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Pouzo LB, Ceconi I, Davies P, Méndez D, Ortiz Miranda SG, Testa ML, Pavan E. Animal performance and meat quality characteristics from feedlot-finished steers fed increasing levels of wet distillers grain. Meat Sci 2023; 204:109214. [PMID: 37285637 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109214] [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: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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One hundred forty-four steers were group-housed in 24 pens that were randomly assigned to one of four dietary treatments defined by the proportion of wet distiller grain plus solubles (WDGS; 0, 15, 30, or 45%) and fed for 84 d pre-slaughter. Animal performance was evaluated using the pen as the experimental unit. Whereas for carcass and meat quality characteristics, meat oxidative stability, and the consumer sensory quality of longissimus thoracis muscle one animal from each pen was randomly selected and used as the experimental unit. No differences (P > 0.05) were observed for subcutaneous fat thickness, rib eye area, marbling score or pH, color parameters, proximate composition, sarcomere length, Warner Bratzler shear force, and cooking loss. Feeding WDGS linearly increased total PUFA (P = 0.05), C18:2 n-6 (P = 0.004) proportions, and n-6/n-3 ratio (P < 0.01) but reduced C16:1 to C18:0 ratio (P < 0.01). Lipid oxidation was greater in beef from steers fed 30% and 45% WDGS (P = 0.05). Dietary WDGS linearly improved (P < 0.05) flavor and overall linking score in the consumer sensory panel.
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- L B Pouzo
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Balcarce, Bs. As., Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Balcarce, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Gral, Villegas, Gral. Villegas, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Gral, Villegas, Gral. Villegas, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Gral, Villegas, Gral. Villegas, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Balcarce, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Balcarce, Bs. As., Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Balcarce, Bs. As., Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Balcarce, Bs. As., Argentina; Clemson University, Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, Clemson, SC, United States of America.
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Pittaluga AM, Clark C, Relling AE. Effect of protein source and nonroughage NDF content in finishing diets of feedlot cattle fed free-choice hay on growth performance and carcass characteristics. Transl Anim Sci 2022; 5:txab224. [PMID: 34993421 PMCID: PMC8717828 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txab224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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One-hundred twenty crossbreed steers (initial body weight (BW) 566 ± 42 kg) were used to evaluate the interaction of protein source (PS) and nonroughage NDF content (NRFC) in finishing diets of feedlot cattle fed free-choice hay on performance and carcass characteristics. Steers were stratified by BW and randomly assigned to 8 pens (2 × 2 factorial) and fed for 104 ± 10 d. Four dietary treatments were investigated: (1) distillers’ dry grains with solubles (DDGS) and a low NRFC (DLF), (2) DDGS and a high NRFC (DHF), (3) soybean meal (SBM) and a low NRFC (SLF), (4) SBM and a high NRFC (SHF). Free-choice grass hay and concentrates were offered in a different bunk. Data were analyzed as a randomized complete block design. Do to the confounded effect of PS and protein intake, a linear regression was used to evaluate the effect of protein intake in growth performance. For gain to feed ratio (G:F) an interaction tended to occur (P = 0.10) between PS and NRFC. Steers on the DHF treatment had a lower G:F compared with SLF and SHF. Feeding SBM increased (P = 0.05) final BW, tended to increase (P = 0.06) average daily gain (ADG), and decreased (P = 0.05) hay intake (HI) compared with steers fed DDGS. There was a positive association (P ˂ 0.01) of crude protein intake with ADG and FBW. Dietary NRFC did not change (P ≥ 0.3) final BW, ADG, DMI, and HI. Protein source did not affect (P ≥ 0.16) hot carcass weight (HCW), longissimus muscle (LM) area, dressing, 12th rib fat thickness, or marbling score (MS). No differences were detected between NRFC for dressing, HCW, LM area, or MS (P ≥ 0.18); but diets with greater NRFC decreased (P = 0.03) the 12th rib fat thickness. Steers in the SHF treatment presented the lesser kidney-pelvic-heart fat compared with the remaining treatments (PS × NRFC interaction, P = 0.04). Soybean meal inclusion/increase in protein intake improved growth performance of feedlot steers compared with DDGS, despite protein intake meet the protein requirement. Increasing the NRFC did not affect growth or HI but decreased feed efficiency of steers fed DDGS.
