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Estrada-Angulo A, Verdugo-Insúa M, Escobedo-Gallegos LDG, Castro-Pérez BI, Urías-Estrada JD, Ponce-Barraza E, Mendoza-Cortez D, Ríos-Rincón FG, Monge-Navarro F, Barreras A, Zinn RA, Corona-Gochi L, Plascencia A. Influences of a Supplemental Blend of Essential Oils Plus 25-Hydroxy-Vit-D3 and Zilpaterol Hydrochloride (β2 Agonist) on Growth Performance and Carcass Measures of Feedlot Lambs Finished under Conditions of High Ambient Temperature. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1391. [PMID: 38731393 PMCID: PMC11083129 DOI: 10.3390/ani14091391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Forty-eight Pelibuey × Katahdin male intact lambs (25.12 ± 3.79 kg LW) were used in a 70-d growing-finishing trial. Dietary treatments consisted of total mixed corn-based diet supplemented with: (1) no feed additives (Control); (2) 150 mg of essential oils blend plus 0.10 mg of 25-hydroxy-Vit-D3/kg diet offered throughout the 70-d experimental period (EOD3); (3) Control diet fed during the first 35 days and zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) supplementation at 6 mg/kg diet offered during the final 35 days of the experiment (32 days with ZH with a withdrawal 3-d before harvest), and (4) basal diet supplemented with EOD3 during first 35 days finishing, and EOD3 in combination with ZH (EOD3 + ZH) during the subsequent 32-days with ZH withdrawal 3 days before harvest. The temperature-humidity index during the experiment averaged 80.4 ± 3.2. There were no treatment interactions (p > 0.20) on growth performance and carcass measures. Supplemental EOD3 did not affect (p = 0.43) dry matter intake (DMI), but increased (p < 0.01) carcass adjusted average daily gain (ADG, 9.2%), gain efficiency (GF, 6.7%), and observed vs. expected dietary net energy for maintenance (NEm, 4.8%) and for gain (NEg, 6.4%). Supplemental ZH did not affect dry matter intake (DMI, p = 0.50) but increased (p < 0.01) carcass adjusted ADG (14.5%), GF (13%) and observed vs. expected dietary NEm (9%) and NEg (11.7%). Compared to control lambs, the combination of both additives increased ADG (24.9%), GF (21.2%), and observed vs. expected dietary NEm and NEg (14.2% and 18.9%, respectively). There were no treatment interactions on carcass characteristics, visceral organ mass, or on gene expression of IGF1, IGF2 and mTOR in longissimus muscle (LM). Supplemental EOD3 increased hot carcass weight (HCW; 4.0%, p < 0.01) but did not affect other carcass measures. Supplemental EOD3 decreased (3%, p = 0.03) intestine mass weight (g intestine/kg empty body weight). Supplemental ZH increased HCW (6%, p < 0.01), dressing percentage (1.7%, p = 0.04), and LM area (9.7%, p < 0.01), and decreased kidney-pelvic-fat percentage (16.2%, p < 0.01), fat thickness (14.7%, p = 0.03), and visceral fat. Compared to controls, the combination of EOD3 with ZH increased HCW (10.2%). It is concluded that growth performance responses to supplemental EOD3 and ZH are additive. Both supplements can be fed in combination without detrimental effects on expected benefits when fed separately. In addition, ZH supplementation improves carcass traits.
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- Alfredo Estrada-Angulo
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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- Veterinary Science Research Institute, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali 21100, Baja California, Mexico; (F.M.-N.); (A.B.)
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- Veterinary Science Research Institute, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali 21100, Baja California, Mexico; (F.M.-N.); (A.B.)
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- Animal Science Department, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Sinaloa, Mexico; (A.E.-A.); (M.V.-I.); (L.d.G.E.-G.); (B.I.C.-P.); (J.D.U.-E.); (E.P.-B.); (D.M.-C.); (F.G.R.-R.)
