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Tilton TJ, Martens K, Lucherk LW, Word AB, Holland BP, Lawrence TE, Tennant TC. The effect of a direct-fed microbial (10-G) on live animal performance, carcass characteristics, and Salmonella prevalence of fed beef heifers. Transl Anim Sci 2024; 8:txae086. [PMID: 38863595 PMCID: PMC11165639 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txae086] [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: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the direct-fed microbial 10-G upon cattle growth performance, liver and lung health, carcass quality, and yield outcomes, as well as prevalence and enumeration of Salmonella in feces and lymph nodes. Fed beef heifers (N = 1,400; initial shrunk body weight [BW] 343.3 ± 36.2 kg) were blocked by the day of arrival and randomly allocated to one of two treatments (0 [negative control, CON] or 2 g of a direct-fed microbial [10-G] that provided 1 billion CFUs per animal per day of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, Pediococcus pentosaceus, L. brevis, and L. plantarum) with 10 pens per treatment. Recto-anal mucosal fecal samples (RAMs; n = 477) and subiliac lymph nodes (SLNs; n = 479) were collected longitudinally at harvest from 23 to 25 heifers per pen. Data were analyzed using mixed models; pen served as the experimental unit; block and harvest date were random effects. No differences were detected in dry matter intake (P = 0.78), final BW (P = 0.64), average daily gain (P = 0.51), gain to feed (P = 0.71), hot carcass weight (P = 0.54), dressed carcass yield (P = 0.52), 12th rib fat depth (P = 0.13), longissimus muscle area (P = 0.62), calculated empty body fat (P = 0.26), or marbling score (P = 0.82). Distributions of liver scores (P ≥ 0.34), quality grades (P ≥ 0.23), and yield grades (P ≥ 0.11) were also not different between treatments. A tendency was detected for more normal lungs (P = 0.08; 10-G = 65.96%, CON = 61.12%) and fewer inflated lungs at harvest for cattle fed 10-G (P = 0.10; 10-G = 0.29%, CON = 1.16%); other lung outcomes did not differ (P ≥ 0.54). Salmonella prevalence did not differ for RAM samples (P = 0.41; 10-G = 97.74%, CON = 96.82%) or SLN (P = 0.22; 10-G = 17.92%, CON = 13.66%). Salmonella concentration of RAM samples (P = 0.25; 10-G = 3.87 log CFU/g, CON = 3.32 log CFU/g) or SLN (P = 0.37; 10-G = 1.46 log CFU/g, CON = 1.14 log CFU/g) also did not differ between treatments at harvest. These results do not demonstrate any difference in live animal performance, carcass characteristics, or Salmonella carriage for heifers fed 10-G.
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- Travis J Tilton
- Beef Carcass Research Center, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
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- Beef Carcass Research Center, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
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- Beef Carcass Research Center, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
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- Beef Carcass Research Center, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016, USA
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Homolka M, Smith W, Husz T, Paulus-Compart D, Jennings J. Evaluating performance of beef cattle consuming a supplemental probiotic-prebiotic during the first 21 or 42 days after feedlot arrival. Livest Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2022.105096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Williams MS, Mandell IB, Wood KM, Bohrer BM. The effects of feeding benzoic acid and/or active dry yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on fatty acid composition, sensory attributes, and retail shelf-life of beef longissimus thoracis. Transl Anim Sci 2022; 7:txac161. [PMID: 36628388 PMCID: PMC9825282 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txac161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Fifty-nine Angus-cross steers (492 ± SD 36 kg) were arranged in a randomized complete block design and assigned to the following dietary treatments for the final 106 days of the finishing phase: no supplementation (CON), 0.5% benzoic acid (ACD), 3 g/steer/d active dry Saccharomyces cerevisiae (YST), or both [0.5% benzoic acid and 3 g/steer/d S. cerevisiae (AY)]. Steers were slaughtered at a commercial facility where longissimus thoracis (IMPS #107 Beef Rib) samples were retrieved and evaluated for fatty acid composition, sensory attributes, and shelf-life during a simulated retail display period. Data (N = 57) were analyzed using dietary treatment as a fixed effect, blocking weight at the beginning of the study as a random effect, and steer as the experimental unit. Muscle pH and proximate composition (moisture and intramuscular lipid) for longissimus samples were not different (P ≥ 0.39) among dietary treatments. Most fatty acid profile values and calculations were not different among dietary treatments (P ≥ 0.10); however, the n-6:n-3 ratio differed (P = 0.01), with ACD samples having lower n-6:n-3 compared with CON and YST samples while AY samples were intermediate and not different from other dietary treatments. The trained sensory panel did not detect differences among dietary treatments (P ≥ 0.23) for juiciness, beef flavor intensity, or off-flavor intensity; however, they did score AY samples as chewier than ACD samples with CON and YST samples intermediate and not different from other dietary