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- Eastern Agricultural Research Station, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, Caldwell, OH 43724, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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Messersmith E, Branine M, Genther-Schroeder O, McGill J, Hansen S. Initial Liver Copper Status in Finishing Beef Steers Fed Three Dietary Concentrations of Copper Affects Beta Agonist Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Lipolysis Response, and Muscle Inflammation Markers. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11092753. [PMID: 34573719 PMCID: PMC8465330 DOI: 10.3390/ani11092753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Beta agonists are commonly used in the United States beef industry, offering improved performance in the days leading up to harvest by influencing energy metabolism. Copper has been shown to regulate the biological pathway leading to increased lipid mobilization. However, this connection has not been evaluated in cattle. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine how Cu influences beta agonist-induced performance, energy metabolism and inflammation in feedlot cattle. Supplementation of Cu resulted in increased liver Cu concentrations, while cattle performance, lipolysis, and some markers of inflammation responded to Cu supplementation differently, depending on whether or not cattle were fed a beta agonist. Therefore, strategic supplementation of Cu may help optimize growth of cattle receiving a beta agonist. Abstract Ninety-three Angus-crossbred steers (470 ± 35 kg) were assigned to a 3 × 2 factorial to determine the effects of Cu status and beta agonist (BA) on performance, carcass characteristics, lipolytic rate, and muscle inflammation. Factors included Cu supplementation (mg Cu/kg dry matter (DM)) at: 0 (LO), 10 (MED), or 20 (HI) from Cu amino acid complex (Availa Cu; Zinpro) with no BA (NoRAC) or 300 mg·steer−1·day−1 of ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC; Optaflexx; Elanco) for final 28 days of 88-day trial. Linear and quadratic effects of Cu status within BA treatment were tested. Pre-BA gain was not affected by Cu supplementation (p ≥ 0.57), although day 53 liver Cu quadratically increased (p = 0.01). Average daily gain and muscle IL-8 gene expression quadratically increased (p ≤ 0.01), with MED having greatest gain and gene expression. Ribeye area tended to quadratically increase with Cu supplementation within RAC (p = 0.08). In vitro basal lipolytic rate tended to quadratically increase with Cu supplementation within RAC (p = 0.11), while stimulated lipolytic rate tended to linearly increase within NoRAC (p = 0.10). These data suggest lipolysis and the BA response of steers are influenced by dietary and liver Cu concentrations.
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- Elizabeth Messersmith
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; (E.M.); (O.G.-S.)
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- Zinpro Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, USA;
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA;
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; (E.M.); (O.G.-S.)
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Ranches J, De Oliveira R, Vedovatto M, Palmer E, Moriel P, Silva L, Zylberlicht G, Drouillard J, Arthington J. Low moisture, cooked molasses blocks: A limited intake method for supplementing trace minerals to pre-weaned calves. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Diet selection of white-tailed deer supports the nutrient balance hypothesis. Behav Processes 2020; 179:104196. [PMID: 32710993 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Herbivores must navigate a heterogeneous matrix of nutrients in plant communities to meet physiological requirements. Given that the only difference between an essential nutrient and a toxin is the concentration in the herbivores diet, heterogeneity of nutrient concentrations in plant communities likely force wild herbivores to balance intake of abundant nutrients that may reach toxic levels with the need to meet nutritional demands of rare nutrients (i.e., nutrient balance hypothesis). While this hypothesis has been demonstrated in controlled studies with captive herbivores, experiments testing the nutrient balance hypothesis with wild herbivores are rare. We designed a cafeteria-style experiment to measure use of forages with differing nutritional compositions by wild white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to test the nutrient balance hypothesis. We predicted deer diet selection would be explained by attraction to some nutrients and avoidance of others. Deer selected forages with low sulfur concentrations, a nutrient that commonly reaches toxic levels in herbivores. However, deer secondarily selected forages with greater digestibility and crude protein. Thus, our data indicate that the nutrient balance hypothesis may explain diet selection in wild herbivores where they avoid reaching toxicity of abundant nutrients while secondarily maximizing intake of limiting nutrients.
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Raisbeck MF. Water Quality for Grazing Livestock I. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 2020; 36:547-579. [PMID: 32943304 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.08.014] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Water is the most important nutrient for rangeland livestock. However, competition with municipalities, industry, and other water users often results in grazing livestock being forced to use water supplies that are less than perfect. Surface water in western rangleands are often contaminated by mineral extraction, irrigation runoff and other human activities. Mineral contaminants in drinking water are additive with similar contaminants in feedstuffs. The goal of this and the subsequent article is to provide producers and veterinarians with the basic background to make informed decisions about whether a given water supply is "safe" for livestock.
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- Merl F Raisbeck
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, 2852 Riverside, Laramie, WY 82070, USA.
