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Spears JW, Loh HY, Lloyd KE, Heldt JS, Engle TE. Trace mineral source and chromium propionate supplementation affect performance and carcass characteristics in feedlot steers. J Anim Sci 2024; 102:skae106. [PMID: 38613515 PMCID: PMC11067787 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae106] [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] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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Angus-crossbred steers (n = 400; 369.7 ± 7.6 kg) were used to determine the influence of trace mineral (TM) source and chromium propionate (Cr Prop) supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics, and ruminal and plasma variables in finishing steers. Steers were blocked by body weight (BW) and randomly assigned within block to treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, with factors being: 1) TM source (STM or HTM) and 2) Cr supplementation (0 or 0.25 mg Cr/kg DM, -Cr or + Cr, respectively). Treatments consisted of the addition of: 1) sulfate TM (STM; 90, 40, and 18 mg/kg DM of Zn, Mn, and Cu, respectively), 2) STM and 0.25 mg Cr/kg DM from Cr Prop, 3) hydroxychloride TM (HTM; 90, 40, and 18 mg/kg DM of Zn, Mn, and Cu, respectively), and 4) HTM and 0.25 mg Cr/kg DM from Cr Prop. Each treatment consisted of 10 replicate pens with 10 steers per pen. Body weights were obtained on consecutive days at the initiation and termination of the 154-d study. Steers were fed a steam-flaked corn-based finishing diet. Ractopamine hydrochloride was fed for the last 31 d of the study. Ruminal fluid and blood samples were obtained from one steer per pen on days 28 and 84 for ruminal volatile fatty acids (VFA) and plasma TM and glucose analysis. Steers were slaughtered at the end of the study and individual carcass data were collected. No Cr × TM source interactions (P = 0.48) were detected. Steers supplemented with HTM had greater (P = 0.04) hot carcass weight (HCW), dressing percentage (DP), longissimus muscle (LM) area, and USDA yield grade (YG), and tended (P = 0.12) to have greater average daily gain (ADG) than those receiving STM. Average daily gain, gain:feed, dressing percentage, and longissimus muscle area were greater (P = 0.04) for + Cr steers compared to-Cr steers. Hot carcass weight tended (P = 0.06) to be greater for + Cr steers. Ruminal acetate concentrations at 28 d were lesser (P = 0.01) for HTM vs. STM steers, and greater (P = 0.04) for + Cr steers compared to-Cr steers. Plasma concentrations of Zn, Cu, and Mn were not affected by TM source or Cr supplementation. Steers supplemented with Cr had greater (P = 0.05) plasma glucose concentrations than-Cr steers at 28 but not at 84 d. Results of this study indicate replacing STM with HTM improved carcass characteristics in finishing steers, and Cr Prop supplementation improved steer performance and carcass characteristics.
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- Jerry W Spears
- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Sager B, Van Saun RJ. Trace Mineral Supplementation for Beef Cows: Dry Range Environment. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 2023; 39:471-489. [PMID: 37684112 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2023.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Range mineral supplementation is based on providing trace minerals not adequately provided from grazed forage in meeting beef cattle needs throughout life cycle stages. Supplementation programs should be developed with consideration of ranch production goals, economics, and practicality for implementation. Factors such as season of grazing, forage analysis, water analysis including antagonistic elements, and measured animal responses are used in mineral supplement formulation for range cattle. Mineral intake is a critical factor to a supplement program's success. Salt-based mineral products are most used under range conditions, yet there is much individual intake variation.
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- Bob Sager
- Medicine Creek Bovine Health and Consulting, PO Box 614, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645, USA.
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 108C Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building, University Park, PA 16802-3500, USA
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Lu H, Liu P, Liu S, Zhao X, Bai B, Cheng J, Zhang Z, Sun C, Hao L, Xue Y. Effects of sources and levels of dietary supplementary manganese on growing yak's in vitro rumen fermentation. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1175894. [PMID: 37360409 PMCID: PMC10288112 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1175894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Introduction Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element for livestock, but little is known about the optimal Mn source and level for yak. Methods To improve yak's feeding standards, a 48-h in vitro study was designed to examine the effect of supplementary Mn sources including Mn sulfate (MnSO4), Mn chloride (MnCl2), and Mn methionine (Met-Mn) at five Mn levels, namely 35 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg, 60 mg/kg, and 70 mg/kg dry matter (includes Mn in substrates), on yak's rumen fermentation. Results Results showed that Met-Mn groups showed higher acetate (p < 0.05), propionate, total volatile fatty acids (p < 0.05) levels, ammonia nitrogen concentration (p < 0.05), dry matter digestibility (DMD), and amylase activities (p < 0.05) compared to MnSO4 and MnCl2 groups. DMD (p < 0.05), amylase activities, and trypsin activities (p < 0.05) all increased firstly and then decreased with the increase of Mn level and reached high values at 40-50 mg/kg Mn levels. Cellulase activities showed high values (p < 0.05) at 50-70 mg/kg Mn levels. Microbial protein contents (p < 0.05) and lipase activities of Mn-Met groups were higher than those of MnSO4 and MnCl2 groups at 40-50 mg/kg Mn levels. Discussion Therefore, Mn-met was the best Mn source, and 40 to 50 mg/kg was the best Mn level for rumen fermentation of yaks.
