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Akhtar P, Rajoriya JS, Singh AK, Ojha BK, Jha AK, Bisen A, Bajaj NK, Ahirwar MK, Raje A, Singh AP, Peepar SS, Mishra AK, Katiyar R, Chamuah J, Singh M. Effects of dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acid-rich linseed on the reproductive performance of ewes in subtropical climates. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1398961. [PMID: 38978631 PMCID: PMC11228320 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1398961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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The present study evaluated the effects of omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acid-rich linseed supplementation on the reproductive performance, endocrine profile, and biochemical profile of ewes reared in subtropical climates. Forty-eight acyclic and clinically healthy Marwari sheep, aged 1.5-2.5 years with no parity, were divided into four groups (n = n = 12 in each). Ewes in the control group (group I) were fed only a basal feed, whereas ewes in the treatment groups II, III, and IV were fed the basal diet along with 10%, 15%, and 20% linseed, respectively, daily on a dry matter basis. The experiment was conducted during the typical breeding season (October-November) of the sheep. The estrus induction rate was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in all treatment groups than in the control group. The estrus induction interval was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in group III. The conception rate in group I was significantly lower (p < 0.05). In addition, ewes in the control group had a significantly lower (p < 0.05) lambing rate than all treatment groups. Serum progesterone concentrations differed significantly (p < 0.05) between the control and the treatment groups on days 15, 30, 45, and 60 of supplementation. On treatment days 15 and 30, the serum estrogen concentrations were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in all treatment groups compared to that in group I. In all treatment groups, monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) decreased significantly (p < 0.05), whereas polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) increased significantly (p < 0.05) from day 15 onward. In conclusion, by providing 15% dietary linseed supplementation to ewes, their reproductive performance can be improved in subtropical climates. Future studies are recommended to further elucidate the role of linseed supplementation in sheep reproduction in subtropical climates.
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- P. Akhtar
- Shri Sadguru Gau Seva Kendra, Jankikund, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Department of Livestock Production Management, NDVSU-College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Rewa, MP, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- ICAR Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Nagaland, India
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Xiong L, Yao X, Pei J, Wang X, Guo S, Cao M, Bao P, Wang H, Yan P, Guo X. Do microbial-gut-muscle mediated by SCFAs, microbial-gut-brain axis mediated by insulin simultaneously regulate yak IMF deposition? Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128632. [PMID: 38061511 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128632] [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: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Ruminant rumen plays an important role in the digestibility of cellulose, hemicellulose, starch and fat. In this study, the yaks under graze and stall feeding were chosen as the models of different rumen bacteria and intramuscular fat (IMF). The characteristics of IMF deposition, serum indexes in yaks were detected; the bacteria, metabolites in rumen was explored by 16S rRNA sequencing technology, untargeted metabolomics based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer and gas chromatography, respectively; the transcriptome of longissimus thoracis was identified by RNA-Sequencing analysis. Based on above results, a hypothesis that yak IMF deposition is regulated by the combined action of microbiome-gut-brain and muscle axis was proposed. The short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and neurotransmitters precursors like acetylcholine produced in yak rumen promoted insulin secretion via central nervous system. These insulin resulted in the high expression of SREBF1 gene by gut-brain axis; SCFAs can directly arrive to muscular tissue via blood circulation system, then activated the expression of PPARγ gene by gut-muscle axis. The expression of lipogenesis gene SCD, FABP3, CPT1, FASN and ACC2 was accordingly up-regulated. This study firstly introduce the theory of microbiome-gut-brain/muscle axis into the study of ruminant, and comprehensively expounded the regulatory mechanism of yak IMF deposition.
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- Lin Xiong
- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- Animal Science Department, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory for Yak Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction Engineering of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.
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Sun X, Guo C, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Yang Z, Wang Z, Wang W, Cao Z, Niu M, Li S. Effect of diets enriched in n-6 or n-3 fatty acid on dry matter intake, energy balance, oxidative stress, and milk fat profile of transition cows. J Dairy Sci 2023:S0022-0302(23)00328-4. [PMID: 37296049 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22540] [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: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine the effect of dietary supplementation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and n-6 PUFA on dry matter intake (DMI), energy balance, oxidative stress, and performance of transition cows. Forty-five multiparous Holstein dairy cows with similar parity, body weight (BW), body condition score (BCS), and milk yield were used in a completely randomized design during a 56-d experimental period including 28 d prepartum and 28 d postpartum. At 240 d of pregnancy, cows were randomly assigned to one of the 3 isoenergetic and isoprotein dietary treatments, including a control ration containing 1% hydrogenated fatty acid (CON), a ration with 8% extruded soybean (HN6, high n-6 PUFA source), and a ration with 3.5% extruded flaxseed (HN3; high n-3 PUFA source). The HN6 and HN3 diets had an n-6/n-3 ratio of 3.05:1 and 0.64:1 in prepartum cows and 8.16:1 and 1.59:1 in postpartum cows, respectively. During the prepartum period (3, 2, and 1 wk before calving), DMI, DMI per unit of BW, total net energy intake, and net energy balance were higher in the HN3 than in the CON and NH6 groups. During the postpartum period (2, 3, and 4 wk after calving), cows fed HN3 and HN6 diets both showed increasing DMI, DMI as a percentage of BW, and total net energy intake compared with those fed the CON diet. The BW of calves in the HN3 group was 12.91% higher than those in the CON group. Yield and nutrient composition of colostrum (first milking after calving) were not affected by HN6 or HN3 but milk yield from 1 to 4 wk of milking was significantly improved compared with CON. During the transition period, BW, BCS, and BCS changes were not affected. Cows fed the HN6 diet had a higher plasma NEFA concentration compared with the CON cows during the prepartum period. Feeding HN3 reduced the proportion of de novo fatty acids and increased the proportion of preformed long-chain fatty acids in regular milk. In addition, the n-3 PUFA-enriched diet reduced the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio in milk. In conclusion, increasing the n-3 fatty acids concentration in the diet increased both DMI during the transition period and milk production after calving, and supplementing n-3 fatty acids was more effective in mitigating the net energy balance after calving.
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- Xiaoge Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China; Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental and Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental and Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing Engineering Technology Research Center of Raw Milk Quality and Safety Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China.
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Zachut M, Tam J, Contreras GA. Modulating immunometabolism in transition dairy cows: the role of inflammatory lipid mediators. Anim Front 2022; 12:37-45. [PMID: 36268169 PMCID: PMC9564993 DOI: 10.1093/af/vfac062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Altering Methane Emission, Fatty Acid Composition, and Microbial Profile during In Vitro Ruminant Fermentation by Manipulating Dietary Fatty Acid Ratios. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8070310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study evaluated the effects of different dietary n-6/n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) ratios on in vitro ruminant fermentation. Methane production, fatty acid composition, and microbial profiles were compared after the in vitro fermentation of rumen fluid collected from cows that had been fed isoenergetic and isoproteic experimental diets at three different n-6/n-3 ratios: 3.04 (HN6, high n-6 source), 2.03 (MN6, medium n-6 source), and 0.8 (LN6, low n-6 source). The fermented rumen fluid pH and total volatile fatty acid (VFA) levels were significantly decreased (p < 0.05) in the HN6 group as compared with those in the MN6 and LN6 groups. Additionally, the HN6 group produced a significantly lower (p < 0.05) proportion of methane than the MN6 group during in vitro fermentation. The MN6 and LN6 groups had significantly increased (p < 0.05) levels of C18:2n6 and C18:3n3 in the fermented rumen fluid, respectively, as compared with the HN6 group. The Chao 1 diversity index value was lower (p < 0.05) in the HN6 group than in the MN6 and LN6 groups. The observed species richness was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the HN6 group than in the MN6 group. The reduced relative abundances of Lachnospiraceae UCG-006 and Selenomonas in the HN6 group resulted in lower pH and VFA levels (i.e., acetate, propionate, butyrate, and total VFA) during in vitro fermentation. Furthermore, n-6 and n-3 PUFAs were toxic to Butyrivibrio_2 growth, resulting in high levels of incomplete biohydrogenation. Taken together, the study findings suggest that supplementation of high-forage diets with high levels of n-6 PUFAs could reduce methane emissions, whereas both VFA concentration and pH are reduced.
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Mavrommatis A, Theodorou G, Politis I, Tsiplakou E. Schizochytrium sp. Dietary supplementation modify Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) transcriptional regulation in monocytes and neutrophils of dairy goats. Cytokine 2021; 148:155588. [PMID: 34403896 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Animals protect themselves against pathogens or abiotic factors by innate or adaptive mechanisms. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3) of microalgae modify both human and mice' immune systems resulting in a beneficial balance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory pathways. However, scarce information exists on their impact on lactating animals' immunity. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of dietary inclusion of Schizochytrium sp. (rich in docosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid), on the expression of several genes involved in the innate immunity of goats. Twenty-four dairy goats were divided into four homogeneous sub-groups (n = 6). All goats were fed individually with alfalfa hay and concentrate. The concentrate of the control group (CON) had no microalgae while those of the treated groups were supplemented daily with 20 (ALG20), 40 (ALG40), and 60 (ALG60) g Schizochytrium sp. Monocytes and neutrophils were isolated from goats' blood in the 20th, 40th, and 60th days from the beginning of the experimental period. The relative transcript levels of TLR4, MYD88, MAPK, IRF3, IFNG, and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL1B, IL2, IL8, TNF), and chemokines (CCL5 and CXCL16) were decreased in monocytes of microalgae treated goats compared to the CON. In contrast, MAPK and IL1B relative transcript levels were increased in neutrophils of ALG40 and ALG60 groups. In conclusion, the supplementation of goats' diet with 20 g Schizochytrium sp. resulted in a downregulation of the pro-inflammatory transcriptions, and following further research could be considered as a sustainable alternative strategy to improve immune function.