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Rebelo LR, Luna IC, Messana JD, Araujo RC, Simioni TA, Granja-Salcedo YT, Vito ES, Lee C, Teixeira IA, Rooke JA, Berchielli TT. Effect of replacing soybean meal with urea or encapsulated nitrate with or without elemental sulfur on nitrogen digestion and methane emissions in feedlot cattle. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ponce CH, Cole NA, Sawyer J, da Silva JCB, Smith DR, Maxwell C, Brown MS. Effects of wet corn distiller's grains with solubles and nonprotein nitrogen on feeding efficiency, growth performance, carcass characteristics, and nutrient losses of yearling steers12. J Anim Sci 2019; 97:2609-2630. [PMID: 30985872 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wet distiller's grains with solubles (WDGS) are a common by-product feedstuff generated by the grain-ethanol industry, and it is used extensively by the cattle feeding industry. Distillers grains are typically high in protein; however, the protein in WDGS has a low ruminal degradability, and thus may result in a deficiency of RDP in the diet even when dietary CP concentrations are high. Assessment of the RDP needs in diets containing WDGS is needed to aid the cattle feeding industry in managing feed costs and potential environmental issues. To that end, we conducted 2 feeding studies to evaluate the supplemental RDP requirements of beef cattle fed steam-flaked corn-based finishing diets. In Exp. 1, 525 yearling steers (initial body weight = 373 ± 13 kg) received treatments in a 2 × 3 + 1 factorial. Dietary factors included WDGS (15 or 30% of DM) and nonprotein N (NPN; 0, 1.5, or 3.0% of DM) from urea (0, 0.52, and 1.06%). The control diet without WDGS contained 3.0% NPN (1.06% urea) and cottonseed meal. Diets were formulated to have equal crude fat concentrations. Overall gain efficiency among steers fed 15% WDGS was greatest for 1.5% NPN and least for 0% NPN (P = 0.07, quadratic), whereas gain efficiency decreased linearly (P < 0.09) as NPN increased in the 30% WDGS diets. Dressing percent was greater (P < 0.01) for the Control diet than for 15 or 30% WDGS. In Exp. 2, 296 steer calves (initial BW = 344 ± 12 kg) were fed 1 of 4 experimental diets that included a Control diet without WDGS (contained 3% NPN from urea, and cottonseed meal) and 15% WDGS diets with either 1.50, 2.25, or 3.00% NPN (0.52, 0.78, and 1.04% urea, respectively, on a DM basis). Overall gain efficiency on either a live or carcass-adjusted basis was not different among treatments (P > 0.15). Dietary NPN concentration did not influence growth performance (P > 0.21). Increasing dietary WDGS concentration resulted in decreasing (P < 0.05) diet digestibility (determined with an internal marker) and increasing (P < 0.05) N volatilization losses (determined by diet and manure N:P ratio); however, the effects of NPN level on digestibility and N losses were somewhat inconsistent across experiments. Results suggest that optimum performance for cattle fed 15% WDGS occurred when the diet contained between 1.5 and 2.25% NPN. However, no supplemental NPN was needed to support optimum performance in diets containing 30% WDGS.
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- Christian H Ponce
- Feedlot Research Group, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016
- Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito 170901, Ecuador
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- USDA-ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, Livestock Nutrient Management Unit, Bushland, TX 79012
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- Texas A&M University, Department of Animal Science, College Station, TX 77845
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- Feedlot Research Group, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016
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- Feedlot Research Group, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016
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- Feedlot Research Group, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016
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Bampidis V, Azimonti G, Bastos MDL, Christensen H, Dusemund B, Kouba M, Kos Durjava M, López-Alonso M, López Puente S, Marcon F, Mayo B, Pechová A, Petkova M, Sanz Y, Villa RE, Woutersen R, Costa L, Dierick N, Flachowsky G, Glandorf B, Herman L, Kärenlampi S, Leng L, Mantovani A, Wallace RJ, Aguilera J, Tarrés-Call J, Ramos F. Safety of concentrated l-lysine (base), l-lysine monohydrochloride and l-lysine sulfate produced using different strains of Corynebacterium glutamicum for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by FEFANA asbl. EFSA J 2019; 17:e05532. [PMID: 32626077 PMCID: PMC7009077 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The EFSA FEEDAP Panel previously (2016) could not conclude on the safety of certain concentrated liquid l‐lysine (base), l‐lysine monohydrochloride (HCl) and l‐lysine sulfate products manufactured using different strains of Corynebacterium glutamicum. New information on the safety of these products was provided by the applicant. The recipient strain C. glutamicum KCTC 12307BP qualifies for qualified presumption of safety (QPS) approach for safety assessment, the genetic modification does not introduce any safety concern and no introduced antibiotic resistance genes remain in its genome. Even if uncertainty remains concerning the absence/presence of the production strain and/or its recombinant DNA in the final products, these would not raise safety concerns. The liquid l‐lysine (base) and l‐lysine HCl produced by C. glutamicum KCTC 12307BP or C. glutamicum KCCM 11117P; and l‐lysine HCl produced by C. glutamicum NRRL B‐50547 are considered safe for the target species, consumers and the environment. Regarding the safety for the user, concentrated liquid l‐lysine (base) and l‐lysine HCl produced by C. glutamicum KCTC 12307BP, C. glutamicum NRRL B‐50547 or C. glutamicum KCCM 11117P are not irritant to skin or eyes and they are not skin sensitisers. l‐Lysine HCl is not hazardous by inhalation. The use of C. glutamicum DSM 24990 in the production of l‐lysine sulfate is considered safe for the target species, consumers, users or the environment. No negative effects are to be expected for the target species within the proposed inclusion levels of 0.5–30 g lysine sulfate/kg complete feed provided that the total S intake complies with the recommendations of established scientific bodies. The use of C. glutamicum KCCM 10227 in the production of l‐lysine sulfate is considered safe for the target species, consumers, users and the environment with regard to antimicrobial resistance. No negative effects are to be expected for the target species within common inclusion levels provided that the total S intake complies with the recommendations of established scientific bodies.