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- Huizhen Lu
- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Biotechnology Center, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Qinghai Pure Yak Biotechnology Co., LTD., Xining, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Plateau Yak Research Center, Qinghai Academy of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Plateau Yak Research Center, Qinghai Academy of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Plateau Yak Research Center, Qinghai Academy of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Qinghai Pure Yak Biotechnology Co., LTD., Xining, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Plateau Yak Research Center, Qinghai Academy of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Qinghai Pure Yak Biotechnology Co., LTD., Xining, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science of Qinghai Province, Qinghai Plateau Yak Research Center, Qinghai Academy of Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, China
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Gomes da Silva G, da Silva Dias MS, Takiya CS, Nunes AT, Del Valle TA, Grigoletto NTS, Batista CF, Santos KR, Della Libera AMMP, Rennó LN, Koontz A, Lobato DN, Costa E Silva LF, Rennó FP. Feeding reduced levels of trace minerals in proteinate form and selenium-yeast to transition cows: Performance, trace minerals, and antioxidant status, peripheral neutrophil activity, and oocyte quality. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:3023-3042. [PMID: 36870837 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-21939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of inorganic trace minerals (TM) and reduced levels of TM by using proteinate forms of Co, Zn, Mn, and Cu, and Se-yeast in diets of transition cows on performance, TM concentrations in colostrum, plasma, and liver, blood metabolites, antioxidant status, peripheral neutrophil activity, and oocyte quality. Thirty-two Holstein cows (22 multiparous and 10 primiparous cows) were enrolled in this study from 30 d before the expected calving date to 56 DIM. Cows were blocked according to body condition score, parity, and previous milk yield and randomly assigned to one of the following treatments: control (CON), with TM (Zn, Cu, Mn, and Co) supplied in form of sulfate and Se as sodium selenite to meet or exceed requirement estimates of the National Research Council; and proteinate trace minerals (PTM), with TM supplied bound with AA and peptides at 50% of CON levels and inorganic Se replaced with Se-yeast at 100% of CON level. Treatments were supplied until 56 DIM. Eight cows were removed from the study because of early calving (n = 3) or health issues (n = 5); thus, data of 24 cows (16 multiparous and 8 primiparous cows) were used in the statistical analysis. No differences between treatments were detected on nutrient intake or digestibility. Total excretion of purine derivatives was decreased when feeding PTM during the prepartum period. Feeding reduced levels of TM in proteinate form resulted in greater yield of milk (27.7 and 30.9 kg/d for CON and PTM, respectively) and protein (0.890 and 0.976 kg/d) between wk 5 and 8 of lactation. No treatment differences were detected for feed efficiency, milk somatic cell count, and milk urea nitrogen. Cows fed PTM had lower milk fat concentration during the 56 d of evaluation (4.08 and 3.74% for CON and PTM, respectively). Selenium concentration was greater in colostrum of cows fed PTM compared with CON (48.5 and 71.3 µg/L for CON and PTM, respectively), whereas Zn, Cu, and Mn concentrations were not different. Cows fed PTM showed lower liver Cu concentration compared with CON (51.4 and 73.8, respectively). Plasma concentrations of Mn and Zn were lower, but plasma Se concentration tended to be higher with PTM treatment. Feeding PTM resulted in greater blood concentrations of urea-N (16.6 and 18.2 mg/dL for CON and PTM, respectively) and β-hydroxybutyrate (0.739 and 0.940 mmol/L). Counts of lymphocytes were higher with PTM but counts of monocytes were lower in complete blood cell count. No differences were observed in serum concentrations of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. No differences were detected in phagocytosis and oxidative burst potential of neutrophils after incubation with bacteria. Cows fed PTM had fewer viable oocytes per ovum pick-up in comparison with CON (8.00 and 11.6). Feeding PTM to transition cows may sustain performance without altering neutrophil activity despite some alterations in blood TM concentrations. More studies should be performed to evaluate production and fertility measurements when reducing TM dietary levels by using proteinate forms and Se-yeast with larger number of animals.
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- Guilherme Gomes da Silva
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Animal Production, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, 13635-900 Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Animal Production, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, 13635-900 Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Animal Production, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, 13635-900 Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Animal Production, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, 13635-900 Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900 Brazil
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- Veterinary Clinical Immunology Research Group, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-270 Brazil
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- Veterinary Clinical Immunology Research Group, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-270 Brazil
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- Veterinary Clinical Immunology Research Group, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-270 Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900 Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Animal Production, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, 13635-900 Brazil.
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Wenner B, Park T, Mitchell K, Kvidera S, Griswold K, Horst E, Baumgard L. Effect of zinc source (zinc sulfate or zinc hydroxychloride) on relative abundance of fecal Treponema spp. in lactating dairy cows. JDS COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 3:334-338. [PMID: 36340900 PMCID: PMC9623701 DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2022-0238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cows (n = 24) were fed typical lactating diets that only differed in zinc source inclusion. Fecal samples collected from cows were extracted for prokaryotic 16S gene DNA. Feeding zinc hydroxychloride decreased the Treponema spp. recovered from fecal samples compared with cows fed zinc sulfate.
Previous research revealed a potential effect of dietary trace mineral source on both ruminal and fecal microbiota. However, the effect of Zn source, specifically, has not previously been considered. Based on reported postruminal solubility, we hypothesized that Zn hydroxychloride would decrease Treponema spp. fecal excretion relative to cows fed Zn sulfate. To test this hypothesis, lactating Holstein cows (n = 24; 685 ± 9 kg of body weight; 159 ± 8 d in milk; parity 3 ± 0.2) were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 dietary treatments: control (75 mg/kg Zn from ZnSO4) or Zn hydroxychloride (HYD; 75 mg/kg IntelliBond Z; Micronutrients USA LLC). Single fecal grab samples were collected on d 1 before dietary treatments and on d 27 after dietary treatments were applied. Fecal microbial DNA was extracted and sequenced to establish taxonomy using a universal primer for the 16S rRNA gene. Supplementation of HYD decreased the relative abundance of Treponema 2 by 3-fold (14.7% vs. 4.9%). Poor sequencing resolution at the species level limited inference of Treponema spp. toward management or gut health implications of HYD supplementation. However, the inclusion of pathogenic species among Treponema spp. indicates a potential implication of HYD feeding to reduce environmental exposure of the dairy cow to Treponema spp.
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- B.A. Wenner
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Mion B, Van Winters B, King K, Spricigo JFW, Ogilvie L, Guan L, DeVries TJ, McBride BW, LeBlanc SJ, Steele MA, Ribeiro ES. Effects of replacing inorganic salts of trace minerals with organic trace minerals in pre- and postpartum diets on feeding behavior, rumen fermentation, and performance of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:6693-6709. [PMID: 35787325 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-21908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Our objectives were to evaluate the effects of complete replacement of supplementary inorganic salts of trace minerals (STM) by organic trace minerals (OTM) in both pre- and postpartum diets on feeding behavior, ruminal fermentation, rumination activity, energy metabolism, and lactation performance in dairy cows. Pregnant cows and heifers (n = 273) were blocked by parity and body condition score and randomly assigned to either STM or OTM diets at 45 ± 3 d before their expected calving date. Both groups received the same diet, except for the source of trace minerals (TM). The STM group was supplemented with Co, Cu, Mn, and Zn sulfates and Na selenite, whereas the OTM group was supplemented with Co, Cu, Mn, and Zn proteinates and selenized yeast. Treatments continued until 156 days in milk and pre- and postpartum diets were formulated to meet 100% of recommended levels of each TM in both treatments, taking into consideration both basal and supplemental levels. Automatic feed bins were used to assign treatments to individual cows and to measure feed intake and feeding behavior. Rumination activity was monitored by sensors attached to a collar from wk -3 to 3 relative to calving. Blood metabolites were evaluated on d -21, -10, -3, 0, 3, 7, 10, 14, 23, and 65 relative to calving. Ruminal fluid samples were collected using an ororuminal sampling device on d -21, 23, and 65 relative to calving, for measurement of ruminal pH and concentration of volatile fatty acids. Cows were milked twice a day and milk components were measured monthly. Cows supplemented with OTM tended to have longer daily feeding time (188 vs. 197 min/d), and greater dry matter intake (DMI; 12.9 vs. 13.3 kg), and had a more positive energy balance (3.6 vs. 4.2 Mcal/d) and shorter rumination time per kg of dry matter (DM; 40.1 vs. 37.5 min/kg of DM) than cows supplemented with STM during the prepartum period. In the postpartum period, OTM increased DMI in multiparous cows (24.1 vs. 24.7 kg/d) but not in primiparous cows (19.1 vs. 18.7 kg/d). The difference in DMI of multiparous cows was more evident in the first 5 wk of lactation, when it averaged 1 kg/d. Milk yield was not affected by treatment in multiparous cows (44.1 vs. 44.2 kg/d); however, primiparous cows supplemented with OTM had lesser yields than primiparous cows supplemented with STM (31.9 vs. 29.8 kg/d). Cows supplemented with OTM had a greater percentage of protein in milk (3.11 vs. 3.17%), reduced concentration of nonesterified fatty acids in serum (0.45 vs. 0.40 mmol/L), and rumination activity (30.1 vs. 27.8 min/kg of DM) than cows supplemented with STM. At the end of the transition period, cows supplemented with OTM had reduced molar proportion of acetate, reduced pH, and tended to have a greater concentration of total volatile fatty acids in ruminal fluid. In conclusion, complete replacement of STM by OTM caused modest changes in rumen fermentation, feeding behavior, energy metabolism, and performance of dairy cows, improving postpartum DMI in multiparous cows and reducing circulating levels of nonesterified fatty acids. The pre-absorptive effects of TM source and the parity specific responses on performance warrant further research.