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- Alexandros Mavrommatis
- Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens GR-11855, Greece
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- Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Animal Breeding & Husbandry, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Iera Odos 75, Athens GR-11855, Greece
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- Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Animal Breeding & Husbandry, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Iera Odos 75, Athens GR-11855, Greece
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- Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens GR-11855, Greece.
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Vieira-Neto A, Poindexter MB, Marinho MN, Zimpel R, Husnain A, Silva ACM, Prim JG, Nelson CD, Santos JEP. Effect of source and amount of vitamin D on function and mRNA expression in immune cells in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:10796-10811. [PMID: 34334204 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Objectives were to determine the effect of supplementing 2 sources of vitamin D, cholecalciferol (CH) or calcidiol (CA), at 1 (1mg) or 3 mg/d (3mg) prepartum on concentrations of vitamin D metabolites in plasma, measures of innate immune function, and leukocyte mRNA expression. Parous Holstein cows (n = 99) were assigned to a daily treatment administered as top-dress containing either 1 or 3 mg of CH (CH1 or CH3) or of CA (CA1 or CA3) from 250 d of gestation until calving. Plasma concentrations of vitamin D, immune cell population in blood, cell adhesion markers, and granulocyte phagocytosis and oxidative burst were evaluated pre- and postpartum. The mRNA expression in leukocytes was determined at 270 d of gestation and 3 d postpartum for genes involved in cell migration, pathogen recognition receptors, cell signaling, cytokines, antimicrobial mechanisms, oxidative burst, and Ca and vitamin D metabolism. Concentrations of vitamin D3 increased in cows fed CH, whereas those of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 increased in cows fed CA. Percentage of granulocytes from total leukocytes differed with amount of vitamin D pre- (1mg = 24.5 vs. 3mg = 37.9%) and postpartum (1mg = 22.0 vs. 3mg = 31.0%), thus shifting mononuclear cells in the opposite direction pre- (1mg = 75.5 vs. 3mg = 62.1%) and postpartum (1mg = 78.0 vs. 3mg = 69.0%). Granulocytes displaying phagocytosis (1mg = 69.0 vs. 3mg = 62.9%) and intensity of phagocytosis prepartum (1mg = 7.46 vs. 3mg = 7.28) tended to be less in cows fed 3mg compared with 1mg. During prepartum, CA increased mRNA expression of genes related to cell adhesion and migration (CD44, ICAM1, ITGAL, ITGB1, LGALS8, SELL), pathogen recognition receptor (NOD2, TLR2, TLR6), cell signaling (FOS, JUN, NFKB2), cytokine signaling (IL1B, IL1R1, IL1RN), antimicrobial mechanisms (CTSB, LYZ), and Ca metabolism (ATP2B1, STIM1, TRPV5) compared with CH. Similarly, postpartum, CA increased mRNA expression of genes related to cell adhesion and migration (CXCR2, SELL, TLN1), cell signaling (AKT2), cytokines (CCL2, IL1R1, ILRN), antimicrobial mechanisms (DEFB3), oxidative burst (RAC2), and calcium metabolism (CALM3) compared with CH. Feeding additional vitamin D in the last 3 wk of gestation changed the profile of blood leukocytes and attenuated granulocyte phagocytosis during the transition period, whereas supplementing CA prepartum increased mRNA expression of genes involved in immune cell function, including genes related to pathogen recognition and antimicrobial effects of leukocytes.
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- A Vieira-Neto
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; DH Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; DH Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; DH Barron Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
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Kra G, Nemes-Navon N, Daddam JR, Livshits L, Jacoby S, Levin Y, Zachut M, Moallem U. Proteomic analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells and inflammatory status in postpartum dairy cows supplemented with different sources of omega-3 fatty acids. J Proteomics 2021; 246:104313. [PMID: 34216809 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We examined the effects of dietary n-3 fatty acids on the proteome of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in transition dairy cows. Forty-two dry cows were divided into three groups supplemented with: saturated fat (CTL); flaxseed oil (FLX); or fish oil (FO). PBMC were collected from five cows per group at week 1 postpartum for proteomic analysis. The n-3 fatty acid content in plasma and PBMC was higher in FLX and FO than in CTL cows. In PBMC, 3807 proteins were quantified and 44, 42 and 65 were differently abundant in FLX vs. CTL, FO vs. CTL and FLX vs. FO, respectively. In FLX vs. CTL, the abundance of the p65-subunit-of-transcription-factor NF-κB was higher, whereas albumin, C4b-binding protein and complement factor H levels were lower. In FLX vs. FO, complement factors B and H and hemopexin were higher. The top canonical pathway enriched in FLX compared to other groups was acute-phase-response signaling. The percentage of CD25+ blood cells was lower in FLX and FO at 1 week postpartum, and gene expression of NF-κB in white blood cells was lower in FLX than in CTL. Dietary sources of n-3 fatty acids differentially affected the proteome of PBMC, possibly altering the inflammatory status. SIGNIFICANCE: The transition dairy cow experiences a variable degree of systemic subacute inflammation, and proteomics of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) may contribute to obtain insight into this process. Omega-3 fatty acids can moderate the immunological effect, and therefore we examined the effects of these fatty acids from flaxseed (FLX) or fish oils (FO) on the proteome of PBMC at week 1 postpartum. More than 3800 proteins were quantified, and in cows supplemented with FLX, enrichment of the acute-phase-signaling and complement systems were apparent in the PBMC compared to CTL and FO PBMC. This information may be useful to further explore the mechanism by which dietary omega-3 fatty acids affect the immune system in postpartum dairy cows.
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- Gitit Kra
- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel; Department of Animal Science, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel; Department of Animal Science, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel
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- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel
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- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel
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- The Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel
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- Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel.
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Dirandeh E, Sayyar MA, Ansari-Pirsaraei Z, Deldar H, Thatcher WW. Peripheral leucocyte molecular indicators of inflammation and oxidative stress are altered in dairy cows with embryonic loss. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12771. [PMID: 34140546 PMCID: PMC8211839 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91535-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective of experiment was to determine whether oxidative stress (OS) and inflammation altered embryonic loss in dairy cows. Blood samples were collected at days 0, 16, 32 and 60 after timed (AI) from 200 Holstein cows to determine embryonic loss based on interferon-stimulated gene-15 (ISG15) mRNA expression (day 16) and ultrasound at day 32 and day 60. Leucocyte expressions of mRNA TLR2, TLR4, TNF-α, IL1B, IL10, STAT3 (inflammation), PTGS2, PTGES (prostaglandin synthesis), and PLA2G4A and ALOX5AP (eicosanoid metabolism) at days 0 and 16 were determined. Plasma redox status for antioxidant enzymatic activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA) were determined at days 0, 16, 32 and 60. All antioxidant-redox responses were beneficially significant in pregnant cows diagnosed pregnant at day16 and sustained pregnancy to day 60 compared to non-pregnant cows at day16 or pregnant at day16 and lost embryos by days 32 or 60. The leucocyte mRNA expressions of TLR2, TLR4, STAT 3, IL1B, PTGS2, PLA2G4A and ALOX5AP were greater and PTGES was lower at day16 in pregnant cows that lost embryos early (P < 0.05). In conclusion peripheral leucocyte molecular indicators of inflammation and plasma indicators of OS were altered in pregnant cows undergoing embryonic losses compared to cows with a sustained pregnancy.
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- Essa Dirandeh
- Department of Animal Science, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, P.O. BOX: 578, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Science, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, P.O. BOX: 578, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, P.O. BOX: 578, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, P.O. BOX: 578, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Ciliberti MG, Albenzio M, Claps S, Santillo A, Marino R, Caroprese M. NETosis of Peripheral Neutrophils Isolated From Dairy Cows Fed Olive Pomace. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:626314. [PMID: 33996961 PMCID: PMC8118642 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.626314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Neutrophils represent primary mobile phagocytes recruited to the site of infection, and their functions are essential to enhance animals' health performance. Neutrophils have an essential role in innate immunity and are able to kill the pathogens via the synthesis of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). The objective of the present work was the study of the in vitro NETosis of peripheral neutrophils isolated from dairy cows supplemented with olive pomace. Dairy cows (n = 16) balanced for parity (3.67 ± 1.5 for CON, 3.67 ± 1.9 for OP), milk yield (24.3 ± 4.5 kg d−1for CON and 24.9 ± 1.7 kg d−1 for OP), the number of days in milk (109 ± 83.5 for CON and 196 ± 51 for OP), and body weight (647 ± 44.3 kg for CON and 675 ± 70.7 kg for OP) were divided into two experimental groups fed with a control diet (CON) and supplemented with 6% of olive pomace (OP). Peripheral blood neutrophils were isolated and stimulated in vitro with phorbol-myristate-acetate (PMA) as a marker for activation and reactivity of the neutrophils. After isolation, both the viability and CD11b expression were analyzed by flow cytometry. Both NETosis by neutrophil elastase-DNA complex system and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were evaluated by ELISA. The specific antibodies against MPO and citrullination of Histone-H1 were used for investigating NETosis by immunofluorescence microscopy. The neutrophil elastase-DNA complexes produced during NETosis and MPO activity of neutrophil extracts were affected by OP supplementation. Furthermore, results from immunofluorescence analysis of NETosis depicted a similar result found by ELISA showing a higher expression of MPO and citrullination of Histone-H1 in OP than the CON neutrophils. In addition, all data showed that the OP diet resulted in a better response of neutrophils to PMA stimulation than the CON diet, which did not support the neutrophils' responses to PMA stimulation. Our results demonstrated that OP supplementation can enhance the neutrophil function in dairy cows leading to udder defense and inflammation response especially when an immunosuppression state can occur.