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Hartman SJ, Genther-Schroeder ON, Hansen SL. Effect of trace mineral source on mineral status and performance of beef steers fed low- or high-sulfur diets. J Anim Sci 2018; 95:4139-4149. [PMID: 28991996 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2017.1722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A 2 × 2 factorial assessed the effect of trace mineral (TM) sources fed within low- or high-S diets on the mineral status and performance of cattle. Angus crossbred steers ( = 48; 6/pen) were blocked by BW (316 ± 16.6 kg), assigned to low-S (0.27%; LS) or high-S (0.54%; HS; added as CaSO) diets, and supplemented TM at 10 mg Cu, 30 mg Zn, and 20 mg Mn/kg DM from hydroxy (HYD; IntelliBond; Micronutrients USA LLC, Indianapolis, IN) or inorganic (sulfates; ING) sources ( = 12 steers/treatment). Steers were fed corn silage and corn-based diets via GrowSafe bunks in the growing period (GP; 84 d) and finishing period (FP; 77 d), respectively. Plasma and liver were collected at trial initiation and end of GP and FP for mineral concentrations. End of GP and FP red blood cell lysate superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Mn-SOD activity and liver glutathione concentrations were measured. Data were used as a 2 × 2 factorial using Proc Mixed of SAS (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC) with initial plasma and liver status analyzed as covariates. High S decreased ( < 0.01) liver Cu and tended ( ≤ 0.10) to decrease plasma Cu concentrations. Liver Cu concentrations were lower in HYD than ING in the FP ( < 0.01). High S decreased ( = 0.04) GP plasma Zn concentrations and tended to decrease ( = 0.10) GP liver Zn. There were GP ( = 0.05) and FP ( = 0.02) S × TM effects for liver Mn concentrations where GP LS-HYD was greater than all other treatments, whereas FP LS-HYD was lower than HS-HYD and LS-ING and FP HS-ING was less than LS-ING. Glutathione, SOD, and Mn-SOD were not different ( ≥ 0.13) in the GP, but S × TM tended to affect FP Mn-SOD ( = 0.10), where LS-HYD tended to be lower than LS-ING. Oxidized glutathione in FP tended to be lower ( = 0.06) for HYD than ING. In the GP, there were S × TM effects on performance where LS-HYD had greater ADG and G:F ( ≤ 0.05) than HS-HYD, whereas LS and HS-ING were intermediate. For FP performance S × TM effects were noted where LS-HYD and HS-ING tended ( = 0.10) to gain more than HS-HYD and HS-HYD had lower G:F ( = 0.04) than HS-ING. There were no effects of S × TM on final BW, DMI, or ADG ( ≥ 0.11); however, HS-HYD had lower G:F than other treatments overall ( = 0.05). High S decreased back fat and yield grade ( = 0.03), and rib eye area was smaller for HYD than ING ( = 0.02). In this study HS decreased markers of Cu and Zn status, and differential effects of HYD vs. ING minerals were noted across dietary phases, although all steers maintained adequate TM status.
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Tebbe A, Wyatt D, Weiss W. Effects of magnesium source and monensin on nutrient digestibility and mineral balance in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:1152-1163. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fessenden SW, Carpenter AJ, Ruiz-Moreno M, Jenkins TC, Stern MD. Effects of bismuth subsalicylate and dietary sulfur level on fermentation by ruminal microbes in continuous culture. Transl Anim Sci 2017; 1:559-569. [PMID: 32704678 PMCID: PMC7204973 DOI: 10.2527/tas2017.0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In ruminants, excess dietary sulfur can be associated with a reduction in DM intake, poor feedlot performance and sulfur-associated polioencephalomalacia. Bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) has been shown to decrease hydrogen sulfide in vitro. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate effects of BSS inclusion (0 or 0.5% of diet DM) and dietary sulfur (0.21 or 0.42% of diet DM) on microbial fermentation in continuous culture. Treatments were arranged in a 2 × 2 factorial design. Eight dual-flow continuous culture fermenters were used during 2 consecutive 10-d periods consisting of 7 d for stabilization followed by 3 d of sampling. A pelleted feedlot diet containing 39% dry rolled corn, 32% earlage, 21% wet distillers grains, 3.2% corn silage, 1.5% soybean meal, 0.6% urea and 2.7% mineral premix (DM basis) was provided as substrate for microbes at a rate of 75 g of DM × fermenter–1 × d–1. Effluents from sampling days were composited by fermenter within period, resulting in 4 replicates/treatment. Bismuth subsalicylate inclusion decreased (P < 0.01) true OM digestion, while no effects were observed for NDF and ADF digestion. Total VFA concentrations, molar proportions of acetic, propionic, and branched-chained VFA decreased (P < 0.01) with BSS addition. The ratio of acetic to propionic acid and the molar proportion of butyric acid increased (P < 0.01) with BSS addition. In regard to nitrogen metabolism, BSS increased NH3–N concentration, NH3–N and dietary-N flows (P < 0.01), and decreased non-NH3–N flow, microbial-N flow, CP degradation, and efficiency of microbial protein synthesis (P < 0.01). Inclusion of BSS increased mean, minimum, and maximum fermentation pH (P < 0.01). Amount of dietary sulfur and BSS inclusion influenced flows of amino acids and fatty acids from fermenters. Influences on fatty acid biohydrogenation and amino acid flows demonstrated an overall suppression of microbial fermentation. Results from this experiment indicate that BSS inclusion at 0.5% of diet DM has detrimental effects on in vitro rumen fermentation in continuous culture.