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- B Mion
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2R3
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1.
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Trace mineral source influences digestion, ruminal fermentation, and ruminal copper, zinc, and manganese distribution in steers fed a diet suitable for lactating dairy cows. Animal 2022; 16:100500. [DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Wang C, Xu Y, Han L, Liu Q, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang J, Chen L, Zhang Y, Pei C, Zhang S. Effects of zinc sulfate and coated zinc sulfate on lactation performance, nutrient digestion and rumen fermentation in Holstein dairy cows. Livest Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Daniel JB, Kvidera SK, Martín-Tereso J. Total-tract digestibility and milk productivity of dairy cows as affected by trace mineral sources. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:9081-9089. [PMID: 32828500 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The chemical characteristics associated with different sources of Cu, Zn, and Mn such as sulfate, hydroxychloride, or organic chelate may affect the interaction between the metals and other components present within the gut of a ruminant (i.e., microorganisms and nutrients). The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of different supplemental trace mineral strategies on apparent total-tract digestibility, rumen fermentation, and dairy productivity. Using 52 Holstein cows in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with periods of 21 d, 4 treatments differing in their sources of Cu, Zn, and Mn were tested: sulfate form, hydroxychloride form, a mix of sulfate and organic chelate forms (70 and 30%, respectively), and a mix of hydroxychloride and organic chelate forms (70 and 30%, respectively). Treatments were formulated to provide 15, 40, and 20 mg of supplemental Cu, Zn, and Mn, respectively, per kilogram of dry matter. This level of supplementation, together with the basal level present in forages and feed ingredients, resulted in a total average supply of 19, 79, and 84 mg of Cu, Zn, and Mn, respectively, per kilogram of dry matter. Cows had ad libitum access to a total mixed ration, which provided 15.3% of crude protein, 21.7% of starch, and 35.3% of neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Data were summarized by period with trace minerals and period as fixed effects and the repeated cow as random effect using the MIXED procedure of SAS (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC). Apparent total-tract NDF and crude protein digestibility was reduced (-0.8% and -1.0%, respectively) when organic chelate trace minerals were fed, whereas apparent total-tract NDF digestibility was improved (+0.8%) when sulfate trace minerals were replaced by hydroxychloride trace minerals. Cows supplemented with the hydroxychloride source had lower ruminal butyric acid concentration compared with cows fed sulfate trace minerals (13.3 vs. 14.6%). In addition, fat- and protein-corrected milk and milk fat yields were improved (+1.0 kg/d and +51 g/d, respectively) in multiparous cows when trace minerals were supplemented as hydroxychloride compared with sulfate. These effects were not observed in primiparous cows. These results confirm that trace mineral sources affect apparent total-tract digestibility and indicate that milk productivity may also be affected.
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- J B Daniel
- Trouw Nutrition Research and Development, PO Box 299, 3800 AG, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
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- Micronutrients USA LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46241
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- Trouw Nutrition Research and Development, PO Box 299, 3800 AG, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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Chen F, Li Y, Shen Y, Guo Y, Zhao X, Li Q, Cao Y, Zhang X, Li Y, Wang Z, Gao Y, Li J. Effects of prepartum zinc-methionine supplementation on feed digestibility, rumen fermentation patterns, immunity status, and passive transfer of immunity in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:8976-8985. [PMID: 32713690 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of prepartum supplementation of zinc-methionine (Zn-Met) on feed digestibility, rumen fermentation patterns, and immunity status in dams and passive immunity transfer in their calves. A randomized complete design was used in this study. Forty multiparous Holstein dairy cows in late pregnancy (60 d before the expected calving date) were blocked by parity (2.1 ± 0.3), body weight (651 ± 52 kg), and expected calving date, and randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments. Cows were supplemented with Zn as Zn-Met at 0, 20, 40, or 60 mg/kg of dry matter (DM) from 60 d before expected calving date to the calving day. Though the nutrient digestibility was not affected by Zn supplementation, DM intake, Zn digestibility, and Zn deposition increased linearly with increasing Zn-Met supplementation. Ruminal pH and molar proportion of individual volatile fatty acids were similar, whereas a linear decrease and increase were observed in ruminal ammonia and microbial crude protein concentration, respectively, with increasing Zn-Met supplementation. Maternal serum concentration of alkaline phosphatase, carboxypeptidase, Cu and Zn superoxide dismutase, and total antioxidant capacity were greater in cows supplemented with >40 mg of Zn/kg of DM compared with the control group. With increasing Zn-Met supplementation, maternal blood concentration of IL-1 decreased linearly, whereas IL-2 and IL-6 increased linearly, and no differences were observed in IL-4. Concentration of nonesterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyric acids in maternal blood was similar between treatments. No difference was observed in colostrum composition with increasing Zn-Met supplementation. Concentration of Zn and immunoglobulins (including IgA, IgG, and IgM) in maternal blood did not differ among treatments. However, Zn concentration in colostrum and blood of calves increased linearly. The concentration of IgA and IgM in colostrum increased linearly with increasing Zn-Met supplementation, whereas no differences in immunoglobulins were observed in calf blood. In conclusion, Zn supplementation as Zn-Met at 40 of mg/kg of DM may improve antioxidant activity of dam and potentially increase passive immunity transfer in calves.