treatments. Yet, tenderness was not different when scored by trained panelists (P = 0.10) or measured instrumentally (P = 0.21). Total color change tended to differ (P = 0.09) during the 12-d simulated retail display period with AY samples experiencing less color change compared with YST samples, while CON and ACD samples were intermediate and not different from other dietary treatments. Lipid oxidation (as measured with TBARS) tended to differ (P = 0.08) following the 12-d simulated retail display period with ACD and AY samples experiencing lower levels of oxidation compared with CON, while YST samples were intermediate and not different from other dietary treatments. Overall, these results suggest there were no negative impacts on meat quality when finishing steers were supplemented with either benzoic acid or S. cerevisiae, and there may even be advantages for fatty acid composition and oxidative stability when steers were supplemented with benzoic acid.
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- Melissa S Williams
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Wu Q, Cao M, Xie H, Huang Q, Zhou X, Guo J, Sun Y, Yang J, Lei D, Zhang A, Zuo F, Cao Y. Effects of probiotic administration on the digestibility characteristics and growth performance of finishing beef cattle fed a total mixed ration containing different levels of corn stover. Anim Sci J 2022; 93:e13751. [PMID: 35831959 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this study, we aimed to assess the effects of probiotic administration on the digestibility characteristics and growth performance of finishing beef cattle fed a total mixed ration (TMR) containing different levels of corn stover. One hundred and sixty Simmental × Continental crossbred bulls were randomly allocated to two animal houses (80 bulls each) and randomly assigned four TMR differing in the level of corn stover-high (HCT) and low (LCT)-with or without probiotics in each animal house. Feeding HCT supplemented with probiotics increased (P < 0.05) the apparent digestibility of crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and acid detergent fiber (ADF). Regardless of probiotic supplementation, the nitrogen intake and fecal nitrogen levels of animals fed HCT were lower than those fed LCT (P < 0.05). Additionally, feeding probiotics increased (P < 0.05) the efficiency of ruminal fermentation, final body weight, and average daily gain (ADG) of animals, with this effect being stronger in animals fed HCT. In conclusion, supplementing probiotics with HCT has a positive effect on the growth of finishing beef cattle, thereby providing economic benefits.
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- Qingyu Wu
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China.,Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China.,Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China.,Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- Animal Epidemic Control Center of Changling County, Songyuan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China.,Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China.,Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- Jilin Yutian Husbandry Co. Ltd, Daan, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Feed Resources and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region, Daqing, China.,Engineering Research Center of Processing and Utilization of Grain By-products, Ministry of Education, Daqing, China.,Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in Northeastern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs P. R. China, Daqing, China
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Paquette SJ, Reuter T. Escherichia coli: Physiological Clues Which Turn On the Synthesis of Antimicrobial Molecules. Vet Sci 2020; 7:E184. [PMID: 33233401 PMCID: PMC7712815 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7040184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Zoonotic pathogens, like Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a food safety and health risk. To battle the increasing emergence of virulent microbes, novel mitigation strategies are needed. One strategy being considered to combat pathogens is antimicrobial compounds produced by microbes, coined microcins. However, effectors for microcin production are poorly understood, particularly in the context of complex physiological responses along the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT). Previously, we identified an E. coli competitor capable of producing a strong diffusible antimicrobial with microcin-associated characteristics. Our objective was to examine how molecule production of this competitor is affected by physiological properties associated with the GIT, namely the effects of carbon source, bile salt concentration and growth phase. Using previously described liquid- and agar-based assays determined that carbon sources do not affect antimicrobial production of E. coli O103F. However, bile salt concentrations affected production significantly, suggesting that E. coli O103F uses cues along the GIT to modulate the expression of antimicrobial production. Furthermore, E. coli O103F produces the molecule during the exponential phase, contrary to most microcins identified to date. The results underscored the importance of experimental design to identify producers of antimicrobials. To detect antimicrobials, conventional microbiological methods can be a starting point, but not the gold standard.
