5114307 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Understanding the relationship between ingested plant material and the attached microbiome is essential for developing methodologies to improve ruminant nutrient use efficiency. We have previously shown that perennial ryegrass (PRG) rumen bacterial colonization events follow a primary (up to 4 h) and secondary (after 4 h) pattern based on the differences in diversity of the attached bacteria. In this study, we investigated temporal niche specialization of primary and secondary populations of attached rumen microbiota using metagenomic shotgun sequencing as well as monitoring changes in the plant chemistry using mid-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Metagenomic Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology (MG-RAST) taxonomical analysis of shotgun metagenomic sequences showed that the genera Butyrivibrio, Clostridium, Eubacterium, Prevotella, and Selenomonas dominated the attached microbiome irrespective of time. MG-RAST also showed that Acidaminococcus, Bacillus, Butyrivibrio, and Prevotella rDNA increased in read abundance during secondary colonization, whilst Blautia decreased in read abundance. MG-RAST Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COG) functional analysis also showed that the primary function of the attached microbiome was categorized broadly within “metabolism;” predominantly amino acid, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolism and transport. Most sequence read abundances (51.6, 43.8, and 50.0% of COG families pertaining to amino acid, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, respectively) within these categories were higher in abundance during secondary colonization. Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathways analysis confirmed that the PRG-attached microbiota present at 1 and 4 h of rumen incubation possess a similar functional capacity, with only a few pathways being uniquely found in only one incubation time point only. FT-IR data for the plant residues also showed that the main changes in plant chemistry between primary and secondary colonization was due to increased carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid metabolism. This study confirmed primary and secondary colonization events and supported the hypothesis that functional changes occurred as a consequence of taxonomical changes. Sequences within the carbohydrate metabolism COG families contained only 3.2% of cellulose activities, on average across both incubation times (1 and 4 h), suggesting that degradation of the plant cell walls may be a key rate-limiting factor in ensuring the bioavailability of intra-plant nutrients in a timely manner to the microbes and ultimately the animal. This suggests that a future focus for improving ruminant nutrient use efficiency should be altering the recalcitrant plant cell wall components and/or improving the cellulolytic capacity of the rumen microbiota.
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- Olga L Mayorga
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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- Department of Animal Science, Kyungpook National University Sangju, Korea
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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- Department of Animal Production, Welfare and Veterinary Sciences, Harper Adams University Newport, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth, UK
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Jonker A, Yu P. The Role of Proanthocyanidins Complex in Structure and Nutrition Interaction in Alfalfa Forage. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:E793. [PMID: 27223279 PMCID: PMC4881609 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17050793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the main forages grown in the world. Alfalfa is a winter hardy, drought tolerant, N-fixing legume with a good longevity, high yield, high nutrient levels, high digestibility, unique structural to non-structural components ratio, high dry matter intake, and high animal productivity per hectare. However, its main limitation is its excessively rapid initial rate of protein degradation in the rumen, which results in pasture bloat and inefficient use of protein with consequent excessive excretions of nitrogen into the environment. Proanthocyanidins are secondary plant metabolites that can bind with protein and thereby reduce the rate and extent of ruminal protein degradation. However, these secondary metabolites do not accumulate in alfalfa. This review aims to firstly describe the events involved in the rapid release of protein from alfalfa and its effect on ruminant nutrition, environmental pollution, and pasture bloat; secondly, to describe occurrence, structure, functions and benefits of moderate amounts of proanthocyanidin; and finally, to describe the development of alfalfa which accumulates moderate amounts of proanthocyanidins. The emphasis of this review focuses on the role of proanthocyanidins compounds in structure and nutrition interaction in ruminant livestock systems.
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- Arjan Jonker
- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
- Current address: Grasslands Research Centre, AgResearch Ltd., Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.
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- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.
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Huws SA, Edwards JE, Creevey CJ, Rees Stevens P, Lin W, Girdwood SE, Pachebat JA, Kingston-Smith AH. Temporal dynamics of the metabolically active rumen bacteria colonizing fresh perennial ryegrass. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2015; 92:fiv137. [PMID: 26542074 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiv137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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This study investigated successional colonization of fresh perennial ryegrass (PRG) by the rumen microbiota over time. Fresh PRG was incubated in sacco in the rumens of three Holstein × Friesian cows over a period of 8 h, with samples recovered at various times. The diversity of attached bacteria was assessed using 454 pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA (cDNA). Results showed that plant epiphytic communities either decreased to low relative abundances or disappeared following rumen incubation, and that temporal colonization of the PRG by the rumen bacteria was biphasic with primary (1 and 2 h) and secondary (4-8 h) events evident with the transition period being with 2-4 h. A decrease in sequence reads pertaining to Succinivibrio spp. and increases in Pseudobutyrivibrio, Roseburia and Ruminococcus spp. (the latter all order Clostridiales) were evident during secondary colonization. Irrespective of temporal changes, the continually high abundances of Butyrivibrio, Fibrobacter, Olsenella and Prevotella suggest that they play a major role in the degradation of the plant. It is clear that a temporal understanding of the functional roles of these microbiota within the rumen is now required to unravel the role of these bacteria in the ruminal degradation of fresh PRG.