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Leyva-Medina KH, Dávila-Ramos H, Portillo-Loera JJ, Acuña-Meléndez OS, Cervantes-Noriega A, Sánchez-Pérez JN, Molina-Gámez G, Rodríguez-Carpena JG, Mejía-Delgadillo MA, Robles-Estrada JC. Effects of Zilpaterol Hydrochloride with a Combination of Vitamin D 3 on Feedlot Lambs: Growth Performance, Dietary Energetics, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1303. [PMID: 38731307 PMCID: PMC11083134 DOI: 10.3390/ani14091303] [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: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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This study evaluated the impact of supplementing ZH in combination with D3 on the growth performance, energy efficiency, carcass traits, and meat quality of feedlot lambs. Thirty-two Dorper × Katahdin cross lambs (37.3 ± 5.72 kg) were utilized in a 29 d experiment in a completely randomized block design with a 2 × 2 factorial structure consisting of two levels of ZH for 26 d (0 and 0.20 mg/kg PV-1) and two levels of D3 for 7 d (0 and 1.5 × 106 IU/d-1). ZH improved (p ≤ 0.05) the average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency by 9.9% and 17.8%, respectively, as well as hot carcass weight (HCW) and dressing carcass by 4.3% and 2.6%, respectively. (p ≤ 0.03). However, ZH increased (p < 0.01) muscle pH and Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) (2.5 and 23.0%, respectively). D3 supplementation negatively affected (p ≤ 0.02) dry matter intake (DMI) (last 7 d) and ADG by 15.7% and 18.1%. On the other hand, D3 improved the pH of the longissimus thoracis muscle by 1.7% (p = 0.03) without affecting WBSF. When D3 was supplemented in combination with ZH, it was observed that meat quality was improved by reducing muscle pH compared to lambs treated only with ZH. However, D3 did not improve the meat tenderness negatively affected by ZH supplementation.
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- Karla H. Leyva-Medina
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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- Academic Unit of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Nayarit, Compostela 63700, Nayarit, Mexico;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80246, Sinaloa, Mexico; (K.H.L.-M.); (H.D.-R.); (J.J.P.-L.); (O.S.A.-M.); (A.C.-N.); (J.N.S.-P.); (G.M.-G.)
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Carrillo-Muro O, Rivera-Villegas A, Hernandez-Briano P, Lopez-Carlos MA, Plascencia A. Effects of Duration of Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Lambs Finished with Supplemental Zilpaterol Hydrochloride: Productive Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3113. [PMID: 37835718 PMCID: PMC10572044 DOI: 10.3390/ani13193113] [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: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Forty-five male non-castrated crossbred Dorper lambs (40.17 ± 0.35 kg body weight, BW) were employed in a completely randomized design with five treatments to investigate the effects of the duration of calcium propionate (CaPr) supplementation (10 g CaPr/lamb/d for 0, 14, 28, or 42 d before slaughter) on lambs finished with zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH, 7.2 mg/lamb/d for a fixed period of 28 d before slaughter) regarding their productive performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. Treatments consisted of the following: (1) No additives (CTL), (2) 0 days on CaPr plus 28 d on ZH, (3) 14 days on CaPr plus 28 d on ZH, (4) 28 days on CaPr plus 28 d on ZH, and (5) 42 days on CaPr plus 28 d on ZH. When compared with CTL, ZH lambs exhibited a similar average daily gain (ADG) but had lower dry matter intake (DMI), leading to increased feed efficiency. Supplementing with ZH alone did not affect carcass traits, visceral mass, whole cuts, or meat quality. Lambs that received both CaPr 28 d and ZH exhibited quadratic increases (p < 0.05) in final body weight (FBW), ADG, and dressing percentage (D%). These increases were optimal at estimated inclusion durations of 26 d for FBW, 30 for ADG, and 39 d for D%. The ADG:DMI ratio and the longissimus muscle area (LMA) both exhibited quadratic increases (p < 0.05). The optimal duration of CaPr supplementation for ADG:DMI ratio was found to be 28 d, while for LMA, it was 14 d. As the period of CaPr supplementation increased, there was a linear increase (p < 0.05) in hot carcass weight, leg circumference, and whole cuts of breast IMPS209 and shoulder IMPS207. Cook loss percent increased quadratically (p < 0.05), and was higher when CaPr was included for an estimated duration of 26 d. As the duration of CaPr supplementation increased, the purge loss percentage (PRL) also increased linearly (p < 0.05). In conclusion, including CaPr in the diet for a duration of 28 d in lambs improved the response to ZH supplementation on the productive performance, carcass weight, and some whole cuts. However, it can also have a negative effect on PRL%.
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- Octavio Carrillo-Muro
- Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, General Enrique Estrada 98500, Mexico; (O.C.-M.); (P.H.-B.); (M.A.L.-C.)
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- Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, General Enrique Estrada 98500, Mexico; (O.C.-M.); (P.H.-B.); (M.A.L.-C.)