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- Sarah-Jo Paquette
- University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada;
- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4V6, Canada
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- University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada;
- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4V6, Canada
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Dewsbury DMA, Cernicchiaro N, Depenbusch B, Nagaraja TG, Renter DG. Effectiveness of a Direct-Fed Microbial Product Containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei in Reducing Fecal Shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Commercial Feedlot Cattle. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2020; 18:16-23. [PMID: 32898446 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2020.2828] [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] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a direct-fed microbial (DFM) product in reducing fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in finishing commercial feedlot cattle in Kansas (KS) and Nebraska (NE). Utilizing a randomized complete block design within the feedlot (KS, n = 1; NE, n = 1), cattle were randomly allocated to 20 pens, grouped in blocks of two based on allocation date, and then, within the block, randomly assigned to a treatment group (DFM or negative control). The DFM product was included in the diet at a targeted daily dose of 1 × 109 colony-forming units (CFU) of the Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei combination per animal for at least 60 d before sampling. Feedlots were sampled for four consecutive weeks; weekly sampling consisted of collecting 20 pen floor fecal samples per pen. Fecal samples were subjected to culture-based methods for detection and isolation of E. coli O157, and positive samples were quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Primary outcomes of interest were fecal prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 and E. coli O157 supershedding (≥104 CFU/g of feces) prevalence. Data for each feedlot were analyzed at the pen level using mixed models accounting for the study design features. Model-adjusted mean E. coli O157:H7 fecal prevalence estimates (standard error of the mean [SEM]) for DFM and control groups were 8.2% (SEM = 2.2%) and 9.9% (SEM = 2.5%) in KS and 14.6% (SEM = 2.8%) versus 14.3% (SEM = 2.6%) in NE; prevalence did not differ significantly between treatment groups at either site (KS, p = 0.51; NE, p = 0.92). Mean E. coli O157 supershedding prevalence estimates for DFM and control groups were 2.2% (SEM = 0.7%) versus 1.8% (SEM = 0.7%) in KS (p = 0.66) and 6.7% (SEM = 1.5%) versus 3.2% (SEM = 1.0%) in NE (p = 0.04). In conclusion, administering the DFM product in the finishing diet of feedlot cattle did not significantly reduce E. coli O157:H7 fecal prevalence or supershedding prevalence in study pens at either commercial feedlot.
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- Diana M A Dewsbury
- Center for Outcomes Research and Epidemiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.,Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Epidemiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.,Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Epidemiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.,Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Paquette SJ, Reuter T. Properties of an Antimicrobial Molecule Produced by an Escherichia coli Champion. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 9:E6. [PMID: 31877806 PMCID: PMC7168273 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Over recent decades, the number and frequency of severe pathogen infections have been increasing. Pathogen mitigation strategies in human medicine or in livestock operations are vital to combat emerging arsenals of bacterial virulence and defense mechanisms. Since the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, the competitive nature of bacteria has been considered for the potential treatment or mitigation of pathogens. Previously, we identified a strong E. coli competitor with probiotic properties producing a diffusible antimicrobial molecule(s) that inhibited the growth of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Our current objective was to isolate and examine the properties of this antimicrobial molecule(s). Molecules were isolated by filter sterilization after 12 h incubation, and bacterial inhibition was compared to relevant controls. Isolated antimicrobial molecule(s) and controls were subjected to temperature, pH, or protease digestion treatments. Changes in inhibition properties were evaluated by comparing the incremental cell growth in the presence of treated and untreated antimicrobial molecule(s). No treatment affected the antimicrobial molecule(s) properties of STEC inhibition, suggesting that at least one molecule produced is an efficacious microcin. The molecule persistence to physiochemical and enzymatic treatments could open a wide window to technical industry-scale applications.