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- Maria Giovanna Ciliberti
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Bella Muro, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Angeli E, Barcarolo D, Ribas L, Marelli B, Roskopf P, Salado E, Ortega H, Hein G. Relevant aspects of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the adaptation of dairy cattle to the transition period. Livest Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Impacts of feeding a fish-oil based feed supplement through 160 days in milk on reproductive and productive performance, as well as the health, of multiparous early-lactation Holstein cows. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gnott M, Vogel L, Kröger-Koch C, Dannenberger D, Tuchscherer A, Tröscher A, Trevisi E, Stefaniak T, Bajzert J, Starke A, Mielenz M, Bachmann L, Hammon HM. Changes in fatty acids in plasma and association with the inflammatory response in dairy cows abomasally infused with essential fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid during late and early lactation. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:11889-11910. [PMID: 32981719 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18735] [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: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Dairy cows are exposed to increased inflammatory processes in the transition period from late pregnancy to early lactation. Essential fatty acids (EFA) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) are thought to modulate the inflammatory response in dairy cows. The present study investigated the effects of a combined EFA and CLA infusion on the fatty acid (FA) status in plasma lipids, and whether changes in the FA pattern were associated with the acute phase and inflammatory response during late pregnancy and early lactation. Rumen-cannulated Holstein cows (n = 40) were assigned from wk 9 antepartum to wk 9 postpartum to 1 of 4 treatment groups. Cows were abomasally supplemented with coconut oil (CTRL, 76 g/d), linseed and safflower oil (EFA, 78 g/d of linseed oil and 4 g/d of safflower oil; ratio of oils = 19.5:1; n-6:n-3 FA ratio = 1:3), Lutalin (CLA, 38 g/d; isomers cis-9,trans-11 and trans-10,cis-12; each 10 g/d), or both (EFA+CLA). Blood samples were taken to measure changes in FA in blood plasma on d -63, -42, 1, 28, and 56, and in plasma lipid fractions (cholesterol esters, free fatty acids, phospholipids, and triglycerides) on d -42, 1, and 56 relative to calving, and in erythrocyte membrane (EM) on d 56 after calving. Traits related to the acute phase response and inflammation were measured in blood throughout the study. Liver samples were obtained for biopsy on d -63, -21, 1, 28, and 63 relative to calving to measure the mRNA abundance of genes related to the inflammatory response. The concentrations of α-linolenic acid and n-3 FA metabolites increased in lipid fractions (especially phospholipids) and EM due to EFA supplementation with higher α-linolenic acid but lower n-3 metabolite concentrations in EFA+CLA than in EFA treatment only. Concentration of linoleic acid decreased in plasma fat toward calving and increased during early lactation in all groups. Concentration of plasma arachidonic acid was lower in EFA- than in non-EFA-treated groups in lipid fractions and EM. The cis-9,trans-11 CLA increased in all lipid fractions and EM after both CLA treatments. Plasma haptoglobin was lowered by EFA treatment before calving. Plasma bilirubin was lower in EFA and CLA than in CTRL at calving. Plasma concentration of IL-1β was higher in EFA than in CTRL and EFA+CLA at certain time points before and after calving. Plasma fibrinogen dropped faster in CLA than in EFA and EFA+CLA on d 14 postpartum. Plasma paraoxonase tended to be elevated by EFA treatment, and was higher in EFA+CLA than in CTRL on d 49. Hepatic mRNA abundance revealed time changes but no treatment effects with respect to the inflammatory response. Our data confirmed the enrichment of n-3 FA in EM by EFA treatment and the inhibition of n-3 FA desaturation by CLA treatment. The elevated n-3 FA status and reduced n-6:n-3 ratio by EFA treatment indicated a more distinct effect on the inflammatory response during the transition period than the single CLA treatment, and the combined EFA+CLA treatment caused minor additional changes on the anti-inflammatory response.
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- M Gnott
- Institute of Nutritional Physiology "Oskar Kellner," Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Physiology "Oskar Kellner," Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Physiology "Oskar Kellner," Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics and Biometry, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition (DIANA), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Pathophysiology and Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, 50-375 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Physiology "Oskar Kellner," Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Physiology "Oskar Kellner," Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Physiology "Oskar Kellner," Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany.
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Al-Khalaifah H. Modulatory Effect of Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Immunity, Represented by Phagocytic Activity. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:569939. [PMID: 33195556 PMCID: PMC7536543 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.569939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lately, dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have shown substantial importance in human and animal nutrition, especially those of the n-3 group. Development and optimal functioning of the immune system are directed affected by diet. These dietary fatty acids have an important impact on the health and immune competence of various species including human beings. They are essential for the modulation of immune responses in health and disease. Fatty acid composition of immune cells can be modulated by the action of dietary fats and the outcomes in the composition can produce functional effects on reactivity and functioning of immune cells in a short period. There are several mechanisms involved in impacting dietary fatty acids on immune function; however, lipid mediator synthesis from PUFAs is of great importance in terms of inflammation. The objectives of this article are reviewing studies on the impact of PUFA in the diet on phagocytosis of chickens, murine, rats, ruminants, and humans. It also sheds light on the possible mechanism by which this immunomodulation occurs.
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- Hanan Al-Khalaifah
- Environment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Lopreiato V, Mezzetti M, Cattaneo L, Ferronato G, Minuti A, Trevisi E. Role of nutraceuticals during the transition period of dairy cows: a review. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2020; 11:96. [PMID: 32864127 PMCID: PMC7450574 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-020-00501-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The transition period of dairy cattle is characterized by a number of metabolic, endocrine, physiologic, and immune adaptations, including the occurrence of negative energy balance, hypocalcemia, liver dysfunction, overt systemic inflammatory response, and oxidative stress status. The degree and length of time during which these systems remain out of balance could render cows more susceptible to disease, poor reproductive outcomes, and less efficient for milk production and quality. Studies on both monogastrics and ruminants have reported the health benefits of nutraceuticals (e.g. probiotics, prebiotics, dietary lipids, functional peptides, phytoextracts) beyond nutritional value, interacting at different levels of the animal’s physiology. From a physiological standpoint, it seems unrealistic to disregard any systemic inflammatory processes. However, an alternate approach is to modulate the inflammatory process per se and to resolve the systemic response as quickly as possible. To this aim, a growing body of literature underscores the efficacy of nutraceuticals (active compounds) during the critical phase of the transition period. Supplementation of essential fatty acids throughout a 2-month period (i.e. a month before and a month after calving) successfully attenuates the inflammatory status with a quicker resolution of phenomenon. In this context, the inflammatory and immune response scenario has been recognized to be targeted by the beneficial effect of methyl donors, such as methionine and choline, directly and indirectly modulating such response with the increase of antioxidants GSH and taurine. Indirectly by the establishment of a healthy gastrointestinal tract, yeast and yeast-based products showed to modulate the immune response, mitigating negative effects associated with parturition stress and consequent disorders. The use of phytoproducts has garnered high interest because of their wide range of actions on multiple tissue targets encompassing a series of antimicrobial, antiviral, antioxidant, immune-stimulating, rumen fermentation, and microbial modulation effects. In this review, we provide perspectives on investigations of regulating the immune responses and metabolism using several nutraceuticals in the periparturient cow.