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- S W Fessenden
- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 55108
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Biswas AA, Lee SS, Mamuad LL, Kim SH, Choi YJ, Bae GS, Lee K, Sung HG, Lee SS. Use of Lysozyme as a Feed Additive on In vitro Rumen Fermentation and Methane Emission. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2016; 29:1601-1607. [PMID: 27703130 PMCID: PMC5088380 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study was conducted to determine the effect of lysozyme addition on in vitro rumen fermentation and to identify the lysozyme inclusion rate for abating methane (CH4) production. An in vitro ruminal fermentation technique was done using a commercial concentrate to rice straw ratio of 8:2 as substrate. The following treatments were applied wherein lysozyme was added into 1 mg dry matter substrate at different levels of inclusion: Without lysozyme, 2,000, 4,000, and 8,000 U lysozyme. Results revealed that, lysozyme addition had a significant effect on pH after 24 h of incubation, with the highest pH (p<0.01) observed in 8,000 U lysozyme, followed by the 4,000 U, 2,000 U, and without lysozyme. The highest amounts of acetic acid, propionic acid (p<0.01) and total volatile fatty acid (TVFA) (p<0.05) were found in 8,000 U after 24 h of incubation. The CH4 concentration was the lowest in the 8,000 U and the highest in the without lysozyme addition after 24 h of incubation. There was no significant differences in general bacteria, methanogen, or protozoan DNA copy number. So far, addition of lysozyme increased the acetate, propionate, TVFA, and decreased CH4 concentration. These results suggest that lysozyme supplementation may improve in vitro rumen fermentation and reduce CH4 emission.
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- Ashraf A Biswas
- Ruminant Nutrition and Anaerobe Laboratory, Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 , IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
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- Ruminant Nutrition and Anaerobe Laboratory, Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea
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- Ruminant Nutrition and Anaerobe Laboratory, Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea
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- Ruminant Nutrition and Anaerobe Laboratory, Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Animal Science & Technology, Sangji University, Wonju 26339, Korea
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- Ruminant Nutrition and Anaerobe Laboratory, Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea
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Y. Hilal E, A. E. Elkhairey M, O. A. Osman A. The Role of Zinc, Manganse and Copper in Rumen Metabolism and Immune Function: A Review Article. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2016.64035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ceacero F, Landete-Castillejos T, Olguín A, Miranda M, García A, Martínez A, Cassinello J, Miguel V, Gallego L. Avoiding toxic levels of essential minerals: a forgotten factor in deer diet preferences. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0115814. [PMID: 25615596 PMCID: PMC4304801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ungulates select diets with high energy, protein, and sodium contents. However, it is scarcely known the influence of essential minerals other than Na in diet preferences. Moreover, almost no information is available about the possible influence of toxic levels of essential minerals on avoidance of certain plant species. The aim of this research was to test the relative importance of mineral content of plants in diet selection by red deer (Cervus elaphus) in an annual basis. We determined mineral, protein and ash content in 35 common Mediterranean plant species (the most common ones in the study area). These plant species were previously classified as preferred and non-preferred. We found that deer preferred plants with low contents of Ca, Mg, K, P, S, Cu, Sr and Zn. The model obtained was greatly accurate identifying the preferred plant species (91.3% of correct assignments). After a detailed analysis of these minerals (considering deficiencies and toxicity levels both in preferred and non-preferred plants) we suggest that the avoidance of excessive sulphur in diet (i.e., selection for plants with low sulphur content) seems to override the maximization for other nutrients. Low sulphur content seems to be a forgotten factor with certain relevance for explaining diet selection in deer. Recent studies in livestock support this conclusion, which is highlighted here for the first time in diet selection by a wild large herbivore. Our results suggest that future studies should also take into account the toxicity levels of minerals as potential drivers of preferences.
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- Francisco Ceacero
- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Ethology, Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Sección de Recursos Cinegéticos y Ganaderos, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Albacete, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Centre for African Ecology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Sección de Recursos Cinegéticos y Ganaderos, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Albacete, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Albacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), CSIC-UCLM-JCCM, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Albacete, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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Drewnoski ME, Pogge DJ, Hansen SL. High-sulfur in beef cattle diets: A review. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:3763-80. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M. E. Drewnoski
- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0908
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0908
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Dias RS, López S, Montanholi YR, Smith B, Haas LS, Miller SP, France J. A meta-analysis of the effects of dietary copper, molybdenum, and sulfur on plasma and liver copper, weight gain, and feed conversion in growing-finishing cattle. J Anim Sci 2014; 91:5714-23. [PMID: 24265326 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The minerals Cu, Mo, and S are essential for metabolic functions related to cattle health and performance. The interaction between Cu, Mo, and S can determine the utilization of each mineral, in particular Cu, by ruminants. A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of dietary Cu, Mo, and S and their interactions on plasma and liver Cu, ADG, and G:F in growing-finishing cattle. Data were collated from 12 published studies. The model with the best fit to data indicated plasma Cu was positively affected by dietary Cu (P < 0.01) and negatively affected by both dietary Mo (P < 0.01) and S (P < 0.01). Another model also indicated that plasma Cu concentration is positively related to Cu:Mo ratio in the diet (P < 0.01). Dietary Cu had a positive effect on liver Cu (P < 0.01), whereas Mo showed a negative effect (P < 0.05), and no effect of dietary S on liver Cu was observed (P > 0.05). Average daily gain was negatively affected by dietary Mo (P < 0.05) and S (P < 0.01) and positively affected by Cu:Mo ratio (P < 0.01), likely because an increased Cu:Mo ratio minimizes the antagonistic effect of Mo on Cu. The feed conversion ratio was negatively affected by Mo (P < 0.05) and S (P < 0.01), whereas effects of the Cu:Mo ratio and dietary Cu were not significant (P > 0.05). The interaction between S and Mo affected (P < 0.01) G:F, which was likely related to a positive response with the proper balance between these minerals. In conclusion, dietary Cu, Mo, and S and the Cu:Mo ratio caused changes in plasma Cu. Only dietary Mo and S led to a negative response in the performance of growing-finishing cattle, whereas the diet Cu:Mo ratio has a linear and quadratic effect on ADG. Nutritionists and producers need to consider with caution the supplementation of growing-finishing cattle diets with Mo and S because of their potentially adverse effects on animal performance. An appropriate Cu:Mo ratio is desirable to minimize the effects of an impaired supply of Mo on Cu metabolism and ADG.