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- Sarah-Jo Paquette
- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, #100-5401 1st Ave. South, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4V6, Canada;
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4V6, Canada
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- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, #100-5401 1st Ave. South, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4V6, Canada;
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Sallam SMA, Kholif AE, Amin KA, El-Din ANMN, Attia MFA, Matloup OH, Anele UY. Effects of microbial feed additives on feed utilization and growth performance in growing Barki lambs fed diet based on peanut hay. Anim Biotechnol 2019; 31:447-454. [PMID: 31134850 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2019.1616554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The effects of supplementing diet of growing lambs with microbial feed additive mixture (direct-fed microbial; DFM) based on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, lactic acid bacteria and exogenous enzymes on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen (N) utilization, ruminal fermentation, blood chemistry and growth performance were studied. The study was a completely randomized design with 12 growing Barki lambs divided into two groups of six lambs per treatment. Lambs were offered a control diet of peanut hay and concentrates (1:1 dry matter (DM) basis) or the control diet supplemented with DFM at 0.5 g/day (Bactozyme treatment) for 16 weeks. There was no effect on feed efficiency but Bactozyme lambs had increased (p = 0.009) feed intake, average daily gain (p = 0.042) and final body weight (p = 0.047). Bactozyme treatment had greater neutral detergent fiber (p = 0.020) and acid detergent fiber (p = 0.034) digestibility compared with the control treatment. Metabolism experiment showed that the feed additive mixture increased (p<0.05) N intake and N retention. Bactozyme treatment had greater blood total protein (p = 0.027), and globulin (p = 0.025) concentrations compared with the control treatment. It is concluded that supplementing growing Barki lambs with DFM at 0.5 g daily enhanced final body weight gain and fiber digestion without affecting feed efficiency.
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- Sobhy M A Sallam
- Animal and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Dairy Science Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Animal and Fish Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Dairy Science Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Competition among Escherichia coli Strains for Space and Resources. Vet Sci 2018; 5:vetsci5040093. [PMID: 30400157 PMCID: PMC6313926 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci5040093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a subgroup of E. coli causing human diseases. Methods to control STEC in livestock and humans are limited. These and other emerging pathogens are a global concern and novel mitigation strategies are required. Habitats populated by bacteria are subjected to competition pressures due to limited space and resources but they use various strategies to compete in natural environments. Our objective was to evaluate non-pathogenic E. coli strains isolated from cattle feces for their ability to out-compete STEC. Competitive fitness of non-pathogenic E. coli against STEC were assessed in competitions using liquid, agar, and nutrient limiting assays. Winners were determined by enumeration using O-serogroup specific quantitative PCR or a semi-quantitative grading. Initial liquid competitions identified two strong non-pathogenic competitors (O103F and O26E) capable of eliminating various STEC including O157 and O111. The strain O103F was dominant across permeable physical barriers for all tested E. coli and STEC strains indicating the diffusion of antimicrobial molecules. In direct contact and even with temporal disadvantages, O103F out-competed STEC O157E. The results suggest that O103F or the diffusible molecule(s) it produces have a potential to be used as an alternative STEC mitigation strategy, either in medicine or the food industry.