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- Vincenzo Lopreiato
- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.,PRONUTRIGEN-Centro di Ricerca Nutrigenomica e Proteomica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.,PRONUTRIGEN-Centro di Ricerca Nutrigenomica e Proteomica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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Mezzetti M, Bionaz M, Trevisi E. Interaction between inflammation and metabolism in periparturient dairy cows. J Anim Sci 2020; 98:S155-S174. [PMID: 32810244 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Matteo Mezzetti
- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition (DIANA), Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition (DIANA), Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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Review: Following the smoke signals: inflammatory signaling in metabolic homeostasis and homeorhesis in dairy cattle. Animal 2020; 14:s144-s154. [PMID: 32024563 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731119003203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Inflammatory cascades are a critical component of the immune response to infection or tissue damage, involving an array of signals, including water-soluble metabolites, lipid mediators and several classes of proteins. Early investigation of these signaling pathways focused largely on immune cells and acute disease models. However, more recent findings have highlighted critical roles of both immune cells and inflammatory mediators on tissue remodeling and metabolic homeostasis in healthy animals. In dairy cattle, inflammatory signals in various tissues and in circulation change rapidly and dramatically, starting just prior to and at the onset of lactation. Furthermore, several observations in healthy cows point to homeostatic control of inflammatory tone, which we define as a regulatory process to balance immune tolerance with activation to keep downstream effects under control. Recent evidence suggests that peripartum inflammatory changes influence whole-body nutrient flux of dairy cows over the course of days and months. Inflammatory mediators can suppress appetite, even at levels that do not induce acute responses (e.g. fever), thereby decreasing nutrient availability. On the other hand, inhibition of inflammatory signaling with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment suppresses hepatic gluconeogenesis, leading to hypoglycemia in some cases. Over the long term, though, peripartum NSAID treatment substantially increases peak and whole-lactation milk synthesis by multiparous cows. Inflammatory regulation of nutrient flux may provide a homeorhetic mechanism to aid cows in adapting to rapid changes in metabolic demand at the onset of lactation, but excessive systemic inflammation has negative effects on metabolic homeostasis through inhibition of appetite and promotion of immune cell activity. Thus, in this review, we provide perspectives on the overlapping regulation of immune responses and metabolism by inflammatory mediators, which may provide a mechanistic underpinning for links between infectious and metabolic diseases in transition dairy cows. Moreover, we point to novel approaches to the management of this challenging phase of the production cycle.
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Mihajlovičová X, Mudroň, P. Evaluation of postpartum metabolic and health response in dairy cows with different body condition score during the dry period. BULGARIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.15547/bjvm.2019-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different pre-calving body conditions on some metabolic indices, health status and reproductive disorders in dairy cows. The study was conducted on a dairy farm in Eastern Slovakia during the pre-partum period (–1 to –10 DIM) and post-partum period (1 to 14 DIM). Total of 84 cows allotted in 3 groups were submitted to clinical examination and body condition score (BCS) evaluation. At the same intervals blood samples were collected for determination of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), and calcium levels. During the postpartum period the incidence of reproductive diseases, such as metritis, retained placenta, metabolic disorders, such as milk fever, left displacement of abomasum and orthopaedic disorders were recorded. The strongest lipid mobilisation (NEFA elevation), ketone body production, and blood calcium drop were determined in postpartum dairy cows with the highest prepartum body condition score. In conclusion, the dairy cows with different BCS hade a different metabolic response during the postpartum period. The overcondition was connected with stronger lipid mobilisation and calcium drop after calving. Moreover, the higher BCS could contribute to higher incidence of production diseases.
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Haubold S, Kröger-Koch C, Starke A, Tuchscherer A, Tröscher A, Kienberger H, Rychlik M, Bernabucci U, Trevisi E, Hammon HM. Effects of abomasal infusion of essential fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid on performance and fatty acid, antioxidative, and inflammatory status in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2019; 103:972-991. [PMID: 31704022 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The objective of this study was to test the effects of essential fatty acids (EFA), particularly α-linolenic acid, and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplementation on fatty acid (FA) composition, performance, and systemic and hepatic antioxidative and inflammatory responses in dairy cows. Four cows (126 ± 4 d in milk) were investigated in a 4 × 4 Latin square and were abomasally infused with 1 of the following for 6 wk: (1) coconut oil (control treatment, CTRL; 38.3 g/d; providing saturated FA), (2) linseed and safflower oil (EFA treatment; 39.1 and 1.6 g/d, respectively; providing mainly α-linolenic acid), (3) Lutalin (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany; CLA treatment; cis-9,trans-11 and trans-10,cis-12 CLA, 4.6 g/d each), (4) or EFA+CLA. The initial dosage was doubled every 2 wk, resulting in 3 dosages (dosage 1, 2, and 3). Cows were fed a corn silage-based total mixed ration with a high n-6/n-3 FA ratio. Dry matter intake and milk yield were recorded daily, and milk composition was measured weekly. The FA compositions of milk fat and blood plasma were analyzed at wk 0, 2, 4, and 6. The plasma concentration and hepatic mRNA abundance of parameters linked to the antioxidative and inflammatory response were analyzed at wk 0 and 6 of each treatment period. Infused FA increased in blood plasma and milk of the respective treatment groups in a dose-dependent manner. The n-6/n-3 FA ratio in milk fat was higher in CTRL and CLA than in EFA and EFA+CLA. The sum of FA <C16 in milk fat decreased in CLA and EFA+CLA in a dosage-dependent manner. Energy-corrected milk and milk fat decreased in CLA and EFA+CLA in a dosage-dependent manner and were higher in EFA and CTRL than in CLA at dosages 2 and 3. Energy balance tended to be highest in CLA cows. Milk protein content was lower in CLA and EFA+CLA than in CTRL. Milk urea concentration decreased in CLA and EFA+CLA in a dosage-dependent manner and was lower in CLA and EFA+CLA than in EFA and CTRL at dosages 2 and 3. Milk citrate concentration increased in CLA in a dosage-dependent manner and was higher in CLA and EFA+CLA than in EFA and CTRL. Glutathione peroxidase activity in blood plasma was lower in CTRL than in EFA, and plasma concentration of β-carotene increased in EFA and EFA+CLA with dosage. Increased milk citrate pointed at reduced de novo FA synthesis and a better antioxidative status in milk due to CLA treatment. Supplementation with CLA may also affect milk protein synthesis, but EFA and CLA treatment did not influence the inflammatory status in a consistent manner in mid-lactating cows.
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- S Haubold
- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Food and Nutrition (DIANA), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany.
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Pate RT, Paulus Compart DM, Cardoso FC. Aluminosilicate clay improves production responses and reduces inflammation during an aflatoxin challenge in lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:11421-11434. [PMID: 30316598 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Mitigation strategies are vital in minimizing the health and economic risks associated with dairy cattle exposure to aflatoxin (AF). The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a commercially available aluminosilicate clay in a lactation diet on production responses, blood chemistry, and liver inflammatory markers of multiparous lactating Holstein cows during an AF challenge. Sixteen multiparous lactating Holstein cows [body weight (mean ± SD) = 758 ± 76 kg; days in milk = 157 ± 43 d] were assigned to 1 of 4 treatments in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin square design with 21-d periods: no adsorbent and no AF challenge (CON), no adsorbent and an AF challenge (POS), 113 g of aluminosilicate clay top-dressed on the total mixed ration (adsorbent; FloMatrix, PMI Nutritional Additives, Arden Hills, MN) with an AF challenge (F4), or 227 g of adsorbent with an AF challenge (F8). The challenge consisted of 100 μg of AFB1/kg of dietary dry matter intake administered orally. For each period, milk was sampled 3× daily from d 14 to 21; blood, feces, and urine were sampled on d 14, 18, and 21; and liver samples were taken on d 18. Liver tissue was assessed for gene expression and histological hepatocyte inflammation. Statistical analysis was preformed using the MIXED and GLIMMIX procedures of SAS (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC). Fat-corrected milk (POS = 37.2, F4 = 39.2, and F8 = 38.9 kg/d) increased as concentration of adsorbent in the diet increased. There was a decrease in milk AFM1 concentration at d 18 as concentration of adsorbent in the diet increased (POS = 0.33, F4 = 0.32, and F8 = 0.27 µg/kg). There was a decrease in AFM1 concentration in urine (POS = 2.10, F4 = 1.89, and F8 = 1.78 µg/kg) and AFB1 concentration in feces (POS = 4.68, F4 = 3.44, and F8 = 3.17 µg/kg) as concentration of adsorbent in the diet increased. Cows in CON had greater concentrations of serum cholesterol (202 mg/dL) and plasma superoxide dismutase (2.8 U/mL) compared with cows in POS (196 mg/dL and 2.6 U/mL, respectively). Plasma glutamate dehydrogenase increased as concentration of adsorbent in the diet increased (POS = 37.8, F4 = 39.3, and F8 = 39.1 U/L). The expression of NFKB1 was greater in the liver of cows in POS (0.78) compared with cows in CON (0.70). The expression of MTOR was greater in the liver of cows in CON (1.19) compared with cows in POS (0.96). When compared with cows in CON, cows in POS had greater odds ratio for hepatocyte inflammation (odds ratio = 5.14). In conclusion, the adsorbent used in this study had a positive effect on milk production and hepatocyte inflammation and reduced AF transfer.