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- R S Dias
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Ponce CH, Brown MS, Osterstock JB, Cole NA, Lawrence TE, Soto-Navarro S, MacDonald J, Lambert BD, Maxwell C. Effects of wet corn distillers grains with solubles on visceral organ mass, trace mineral status, and polioencephalomalacia biomarkers of individually-fed cattle. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:4034-46. [PMID: 25023807 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Twenty-four steers (initial BW = 385 ± 1.1 kg) were blocked by BW and randomly assigned to 3 dietary treatments (0, 30, or 60% wet distillers grains with solubles [WDGS]; DM basis) and were fed individually to determine the effect of WDGS on live growth and carcass performance, visceral organ mass, trace mineral status, and polioencephalomalacia biomarkers. Steers were slaughtered at 125, 150, 164, and 192 d (2 blocks/slaughter date) when external fat depth was approximately 1.3 cm based on visual appraisal. Steers fed 30% WDGS had greater DMI than those fed 0 or 60% WDGS (P < 0.05), and steers fed 60% WDGS had the lowest carcass-adjusted ADG (P < 0.09) of the 3 treatments. Nonetheless, WDGS concentration did not alter feed efficiency (P > 0.41) on either live or carcass-adjusted basis. Steers fed 30% WDGS had greater liver S and Mn concentrations (DM basis) and lower liver Fe concentrations than control steers (P < 0.10; initial values used as a covariate), and feeding 60% WDGS decreased liver Cu and increased liver Fe (P < 0.10) compared with feeding 30% WDGS. Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) activity in brain tissue tended to be decreased with 60 vs. 30% WDGS (P = 0.12), and COX activity decreased linearly (P = 0.06) in lung tissue as dietary WDGS concentration increased. Likewise, gut fill linearly increased (P = 0.01) with increasing WDGS concentration. Feeding 30% WDGS increased fractional mass (g/kg of empty BW) of the small intestine (P < 0.10) compared with controls, whereas 60% WDGS increased fractional kidney mass (P < 0.10) compared with 30% WDGS. Overall, results suggest that gut fill, Cu status, and COX activity seem to be compromised by WDGS when fed at 60% of diet DM in diets based on steam-flaked corn, which suggests a greater susceptibility to polioencephalomalacia.
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- C H Ponce
- West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
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- West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX
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- West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
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Pogge DJ, Lonergan SM, Hansen SL. Influence of supplementing vitamin C to yearling steers fed a high sulfur diet during the finishing period on meat color, tenderness and protein degradation, and fatty acid profile of the longissimus muscle. Meat Sci 2014; 97:419-27. [PMID: 24769141 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective was to determine the influence of vitamin C (VC) supplemented for approximately 102 d during the finishing period on color, tenderness, and fatty acid profile of longissimus thoracis (LT; n=136) from steers fed a 0.55% sulfur diet. Treatments included 4 supplemental VC concentrations: 1) 0 (CON), 2) 5 (5VC), 3) 10 (10VC), or 4) 20 (20VC) gVC·h(-1)∙d(-1) in a common diet. Increasing supplemental VC decreased (P<0.01) L*, but increased (P<0.01) vitamin E and tended to increase (P≤0.07) calcium and iron content of steaks. No VC (P≥0.25) effect was noted for WBSF, calpain-1 autolysis, troponin T degradation, or most fatty acid profiles. A quadratic effect (P≤0.03) was observed for cholesterol and CLA content of LT. Under the conditions of our study, supplementing VC to steers fed a 0.55% sulfur diet late in the finishing period did not influence color or tenderness, but increased the vitamin E content.
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- Danielle J Pogge
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States
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- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States
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- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States.