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- Sharon A Huws
- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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- Animal and Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3FG, UK
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Leite RF, Krizsan SJ, Figueiredo FOM, Carvalho VB, Teixeira IAMA, Huhtanen P. Retention time of digesta in the gastrointestinal tract of growing Saanen goats1. J Anim Sci 2015; 93:3969-78. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- R. F. Leite
- Department of Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Via de Acesso Prof Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-90183 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Via de Acesso Prof Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Via de Acesso Prof Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Univ. Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Via de Acesso Prof Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-90183 Umeå, Sweden
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Liu JH, Bian GR, Zhu WY, Mao SY. High-grain feeding causes strong shifts in ruminal epithelial bacterial community and expression of Toll-like receptor genes in goats. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:167. [PMID: 25784904 PMCID: PMC4345813 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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High-grain (HG) feeding used in intensive goat production can affect the physiology of the rumen wall, but the changes induced in the epimural bacterial community and host Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are not well understood. In this study, 10 male goats were randomly allocated to two groups and fed either a hay diet (0% grain; n = 5) or an HG diet (65% grain; n = 5). The changes in the ruminal epithelial bacterial community and expression of TLRs during long-term (7 weeks) HG feeding were determined using pyrosequencing and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Principal coordinate analysis and analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) results showed that HG feeding caused a strong shift in bacterial composition and structure. At the genus level, our data revealed that it increased the relative abundance of taxa Butyrivibrio, unclassified Clostridiales, Mogibacterium, unclassified Anaerolineaceae, and Succiniclasticum, and decreased the proportion of unclassified Ruminococcaceae, unclassified Rikenellaceae, unclassified Erysipelotrichaceae, Howardella, and unclassified Neisseriaceae. The HG-fed goats also exhibited upregulation of the relative mRNA expression of TLR2, TLR3, and TLR5 in the rumen epithelium (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis revealed that the increase in TLR expression was associated with changes in the relative abundance of ruminal epithelial bacteria. This study provides a first insight into the adaptive response of ruminal epithelial bacterial populations to HG feeding in goats and shows that these changes were associated with alterations in TLR expression. These findings provide new insight into understanding of host–microbial relationships in ruminants.
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- Jun-Hua Liu
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing, China
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Bhatt RS, Karim SA, Sahoo A, Shinde AK. Growth performance of lambs fed diet supplemented with rice bran oil as such or as calcium soap. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2014; 26:812-9. [PMID: 25049854 PMCID: PMC4093241 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 12/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Forty two Malpura lambs (21 d old) were divided into three groups of 14 each consisting of 8 females and 6 males. Lambs were allowed to suckle their respective dams twice daily up to weaning (13 wks) and offered free choice concentrate and roughage in a cafeteria system. The lambs in control group were fed conventional concentrate mixture, in RBO group concentrate mixture fortified with 4% industrial grade rice bran oil and in Ca-soap rice bran oil (as in RBO group) was supplemented in the form of calcium soap. The concentrate intake decreased(p≤0.05) in RBO group as a result total dry matter, crude protein and metabolizable energy intake decreased compared to control whereas Ca-soap prepared from the same rice bran oil stimulated the concentrate intake leading to higher total dry matter, crude protein and energy intakes. The digestibility of dry matter (p≤0.05), organic matter (p≤0.05) and crude protein (p≤0.05) was higher in RBO group followed by Ca-soap and control whereas no effect was observed for ether extract digestibility. Higher cholesterol (p≤0.05) content was recorded in serum of oil supplemented groups (RBO and Ca-soap) while no effect was recorded for other blood parameters. Rice bran oil as such adversely affected and reduced the body weight gain (p≤0.001) of lambs in comparison to control whereas the Ca-soap of rice bran oil improved body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency in lambs. Fat supplementation decreased total volatile fatty acids (p≤0.05) and individual volatile fatty acid concentration which increased at 4 h post feeding. Fat supplementation also reduced (p≤0.05) total protozoa count. Ca-soap of rice bran oil improved pre slaughter weight (p≤0.05) and hot carcass weight (p≤0.05). It is concluded from the study that rice bran oil in the form of calcium soap at 40 g/kg of concentrate improved growth, feed conversion efficiency and carcass quality as compared to rice bran oil as such and control groups.
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- R S Bhatt
- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar-304 501, Rajasthan, India
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- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar-304 501, Rajasthan, India
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- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar-304 501, Rajasthan, India
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- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar-304 501, Rajasthan, India
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Singh KM, Pandya PR, Tripathi AK, Patel GR, Parnerkar S, Kothari RK, Joshi CG. Study of rumen metagenome community using qPCR under different diets. Meta Gene 2014; 2:191-9. [PMID: 25606402 PMCID: PMC4287863 DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to detect the major bacteria present in rumen microbiota. Here, we performed qPCR based absolute quantitation of selected rumen microbes in rumen fluid of river buffalo adapted to varying proportion of concentrate to roughage diets. Animals were adapted to roughage-to-concentrate ratio in the proportion of 100:00 (T1), 75:25 (T2), 50:50 (T3) and 25:75 (T4) respectively for 30 days. At the end of each treatment, rumen fluid was collected at 0 h and 2 h after feeding. It was found that among fibrolytic bacteria Ruminococcus flavefaciens (2.22 × 10(8) copies/ml) were highest in T2 group and followed by 1.11 × 10(8) copies/ml for Fibrobacter succinogenes (T2), 2.56 × 10(7) copies/ml for Prevotella ruminicola (T1) and 1.25 × 10(7) copies/ml for Ruminococcus albus (T4). In non-fibrolytic bacteria, the Selenomonas ruminantium (2.62 × 10(7) copies/ml) was predominant in group T3 and followed by Treponema bryantii (2.52 × 10(7)copies/ml) in group T1, Ruminobacter amylophilus (1.31 × 10(7)copies/ml) in group T1 and Anaerovibrio lipolytica (2.58 × 10(6) copies/ml) in group T4. It is most notable that R. flavefaciens were the highest in population in the rumen of Surti buffalo fed wheat straw as roughage source.