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- R T Pate
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
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Moallem U. Invited review: Roles of dietary n-3 fatty acids in performance, milk fat composition, and reproductive and immune systems in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:8641-8661. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation on reproductive parameters associated with the performance of suckled beef cows. Animal 2018; 13:349-357. [PMID: 29925439 DOI: 10.1017/s175173111800143x] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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To evaluate the effects of a polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplement on reproductive parameters of suckled beef cows, two experiments were conducted. In Experiment (Exp.) 1, 60 primiparous cows were randomly assigned to one of two treatments: CTRL - 1.36 kg/day of corn gluten feed (CGF) and MEGR - 1.36 kg/day of CGF and 0.23 kg/day of calcium salts of soybean oil. Supplementation occurred from 30 days before fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) until 7 days post-TAI. The expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISG) was measured on days 18 and 21. Pregnancy rates were diagnosed on days 30 and 100. Treatment altered plasma fatty acid profile (P<0.05), however, did not change cow BW (P=0.52) or body condition score (BCS) (P=0.52). Treatment did not alter (P=0.12) pregnancy rates to TAI or final pregnancy rates (P=0.56). Treatments did not impact messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of the ISG OAS1 or MX2 on days 18 (P=0.67; P=0.96, respectively) or 21 (P=0.72; P=0.17, respectively). Length of gestation was greater (P=0.02) for MEGR, however, treatments did not alter calf birth weight (P=0.20). In Exp. two, 66 multiparous cows were assigned to one of two treatments: MEG - 0.65 kg/day of CGF+0.23 kg/day of calcium salts of palm oil and MEGR - 0.65 kg/day of CGF+0.23 kg/day of Ca salts of soybean oil. Cows were supplemented from 30 days prepartum to 30 days postpartum. On day 35 after TAI, pregnancy status, embryo crown-to-rump length (CRL), and plasma concentrations of pregnancy-specific protein-B (PSPB) were evaluated. Treatment altered plasma fatty acid profile (P<0.05). In addition, cows from the MEG treatment had greater BW (P<0.01) and BCS (P<0.01) than those in the MEGR treatment, as well as heavier calves at weaning (P=0.03). Treatment did not affect resumption of estrous cycle (P=0.29). There were no differences in pregnancy rates to TAI (P=0.87) or final pregnancy rates (P=0.29). No differences between treatments were detected on CRL (P=0.24) and plasma concentrations of PSPB (P=0.46). Birth weight (P=0.12) and calving distribution (P=0.52) were not altered. We concluded that PUFA supplementation altered plasma fatty acid profile, however, did not impact the remaining reproductive parameters evaluated.
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Jiang Y, Ogunade IM, Kim DH, Li X, Pech-Cervantes AA, Arriola KG, Oliveira AS, Driver JP, Ferraretto LF, Staples CR, Vyas D, Adesogan AT. Effect of adding clay with or without a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on the health and performance of lactating dairy cows challenged with dietary aflatoxin B 1. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:3008-3020. [PMID: 29428756 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The study was conducted to examine the effect of supplementing bentonite clay with or without a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product (SCFP; 19 g of NutriTek + 16 g of MetaShield, both from Diamond V, Cedar Rapids, IA) on the performance and health of dairy cows challenged with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Twenty-four lactating Holstein cows (64 ± 11 d in milk) were stratified by parity and milk production and randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatment sequences. The experiment had a balanced 4 × 4 Latin square design with 6 replicate squares, four 33-d periods, and a 5-d washout interval between periods. Cows were fed a total mixed ration containing 36.1% corn silage, 8.3% alfalfa hay, and 55.6% concentrate (dry matter basis). Treatments were (1) control (no additives), (2) toxin (T; 1,725 µg of AFB1/head per day), (3) T + clay (CL; 200 g/head per day; top-dressed), and (4) CL+SCFP (CL+SCFP; 35 g/head per day; top-dressed). Cows were adapted to diets from d 1 to 25 (predosing period) and then orally dosed with AFB1 from d 26 to 30 (dosing period), and AFB1 was withdrawn from d 31 to 33 (withdrawal period). Milk samples were collected twice daily from d 21 to 33, and plasma was sampled on d 25 and 30 before the morning feeding. Transfer of ingested AFB1 into milk aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) was greater in T than in CL or CL+SCFP (1.65 vs. 1.01 and 0.94%, respectively) from d 26 to 30. The CL and CL+SCFP treatments reduced milk AFM1 concentration compared with T (0.45 and 0.40 vs. 0.75 µg/kg, respectively), and, unlike T, both CL and CL+SCFP lowered AFM1 concentrations below the US Food and Drug Administration action level (0.5 µg/kg). Milk yield tended to be greater during the dosing period in cows fed CL+SCFP compared with T (39.7 vs. 37.7 kg/d). Compared with that for T, plasma glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase concentration, indicative of aflatoxicosis and liver damage, was reduced by CL (85.9 vs. 95.2 U/L) and numerically reduced by CL+SCFP (87.9 vs. 95.2 U/L). Dietary CL and CL+SCFP reduced transfer of dietary AFB1 to milk and milk AFM1 concentration. Only CL prevented the increase in glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase concentration, and only CL+SCFP prevented the decrease in milk yield caused by AFB1 ingestion.
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- Y Jiang
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611; Division of Food and Animal Science, Kentucky State University, Frankfort 40601
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, 100193
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Institute of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, Brazil, 78557-267
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
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Gardinal R, Calomeni GD, Zanferari F, Vendramini THA, Takiya CS, Bertagnon HG, Batista CF, Della Libera AMMP, Renno FP. Different durations of whole raw soybean supplementation during the prepartum period: Measures of cellular immune function in transition cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:661-674. [PMID: 29102135 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate different durations of whole raw soybean (WS) supplementation (diet rich in n-6 fatty acid) during the prepartum period on cellular immune function of dairy cows in the transition period and early lactation. Thirty-one Holstein cows were used in a completely randomized design and assigned to 4 experimental groups (G) [G90, G60, G30, and G0 (control)] supplemented with a diet containing 12% of WS from 90, 60, 30 and 0 d relative to the calving date, respectively. Cows were dried off 60 d before the expected calving date. After parturition, all cows were fed a diet containing 12% of WS until 84 DIM. Blood samples were collected before the morning feeding (d -56 ± 2, -28 ± 2, -14 ± 2, -7 ± 2, at the day of partum, 7 ± 2, 14 ± 2, 28 ± 2, and 56 ± 2 relative to parturition). Cell phenotyping and phagocytosis assays were carried out using monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry technique. Duration of WS supplementation linearly increased the percentage of blood CD3+ cells, as well as increased the percentage of blood CD8+ cells in the postpartum period, notably in G30, whereas the lowest values were observed in G0. Further, the duration of WS supplementation linearly increased the reactive oxygen species median fluorescence intensity of CH138+ cells after phagocytizing Staphylococcus aureus in the postpartum period. Longer periods of WS supplementation linearly increased phagocytosis median fluorescence intensity of CH138+ cells in the prepartum period of cows. Duration of WS supplementation linearly increased the percentage of blood CD14+ cells producing reactive oxygen species when stimulated either by Staph. aureus or Escherichia coli in the postpartum period. In conclusion, longer periods of WS supplementation during late lactation and the dry period (beginning on d 90 of the expected calving date) alter the leukocyte population and improve neutrophil immune response in the postpartum period with no detrimental effects on cow performance.
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- R Gardinal
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil, 13635-900
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil, 13635-900
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil, 13635-900
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil, 13635-900
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil, 13635-900
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05508-270
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05508-270
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05508-270
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil, 13635-900; Bursar 1-C of the National Council of Scientific and Technologic Development, Brasilia, Brazil, 71605-001.
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Potential reproductive effects are considered as the major aspect of biomolecules functionality in an organism. The recent identification of differential patterns of fatty acids across ovarian follicles and their association with levels of sexual maturity highlights the importance of these biomolecules. It is well known that fatty acids are highly diverse in terms of their functional properties. Oleic acid is chemically classified as an unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid. Besides serving as an important energy source, oleic acid is involved in metabolic and structural roles. Free and esterified oleic acids are compartmentalized into discrete extracellular fluids, cell organelles and found within the cytosol. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the contribution of oleic acid in regulating female fertility, particularly its involvement in female germ cell growth and development. Oleic acid has been identified as a blastomeric and post-cryopreservation survival biomarker in bovine. Several related studies have shown the critical role of oleic acid in counteracting the detrimental effects of saturated fatty acids and in paracrine support of oocyte development. Although available data are not ideally detailed, most data suggest that oleic acid can contribute to normal oocyte and preimplantation embryo development via mechanisms involving metabolic partitioning of fatty acids, change in the membrane structural organization, attenuation of oxidative stress and regulation of intracellular signalling. Thus, oleic acid may play a significant role in oocyte and early embryo development, suggesting that future studies should explore in more detail its potential effects on the physiopathology of female reproduction.
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Moran CA, Morlacchini M, Keegan JD, Fusconi G. The effect of dietary supplementation with Aurantiochytrium limacinum on lactating dairy cows in terms of animal health, productivity and milk composition. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2017; 102:576-590. [PMID: 29024131 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation with the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich microalgae, Aurantiochytrium limacinum (AURA), on a variety of health and productivity parameters in lactating cows. Twenty-four cows were blocked by parity and number of days in milk and then randomly assigned to a control (CON; n = 12) group with no algal supplementation, or a treatment group (AURA; n = 12) provided with 100 g AURA cow-1 day-1 or 16 g DHA cow-1 day-1 . A variety of health and productivity measurements were taken, and results indicated that supplementation had no negative effects on animal health in terms of somatic cell count, haematological and biochemical blood parameters, while body condition was marginally improved by algal supplementation. No differences were found for the various production parameters measured; however, a tendency towards increased milk production was observed for the AURA group during the final stage of the study (+4.5 kg cow-1 day-1 , day 78-84). The fatty acid profile of milk was improved by supplementation, with significantly lower saturated fatty acids, significantly higher omega-3 fatty acids and an improved omega-3/omega-6 ratio observed when compared to the control group. The amount of DHA in the milk of cows provided 105 g AURA head-1 day-1 was 4.7 mg/100 g milk with a peak transfer efficiency from feed to milk at day 49 of 8.3%. These results indicate that supplementation with 105 g AURA head-1 day-1 resulted in the successful enrichment of milk with DHA without negatively impacting the health or productivity of the animals.