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Wisener LV, Sargeant JM, O'Connor AM, Faires MC, Glass-Kaastra SK. The Use of Direct-Fed Microbials to Reduce Shedding ofEscherichia coliO157 in Beef Cattle: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Zoonoses Public Health 2014; 62:75-89. [DOI: 10.1111/zph.12112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- L. V. Wisener
- Population Medicine; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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- Population Medicine; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
- Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA USA
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- Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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- Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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Stanford K, Gibb D, McAllister TA. Evaluation of a shelf-stable direct-fed microbial for control of Escherichia coli O157 in commercial feedlot cattle. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2013. [DOI: 10.4141/cjas2013-100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Stanford, K, Gibb, D. and McAllister, T. A. 2013. Evaluation of a shelf-stable direct-fed microbial for control of Escherichia coli O157 in commercial feedlot cattle. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 93: 535–542. A direct-fed microbial (DFM) registered for use in cattle in Canada containing Lactobacillus acidophilus strain BT-1386 and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast autolysate was evaluated for control of E. coli O157. Weaned calves entered the feedlot in October and November and in January were sorted into Control (12 pens with a total of 2170 calves) and DFM treatment groups (10 pens with a total of 2040 calves). Although targeted dosage of L. acidophilus was 9 log10 colony forming units (CFU) head−1 d−1, analyses after storage at ambient temperature showed an average dose of 8.6 Log10 CFU head−1 d−1 and demonstrated stability of DFM over the range of temperatures encountered (−32.6 to 32.9°C) during storage. Calves entering the feedlot had low prevalence (0.8%) of E. coli O157 in feces, which increased to 11.2% in January. A 47°C range in ambient temperature for that month may have stressed cattle and led to increased shedding of E. coli O157 compared with seasonal norms. Comparing hide swabs collected at initiation of DFM feeding with those at shipping for slaughter, prevalence of E. coli O157 declined (P<0.05) in cattle fed DFM, although prevalence of E. coli O157 in hide swabs from Control and DFM-treated cattle did not differ at any time. As well, numbers of E. coli O157 and prevalence of the organism in fecal pats did not differ among treatments. Colonization of calves with E. coli O157 prior to DFM feeding likely reduced efficacy of DFM in the present study. Additional information regarding timing of feeding DFM relative to interactions among organisms within the gastrointestinal tract of cattle are required to ensure consistent efficacy of DFM for pre-harvest control of E. coli O157.
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- K. Stanford
- Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriculture Centre, 5401-1st Ave. S., Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4V6
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- Hi-Pro Feeds, 1810-39 St. N., Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403-1st Ave. S., Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1
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Wisener LV, Sargeant JM, O'Connor AM, Faires MC, Glass-Kaastra SK. The Evidentiary Value of Challenge Trials for Three Pre-harvest Food Safety Topics: A Systematic Assessment. Zoonoses Public Health 2013; 61:449-76. [DOI: 10.1111/zph.12083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- L. V. Wisener
- Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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- Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
- Population Medicine; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine; Iowa State University; Ames IA Canada
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- Population Medicine; University of Guelph; Guelph ON Canada
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Soren NM, Tripathi MK, Bhatt RS, Karim SA. Effect of yeast supplementation on the growth performance of Malpura lambs. Trop Anim Health Prod 2012; 45:547-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-012-0257-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dodd CC, Sanderson MW, Jacob ME, Renter DG. Modeling preharvest and harvest interventions for Escherichia coli O157 contamination of beef cattle carcasses. J Food Prot 2011; 74:1422-33. [PMID: 21902910 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-10-516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Field studies evaluating the effects of multiple concurrent preharvest interventions for Escherichia coli O157 are logistically and economically challenging; however, modeling techniques may provide useful information on these effects while also identifying crucial information gaps that can guide future research. We constructed a risk assessment model with data obtained from a systematic search of scientific literature. Parameter distributions were incorporated into a stochastic Monte Carlo modeling framework to examine the impacts of different combinations of preharvest and harvest interventions for E. coli O157 on the risk of beef carcass contamination. We estimated the risk of E. coli O157 carcass contamination conditional on preharvest fecal prevalence estimates, inclusion of feed additive(s) in the diet, vaccination for E. coli O157, transport and lairage effects, hide intervention(s), and carcass intervention(s). Prevalence parameters for E. coli O157 were assumed to encompass potential effects of concentration; therefore, concentration effects were not specifically evaluated in this study. Sensitivity analyses revealed that fecal prevalence, fecal-to-hide transfer, hide-to-carcass transfer, and carcass intervention efficacy significantly affected the risk of carcass contamination (correlation coefficients of 0.37, 0.56, 0.58, and -0.29, respectively). The results indicated that combinations of preharvest interventions may be particularly important for supplementing harvest interventions during periods of higher variability in fecal shedding prevalence (i.e., summer). Further assessments of the relationships among fecal prevalence and concentration, hide contamination, and subsequent carcass contamination are needed to further define risks and intervention impacts for E. coli O157 contamination of beef.
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Affiliation(s)
- Charles C Dodd
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5006, USA
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