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- K M Singh
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388 001, Gujarat, India
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- Animal Nutrition Research Station, AAU, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388 001, Gujarat, India
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- Animal Nutrition Research Station, AAU, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- Animal Nutrition Research Station, AAU, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Christ College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388 001, Gujarat, India
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Leng RA. Interactions between microbial consortia in biofilms: a paradigm shift in rumen microbial ecology and enteric methane mitigation. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.1071/an13381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Minimising enteric CH4 emissions from ruminants is a current research priority because CH4 contributes to global warming. The most effective mitigation strategy is to adjust the animal’s diet to complement locally available feed resources so that optimal production is gained from a minimum of animals. This essay concentrates on a second strategy – the use of feed additives that are toxic to methanogens or that redirect H2 (and electrons) to inhibit enteric CH4 emissions from individual animals. Much of the published research in this area is contradictory and may be explained when the microbial ecology of the rumen is considered. Rumen microbes mostly exist in organised consortia within biofilms composed of self-secreted extracellular polymeric substances attached to or within feed particles. In these biofilms, individual colonies are positioned to optimise their use of preferred intermediates from an overall process of organic matter fermentation that generates end-products the animal can utilise. Synthesis of CH4 within biofilms prevents a rise in the partial pressure of H2 (pH2) to levels that inhibit bacterial dehydrogenases, and so reduce fermentation rate, feed intake and digestibility. In this context, hypotheses are advanced to explain changes in hydrogen disposal from the biofilms in the rumen resulting from use of anti-methanogenic feed additives as follows. Nitrate acts as an alternative electron sink when it is reduced via NO2– to NH3 and CH4 synthesis is reduced. However, efficiency of CH4 mitigation is always lower than that predicted and decreases as NO3– ingestion increases. Suggested reasons include (1) variable levels of absorption of NO3–or NO2– from the rumen and (2) increases in H2 production. One suggestion is that NO3– reduction may lower pH2 at the surface of biofilms, thereby creating an ecological niche for growth of syntrophic bacteria that oxidise propionate and/or butyrate to acetate with release of H2. Chlorinated hydrocarbons also inhibit CH4 synthesis and increase H2 and formate production by some rumen methanogens. Formate diffuses from the biofilm and is converted to HCO3– and H2 in rumen fluid and is then excreted via the breath. Short-chain nitro-compounds inhibit both CH4 and formate synthesis when added to ruminal fluid but have little or no effect in redirecting H2 to other sinks, so the pH2 within biofilms may increase to levels that support reductive acetogenesis. Biochar or activated charcoal may also alter biofilm activity and reduce net CH4 synthesis; direct electron transfer between microbes within biofilms may also be involved. A final suggestion is that, during their sessile life stage, protozoa interact with biofilm communities and help maintain pH2 in the biofilm, supporting methanogenesis.
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Bhatt R, Sahoo A, Shinde A, Karim S. Change in body condition and carcass characteristics of cull ewes fed diets supplemented with rumen bypass fat. Livest Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Changes in the rumen epimural bacterial diversity of beef cattle as affected by diet and induced ruminal acidosis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:3744-55. [PMID: 23584771 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03983-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Little is known about the nature of the rumen epithelial adherent (epimural) microbiome in cattle fed different diets. Using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), and pyrosequencing of the V3 hypervariable coding region of 16S rRNA, epimural bacterial communities of 8 cattle were profiled during the transition from a forage to a high-concentrate diet, during acidosis, and after recovery. A total of 153,621 high-quality gene sequences were obtained, with populations exhibiting less taxonomic variability among individuals than across diets. The bacterial community composition exhibited clustering (P < 0.03) by diet, with only 14 genera, representing >1% of the rumen epimural population, differing (P ≤ 0.05) among diets. During acidosis, levels of Atopobium, Desulfocurvus, Fervidicola, Lactobacillus, and Olsenella increased, while during the recovery, Desulfocurvus, Lactobacillus, and Olsenella reverted to levels similar to those with the high-grain diet and Sharpea and Succinivibrio reverted to levels similar to those with the forage diet. The relative abundances of bacterial populations changed during diet transition for all qPCR targets except Streptococcus spp. Less than 5% of total operational taxonomic units (OTUs) identified exhibited significant variability across diets. Based on DGGE, the community structures of epithelial populations differed (P ≤ 0.10); segregation was most prominent for the mixed forage diet versus the grain, acidotic challenge, and recovery diets. Atopobium, cc142, Lactobacillus, Olsenella, RC39, Sharpea, Solobacterium, Succiniclasticum, and Syntrophococcus were particularly prevalent during acidosis. Determining the metabolic roles of these key genera in the rumens of cattle fed high-grain diets could define a clinical microbial profile associated with ruminal acidosis.