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- Fengting Chen
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Baoding Vocational and Technical College, Baoding 071000, Hebei, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China; Hebei Cattle and Sheep Embryo Engineering Technology Research Center, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China; Hebei Cattle and Sheep Embryo Engineering Technology Research Center, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Baoding Husbandry Work Station, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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- Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271000, Shandong, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China; Hebei Cattle and Sheep Embryo Engineering Technology Research Center, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China; Hebei Cattle and Sheep Embryo Engineering Technology Research Center, Baoding 071001, Hebei, P.R. China
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Miller MD, Lanier JS, Kvidera SK, Dann HM, Ballard CS, Grant RJ. Evaluation of source of corn silage and trace minerals on lactational performance and total-tract nutrient digestibility in Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:3147-3160. [PMID: 32037164 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We evaluated the effects of source of corn silage and trace minerals on lactational performance and total-tract digestibility (TTD) of nutrients in 16 Holstein cows averaging 82 (standard error = 3) days in milk in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments with 28-d periods. The diets consisted [dry matter (DM) basis] of 55% conventional (CON) or brown midrib-3 (BM3) corn silage, 2% chopped wheat straw, and 43% grain mix with either sulfate (STM) or hydroxy (HTM) sources of copper, manganese, and zinc trace minerals. The targeted supplemental concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese were 194, 1,657, and 687 mg/d, respectively. The dietary treatments were CON-STM, CON-HTM, BM3-STM, and BM3-HTM. The dietary nutrient composition of the BM3 diets averaged 32.1% amylase neutral detergent fiber on an organic matter basis (aNDFom) and 6.9% undigested neutral detergent fiber at 240 h (uNDF240om; % of DM), and CON diets averaged 36.2% aNDFom and 8.6% uNDF240om (% of DM). The average supplemental concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese for the STM diets were 10, 41, and 64 mg/kg, respectively, and the average supplemental concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese for the HTM diets were 10, 40, and 62 mg/kg, respectively. The average total dietary concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese for the STM diets were 17, 104, and 60 mg/kg, respectively, and the average total dietary concentrations of copper, zinc, and manganese for the HTM diets were 17, 91, and 66 mg/kg, respectively. Data were summarized by period and analyzed as a replicated Latin square design with fixed model effects for corn silage, trace minerals, corn silage × trace mineral interaction, period within replicated square, and replicated square using the MIXED procedure of SAS. Cow within replicated square was a random effect. Cows fed the BM3 diets had greater dry matter intake (DMI) and milk yield (28.1 and 47.0 kg/d) than cows fed the CON diets (27.5 and 44.7 kg/d). We found no significant interaction between corn silage and trace minerals for DMI and milk yield. Cows fed the HTM diets (28.1 kg/d) had a greater DMI than cows fed the STM diets (27.5 kg/d). Cows fed the BM3 diets had greater TTD of DM and OM (72.8 and 74.1% of DM) than cows fed the CON diets (71.1 and 72.3% of DM). Cows fed the HTM diets had a tendency for greater TTD of aNDFom than cows fed the STM diets (56.8 vs. 54.9% of DM). Cows fed the CON diets ruminated longer during the day than cows fed the BM3 diets (524 vs. 496 min/d). Corn silage with greater NDF digestibility and lower uNDF240om enhanced DMI, milk yield, and TTD of DM and OM, and hydroxy trace minerals improved DMI and tended to improve TTD of aNDFom. The source of corn silage and trace minerals should be taken into consideration when formulating diets for high-producing dairy cows.
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- M D Miller
- William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY 12921
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- Micronutrients USA LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46241
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- Micronutrients USA LLC, Indianapolis, IN 46241
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- William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY 12921
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- William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY 12921
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- William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, NY 12921.
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Wang Y, Jiang M, Zhang Z, Sun H. Effects of over-load iron on nutrient digestibility, haemato-biochemistry, rumen fermentation and bacterial communities in sheep. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2019; 104:32-43. [PMID: 31663652 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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There is a risk of iron overload in grazing livestock. However, the effects on nutrient absorption and rumen function induced by excessive iron have not been well understood. Therefore, the purpose of present study was to investigate the impact of over-load iron on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood biochemistry, rumen fermentation and bacterial communities in sheep. Twenty-four German Mutton Merino cross-bred sheep with weight (42.66 ± 2.34 kg BW) were randomly divided into 4 groups, each with 6 replicates and 1 sheep per replicate. The basal diet consisted of 60% Leymus chinensis hay and 40% concentrate. The sheep in 4 groups were fed the basal diets supplemented with 50 (Control), 500 (T1), 1,000 (T2) and 1,500 (T3) mg Fe/kg as ferrous sulphate monohydrate (FeSO4 ·H2 O) respectively. And the actual contents of iron in the diet were determined to be 457.68 (control), 816.42 (T1), 1,256.78 (T2) and 1,725.63 (T3) mg/kg respectively. The experiment lasted 62 days including a 7-day metabolism trial. During the whole experiment, the digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre showed a quadratic increase with increasing over-load iron levels (p < .05), and maximum responses were found with 500 mg/kg supplementation. However, the response of total VFA concentration showed a quadratic decrease, as did the concentrations of propionate, butyrate and valerate (p < .05). Serum total iron-binding capacity on day 30 showed a quadratic decrease with the increase in high-dose iron, while the serum iron content increased linearly at day 60 (p < .05). Excessive iron resulted in the change in bacterial communities. An increase in over-load iron linearly decreased the abundance of bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidetes (p < .05), but linearly increased the Firmicutes (p = .037) and Proteobacteria (p = .018). In addition, there was a quadratic effect (p = .003) on the Fibrobacteres, which was higher in the 500 and 1,000 mg/kg Fe-supplemented groups. At the genus level, there were quadratic effects on the abundances of Selenomonas_1 (p = .023) and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-014 (p = .016). Furthermore, feeding of iron linearly increased the relative abundances of Succiniclasticum and Succinivibrionaceae_UCG-002 (p < .05). These results indicate that increasing ferrous sulphate monohydrate in diets had no negative impact on the growth performance, but it changed nutrient digestibility, blood iron parameters, rumen fermentation and bacterial communities in sheep.
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- Yingjie Wang
- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China.,Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China
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Van Bibber-Krueger CL, Vahl CI, Narayanan SK, Amachawadi RG, Taylor EA, Scott HM, Drouillard JS. Effects of supplemental zinc sulfate on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance in feedlot heifers. J Anim Sci 2019; 97:424-436. [PMID: 30388223 PMCID: PMC6313150 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Effects of supplemental Zn as Zn sulfate on feedlot performance, carcass traits, and antimicrobial resistance were evaluated using 480 crossbred heifers (BW = 385 kg ± 13.08) in a randomized complete block design. Heifers were blocked by BW and randomly assigned within block to diets with 0, 30, 60, or 90 mg supplemental Zn/kg DM. Heifers were housed in dirt-surfaced pens (20 animals per pen; 6 pens per treatment) equipped with fence-line feed bunks and automatic water fountains. Heifers were fed once daily to ensure ad libitum intake. Plasma was collected on day 0 from five randomly selected heifers per pen and repeated on days 63 and 115 to determine plasma Zn concentrations. Random samples of freshly voided feces were collected from the surface of each pen the day of harvest to determine antibiotic resistance. Heifers were transported on day 144 to a commercial abattoir where hot carcass weight (HCW) and incidence of liver abscesses were recorded at harvest and HCW, dressed yield, ribeye area, 12th rib fat, quality and yield grades were recorded after 36 h of refrigeration. Plasma Zn concentration increased (P = 0.02) linearly in response to increasing concentrations of dietary Zn. Final BW and ADG were unaffected by supplementation (P ≥ 0.29). Quantified levels of resistance to ceftriaxone and tetracycline among fecal Escherichia coli were not impacted (P > 0.05) by dietary zinc concentrations. Increasing Zn concentrations tended to decrease (linear effect, P = 0.07) DMI, resulting in a linear (P = 0.03) and tendency for quadratic (P = 0.12) improvement in feed efficiency with increasing Zn concentration. No differences were detected for HCW, dressed yield, ribeye area, 12th rib fat, percentages of carcasses grading Select or Choice, or yield grade (P > 0.53), but added Zn tended to affect percentage of carcasses that graded Prime, peaking at 60 mg/kg added Zn (quadratic effect, P = 0.07). In vitro fermentations were performed using ruminal fluid cultures containing 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, or 150 mg Zn/kg substrate DM to determine impact of Zn on gas production, VFA concentrations, and in vitro DM disappearance (IVDMD). There were no effects of Zn on in vitro gas production, IVDMD, or most VFA (P > 0.15), but isovalerate decreased linearly in response to added Zn (P = 0.05). Supplementing finishing heifers up to 60 mg Zn/kg diet DM improved feed efficiency compared to other treatments.