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Pogge DJ, Drewnoski ME, Hansen SL. High dietary sulfur decreases the retention of copper, manganese, and zinc in steers. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:2182-91. [PMID: 24663179 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To examine the effects of dietary S on diet digestibility and apparent mineral absorption and retention, 16 steers [8 ruminally fistulated (368 ± 12 kg BW) and 8 unmodified (388 ± 10 kg BW)] were paired within modification status and BW, and within each of the 2 consecutive 28-d periods, 4 pairs of steers were randomly assigned to either a low-S (0.24%) or high-S (0.68%) pelleted diet. Bromegrass hay was fed at 5 or 7% of the diet, during periods 1 and 2, respectively. Sodium sulfate was used to increase the S content of the high-S diet. The low-S steers were fed the amount of feed their high-S counterpart consumed the previous day, while the high-S steers received 110% of the previous day's intake. Steers were adapted to individual metabolism stalls for 4 d (d -3 to 0 of period), acclimated to diet for 7 d (d 1 to 7 of period), and after high-S steers were consuming ad libitum intake for 7 d (d 14 of period), total urine and feces were collected for 5 d. Feed intake and orts were recorded daily. Dry matter and OM digestibility were determined. Jugular blood was collected before and after each collection period on d 14 and 20, and liver biopsies were collected on d 0 and 27. Macromineral (Ca, K, Mg, and Na) and micromineral (Cu, Mn, and Zn) concentrations were determined for pellets and hay, orts, feces, urine, and plasma and liver samples from each steer via inductively coupled plasma spectrometry. Dry matter intake, DM and OM digestibility, and urine volume were not affected (P ≥ 0.11) by dietary treatment, but fecal output was greater (P = 0.02) in the low-S steers than the high-S steers. A high-S diet decreased plasma Cu (P = 0.04) and liver Zn (P = 0.03) compared to low-S steers. No differences (P ≥ 0.20) were noted among urinary excretion of Cu, Mn, and Zn. Sodium absorption was greater (P < 0.01) and Cu, Mn, and Zn retention was lesser (P ≤ 0.01) in the high-S steers than the low-S steers. Apparent absorption of Ca, K, and Mg was not affected (P ≥ 0.18) by dietary treatment, while absorption of Cu, Mn, and Zn in the high-S treatment was lesser (P ≤ 0.06). In conclusion, consumption of a high-S diet for 28 d had limited effects on Ca, K, Mg, and Na absorption and retention, but decreased Cu, Mn, and Zn retention, which may limit growth and production of cattle consuming a high-S diet long-term.
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- D J Pogge
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Salim H, Wood K, McEwen P, Vandervoort G, Miller S, Mandell I, Cant J, Swanson K. Influence of feeding increasing level of dry or modified wet corn distillers grains plus solubles in whole corn grain-based finishing diets on growth performance, carcass traits, and feeding behavior in finishing cattle. Livest Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Buttrey EK, Jenkins KH, Lewis JB, Smith SB, Miller RK, Lawrence TE, McCollum FT, Pinedo PJ, Cole NA, MacDonald JC. Effects of 35% corn wet distillers grains plus solubles in steam-flaked and dry-rolled corn-based finishing diets on animal performance, carcass characteristics, beef fatty acid composition, and sensory attributes. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:1850-65. [PMID: 23589628 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-5029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fifty-four individually-fed Hereford-Angus cross steers (initial BW = 308 ± 9 kg) were used in an unbalanced randomized block design with a 2 × 2 factorial treatment arrangement to determine effects of corn processing method and corn wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) inclusion in finishing diets on animal performance, carcass and beef characteristics, and sensory attributes. Dietary treatments included steam-flaked corn- (SFC) and dry-rolled corn (DRC)-based finishing diets containing 0 or 35% WDGS (DM basis; 0SFC and 35SFC, 0DRC and 35DRC, respectively). Yellow grease was used to equilibrate fat content of diets. Steers were fed 174 d, and were harvested on a single date when the mean ultrasound fat thickness was estimated to be 1.30 cm. No interactions between corn processing and WDGS were observed for performance or carcass characteristics (P ≥ 0.11). Final BW (556 ± 14 kg) and ADG (1.43 ± 0.06 kg) were not affected (P ≥ 0.25) by dietary treatment. Steers fed SFC-based diets consumed less feed, and were 10.6% more efficient (P < 0.01) than those fed DRC-based diets. Including WDGS in finishing diets improved feed efficiency of steers consuming both SFC- and DRC-based diets (P ≤ 0.04). Dietary treatment did not affect HCW, dressing percentage, fat thickness, or yield grade (P ≥ 0.27). Including WDGS in finishing diets decreased the concentration of 16:1cis-9, 18:1cis-9, and 18:1cis-11 fatty acids, and tended (P ≤ 0.10) to increase total fat concentration of steaks compared with diets without WDGS. A corn processing method by WDGS interaction was detected for 18:1trans-11 where steaks from 0DRC diets had decreased concentrations compared with other diets. There were no dietary effects on palatability attributes (P > 0.20). Livery-organy aromatics (P = 0.03) and sweet basic tastes (P = 0.01) in steaks from the 35SFC treatment were more intense than in other treatments, but were barely detectable. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances tended to be greater in steaks from steers fed WDGS after 5 d of storage (P = 0.10), and were greater after 7 d. (P < 0.01). Inclusion of WDGS used in this experiment improved G:F with minimal impacts on carcass characteristics. Both WDGS inclusion and corn processing method impacted fatty acid composition. However, diet had minimal impacts on palatability attributes. When compared with diets fat-equilibrated with yellow grease, the primary concern with incorporating WDGS appears to be decreased shelf-life after 5 d of storage.