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- C A Moran
- Regulatory Affairs Department, Alltech SARL, Vire, France
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- Regulatory Affairs Department, Alltech European Bioscience Centre, Co., Meath, Ireland
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Rodríguez EM, Arís A, Bach A. Associations between subclinical hypocalcemia and postparturient diseases in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2017; 100:7427-7434. [PMID: 28690056 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dairy cows suffer blood Ca losses as lactation begins and might be affected by hypocalcemia in its clinical (total serum Ca concentration <1.50 mM) or subclinical form (total serum Ca concentration ≤2.14 mM). Several studies have suggested that hypocalcemia is associated with different health problems of the cow but results from different studies are not consistent. The objective of this study was to assess potential associations between subclinical hypocalcemia (SCHC) and displaced abomasum, intramammary infections, metritis, retained placenta, and ketosis. Also, the associations between SCHC and milk yield and reproductive function were evaluated. After discarding cows (32) with clinical hypocalcemia, a total of 764 cows from 6 different commercial farms were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were collected at 24 to 48 h postcalving and analyzed for total Ca concentration. Odds ratios of the different afflictions potentially associated with SCHC were calculated. Seventy-eight percent of the analyzed cows incurred SCHC. The occurrence of displaced abomasum, ketosis, retained placenta, and metritis was 3.7, 5.5, 3.4, and 4.3 times more likely, respectively, in cows that had SCHC than in cows with normocalcemia. Furthermore, the risk of incurring retained placenta or metritis increased in multiparous cows as serum Ca concentrations decreased compared with that in primiparous cows. Normocalcemic cows, independent of parity, were more likely to show their first estrus sooner after calving than SCHC cows, but no correlation was found between SCHC and other reproductive parameters. Different serum Ca concentration cutoffs were identified for several postpartum afflictions (≤1.93, ≤2.05, ≤2.05, and ≤2.10 mM for ketosis, retained placenta, metritis, and displaced abomasum, respectively). In conclusion, SCHC, defined as serum Ca ≤2.14 mM, is a frequent illness affecting the majority of the dairy cows with important repercussions on health. However, if SCHC were to be used to predict postpartum disease, different serum Ca cutoff points are likely to be needed because best predictive cutoff values varied among postpartum ketosis, displaced abomasum, retained placenta, and metritis.
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- E M Rodríguez
- Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain
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- Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain
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- Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08010 Barcelona, Spain.
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Tsai C, Rezamand P, Loucks W, Scholte C, Doumit M. The effect of dietary fat on fatty acid composition, gene expression and vitamin status in pre-ruminant calves. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Sinedino LDP, Honda PM, Souza LRL, Lock AL, Boland MP, Staples CR, Thatcher WW, Santos JEP. Effects of supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid on reproduction of dairy cows. Reproduction 2017; 153:707-723. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-16-0642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The objectives were to determine the effects of supplementing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich algae on reproduction of dairy cows. Holstein cows were assigned randomly to either a control (n = 373) or the same diet supplemented daily with 100 g/cow of an algae product containing 10% DHA (algae, n = 366) from 27 to 147 days postpartum. Measurements included yields of milk and milk components, fatty acids (FA) profiles in milk fat and plasma phospholipids, resumption of ovulation by 57 days postpartum, pregnancy per artificial insemination (AI) and expression of interferon-stimulated genes in leukocytes. Feeding algae increased resumption of estrous cyclicity (77.6 vs 65.9%) and pregnancy at first AI (47.6 vs 32.8%) in primiparous cows. Algae increased pregnancy per AI in all AI in both primiparous and multiparous cows (41.6 vs 30.7%), which reduced days to pregnancy by 22 days (102 vs 124 days) compared with control cows. Pregnant cows fed algae had greater expression of RTP4 in blood leukocytes compared with those in pregnant control cows. Feeding algae increased the incorporation of DHA, eicosapentaenoic acid, conjugated linoleic acid isomers cis-9 trans-11, trans-10 cis-12 and total n-3 FA in phospholipids in plasma and milk fat. Yields of milk and true protein increased by 1.1 kg/day and 30 g/day respectively, whereas fat yield decreased 40 g/day in algae compared with that in control. Supplementing DHA-rich algae altered the FA composition of lipid fractions and improved reproduction in dairy cows. The benefits on reproduction might be mediated by enhanced embryo development based on changes in interferon-stimulated gene expression.
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Salehi R, Colazo MG, Gobikrushanth M, Basu U, Ambrose DJ. Effects of prepartum oilseed supplements on subclinical endometritis, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine transcripts in endometrial cells and postpartum ovarian function in dairy cows. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 29:747-758. [DOI: 10.1071/rd15334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Postpartum uterine infections affect ovarian function and delay ovulation in cattle. As dietary fats can affect immune cell function, we investigated the influence of prepartum diets on postpartum uterine inflammatory status (UIS) as assessed 25 ± 1 days postpartum by endometrial cytology (normal: ≤8% polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) vs subclinical endometritis (SCE): >8% PMN) and associations between SCE, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine gene expression and ovarian function. During the last 5 weeks of gestation, dairy cows received a diet supplemented with 8% rolled sunflower (n = 10) or canola seed (n = 9) or no oilseed (n = 9). Ovaries were scanned until 35 days postpartum. Prepartum diets did not influence SCE, but a preovulatory-size follicle developed sooner (P ≤ 0.05), the interval to first ovulation was shorter and the proportion of cows ovulating within 35 days postpartum was greater in the sunflower seed group. Although mRNA expression of cytokines was not affected by diet, cows with SCE had higher (P ≤ 0.05) expression of interleukin-1β (IL1B), interleukin-8 (CXCL8), IL10 and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF) than normal cows. The interval (mean ± s.e.m.) from calving to preovulatory-size follicle was shorter (P ≤ 0.05) in normal (13.2 ± 0.9 days) than SCE cows (18.7 ± 1.4 days). In summary, a prepartum diet supplemented with sunflower seed positively influenced postpartum ovarian function without affecting UIS or pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in endometrial cells.
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Barletta RV, Gandra JR, Bettero VP, Araújo CE, Del Valle TA, Almeida GF, Ferreira de Jesus E, Mingoti RD, Benevento BC, Freitas Júnior JED, Rennó FP. Ruminal biohydrogenation and abomasal flow of fatty acids in lactating cows: Oilseed provides ruminal protection for fatty acids. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gandra JR, Mingoti RD, Barletta RV, Takiya CS, Verdurico LC, Freitas JE, Paiva PG, Jesus EF, Calomeni GD, Rennó FP. Effects of flaxseed, raw soybeans and calcium salts of fatty acids on apparent total tract digestibility, energy balance and milk fatty acid profile of transition cows. Animal 2016; 10:1303-10. [PMID: 26927502 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731116000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Oilseeds offer some protection to the access of ruminal microorganisms and may be an alternative to calcium salts of fatty acids (FA), which are not fully inert in the ruminal environment. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different sources of FA supplementation on apparent total tract nutrient digestibility, milk yield and composition, and energy balance (EB) of cows during the transition period and early lactation. We compared diets rich in C18:2 and C18:3 FA. Multiparous Holstein cows were randomly assigned to receive one of the four diets: control (n=11); whole flaxseed (WF, n=10), 60 and 80 g/kg (diet dry matter (DM) basis) of WF during the prepartum and postpartum periods, respectively; whole raw soybeans (WS, n=10), 120 and 160 g/kg (diet DM basis) of WS during the prepartum and postpartum periods, respectively; and calcium salts of unsaturated fatty acids (CSFA, n=11), 24 and 32 g/kg (diet DM basis) of CSFA during the prepartum and postpartum periods, respectively. Dry cows fed WF had higher DM and net energy of lactation (NEL) intake than those fed WS or CSFA. The FA supplementation did not alter DM and NDF apparent total tract digestibility, dry cows fed WF exhibited greater NDF total tract digestion than cows fed WS or CSFA. Feeding WS instead of CSFA did not alter NEL intake and total tract digestion of nutrients, but increased milk fat yield and concentration. Calculated efficiency of milk yield was not altered by diets. FA supplementation increased EB during the postpartum period. Experimental diets increased long-chain FA (saturated and unsaturated FA) in milk. In addition, cows fed WS and CSFA had higher C18:1 trans-11 FA and C18:2 cis, and lower C18:3 FA in milk than those fed WF. Furthermore, cows fed CSFA had higher C18:1 trans-11 and cis-9, trans-11 FA than cows fed WS. Although supplemental C18:2 and C18:3 FA did not influence the milk yield of cows, they positively affected EB and increased unsaturated long-chain FA in milk fat.