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- Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Váradyová Z, Mravčáková D, Holodová M, Grešáková Ľ, Pisarčíková J, Barszcz M, Taciak M, Tuśnio A, Kišidayová S, Čobanová K. Modulation of ruminal and intestinal fermentation by medicinal plants and zinc from different sources. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2018; 102:1131-1145. [PMID: 29901842 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Two experiments were conducted on sheep to determine the effect of dietary supplementation with zinc and a medicinal plant mixture on haematological parameters and microbial activity in the rumen and large intestine. In Experiment 1, 24 male lambs were randomly divided into four groups: One group was fed an unsupplemented basal diet (control), and three groups were fed a diet supplemented with 70 mg Zn/kg diet in the form of Zn sulphate (ZnSO4 ), a Zn-chelate of glycine hydrate (Zn-Gly) or a Zn-proteinate (Zn-Pro), for five months. The ruminal content was collected separately from each lamb, and batch cultures of ruminal fluid were incubated in vitro with mixture of medicinal plants (Mix) with different roughage:concentrate ratios (800:200 and 400:600, w/w). Bioactive compounds in Mix were quantified by UPLC/MS/MS. In Experiment 2, four sheep were fed a diet consisting of meadow hay and barley grain (400:600, w/w), with Zn-Gly (70 mg Zn/kg diet), Mix (10% replacement of meadow hay) or Zn-Gly and Mix (Zn-Gly-Mix) as supplements in a Latin square design. Mix decreased total gas (p < 0.001) and methane (p < 0.01) production in vitro. In Experiment 1, caecal isobutyrate and isovalerate concentrations varied among the dietary treatments (p < 0.01). The isovalerate concentration of the zinc-supplemented groups in the distal colon was higher (p < 0.001) compared with the control. In Experiment 2, the molar proportion of isobutyrate was the highest in the faeces of the sheep fed the diet with Zn-Gly-Mix (p < 0.01). The plasma zinc concentration was higher in the groups fed a diet supplemented with zinc (p < 0.001). The haematological profile and antioxidant status did not differ between the dietary groups (p > 0.05). The diets containing medicinal plants and organic zinc thus helped to modulate the characteristics of fermentation in ruminants.
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- Zora Váradyová
- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jabłonna, Poland
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- Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jabłonna, Poland
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- Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jabłonna, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic
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Van Bibber-Krueger CL, Miller KA, Amachawadi RG, Scott HM, Gonzalez JM, Drouillard JS. Interaction between supplemental zinc oxide and zilpaterol hydrochloride on growth performance, carcass traits, and blood metabolites in feedlot steers. J Anim Sci 2018; 95:5573-5583. [PMID: 29293781 DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Interactive effects of supplemental Zn and zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) were evaluated in feedlot steers ( = 40; 652 kg ± 14 initial BW) to determine their impact on feedlot performance, blood constituents, and carcass traits. The study was conducted as a randomized complete block design with a 2 × 2 factorial treatment arrangement. Steers were blocked by BW and randomly assigned to treatments. Factors consisted of supplemental Zn (60 or 300 mg/kg diet DM) and ZH (0 or 8.33 mg/kg) in the diets. For diets supplemented with 300 mg Zn/kg DM, 60 mg Zn/kg was supplemented as zinc sulfate and 240 mg Zn/kg was supplemented as zinc oxide, and the diet was fed for 24 d. Zilpaterol hydrochloride was fed for 21 d followed by a 3-d withdrawal. Cattle were housed in partially covered individual feeding pens equipped with automatic waterers and fence-line feed bunks and were fed once daily for ad libitum intake. Plasma samples were collected on d 0 and 21 to assess changes in Zn, plasma urea nitrogen (PUN), glucose, and lactate concentrations, and serum samples were collected on d 21 to assess IGF-1 concentration. On d 25, cattle were weighed and transported 450 km to a commercial abattoir for harvest; HCW and incidence of liver abscesses were recorded. Carcass data were collected after 36 h of refrigeration. Data were analyzed as a mixed model with Zn, ZH, and Zn × ZH as fixed effects; block as a random effect; and steer as the experimental unit. No interaction or effects of Zn or ZH were observed for IGF-1 concentration, plasma glucose, or lactate concentrations ( ≥ 0.25). No interaction between Zn and ZH was observed for PUN concentration, but PUN decreased with ZH ( < 0.01). There were no effects of ZH or Zn on ADG, DMI, final BW, feed efficiency, HCW, back fat, KPH, quality grade, or incidence of liver abscesses ( > 0.05). Zinc supplementation tended ( = 0.08) to improve the proportion of carcasses grading USDA Choice. Feeding ZH decreased yield grade ( = 0.05) and tended to increase LM area ( = 0.07). In conclusion, increasing dietary concentrations of Zn does not impact response to ZH, but feeding ZH altered circulating concentrations of PUN.
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Kišidayová S, Pristaš P, Zimovčáková M, Blanár Wencelová M, Homol'ová L, Mihaliková K, Čobanová K, Grešáková Ľ, Váradyová Z. The effects of high dose of two manganese supplements (organic and inorganic) on the rumen microbial ecosystem. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191158. [PMID: 29324899 PMCID: PMC5764370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Little is known about the effects of the high dose and types of manganese supplements on rumen environment at manganese intake level close above the limit of 150 mg/kg of dry feed matter. The effects of high dose of two manganese supplements (organic and inorganic) on rumen microbial ecosystem after four months of treatment of 18 lambs divided into three treatment groups were studied. We examined the enzyme activities (α-amylase, xylanase, and carboxymethyl cellulase), total and differential microscopic counts of rumen ciliates, total microscopic counts of bacteria, and fingerprinting pattern of the eubacterial and ciliates population analyzed by PCR-DGGE. Lambs were fed a basal diet with a basal Mn content (34.3 mg/kg dry matter; control) and supplemented either with inorganic manganous sulfate or organic Mn-chelate hydrate (daily 182.7, 184 mg/kg dry matter of feed, respectively). Basal diet, offered twice daily, consisted of ground barley and hay (268 and 732 g/kg dry matter per animal and day). The rumens of the lambs harbored ciliates of the genera of Entodinium, Epidinium, Diplodinium, Eudiplodinium, Dasytricha, and Isotricha. No significant differences between treatment groups were observed in the total ciliate number, the number of ciliates at the genus level, as well as the total number of bacteria. Organic Mn did decrease the species richness and diversity of the eubacterial population examined by PCR-DGGE. No effects of type of Mn supplement on the enzyme activities were observed. In comparison to the control, α-amylase specific activities were decreased and carboxymethyl-cellulase specific activities were increased by the Mn supplements. Xylanase activities were not influenced. In conclusion, our results suggested that the intake of tested inorganic and organic manganese supplements in excess may affect the specific groups of eubacteria. More studies on intake of Mn supplements at a level close to the limit can reveal if the changes in microbial population impact remarkably the other rumen enzymatic activities.