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Huws SA, Mayorga OL, Theodorou MK, Onime LA, Kim EJ, Cookson AH, Newbold CJ, Kingston-Smith AH. Successional colonization of perennial ryegrass by rumen bacteria. Lett Appl Microbiol 2013. [PMID: 23206248 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED This study investigated successional colonization of perennial ryegrass (PRG) by the rumen microbiota. PRG grown for 6 weeks in a greenhouse was incubated in sacco in the rumens of three Holstein × Freisian cows over a period of 24 h. PRG incubated within the rumen was subsequently harvested at various time intervals postincubation to assess colonization over time. DGGE-based dendograms revealed the presence of distinct primary (0-2 h) and secondary (4 h onwards) attached bacterial communities. Moving window analysis, band number and Shannon-Wiener diversity indices suggest that after 2 h a proportion of primary colonizing bacteria detach, to be replaced with a population of secondary colonizing bacteria between 2 and 4 h after entry of PRG into the rumen. Sequencing and classification of bands lost and gained between 2 and 4 h showed that the genus Prevotella spp. was potentially more prevalent following 4 h of incubation, and Prevotella spp. 16S rDNA-based QPCR supported this finding somewhat, as 2- to 4-h Prevotella QPCR data were greater but not significantly so. Low-temperature scanning electron microscopy showed that attached bacteria were predominantly enveloped in extracellular polymeric substances. In conclusion, colonization of fresh PRG is biphasic with primary colonization completed within 2 h and secondary colonization commencing after 4 h of attachment in this study. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY We investigated, over a 24-h period in sacco, whether attachment of rumen microbiota to perennial ryegrass (PRG) showed successional changes in diversity. Knowledge of the bacterial species that attach to PRG over time may aid our understanding of the temporal function of the attached microbiota and ultimately permit the development of novel strategies for improving animal production to meet the future demands for meat and milk.
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
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Kingston-Smith AH, Davies TE, Edwards J, Gay A, Mur LA. Evidence of a role for foliar salicylic acid in regulating the rate of post-ingestive protein breakdown in ruminants and contributing to landscape pollution. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:3243-55. [PMID: 22378947 PMCID: PMC3350934 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Ruminant farming is important to global food security, but excessive proteolysis in the rumen causes inefficient use of nitrogenous plant constituents and environmental pollution. While both plant and microbial proteases contribute to ruminal proteolysis, little is known about post-ingestion regulation of plant proteases except that activity in the first few hours after ingestion of fresh forage can result in significant degradation of foliar protein. As the signal salicylic acid (SA) influences cell death during both biotic and abiotic stresses, Arabidopsis wild-type and mutants were used to test the effect of SA on proteolysis induced by rumen conditions (39 °C and anaerobic in a neutral pH). In leaves of Col-0, SA accumulation was induced by exposure to a rumen microbial inoculum. Use of Arabidopsis mutants with altered endogenous SA concentrations revealed a clear correlation with the rate of stress-induced proteolysis; rapid proteolysis occurred in leaves of SA-accumulating mutants cpr5-1 and dnd1-1 whereas there was little or no proteolysis in sid2-1 which is unable to synthesize SA. Reduced proteolysis in npr1-1 (Non-expressor of Pathogenesis Related genes) demonstrated a dependence on SA signalling. Slowed proteolysis in sid2-1 and npr1-1 was associated with the absence of a 34.6 kDa cysteine protease. These data suggest that proteolysis in leaves ingested by ruminants is modulated by SA. It is therefore suggested that influencing SA effects in planta could enable the development of forage crops with lower environmental impact and increased production potential.
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- Alison H. Kingston-Smith
- Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3EB, UK
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Vieira RAM, Campos PRDSS, Silva JFCD, Tedeschi LO, Tamy WP. Heterogeneity of the digestible insoluble fiber of selected forages in situ. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Potential of biofilm-based biofuel production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 83:1-18. [PMID: 19300995 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-1940-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Biofilm technology has been extensively applied to wastewater treatment, but its potential application in biofuel production has not been explored. Current technologies of converting lignocellulose materials to biofuel are hampered by costly processing steps in pretreatment, saccharification, and product recovery. Biofilms may have a potential to improve efficiency of these processes. Advantages of biofilms include concentration of cell-associated hydrolytic enzymes at the biofilm-substrate interface to increase reaction rates, a layered microbial structure in which multiple species may sequentially convert complex substrates and coferment hexose and pentose as hydrolysates diffuse outward, and the possibility of fungal-bacterial symbioses that allow simultaneous delignification and saccharification. More importantly, the confined microenvironment within a biofilm selectively rewards cells with better phenotypes conferred from intercellular gene or signal exchange, a process which is absent in suspended cultures. The immobilized property of biofilm, especially when affixed to a membrane, simplifies the separation of biofuel from its producer and promotes retention of biomass for continued reaction in the fermenter. Highly consolidated bioprocessing, including delignification, saccharification, fermentation, and separation in a single reactor, may be possible through the application of biofilm technology. To date, solid-state fermentation is the only biofuel process to which the advantages of biofilms have been applied, even though it has received limited attention and improvements. The transfer of biofilm technology from environmental engineering has the potential to spur great innovations in the optimization of biofuel production.