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- Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, General Enrique Estrada 98500, Mexico; (O.C.-M.); (P.H.-B.); (M.A.L.-C.)
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- Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, General Enrique Estrada 98500, Mexico; (O.C.-M.); (P.H.-B.); (M.A.L.-C.)
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Mexico;
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Avilés-Nieto JN, Márquez-Mota CC, Hernández-Medrano JH, Ramírez-Bribiesca JE, Castillo-Gallegos E, Plascencia A, Castrejón-Pineda FA, Corona L. Effect of canola oil supplementation level on total tract digestion, ruminal fermentation, and methane emissions of cows grazing Urochloa sp. supplemented with a fixed amount of concentrate. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:77. [PMID: 36773073 PMCID: PMC9922234 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03485-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Four rumen-cannulated cows (Bos taurus × Bos indicus, 657 ± 92 kg body weight, BW) in a rotational grazing (Urochloa sp.) system were assigned to different canola oil (CO) inclusion levels, 0.0, 0.40, 0.80, and 1.2 g/kg according to shrunk body weight (SBW, BW adjusted for gastrointestinal filling) in a 4 × 4 Latin Square design to evaluate CO on the CH4 emissions and dietary energy intake. CH4 emissions were estimated using an infrared analyzer methodology (Sniffer method). Grass intake and fecal production were estimated using Cr2O3 as an external marker. CO supplementation increased (linear effect, P ≤ 0.05) total dry matter and gross energy intake with a linear increase (P = 0.09) in neutral detergent fiber (NDF) intake. While digestible energy (Mcal/kg) linearly increased with increasing CO supplementation level (linear effect, P < 0.05), total tract digestion of organic matter, NDF, and CP was comparable (P > 0.05) between levels. Maximal CO supplementation (1.2 g/kg SBW) significantly decreased total ruminal protozoa population, acetate:propionate ratio, and enteric methane production (g/kg DMI) by 9, 5.3, and 17.5%, respectively. This study showed that, for cows grazing tropical forages, CO can be supplemented up to 1.2 g/kg SBW (5.8% of the total diet) without negatively affecting intake and nutrient digestion while reducing ruminal fermentation efficiency and enteric methane emission (≤ 17.5%).
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- Jonathan Noe Avilés-Nieto
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Departamento de Nutrición Animal y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Departamento de Nutrición Animal y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria Y Zootecnia, Centro de Enseñanza, Investigación Y Extensión en Ganadería Tropical, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Departamento de Nutrición Animal y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Departamento de Nutrición Animal y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.
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Does fat-tail docking and Zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) supplementation affect feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of finishing lambs? Small Rumin Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2021.106548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Castro-Pérez BI, Núñez-Benítez VH, Estrada-Angulo A, Urías-Estrada JD, Gaxiola-Camacho SM, Rodríguez-Gaxiola MA, Angulo-Montoya C, Barreras A, Zinn RA, Perea-Domínguez XP, Plascencia A. Evaluation of standardized mixture of synbiotic-glyconutrients supplemented in lambs finished during summer season in tropical environment: growth performance, dietary energetics, and carcass characteristics. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjas-2020-0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Twenty-four Pelibuey × Katahdin lambs (36.4 ± 2.9 kg initial weight) were used in a 77 d feeding trial in a randomized complete block design to evaluate the influence of a standardized synbiotic-glyconutrient combination (GLY) on growth performance, dietary energetic, and carcass characteristics of lambs finished during a period of high ambient temperature. Dietary treatments consisted of a high-energy basal diet supplemented (% of diet dry matter basis) with 0% versus 0.4% GLY. Throughout the study, the average temperature humidity index (THI) was 76.23, corresponding to the “alert” range, but daily maximum THI exceeded 80 for 2 to 6 h of each day of the 77 d study. Daily GLY intake averaged 0.10 g GLY·kg−1 live weight. Supplemental GLY increased (P = 0.04) daily water intake, but dry matter intake was not affected. Supplemental GLY increased (P < 0.03) initial 56-d, and overall (77-d) average daily gain, gain efficiency and estimated dietary net energy. Lambs fed GLY had greater (P ≤ 0.05) hot carcass weight and fat thickness, and decreased (P = 0.02) kidney-pelvic-heart fat. Supplemental GLY did not affect (P ≥ 0.16) shoulder tissue composition or relative weight of visceral mass. Synbiotic-glyconutrient combination improved growth performance, dietary energy, and carcass weight in lambs finished in high ambient temperatures. Enhancements in growth performance and dietary energetics were most appreciable during the first 56 d of the 77 d finishing period.