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- Svetlana Kišidayová
- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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Hendriks A, van Lier J, de Kreuk M. Growth media in anaerobic fermentative processes: The underestimated potential of thermophilic fermentation and anaerobic digestion. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 36:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Faulkner M, Weiss W. Effect of source of trace minerals in either forage- or by-product–based diets fed to dairy cows: 1. Production and macronutrient digestibility. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:5358-5367. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhou S, Zhang C, Xiao Q, Zhuang Y, Gu X, Yang F, Xing C, Hu G, Cao H. Effects of Different Levels of Molybdenum on Rumen Microbiota and Trace Elements Changes in Tissues from Goats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 174:85-92. [PMID: 27147434 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-016-0706-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential trace element for animals and human beings. However, the negative effects on rumen function and distribution of trace elements in tissues induced by excessive Mo have not been well understood. Therefore, the purpose of present study was to investigate the impact of Mo on rumen microbiota, distribution of trace elements in various organs, and hematological parameters of goats. A total of 36 goats were randomly distributed into three groups with equal number and low-Mo and high-Mo groups were orally administered ammonium molybdate at 15 and 45 mg · Mo · kg-1 · BW respectively, while the control group received corresponding quantitative deionized water. The results showed that the total number of ciliate and protozoa protein concentration decreased significantly (P < 0.01) on days 25 and 50. Concentrations of ammonia nitrogen and bacterial protein were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in low-Mo group, while they were lower (P < 0.05) in high-Mo group than the control group on days 25 and 50. In addition, Mo accumulated in serum and all detected tissues. Copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) contents significantly decreased (P < 0.05) in hair and serum on days 25 and 50, while Cu contents increased (P < 0.05) and the change of Zn contents were not obvious (P > 0.05) in other tissues on days 25 and 50. Besides, there was no obvious variation in iron (Fe) contents during whole experiment period (P > 0.05). Furthermore, excessive Mo content had no significant effect on red blood cell (RBC) counts and hemoglobin (HGB) concentration (P > 0.05) on days 25 and 50, while white blood cell (WBC) counts increased significantly (P < 0.05) on day 50. These results indicated that excessive Mo content could impact the balance of ruminal microorganisms and interfere with the absorption and distribution of Mo and Cu mainly.
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China.
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- Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agriculture University, No. 1101 Zhimin Avenue, Economic and Technological Development District, Nanchang, 330045, Jiangxi, China.
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Y. Hilal E, A. E. Elkhairey M, O. A. Osman A. The Role of Zinc, Manganse and Copper in Rumen Metabolism and Immune Function: A Review Article. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2016.64035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Romero J, Ma Z, Gonzalez C, Adesogan A. Effect of adding cofactors to exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on preingestive hydrolysis, in vitro digestibility, and fermentation of bermudagrass haylage. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:4659-72. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Characterization of Anaerobic Degradability and Kinetics of Harvested Submerged Aquatic Weeds Used for Nutrient Phytoremediation. ENERGIES 2014. [DOI: 10.3390/en8010304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Genther ON, Hansen SL. The effect of trace mineral source and concentration on ruminal digestion and mineral solubility. J Dairy Sci 2014; 98:566-73. [PMID: 25465635 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this experiment was to compare the effect of sources of sulfate trace mineral (STM) and hydroxy trace mineral (HTM) at different inclusions on digestibility of dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fiber and solubility of Cu, Mn, and Zn in the rumen and abomasum of cattle. Five ruminally cannulated steers were used in a 5×5 Latin square design and individually fed a corn silage-based diet on an ad libitum basis. The 5 dietary treatments were as follows: control: no supplemental Cu, Mn, or Zn, analyzed to contain 7.4mg of Cu, 30.8mg of Mn, and 32.1mg of Zn per kilogram of diet DM (CON); low sulfate: 5mg of Cu/kg of DM supplemented from CuSO4, 15mg of Mn/kg of DM from MnSO4, and 30mg of Zn/kg of DM from ZnSO4; low HTM: 5mg of Cu/kg of DM supplemented from basic copper chloride (IntelliBond C; Micronutrients Inc., Indianapolis, IN), 15mg of Mn/kg of DM from manganese hydroxychloride (IntelliBond M; Micronutrients Inc.), and 30mg of Zn/kg of DM from zinc hydroxychloride (IntelliBond Z; Micronutrients Inc.); high sulfate: 25mg of Cu/kg of DM supplemented from CuSO4, 60mg of Mn/kg of DM from MnSO4, and 120mg of Zn/kg of DM from ZnSO4; and high HTM: 25mg of Cu/kg of DM supplemented from basic copper chloride, 60mg of Mn/kg of DM from manganese hydroxychloride, and 120mg of Zn/kg of DM from zinc hydroxychloride. Periods lasted for 12d, with 10d of diet adaptation. Dacron bags containing the CON total mixed ration were inserted on d 11 at 0h and were removed at 6, 12, 24, and 36h after insertion. Dry matter and neutral detergent fiber disappearances and rumen and simulated abomasal trace mineral solubilities were evaluated. Dietary treatment did not affect DM intake. Dry matter disappearance was lesser in supplemental TM treatments and greater in CON than the STM treatments, although the CON and HTM treatments did not differ. Neutral detergent fiber disappearance was not affected by treatment. Ruminally soluble Cu and Mn concentrations were least in CON and were lesser in HTM-containing treatments compared with STM treatments. However, in the abomasum, solubilities of Cu and Mn were similar across trace mineral sources. Ruminal and simulated abomasal soluble Zn was greater in the HTM treatments than in CON and STM, driven by the greater solubility of the high HTM treatment. Under the conditions of this study, supplementing trace minerals as STM decreased DM digestibility, whereas HTM did not affect DM digestibility. Additionally, Cu and Mn from HTM sources were relatively insoluble in the rumen but had similar solubility as STM at the pH found in the abomasum, suggesting that these minerals should be available for absorption in the intestine.
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- O N Genther
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
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Arelovich H, Amela M, Martínez M, Bravo R, Torrea M. Influence of different sources of zinc and protein supplementation on digestion and rumen fermentation parameters in sheep consuming low-quality hay. Small Rumin Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2014.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Brulé M, Bolduan R, Seidelt S, Schlagermann P, Bott A. Modified batch anaerobic digestion assay for testing efficiencies of trace metal additives to enhance methane production of energy crops. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2013; 34:2047-2058. [PMID: 24350458 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.808251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Batch biochemical methane potential (BMP) assays to evaluate the methane yield of biogas substrates such as energy crops are usually carried out with undiluted inoculum. A BMP assay was performed on two energy crops (green cuttings and grass silage). Anaerobic digestion was performed both with and without supplementation of three commercial additives containing trace metals in liquid, solid or adsorbed form (on clay particles). In order to reveal positive effects of trace metal supplementation on the methane yield, besides undiluted inoculum, 3-fold and 10-fold dilutions of the inoculum were applied for substrate digestion. Diluted inoculum variants were supplemented with both mineral nutrients and pH-buffering substances to prevent a collapse of the digestion process. As expected, commercial additives had no effect on the digestion process performed with undiluted inoculum, while significant increases of methane production through trace element supplementation could be observed on the diluted variants. The effect of inoculum dilution may be twofold: (1) decrease in trace metal supplementation from the inoculum and (2) reduction in the initial number of bacterial cells. Bacteria require higher growth rates for substrate degradation and hence have higher trace element consumption. According to common knowledge of the biogas process, periods with volatile fatty acids accumulation and decreased pH may have occurred in the course ofanaerobic digestion. These effects may have led to inhibition, not only ofmethanogenes and acetogenes involved in the final phases of methane production, but also offibre-degrading bacterial strains involved in polymer hydrolysis. Further research is required to confirm this hypothesis.