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Wright BW, Ulibarri L, O’Brien J, Sadler B, Prodhan R, Covert HH, Nadler T. It’s Tough Out There: Variation in the Toughness of Ingested Leaves and Feeding Behavior Among Four Colobinae in Vietnam. INT J PRIMATOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9294-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Advances in microbial ecosystem concepts and their consequences for ruminant agriculture. Animal 2008; 2:653-60. [PMID: 22443590 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731108002164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Kingston-Smith AH, Davies TE, Edwards JE, Theodorou MK. From plants to animals; the role of plant cell death in ruminant herbivores. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 59:521-32. [PMID: 18252704 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant cell death occurring as a result of adverse environmental conditions is known to limit crop production. It is less well recognized that plant cell death processes can also contribute to the poor environmental footprint of ruminant livestock production. Although the forage cells ingested by grazing ruminant herbivores will ultimately die, the lack of oxygen, elevated temperature, and challenge by microflora experienced in the rumen induce regulated plant stress responses resulting in DNA fragmentation and autolytic protein breakdown during the cell death process. Excessive ruminal proteolysis contributes to the inefficient conversion of plant to microbial and animal protein which results in up to 70% of the ingested nitrogen being returned to the land as the nitrogenous pollutants ammonia and urea. This constitutes a significant challenge for sustainable livestock production. As it is estimated that 25% of cultivated land worldwide is assigned to livestock production, it is clear that understanding the fundamental biology underlying cell death in ingested forage will have a highly significant role in minimizing the impact of human activities. This review examines our current understanding of plant metabolism in the rumen and explores opportunities for exploitation of plant genetics to advance sustainable land use.
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- Alison H Kingston-Smith
- Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth SY23 3EB, UK.
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Calsamiglia S, Cardozo PW, Ferret A, Bach A. Changes in rumen microbial fermentation are due to a combined effect of type of diet and pH. J Anim Sci 2007; 86:702-11. [PMID: 18073289 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Low ruminal pH may occur when feeding high-concentrate diets. However, because the reduction in pH occurs at the same time as the amount of concentrate fed increases, the changes observed in rumen fermentation may be attributed to pH or the type of substrate being fermented. Our objective was to determine the contribution of pH and type of substrate being fermented to the changes observed in rumen fermentation after supplying a high-concentrate diet. Eight dual-flow, continuous culture fermenters (1,400 mL) were used in 4 periods to study the effect of pH and type of diet being fermented on rumen microbial fermentation. Temperature (39 degrees C), solid (5%/h), and liquid (10%/h) dilution rates, and feeding schedule were maintained constant. Treatments were the type of diet (FOR = 60% ryegrass and alfalfa hays and 40% concentrate; CON = 10% straw and 90% concentrate) and pH (4.9, 5.2, 5.5, 5.8, 6.1, 6.4, 6.7, and 7.0). Diets were formulated to have similar CP and ruminally undegradable protein levels. Data were analyzed as a mixed-effects model considering the linear, quadratic, and cubic effects of pH, the effects of diet, and their interactions. Semipartial correlations of each independent variable were calculated to estimate the contribution of each factor to the overall relationship. True digestion of OM and NDF were affected by pH, but not by type of diet. Total VFA were reduced by pH and were greater in CON than in FOR. Acetate and butyrate concentrations were reduced by pH but were not affected by diet. Propionate concentration increased as the pH decreased and was greater in CON than in FOR. Ammonia-N concentration decreased with decreasing pH and was lower in CON than in FOR. Microbial N flow was affected by pH, diet, and their interaction. Dietary N flow increased as pH decreased and was greater in CON than in FOR. The degradation of CP followed the opposite pattern, increasing as pH increased, and was less in CON than in FOR. The efficiency of microbial protein synthesis (g of N/kg of OM truly digested) was slightly reduced by pH and was less in CON than in FOR. These results indicate that the effects of feeding a high-concentrate diet on rumen fermentation are due to a combination of pH and substrate. Furthermore, the digestion of OM in high-concentrate diets is likely limited by the pH-induced effects on the microbial population activity.
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- S Calsamiglia
- Animal Nutrition, Management and Welfare Research Group, Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193-Bellaterra, Spain.
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Edwards JE, Huws SA, Kim EJ, Kingston-Smith AH. Characterization of the dynamics of initial bacterial colonization of nonconserved forage in the bovine rumen. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007; 62:323-35. [PMID: 17941835 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Microbial colonization is central to ruminal degradation of dietary material yet little is known about the dynamics of this process. The aim of this study was to characterize the initial stages of bacterial colonization of forage, and to assess the impact that different postsample processing and analysis methods had on the results obtained. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene-based analysis of damaged, nonconserved perennial ryegrass, incubated in sacco in the bovine rumen, required the development and validation of new quantitative PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) primers. Analysis with previously available primer sets was compromised due to dominant amplification of forage-derived chloroplast 16S rRNA genes. DGGE analysis of incubated samples demonstrated that a diverse and consistent population of ruminal bacteria colonized rapidly. Postsampling methodologies did not affect overall population profiles whereas the washing method appeared to influence bacterial numbers. However, regardless of processing methodology, bacterial numbers increased rapidly within 5 min, stabilizing after 15 min of incubation. These findings reveal for the first time the dynamics of bacterial colonization of forage within the rumen.