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- J R Gandra
- 1Department of Animal Sciences,Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados,Rodovia Dourados-Itahum,km 12,79804-970,Dourados,MS,Brazil
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- 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Production,School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences,University of Sao Paulo,Av. Duque de Caxias Norte,225-Campus da USP,13635-900,Pirassununga,SP,Brazil
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- 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Production,School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences,University of Sao Paulo,Av. Duque de Caxias Norte,225-Campus da USP,13635-900,Pirassununga,SP,Brazil
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- 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Production,School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences,University of Sao Paulo,Av. Duque de Caxias Norte,225-Campus da USP,13635-900,Pirassununga,SP,Brazil
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- 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Production,School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences,University of Sao Paulo,Av. Duque de Caxias Norte,225-Campus da USP,13635-900,Pirassununga,SP,Brazil
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- 3Department of Animal Sciences,Federal University of Bahia,500,Avenida Adhemar de Barros,40170-110,Salvador,BA,Brazil
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- 4Department of Animal Sciences,Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho'/Campus Jaboticabal,Rod. Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane,km 5,14884-900,Jaboticabal,SP,Brazil
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- 4Department of Animal Sciences,Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho'/Campus Jaboticabal,Rod. Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane,km 5,14884-900,Jaboticabal,SP,Brazil
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- 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Production,School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences,University of Sao Paulo,Av. Duque de Caxias Norte,225-Campus da USP,13635-900,Pirassununga,SP,Brazil
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- 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Production,School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences,University of Sao Paulo,Av. Duque de Caxias Norte,225-Campus da USP,13635-900,Pirassununga,SP,Brazil
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Ogunade I, Arriola K, Jiang Y, Driver J, Staples C, Adesogan A. Effects of 3 sequestering agents on milk aflatoxin M1 concentration and the performance and immune status of dairy cows fed diets artificially contaminated with aflatoxin B1. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:6263-6273. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-10905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Gandra JR, Barletta RV, Mingoti RD, Verdurico LC, Freitas JE, Oliveira LJ, Takiya CS, Kfoury JR, Wiltbank MC, Renno FP. Effects of whole flaxseed, raw soybeans, and calcium salts of fatty acids on measures of cellular immune function of transition dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:4590-4606. [PMID: 27060809 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effects of supplemental n-3 and n-6 fatty acid (FA) sources on cellular immune function of transition dairy cows. Animals were randomly assigned to receive 1 of 4 diets: control (n=11); whole flaxseed (n-3 FA source; n=11), 60 and 80g/kg of whole flaxseed [diet dry matter (DM) basis] during pre- and postpartum, respectively; whole raw soybeans (n-6 FA source; n=10), 120 and 160g/kg of whole raw soybeans (diet DM basis) during pre- and postpartum, respectively; and calcium salts of unsaturated FA (Megalac-E, n-6 FA source; n=10), 24 and 32g/kg of calcium salts of unsaturated FA (diet DM basis) during pre- and postpartum, respectively. Supplemental FA did not alter DM intake and milk yield but increased energy balance during the postpartum period. Diets containing n-3 and n-6 FA sources increased phagocytosis capacity of leukocytes and monocytes and phagocytosis activity of monocytes. Furthermore, n-3 FA source increased phagocytic capacity of leukocytes and neutrophils and increased phagocytic activity in monocytes and neutrophils when compared with n-6 FA sources. Supplemental FA effects on adaptive immune system included increased percentage of T-helper cells, T-cytotoxic cells, cells that expressed IL-2 receptors, and CD62 adhesion molecules. The results of this study suggest that unsaturated FA can modulate innate and adaptive cellular immunity and trigger a proinflammatory response. The n-3 FA seems to have a greater effect on phagocytic capacity and activity of leukocytes when compared with n-6 FA.
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- J R Gandra
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, 13635-900, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, 13635-900, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, 13635-900, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, 13635-900, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 110910, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, 13635-900, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, 05508-270, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo, 13635-900, Pirassununga, Brazil; Bursar 1-C of National Council for Technological, 71605-001, Brasilia, Brazil.
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Salehi R, Colazo M, Oba M, Ambrose D. Effects of prepartum diets supplemented with rolled oilseeds on calf birth weight, postpartum health, feed intake, milk yield, and reproductive performance of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:3584-3597. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bromfield JJ, Santos JEP, Block J, Williams RS, Sheldon IM. PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY SYMPOSIUM: Uterine infection: linking infection and innate immunity with infertility in the high-producing dairy cow. J Anim Sci 2016; 93:2021-33. [PMID: 26020298 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Uterine contamination with bacteria is ubiquitous in the postpartum dairy cow. Nearly one-half of all postpartum dairy cows develop clinical disease resulting in metritis and endometritis, which cause depressed milk production and infertility. The causative links between uterine infection and infertility include a hostile uterine environment, disrupted endocrine signaling, and perturbations in ovarian function and oocyte development. In this review we consider the various mechanisms linking uterine infection with infertility in the dairy cow, specifically 1) innate immune signaling in the endometrium, 2) alteration in endocrine signaling in response to infectious agents, and 3) impacts of infection on ovarian function, oocyte development, and follicular development. Normal ovarian follicular and oocyte development requires a series of temporally and spatially orchestrated events; however, several of the cellular pathways required for ovarian function are also used during the innate immune response to bacterial pathogens. We propose that activation of cellular pathways during this immune response has a negative impact on ovarian physiology, which is manifest as infertility detected after the clearance of the bacteria. This review highlights how new insights into infection and immunity in cattle are linked to infertility.
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Sordillo LM. Nutritional strategies to optimize dairy cattle immunity. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:4967-4982. [PMID: 26830740 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Dairy cattle are susceptible to increased incidence and severity of both metabolic and infectious diseases during the periparturient period. A major contributing factor to increased health disorders is alterations in bovine immune mechanisms. Indeed, uncontrolled inflammation is a major contributing factor and a common link among several economically important infectious and metabolic diseases including mastitis, retained placenta, metritis, displaced abomasum, and ketosis. The nutritional status of dairy cows and the metabolism of specific nutrients are critical regulators of immune cell function. There is now a greater appreciation that certain mediators of the immune system can have a reciprocal effect on the metabolism of nutrients. Thus, any disturbances in nutritional or immunological homeostasis can provide deleterious feedback loops that can further enhance health disorders, increase production losses, and decrease the availability of safe and nutritious dairy foods for a growing global population. This review will discuss the complex interactions between nutrient metabolism and immune functions in periparturient dairy cattle. Details of how either deficiencies or overexposure to macro- and micronutrients can contribute to immune dysfunction and the subsequent development of health disorders will be presented. Specifically, the ways in which altered nutrient metabolism and oxidative stress can interact to compromise the immune system in transition cows will be discussed. A better understanding of the linkages between nutrition and immunity may facilitate the design of nutritional regimens that will reduce disease susceptibility in early lactation cows.
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- L M Sordillo
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
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Đidara M, Poljičak-Milas N, Milinković-Tur S, Mašek T, Šuran J, Pavić M, Kardum M, Šperanda M. Immune and oxidative response to linseed in the diet of periparturient Holstein cows. Animal 2015; 9:1349-54. [PMID: 25786897 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731115000439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of this research was to determine the influence of dietary replacement of n-6 with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on cellular immunity and oxidative stress in the transition period dairy cows. The experiment was conducted on 20 dairy Holstein cows from 3 ± 1 weeks before parturition until the 6th week of lactation. Both groups were fed an iso-energetic and iso-nitrogenous diet. Soybean meal from control (C) group was replaced with linseed in the experimental (LS) group. Cellular immunity and oxidative stress were measured on days -10, 1, 21 and 42 relative to parturition. During the entire experimental period, the proportion of CD45+ cells was lower (P<0.05) in LS group compared with the C group. The phagocytosis ability and phagocytosis index of cows fed with n-3 fatty acids were significantly reduced (P<0.05) compared with the group of cows fed with n-6 fatty acids. The most severe decrease in phagocytosis ability was on day -10 and 1 relative to parturition. The activity of superoxide dismutase (P<0.05) and plasma glutathione peroxidase (P<0.05) increased around calving, although activities were not influenced by dietary treatment. Increased malondialdehyde concentration (P<0.05) was influenced by dietary n-3 fatty acids and the time relative to parturition. The immune suppression was most pronounced during periparturient period. In that matter we can conclude that not only dietary n-3 fatty acids but also oxidative stress, which reached peak at time of parturition, contributed to the reduced cellular immunity during the periparturient period.