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- Mathieu Brulé
- European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Feng X, Knowlton KF, Dietrich AD, Duncan S. Effect of abomasal ferrous lactate infusion on phosphorus absorption in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2013; 96:4586-91. [PMID: 23660146 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ferrous lactate infusion on postruminal P absorption in lactating dairy cows. Four ruminally cannulated lactating cows were used in a 4×4 Latin square design with 14 d per period. Cows were fed a basal diet containing 0.39% P, providing 100% of the calculated P requirement. On d 8 to 14 of each period, each cow was infused with 0, 200, 500, or 1,250mg of Fe/d in the form of ferrous lactate solution (ferrous lactate in 1L of double-distilled water) into the abomasum. Infusate was formulated to approximate 0, 2, 5, or 12.5mg of Fe/L in drinking water with 100L of water intake/d. Total fecal collection was conducted in the last 4 d of each period to measure nutrient digestion and excretion. Dry matter intake, milk yield, and milk composition were not affected by treatment. Digestibility of DM, NDF, and nitrogen decreased linearly with increasing ferrous lactate infusion. Infusion of ferrous lactate did not affect intake and digestibility of total P, inorganic P, or phytate P. In lactating cows, P absorption was not negatively influenced by abomasally infused ferrous lactate up to 1,250mg of Fe/d.
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- X Feng
- Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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Effect of dietary iodine on thyroid hormones and energy blood metabolites in lactating goats. Animal 2013; 7:60-5. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731112001073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Wang F, Li SL, Xin J, Wang YJ, Cao ZJ, Guo FC, Wang YM. Effects of methionine hydroxy copper supplementation on lactation performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood biochemical parameters in lactating cows. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:5813-20. [PMID: 22921627 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of methionine hydroxy Cu [(HMTBA)(2)-Cu] supplementation on lactation performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood biochemical parameters in lactating cows. Thirty lactating Holstein cows were assigned to 1 of 3 treatments in a randomized block design: (1) Cu sulfate only (S): 12 mg of Cu provided by CuSO(4) per kilogram of concentrate; (2) Cu sulfate and (HMTBA)(2)-Cu (SM): 6 mg of Cu provided by CuSO(4) and 6 mg of Cu provided by (HMTBA)(2)-Cu per kilogram of concentrate; or (3) (HMTBA)(2)-Cu only (M): 12 mg of Cu provided by (HMTBA)(2)-Cu per kilogram of concentrate. The level of dietary Cu was determined according to the NRC (2001) requirement. This experiment lasted for 120 d, with the first 20 d for adaptation and with sample and data collection beginning on d 21. The milk yield and 4% fat-corrected milk yield of cows in the SM treatment tended to increase compared with those in the S and M treatments. Cows fed SM also tended to have higher NDF and ADF apparent digestibility values than did cows fed S or M. Plasma Cu concentration significantly increased for the SM treatment compared with the S and M treatments. Cows fed S had higher plasma K concentration than did cows in the other 2 treatments. In conclusion, replacing one-half of the dietary Cu sulfate with (HMTBA)(2)-Cu increased plasma Cu concentration and tended to improve the neutral and acid detergent fiber apparent digestibility values and the lactation performance of lactating dairy cattle.
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- F Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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Vázquez-Armijo JF, Martínez-Tinajero JJ, López D, Salem AFZM, Rojo R. In vitro gas production and dry matter degradability of diets consumed by goats with or without copper and zinc supplementation. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 144:580-7. [PMID: 21691797 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-011-9113-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 06/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An in vitro gas production technique was used to evaluate the effects of copper and zinc supplementation on the amount and rate of gas production, dry matter degradability (IVDMD), utilization of metabolizable energy (ME), and ruminal fermentation patterns using rumen fluid from four Boer male goats as inoculum. The goats were fed twice daily at 07:00 and 19:00 h a total mixed ration containing 10.3 and 22.5 mg/kg DM of Cu and Zn, respectively. This diet was incubated in vitro for 96 h with four treatments being: control, Cu (21.7), Zn (5.6), and Cu-Zn (21.7 and 5.6) which was provided as a mineral premix. Data were analyzed as a completely randomized design. Rates of gas production (RGP) at 4 (RGP(4h)) and 6 h (RGP(6h)) and gas production (GP) at 24 (GP(24h)) and 48 h (GP(48h)) differed (p < 0.01) among treatments. An addition of Cu increased the RGP(4h), RGP(6h), GP(24h), and GP(48h) (p < 0.0001). The Cu treatment had the highest IVDMD and control the lowest (p < 0.05), and the Cu treatment was the highest values of ME and SCFA. The addition of Cu to the in vitro ruminal fermentation increased gas production and efficiency of energy use.
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- José Fernando Vázquez-Armijo
- Centro Universitario UAEM Temascaltepec, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Km. 67.5 Carretera Federal Toluca-Tejupilco, 51300, Temascaltepec, México, Mexico
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Weiss W, Pinos-Rodríguez J, Socha M. Effects of feeding supplemental organic iron to late gestation and early lactation dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2010; 93:2153-60. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Eryavuz A, Dehority BA. Effects of supplemental zinc concentration on cellulose digestion and cellulolytic and total bacterial numbers in vitro. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Outbreaks of chondrodysplasia in calves occur sporadically every 10-15 years, particularly following prolonged drought conditions, throughout Northeastern Victoria and the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. An outbreak spanning 2 calving seasons (2003-2004) involving numerous losses through stillbirth, perinatal loss, and poor growth was investigated. Investigations of 4 representative cases are presented here with a definition of the gross and histopathologic defects and an overview of epidemiologic data gathered from affected farms. Calves showed variable disproportionate dwarfism without arthrogryposis. Long bones were shortened and showed axial rotation. Articular surfaces were distorted with misshapen weight-bearing surfaces associated with variable thickness of articular cartilage. Physes were distorted and variable in thickness with occasional foci of complete closure. The major histologic abnormality in the physes was disorderly development of the zones of cartilage hypertrophy, with reduced number and irregular arrangement of hypertrophic chondrocytes; similar less severe changes were present in the zones of cartilage proliferation. Histochemical staining of the cartilage matrix was variable in intensity, and there was evidence of abnormal resorption of cartilage matrix at the level of the primary spongiosa. Osteoid formation and subsequent bone remodelling seemed unaffected, and diaphyseal cortical bone appeared normal at the gross and light microscopic level. No infectious agents were identified, and other known causes for chondrodysplasia in calves were excluded. The most likely cause for the syndrome was considered to be congenital manganese deficiency. Further surveys of tissue and blood manganese levels from cows and calves with and without clinical signs from the region are planned.