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- Joan E Edwards
- Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK.
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Bretschneider G, Peralta M, Santini F, Fay J, Faverin C. Influence of corn silage supplementation before alfalfa grazing on ruminal environment in relation to the occurrence of frothy bloat in cattle. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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KOIKE S, YABUKI H, KOBAYASHI Y. Validation and application of real-time polymerase chain reaction assays for representative rumen bacteria. Anim Sci J 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2007.00417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Song H, Clarke WP, Blackall LL. Concurrent microscopic observations and activity measurements of cellulose hydrolyzing and methanogenic populations during the batch anaerobic digestion of crystalline cellulose. Biotechnol Bioeng 2005; 91:369-78. [PMID: 15991234 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This study compares process data with microscopic observations from an anaerobic digestion of organic particles. As the first part of the study, this article presents detailed observations of microbial biofilm architecture and structure in a 1.25-L batch digester where all particles are of an equal age. Microcrystalline cellulose was used as the sole carbon and energy source. The digestions were inoculated with either leachate from a 220-L anaerobic municipal solid waste digester or strained rumen contents from a fistulated cow. The hydrolysis rate, when normalized by the amount of cellulose remaining in the reactor, was found to reach a constant value 1 day after inoculation with rumen fluid, and 3 days after inoculating with digester leachate. A constant value of a mass specific hydrolysis rate is argued to represent full colonization of the cellulose surface and first-order kinetics only apply after this point. Additionally, the first-order hydrolysis rate constant, once surfaces were saturated with biofilm, was found to be two times higher with a rumen inoculum, compared to a digester leachate inoculum. Images generated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probing and confocal laser scanning microscopy show that the microbial communities involved in the anaerobic biodegradation process exist entirely within the biofilm. For the reactor conditions used in these experiments, the predominant methanogens exist in ball-shaped colonies within the biofilm.
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- Hyohak Song
- School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD4072, Australia
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Koike S, Pan J, Kobayashi Y, Tanaka K. Kinetics of in sacco fiber-attachment of representative ruminal cellulolytic bacteria monitored by competitive PCR. J Dairy Sci 2003; 86:1429-35. [PMID: 12741567 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(03)73726-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stems of orchardgrass hay in nylon bags were incubated in the rumens of three ruminally fistulated sheep to monitor the rate and extent of fiber attachment by the representative ruminal cellulolytic bacteria via competitive polymerase chain reaction. After incubation for 5 min, the numbers of Fibrobacter succinogenes and the two ruminococcal species attached to stems were 10(5) and 10(4)/g dry matter (DM) of stem, respectively. At 10 min, the numbers of all three species attached to stems increased 10-fold. Thereafter, attached cell numbers of the three species gradually increased and peaked at 24 h (10(9)/g DM for F. succinogenes and 10(7)/g DM for Ruminococcus flavefaciens) or 48 h (10(6)/g DM for Ruminococcus albus). On the other hand, cell numbers of all three species in the whole digesta were constant over 24 h. Changes in the rate of in sacco neutral detergent fiber disappearance of hay stem, which showed a linear increase up to 96 h, were not synchronized with changes in cellulolytic bacterial mass. These results suggest that sufficient numbers of cells of the three cellulolytic species to move to new plant fragments are present at the start of incubation, the initial attachment to new plant matter is mostly accomplished within 10 min and then bacterial growth and fibrolytic action follow. F. succinogenes was most dominant, both in the whole rumen digesta and on the suspended hay stems, demonstrating the ecological and functional significance of this species in ruminal fiber digestion.
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- S Koike
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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Prokaryotic biofilms that predominate in a diverse range of ecosystems are often composed of highly structured multispecies communities. Within these communities metabolic activities are integrated, and developmental sequences, not unlike those of multicellular organisms, can be detected. These structural adaptations and interrelationships are made possible by the expression of sets of genes that result in phenotypes that differ profoundly from those of planktonically grown cells of the same species. Molecular and microscopic evidence suggest the existence of a succession of de facto biofilm phenotypes. We submit that complex cell-cell interactions within prokaryotic communities are an ancient characteristic, the development of which was facilitated by the localization of cells at surfaces. In addition to spatial localization, surfaces may have provided the protective niche in which attached cells could create a localized homeostatic environment. In a holistic sense both biofilm and planktonic phenotypes may be viewed as integrated components of prokaryote life.
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- P Stoodley
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman 59717, USA.
