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Henry DD, Ciriaco FM, Araujo RC, Fontes PLP, Oosthuizen N, Mejia-Turcios SE, Garcia-Ascolani ME, Rostoll-Cangiano L, Schulmeister TM, Dubeux JCB, Lamb GC, DiLorenzo N. Effects of bismuth subsalicylate and encapsulated calcium ammonium nitrate on ruminal fermentation of beef cattle. J Anim Sci 2020; 98:5868550. [PMID: 32638002 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
A replicated 5 × 5 Latin square design with a 2 × 2 + 1 factorial arrangement of treatments was used to determine the effects of bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) and encapsulated calcium ammonium nitrate (eCAN) on ruminal fermentation of beef cattle consuming bahiagrass hay (Paspalum notatum) and sugarcane molasses. Ten ruminally cannulated steers (n = 8; 461 ± 148 kg of body weight [BW]; average BW ± SD) and heifers (n = 2; 337 ± 74 kg of BW) were randomly assigned to one of five treatments as follows: 1) 2.7 g/kg of BW of molasses (NCTRL), 2) NCTRL + 182 mg/kg of BW of urea (U), 3) U + 58.4 mg/kg of BW of BSS (UB), 4) NCTRL + 538 mg/kg of BW of eCAN (NIT), and 5) NIT + 58.4 mg/kg of BW of BSS (NITB). With the exception of NCTRL, all treatments were isonitrogenous. Beginning on day 14 of each period, ruminal fluid was collected and rectal temperature was recorded 4× per day for 3 d to determine ruminal changes every 2 h from 0 to 22 h post-feeding. Ruminal gas cap samples were collected at 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 h on day 0 of each period followed by 0 h on days 1, 2, 3, and 14. Microbial N flow was determined using Cr-Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, YbCl3, and indigestible neutral detergent fiber for liquid, small particle, and large particle phases, respectively. Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS. Orthogonal contrasts were used to evaluate the effects of nonprotein nitrogen (NPN) inclusion, NPN source, BSS, and NPN source × BSS. There was no treatment effect (P > 0.05) on concentrations of H2S on day 0, 1, 2, or 14; however, on day 3, concentrations of H2S were reduced (P = 0.018) when NPN was provided. No effect of treatment (P = 0.864) occurred for ruminal pH. There was an effect of NPN source on total concentrations of VFA (P = 0.011), where a 6% reduction occurred when eCAN was provided. There were effects of NPN (P = 0.001) and NPN source (P = 0.009) on the concentration of NH3-N, where cattle consuming NPN had a greater concentration than those not consuming NPN, and eCAN reduced the concentration compared with urea. Total concentrations of VFA and NH3-N were not affected (P > 0.05) by BSS. There was an effect of BSS (P = 0.009) on rectal temperature, where cattle not consuming BSS had greater temperatures than those receiving BSS. No differences for NPN, NPN source, nor BSS (P > 0.05) were observed for microbial N flow. In conclusion, eCAN does not appear to deliver equivalent ruminal fermentation parameters compared with urea, and BSS has limited effects on fermentation.
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- Darren D Henry
- Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL.,Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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- GRASP Ind. & Com. LTDA, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.,EW
- Nutrition GmbH, Visbek, Germany
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL
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Carvalho VV, Paulino MF, Detmann E, Chizzotti ML, Martins LS, Silva AG, Lopes SA, Moura FH. Effects of supplements containing different additives on nutritional and productive performance of beef cattle grazing tropical grass. Trop Anim Health Prod 2017; 49:983-988. [PMID: 28386840 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1286-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A grazing trial was carried out to evaluate the inclusion of three feed additives in supplements (crude protein, CP 230 g/kg dry matter, DM) on the performance, voluntary intake, and digestibility of beef heifers grazing Brachiaria decumbens (CP 81 and neutral detergent fiber, NDF 615 g/kg DM). Thirty-five Nellore heifers (21 months of age and 383 ± 6.29 kg of body weight, BW) were used in a completely randomized design. The treatments were as follows: no supplement (control); supplement fed at 1 kg/animal/day without additives (S); supplement with monensin (S + M); supplement with yeast culture (S + YC); and supplement with enzyme complex (S + EC). All of the supplemented heifers had greater (P < 0.1) average daily gain (∼0.186 kg/day) compared to the control treatment (0.014 kg/day). Average daily gain and final BW were similar (P > 0.1) among supplemented heifers. Monensin inclusion in the supplement decreased (P < 0.1) forage DM (expressed as g/kg BW) and NDF intake (expressed as kg/day and as g/kg BW). All of the feed additive inclusions decreased (P < 0.1) NDF digestibility. In conclusion, the heifers' performance was improved by concentrate supplementation. However, the inclusion of additives did not enhance this effect.
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- V V Carvalho
- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil.
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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