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- M Đidara
- 1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,K. P. Svacica 1D,31000 Osijek,Croatia
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- 2Department of Pathophysiology, Veterinary Faculty,Heinzelova 55,10000 Zagreb,Croatia
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- 3Department of Physiology and Radiobiology, Veterinary Faculty,Heinzelova 55,10000 Zagreb,Croatia
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- 4Department of Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Veterinary Faculty,Heinzelova 55,10000 Zagreb,Croatia
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- 5Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary Faculty,Heinzelova 55,10000 Zagreb,Croatia
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- 1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,K. P. Svacica 1D,31000 Osijek,Croatia
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- 2Department of Pathophysiology, Veterinary Faculty,Heinzelova 55,10000 Zagreb,Croatia
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- 1Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,K. P. Svacica 1D,31000 Osijek,Croatia
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Bradford BJ, Yuan K, Farney JK, Mamedova LK, Carpenter AJ. Invited review: Inflammation during the transition to lactation: New adventures with an old flame. J Dairy Sci 2015. [PMID: 26210279 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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For dairy cattle, the first several weeks of lactation represent the highest-risk period in their lives after their own neonatal period. Although more than 50% of cows during this period are estimated to suffer from at least one subclinical disorder, the complicated admixture of normal adaptations to lactation, infectious challenges, and metabolic disorders has made it difficult to determine which physiological processes are adaptive and which are pathological during this time. Subacute inflammation, a condition that has been well documented in obesity, has been a subject of great interest among dairy cattle physiologists in the past decade. Many studies have now clearly shown that essentially all cows experience some degree of systemic inflammation in the several days after parturition. The magnitude and likely persistence of the inflammatory state varies widely among cows, and several studies have linked the degree of postpartum inflammation to increased disease risk and decreased whole-lactation milk production. In addition to these associations, enhancing postpartum inflammation with repeated subacute administration of cytokines has impaired productivity and markers of health, whereas targeted use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during this window of time has enhanced whole-lactation productivity in several studies. Despite these findings, many questions remain about postpartum inflammation, including which organs are key initiators of this state and what signaling molecules are responsible for systemic and tissue-specific inflammatory states. Continued in vivo work should help clarify the degree to which mild postpartum inflammation is adaptive and whether the targeted use of anti-inflammatory drugs or nutrients can improve the health and productivity of dairy cows.
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- B J Bradford
- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506.
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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Oh J, Giallongo F, Frederick T, Pate J, Walusimbi S, Elias RJ, Wall EH, Bravo D, Hristov AN. Effects of dietary Capsicum oleoresin on productivity and immune responses in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:6327-39. [PMID: 26188565 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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This study investigated the effect of Capsicum oleoresin in granular form (CAP) on nutrient digestibility, immune responses, oxidative stress markers, blood chemistry, rumen fermentation, rumen bacterial populations, and productivity of lactating dairy cows. Eight multiparous Holstein cows, including 3 ruminally cannulated, were used in a replicated 4×4 Latin square design experiment. Experimental periods were 25 d in duration, including a 14-d adaptation and an 11-d data collection and sampling period. Treatments included control (no CAP) and daily supplementation of 250, 500, or 1,000 mg of CAP/cow. Dry matter intake was not affected by CAP (average 27.0±0.64 kg/d), but milk yield tended to quadratically increase with CAP supplementation (50.3 to 51.9±0.86 kg/d). Capsicum oleoresin quadratically increased energy-corrected milk yield, but had no effect on milk fat concentration. Rumen fermentation variables, apparent total-tract digestibility of nutrients, and N excretion in feces and urine were not affected by CAP. Blood serum β-hydroxybutyrate was quadratically increased by CAP, whereas the concentration of nonesterified fatty acids was similar among treatments. Rumen populations of Bacteroidales, Prevotella, and Roseburia decreased and Butyrivibrio increased quadratically with CAP supplementation. T cell phenotypes were not affected by treatment. Mean fluorescence intensity for phagocytic activity of neutrophils tended to be quadratically increased by CAP. Numbers of neutrophils and eosinophils and the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes in peripheral blood linearly increased with increasing CAP. Oxidative stress markers were not affected by CAP. Overall, in the conditions of this experiment, CAP did not affect feed intake, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, T cell phenotypes, and oxidative stress markers. However, energy-corrected milk yield was quadratically increased by CAP, possibly as a result of enhanced mobilization of body fat reserves. In addition, CAP increased neutrophil activity and immune cells related to acute phase immune response.
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Pancosma S.A., CH-1218 Geneva, Switzerland
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- InVivo Animal Nutrition & Health, Talhouët, 56250 Saint-Nolff, France
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
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Leiva T, Cooke RF, Brandão AP, Marques RS, Vasconcelos JLM. Effects of rumen-protected choline supplementation on metabolic and performance responses of transition dairy cows1. J Anim Sci 2015; 93:1896-904. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Greco L, Neto J, Pedrico A, Ferrazza R, Lima F, Bisinotto R, Martinez N, Garcia M, Ribeiro E, Gomes G, Shin J, Ballou M, Thatcher W, Staples C, Santos J. Effects of altering the ratio of dietary n-6 to n-3 fatty acids on performance and inflammatory responses to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:602-17. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Garcia M, Greco L, Favoreto M, Marsola R, Wang D, Shin J, Block E, Thatcher W, Santos J, Staples C. Effect of supplementing essential fatty acids to pregnant nonlactating Holstein cows and their preweaned calves on calf performance, immune response, and health. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:5045-64. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Gandra JR, Freitas Junior JED, Maturna Filho M, Barletta RV, Verdurico LC, Rennó FP. Soybean oil and calcium salts of fatty acids as fat sources for Holstein dairy cows in transition period. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE E PRODUÇÃO ANIMAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-99402014000100012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of using different lipid sources in diets for dairy cows during the transition period and early lactation on productive performance and physiological parameters in Holstein cows. The cows were fed with the following diets: 1) control; 2) Refined soybean oil; 3) Calcium salts of unsaturated fatty acids (Megalac-E). Diets were formulated to meet the nutritional requirements of cows during the pre-partum and postpartum period. The experimental diets affected the dry matter intake, body weight, body condition score, and energy balance in the postpartum period. The experimental diets did not affect the biochemical parameters in serum: glucose, total protein, albumin, urea, serum urea nitrogen, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, non-esterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, aspartate aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase, also not being observed differences between the contrasts analyzed. The lipid sources soybean oil and calcium salts not directly influence the plasmatic physiological parameters of dairy cows in the period transition. But, fat supplementation in the transition period resulted in a better metabolic status and productive performance, mainly improving energy balance post-partum
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Karcher EL, Hill TM, Bateman HG, Schlotterbeck RL, Vito N, Sordillo LM, Vandehaar MJ. Comparison of supplementation of n-3 fatty acids from fish and flax oil on cytokine gene expression and growth of milk-fed Holstein calves. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:2329-37. [PMID: 24485693 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The ability to reduce incidence of disease in calves and improve early vaccination strategies is of particular interest for dairy producers. The n-3 fatty acids have been reported to reduce inflammatory diseases in humans but limited research has been done in calves. The objective of this study was to compare supplementation of n-3 fatty acids from fish and flax oil on gene expression of whole blood cells and growth of milk-fed Holstein calves. Forty-eight Holstein bull calves from a commercial dairy were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 diets beginning at 4d old: (1) control milk replacer (MR) with all pork fat, (2) MR with 2% flax oil, and (3) MR with 2% fish oil. All MR were 17% fat, 27% crude protein on a dry matter (DM) basis, with all protein from whey sources. Calves were each fed 654g DM of MR daily for the first 25d and then 327g/d for d26, 27, and 28. On d28, calves were challenged with a Pasteurella vaccine and the temperature response to the vaccine was recorded. Milk and feed intake and fecal scores were recorded daily, and body weight and hip width were recorded weekly. Blood was collected from all calves on d25. One tube of collected blood was incubated with endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide; LPS) for 2h and frozen with a second tube of control blood. Quantitative real-time PCR was used to assess the effects of LPS stimulation on cytokine gene expression. During the 28 d, calves supplemented with flax oil had a greater growth rate and feed efficiency than calves fed fish oil (0.52±0.02 vs. 0.48±0.02g of gain:g of feed). Fish oil tended to decrease LPS stimulation of tumor necrosis factor-α expression. Flax oil, but not fish oil, decreased the expression of IL-4 and tended to decrease expression of osteopontin and IL-8. Flax oil tended to reduce the increase in rectal temperature in response to a Pasteurella vaccine. In conclusion, our data support the idea that supplementation with n-3 fatty acids affects cytokine gene expression.
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- E L Karcher
- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Nurture Research Center, Provimi North America, Brookville, OH 45309
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- Nurture Research Center, Provimi North America, Brookville, OH 45309
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- Nurture Research Center, Provimi North America, Brookville, OH 45309
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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- Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
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Watts JS, Rezamand P, Sevier DL, Price W, McGuire MA. Short-term effects of dietary trans fatty acids compared with saturated fatty acids on selected measures of inflammation, fatty acid profiles, and production in early lactating Holstein dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2013; 96:6932-6943. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hristov AN, Ott T, Tricarico J, Rotz A, Waghorn G, Adesogan A, Dijkstra J, Montes F, Oh J, Kebreab E, Oosting SJ, Gerber PJ, Henderson B, Makkar HPS, Firkins JL. SPECIAL TOPICS — Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: III. A review of animal management mitigation options1. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:5095-113. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- A. N. Hristov
- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, IL 60018
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
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- Wageningen University, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Plant Science Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802
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- University of California–Davis, Davis 95616
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- Wageningen University, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
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- Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
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- Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 00153 Rome, Italy
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Sellers M, Hulbert L, Ballou M. Technical note: Determination of preanalysis storage temperature and time allowances for ex vivo innate immune responses. J Dairy Sci 2013; 96:384-9. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Martinez N, Risco C, Lima F, Bisinotto R, Greco L, Ribeiro E, Maunsell F, Galvão K, Santos J. Evaluation of peripartal calcium status, energetic profile, and neutrophil function in dairy cows at low or high risk of developing uterine disease. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:7158-72. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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