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Boudon A, Peyraud JL, Faverdin P. The release of cell contents of fresh rye-grass (Lolium perenne L.) during digestion in dairy cows: effect of the intracellular constituents, season and stage of maturity. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(01)00350-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Calsamiglia S, Ferret A, Devant M. Effects of pH and pH fluctuations on microbial fermentation and nutrient flow from a dual-flow continuous culture system. J Dairy Sci 2002; 85:574-9. [PMID: 11949862 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(02)74111-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Eight dual-flow continuous culture fermenters (1400 ml) were used in two consecutive periods to study the effects of pH and pH fluctuations on microbial fermentation and nutrient flow. Fermenters were maintained at 39 degrees C, with solid and liquid dilution rates of 5 and 10%/h, respectively, and fed continuously a 60% alfalfa hay and 40% concentrate diet (18.9% crude protein, 36.6% neutral detergent fiber, 17.6% acid detergent fiber). Treatments were high pH (constant at 6.4); low pH (constant at 5.7); cycles of 4 h at pH 6.4 and 4 h at pH 5.7; and pH constant at 6.4, except for two 30-min drops per day to pH 5.7, followed by a 3-h slow recovery to pH 6.4. The low pH (constant at 5.7) produced lower apparent dry matter, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber digestion, lower total and branch-chained volatile fatty acid concentrations, and lower acetate and higher propionate proportions than high pH (constant at 6.4). There were no differences in these estimates between constant high pH and the two treatments that alternated high pH and low pH. The constant low pH reduced protein degradation and increased nonammonia N and dietary N flow compared with constant high pH. The pH treatments had no effect on bacterial N flow or efficiency of microbial protein synthesis. Flow of essential amino acids was highest for constant low pH and lowest for constant high pH. Results indicate that constant low pH reduced fiber and protein digestion and increased the flow of total and some individual amino acids. However, the effects of transitory decreases of pH were either small or insignificant with the conditions tested in this study.
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- S Calsamiglia
- Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Boudon A, Peyraud JL. The release of intracellular constituents from fresh ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) during ingestive mastication in dairy cows: effect of intracellular constituent, season and stage of maturity. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(01)00267-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zerbini E, Sharma A, Rattunde H. Fermentation kinetics of stems of sorghum and millet genotypes. Anim Feed Sci Technol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(99)00081-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Phillips CJ, James NL, Murray-Evans JP. Effect of forage supplements on the incidence of bloat in dairy cows grazing high clover pastures. Vet Rec 1996; 139:162-5. [PMID: 8870201 DOI: 10.1136/vr.139.7.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effect of offering forage supplements of different compositions was examined in two experiments with cows grazing high clover swards. In the first experiment strawmix supplements of high or low energy content (11 and 9 MJ metabolisable energy/kg dry matter [DM]) and high or low crude protein content (17 and 4 g/kg DM) were offered for periods of three weeks. The energy and protein contents were varied by the content of molasses and soyabean meal, respectively. The high energy, high protein supplement increased the incidence of bloat, and the low energy, high protein supplement reduced it, compared with grazing alone. Bloat was most evident in the first two weeks of each feeding period, suggesting that the cows partially adapted to the diets within three weeks. In the second experiment silage supplements reduced the incidence of bloat among cows grazing both tall and short swards. The most suitable forages to feed when there is a risk of bloat are those that are slowly fermented in the rumen but are eaten in sufficient quantity to reduce periods of rapid herbage intake.
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- C J Phillips
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
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Van Milgen J, Baumont R. Models based on variable fractional digestion rates to describe ruminal in situ digestion. Br J Nutr 1995; 73:793-807. [PMID: 7632661 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19950085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Using a first-order model to describe ruminal in situ digestion implies that the rate of digestion is affected only by the quantity of potentially digestible substrate remaining. Other factors, like the microbial efficacy for digesting substrate, are assumed to be constant. However, microbes are not only the cause but also the result of digestion, being one of the digestion end-products. Two sigmoidal models (a logistic and a Gompertz-like model) were derived from a general digestion function in which the rate of digestion equals the product of the quantity of potentially digestible substrate remaining and a non-constant fractional rate of digestion (microbial efficacy function). The models were compared with a first-order model with a discrete lag time. The logistic model specifically accounted for the conversion of substrate mass to microbial mass, but did not describe microbial migration between the substrate and the ruminal fluid. In contrast, the Gompertz-like model assumed that the change in microbial efficacy was only time-dependent. There was little difference between models in estimates of scale parameters, but the asymptotic microbial efficacy was consistently higher for the logistic model than for the other models. Estimates of discrete lag time in the first-order model were biased towards obtaining values identical to the independent variable. Scale estimators appeared to be more robust than kinetic estimators. Lack-of-fit was present for most model-data set combinations. The similar patterns of residuals between models suggested that a four-parameter model may be insufficient to describe the data. It was concluded that if a four-parameter model is to be used, the model with a discrete lag time would be the least biologically appropriate.
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- J Van Milgen
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherche sur la Nutrition des Herbivores, Centre de Clermont-Ferrand Theix, Saint Genès-Champanelle, France
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van Milgen J, Berger LL, Murphy MR. An integrated, dynamic model of feed hydration and digestion, and subsequent bacterial mass accumulation in the rumen. Br J Nutr 1993; 70:471-83. [PMID: 8260474 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19930141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Hydration of feeds and bacterial attachment to feed particles are thought to play major roles in rumen digestion of fibrous feedstuffs. The objective of the present study was to integrate these phenomena in a mechanistic model that could be used for data analysis. The proposed model was based on the conversion of biomass, where digestion end-products can be used for the synthesis of bacterial mass. Digestion of the potentially digestible fraction and subsequent accumulation of bacterial mass was based on a sequential, three-compartment model. These compartments represented substrate undergoing hydration, digestion, and bacterial mass accumulation. A fraction of the substrate was used for synthesis of bacterial mass. It was assumed that these bacteria associate either temporarily or permanently with the remaining substrate. Dacron bags containing either dry or fully-hydrated lucerne (Medicago sativa), maize (Zea mays) cobs, orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata), and wheat straw were incubated in the rumen of a steer that was infused continuously with (15NH4)2SO4. The 15N-enrichments of isolated particle-associated bacteria and residue remaining in the bags were used to estimate bacterial attachment. Substrate remaining and microbial mass accumulation were analysed simultaneously. Hydration did not appear to limit digestion. Fractional rate of digestion and appearance of attached bacterial mass was fastest for lucerne. For lucerne, 5% of the digestion end-products were used for synthesis of bacteria that associated with the substrate, whereas for maize cobs, orchard grass, and wheat straw this was 16, 14, and 19% respectively. Less than 2% of digestion end-products were used for synthesis of bacteria that permanently remained associated with the substrate. Permanent association can occur only with the indigestible fraction, and probably represents bacterial debris. Lysis and/or detachment of bacterial cells was highest for lucerne, and was indicative of the rapid dynamics of lucerne digestion.