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- Beatriz I. Castro-Pérez
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80260, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80260, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80260, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80260, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80260, México
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80260, México
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali 21100, México
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Guasave 81048, México
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Barnes TL, Cadaret CN, Beede KA, Schmidt TB, Petersen JL, Yates DT. Hypertrophic muscle growth and metabolic efficiency were impaired by chronic heat stress, improved by zilpaterol supplementation, and not affected by ractopamine supplementation in feedlot lambs1. J Anim Sci 2019; 97:4101-4113. [PMID: 31410479 PMCID: PMC6776279 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Feedlot performance is reduced by heat stress and improved by β adrenergic agonists (βAA). However, the physiological mechanisms underlying these outcomes are not well characterized, and anecdotal reports suggest that βAA may confound the effects of heat stress on wellbeing. Thus, we sought to determine how heat stress and βAA affect growth, metabolic efficiency, and health indicators in lambs on a feedlot diet. Wethers (38.6 ± 1.9 kg) were housed under thermoneutral (controls; n = 25) or heat stress (n = 24) conditions for 21 d. In a 2 × 3 factorial, their diets contained no supplement (unsupplemented), ractopamine (β1AA), or zilpaterol (β2AA). Blood was collected on days -3, 3, 9, and 21. On day 22, lambs were harvested and ex vivo skeletal muscle glucose oxidation was determined to gauge metabolic efficiency. Feet and organ tissue damage was assessed by veterinary pathologists. Heat stress reduced (P < 0.05) feed intake by 21%, final bodyweight (BW) by 2.6 kg, and flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle mass by 5%. β2AA increased (P < 0.05) FDS mass/BW by 9% and average muscle fiber area by 13% compared with unsupplemented lambs. Blood lymphocytes and monocytes were greater (P < 0.05) in heat-stressed lambs, consistent with systemic inflammation. Plasma insulin was 22% greater (P < 0.05) and glucose/insulin was 16% less (P < 0.05) in heat-stressed lambs than controls. Blood plasma urea nitrogen was increased (P < 0.05) by heat stress on day 3 but reduced (P < 0.05) on days 9 and 21. Plasma lipase and lactate dehydrogenase were reduced (P < 0.05) by heat stress. Glucose oxidation was 17% less (P < 0.05) in muscle from heat-stressed lambs compared with controls and 15% greater (P < 0.05) for β2AA-supplemented compared with unsupplemented lambs. Environment and supplement interacted (P < 0.05) for rectal temperature, which was increased (P < 0.05) by heat stress on all days but more so (P < 0.05) in β2AA-supplemented lambs on days 4, 9, and 16. Heat stress increased (P < 0.05) the frequency of hoof wall overgrowth, but βAA did not produce any pathologies. We conclude that reduced performance in heat-stressed lambs was mediated by reduced feed intake, muscle growth, and metabolic efficiency. β2AA increased muscle growth and improved metabolic efficiency by increasing muscle glucose oxidation, but no such effects were observed with ractopamine. Finally, βAA supplementation was not detrimental to health indicators in this study, nor did it worsen the effects of heat stress.
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- Taylor L Barnes
- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
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Growth, carcass characteristics, cut yields and meat quality of lambs finished with zilpaterol hydrochloride and steroid implant. Meat Sci 2019; 158:107890. [PMID: 31382221 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.107890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Forty hairbreed male lambs were used to evaluate the effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH, 0 and 0.15 mg/kg BW) and steroid implant (SI, without and with 52.5 mg trenbolone acetate and 7.5 mg 17β-estradiol) on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, non-carcass components, wholesale cut yield, and meat quality. Supplemental ZH increased growth rate, feed efficiency, carcass weight, and dressing percentage, with no effect on wholesale cut yields. Feeding ZH increased muscle pH at 24 h. Supplemental ZH increased meat shear force, but decreased lightness, redness, and yellowness after frozen storage followed by a 14-day aging period. The SI administration increased dressing percentage and neck yield, but decreased testicle weight and meat redness, without affecting other variables. The LT area was greater with ZH + SI administration than with individual application of ZH or SI. Compared to individual administration, simultaneous application of ZH and SI did not result in improved growth performance, carcass traits and wholesale cut yields in hairbreed male lambs.
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