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- P J McLaren
- Gribbles Veterinary Pathology, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
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Kišidayová S, Sviatko P, Siroka P, Jalč D. Effect of elevated cobalt intake on fermentative parameters and protozoan population in RUSITEC. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0377-8401(01)00225-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Studies were conducted to determine the effects of dietary selenium (Se) on the hindgut microbial activity in rats. Selenium was fed as L-selenomethionine (SeMet) at either 0 or 2 ppm Se in the presence or absence of wheat bran (WB, 10%), a known substrate for the enteric microflora. Wheat bran feeding caused the greatest fermentation, measured by the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) along the entire intestinal tract and feces; however, its effects were suppressed by SeMet in the proximal large bowel, cecum, and colon. Selenium significantly enhanced fermentation in the colon and rectum, but not in the cecum or feces. Selenium was found in association with the bacterial cell fractions of gut contents and feces: 40-46% of the total Se was associated with colonic microbes and 58% in fecal microbes. Increased acetate and reduced butyrate production were driven by the addition of Se regardless of whether WB was fed.
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- J Kim
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Hussein HS, Fahey GC, Wolf BW, Berger LL. Effects of cobalt on in vitro fiber digestion of forages and by-products containing fiber. J Dairy Sci 1994; 77:3432-40. [PMID: 7814718 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(94)77286-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cobalt glucoheptonate as a source of Co to enhance ruminal fiber digestion was evaluated in two in vitro digestibility experiments. In Experiment 1, Co supplementation (0, 5, and 10 ppm) of five substrates (leaf and stem fractions of alfalfa and orchardgrass hays and ground corn) was evaluated under two dietary conditions (ruminal fluid taken from steers fed alfalfa hay or a high concentrate diet) for 24 or 48 h of fermentation in a 3 x 5 x 2 x 2 factorial arrangement. In Experiment 2, four concentrations of Co (0, 10, 20, and 30 ppm) were added to five substrates (alfalfa hay, orchardgrass hay, corn cobs, recycled newsprint treated with HCl, and cellulose casings) and were incubated with ruminal fluid from steers fed alfalfa hay for 24 or 48 h of fermentation in a 4 x 5 x 2 factorial arrangement. No interactions among treatments were observed for digestibilities of DM, OM, or NDF in both experiments or for VFA concentrations in Experiment 1. Supplementation with Co did not increase digestibilities of DM, OM, or NDF in either experiment or concentrations of VFA in Experiment 1. In Experiment 1, in vitro digestibilities of DM, OM, and NDF were higher for inoculum from steers fed alfalfa versus concentrate. In Experiment 2, digestibilities of DM, OM, and NDF were highest for alfalfa hay and lowest for recycled newsprint treated with HCl. Cobalt concentrations that were above minimum requirements did not improve digestion of DM, OM, or fiber.
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- H S Hussein
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Staaland H, Pehrson Å, Jordan P, Palo R. Seasonal variation of alimentary mineral and nitrogen pools in the moose. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(92)90029-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three in vitro fermentation experiments were conducted to examine the impact on kinetics of fiber digestion of microminerals and tryptone addition, media reduction, fermentation vessel, CO2 gassing regimen, and buffer type. Alfalfa and bromegrass hays were incubated for 0, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48, 72, and 96 h and analyzed for NDF. Kinetic measures of fiber digestion were estimated using nonlinear regression with iteratively reweighted least squares. In Experiment 1, continuous CO2 gassing increased rate and decreased lag time prior to NDF digestion compared with purging a non-CO2-saturated buffer at inoculation. Vessel type (50-ml polypropylene tube, 125-ml pyrex Erlenmeyer flask), use of additives (microminerals, tryptone), and media reduction had no effect on kinetics of NDF digestion. In Experiment 2, elimination of both media reduction and nutritive additives increased the lag time prior to NDF digestion. In Experiment 3, continuous CO2 gassing of buffer in 125-ml Erlenmeyer flasks resulted in faster rates of NDF digestion than CO2-saturated buffer in 50-ml screw-cap polypropylene tubes. The method that yielded the fastest rates and shortest lag times of NDF digestion consisted of continuous CO2 gassing, reduction, and use of additives to ensure that no nutrient limited fiber digestion.
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- R J Grant
- US Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Madison, WI 53706
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Takahashi J, Johchi N, Fujita H. Inhibitory effects of sulphur compounds, copper and tungsten on nitrate reduction by mixed rumen micro-organisms. Br J Nutr 1989; 61:741-8. [PMID: 2758022 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19890159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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1. The inhibitory effects of inorganic and organic sulphur-containing compounds, copper and tungsten on nitrate reduction by mixed rumen micro-organisms were investigated in two in vitro studies. 2. Coarsely strained rumen fluid from nitrate-adapted (Expt 1) or non-adapted (Expt 2) Suffolk Down wethers maintained on lucerne (Medicago sativa) cubes was used as an inoculum. In Expt 1, anaerobic incubation was carried out for 24 h for each medium supplemented with 10 mM-sodium nitrate and the following chemicals: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10 mM-sodium sulphide, 1 and 10 mM-sodium sulphite, 1 and 10 mM-sodium sulphate, 1 and 10 mM-L-cysteine, 1 and 10 mM-DL-methionine, 1 mM-sodium tungstate and 1 mM-copper sulphate. In Expt 2, 1 and 10 mM-Na2S, 1 and 10 mM-L-cysteine, 1 mM-Na2WO4, and 1 mM-CuSO4 were added to incubation media to test for chemical inhibition of microbial reduction of nitrate. 3. In Expt 1, the amount of nitrite formed decreased with increasing concentration of sulphide-S added. The additions of L-cysteine, W and Cu suppressed nitrite formation in media from both nitrate-adapted and non-adapted sheep. 4. In contrast to the effects of sulphide, L-cysteine and W counteracted, to some degree, nitrate-induced reduction of volatile fatty acid (VFA) production. Addition of Cu to the media resulted in a further depression of VFA production.
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- J Takahashi
- Department of Animal Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
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Lambs were fed a basal purified diet low in nickel (60 ppb) or the basal diet supplemented with 5 ppm of nickel to determine if rumen bacterial urease was a nickel-requiring enzyme. Two collection periods with lambs fed a diet in which all the nitrogen was supplied as preformed protein (casein) indicated that ruminal urease activity was much lower in lambs fed the low nickel diet. When 1% urea was added to the basal diet, urease activity increased slightly with both treatments; however, bacterial urease activity was still much higher in the lambs receiving 5 ppm of nickel. Ruminal volatile fatty acids were not influenced by dietary nickel. Ruminal urease requires nickel for maximal activity.
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Bales G, Kellogg D, Miller D. Small Volume of Inoculum with an Artificial Rumen Fluid for In Vitro Digestion of Forage. J Dairy Sci 1976. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(76)84449-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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