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- J van Milgen
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Sequeira C, Sequeira J. Bacterial adhesion to fibre during in vitro incubations under varying osmotic pressure. Anim Feed Sci Technol 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(93)90095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Beauchemin K. Effects of ingestive and ruminative mastication on digestion of forage by cattle. Anim Feed Sci Technol 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(92)90111-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The rumen is a dynamic, continuous fermentation compartment that provides a suitable environment for a variety of species of anaerobic bacteria, protozoa, and fungi. These microorganisms have a complex series of interactions with the feeds supplied to the host, with some using particulate matter as both sources of nutrients and sites of sequestration to avoid being washed from the rumen by the rapid flow of fluids. Because of the ability to use soluble nutrients and to reproduce rapidly, other microbes associate primarily with the liquid phase of the rumen contents. Due to the metabolic activity of all microbial populations, feeds are converted to microbial matter and fermentation end products, which serve as nutrients for the ruminant. Optimum feed utilization by ruminants is dependent on achieving maximum rumen fermentation and flow of microbial protein to the duodenum. At this time, it is clear that the major nutrients required by the microbial populations include both fibrous and nonfibrous sources of carbohydrates and nitrogen in the form of ammonia, amino acids, and peptides. In spite of five decades of research, the exact quantities and sources of these nutrients that will result in optimum rumen fermentation rates and microbial yields are only partially known.
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- W H Hoover
- Division of Animal and Veterinary Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown
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Effect of cellulose fine structure on kinetics of its digestion by mixed ruminal microorganisms in vitro. Appl Environ Microbiol 1990; 56:2421-9. [PMID: 2403252 PMCID: PMC184744 DOI: 10.1128/aem.56.8.2421-2429.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The digestion kinetics of a variety of pure celluloses were examined by using an in vitro assay employing mixed ruminal microflora and a modified detergent extraction procedure to recover residual cellulose. Digestion of all of the celluloses was described by a discontinuous first-order rate equation to yield digestion rate constants and discrete lag times. These kinetic parameters were compared with the relative crystallinity indices and estimated accessible surface areas of the celluloses. For type I celluloses having similar crystallinities and simple nonaggregating particle morphologies, the fermentation rate constants displayed a strong positive correlation (r2 = 0.978) with gross specific surface area; lag time exhibited a weaker, negative correlation (r2 = 0.930) with gross specific surface area. Crystallinity was shown to have a relatively minor effect on the digestion rate and lag time. Swelling of microcrystalline cellulose with 72 to 77% phosphoric acid yielded substrates which were fermented slightly more rapidly than the original material. However, treatment with higher concentrations of phosphoric acid resulted in a more slowly fermented substrate, despite a decrease in crystallinity and an increase in pore volume. This reduced fermentation rate was apparently due to the partial conversion of the cellulose from the type I to the type II allomorph, since mercerized (type II) cellulose was also fermented more slowly, and only after a much longer lag period. The results are consistent with earlier evidence for the cell-associated nature of cellulolytic enzymes of ruminal bacteria and suggest that ruminal microflora do not rapidly adapt to utilization of celluloses with altered unit cell structures.
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Vanbelle M, Teller E, Focant M. Probiotics in animal nutrition: a review. ARCHIV FUR TIERERNAHRUNG 1990; 40:543-67. [PMID: 2264760 DOI: 10.1080/17450399009428406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The normal microflora colonizing the digestive tract in livestock species at five to six days after birth can be summarized as following: 400 to 500 different bacterial strains for a total count of 10(14) bacteriae. The role of the gut flora is multifarious: fermentation of feed compounds, induction of anatomical and physiological changes in the intestinal cell wall structure, increase in animal resistance against enteropathogenic bacteriae, etc. In the present review, the numerous hypotheses for explaining the beneficial effects of probiotics on zootechnical performances and also the healthy aspects for men and animals are summarized, and the possible mechanisms of bacterial attachment are enumerated. The different assumptions on mode of action and fixation mechanisms of probiotics in the gut are critically discussed, and the required characteristics of the ideal probiotic are listed. Finally, some zootechnical results obtained with lactic acid bacteria are shown for calves, piglets and broilers.
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- M Vanbelle
- Unité de Biochimie de la Nutrition, Faculté des Sciences agronomiques, Université Catholique de Louvain
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McAllister T, Rode L, Cheng KJ, Schaefer D, Costerton J. Morphological study of the digestion of barley and maize grain by rumen microorganisms. Anim Feed Sci Technol 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(90)90054-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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