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- E K Buttrey
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Amarillo 79106, USA
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Ceacero F, Landete-Castillejos T, Miranda M, García AJ, Martínez A, Gallego L. Why do cervids feed on aquatic vegetation? Behav Processes 2013; 103:28-34. [PMID: 24220797 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 10/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Consumption of aquatic plants is rare among cervids, despite the common occurrence of this form of vegetation. However, the paucity of literature reporting on this feeding behaviour suggests that Na (but also other minerals), protein, and the ubiquitous availability of aquatic vegetation may play a role in its consumption. We present results quantifying those factors that regulate the consumption of aquatic plants in the Iberian red deer. We focussed our study primarily on two questions: (i) what nutritional values are red deer seeking in the aquatic plants?; and (ii) why do red deer primarily use aquatic plants during the summer? A comparison of the seasonal variations in Na content between terrestrial vs. aquatic vegetation did not fully support the hypothesis that aquatic plants are being consumed more in summer because of any seasonal variation in Na availability. The Na content in the aquatic vegetation was adequate all the year-round; whereas, the Na content in the terrestrial vegetation was consistently deficient. However, a greater summer content of essential minerals and protein in the aquatic vegetation may be the cause for their consumption exclusively during the summer. We suggest that seasonal variations in the consumption of aquatic vegetation by cervids is primarily driven by temporal variations in the nutrient content, combined with seasonal variations in the physiological demands for these nutrients.
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- Francisco Ceacero
- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Kamýcka 129, 165 21 Prague 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic.
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 02071 Albacete, Spain; Animal Science Tech. Applied to Wildlife Management Res. Group, IREC Sec. Albacete (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), 02071 Albacete, Spain; Sección de Recursos Cinegéticos y Ganaderos, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 02071 Albacete, Spain.
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- Centre for African Ecology, School of Animal, Plant & Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa.
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 02071 Albacete, Spain; Animal Science Tech. Applied to Wildlife Management Res. Group, IREC Sec. Albacete (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), 02071 Albacete, Spain; Sección de Recursos Cinegéticos y Ganaderos, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 02071 Albacete, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales (CIMA), Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 02071 Albacete, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología Agroforestal y Genética, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 02071 Albacete, Spain; Animal Science Tech. Applied to Wildlife Management Res. Group, IREC Sec. Albacete (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), 02071 Albacete, Spain.
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Pogge DJ, Hansen SL. Effect of varying concentrations of vitamin C on performance, blood metabolites, and carcass characteristics of steers consuming a common high-sulfur (0.55% S) diet. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:5754-61. [PMID: 24146158 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to examine the effects of vitamin C (VC) supplementation for an average of 102 d before harvest on finishing performance and blood metabolites of steers receiving a 40% dry distillers grains plus solubles diet (0.55% S). Yearling, Angus-cross steers (n = 140) were blocked by initial BW (432 ± 25.5 kg), stratified within blocks by intramuscular fat (3.6% ± 0.30%) determined by ultrasonography, and assigned to treatments (5 steers/pen, 7 pens/treatment). Treatments included 1) no VC control (CON), 2) 5 g VC • steer(-1) • d(-1) (5VC), 3) 10 g VC • steer(-1) • d(-1) (10VC), and 4) 20 g VC • steer(-1) • d(-1) (20VC). Jugular blood was collected from 2 steers/pen before feeding at the beginning and end of the 102-d study, and steers were harvested by block on 3 separate dates (d 91, 105, and 112). Sulfur intake linearly decreased (P = 0.01) as VC inclusion increased (59.2, 57.7, 57.0, and 54.8 ± 0.79 g S • steer(-1) • d(-1) for CON, 5 VC, 10 VC, and 20 VC, respectively). The CON cattle had greater (P < 0.01) DMI than the VC-supplemented cattle. Inclusion of VC did not influence ADG or final BW, resulting in a tendency for a linear increase (P = 0.08) in G:F as VC inclusion increased (0.150, 0.152, 0.158, and 0.160 ± 0.004 for CON, 5 VC, 10 VC, and 20 VC, respectively). Ending (2 d before harvest) plasma ascorbate showed a quadratic effect (P < 0.05) because of lesser concentrations exhibited by 5 VC cattle (1,186 µg/L) compared with the CON (1,454 µg/L), 10 VC (1,304 µg/L), and 20 VC (1,436 µg/L; SEM ± 64.8) cattle. Ending plasma insulin concentrations of CON cattle tended (P = 0.07) to be less than the VC-supplemented cattle. Plasma glucose and NEFA concentrations were not affected (P ≥ 0.23) by VC inclusion. Hot carcass weight, 12th-rib back fat, marbling, and quality grade were not affected (P ≥ 0.27) by VC inclusion. Increasing VC inclusion linearly increased (P = 0.02) rib eye area (84.9, 86.5, 88.7, and 89.1 cm(2) ± 1.17 for CON, 5 VC, 10 VC, and 20 VC, respectively), corresponding to a linear decrease (P = 0.02) in yield grade with increasing inclusions of VC. A tendency (P = 0.06) for a quadratic effect on KPH was observed, in which values generally increased from CON (2.27%) to 5 VC (2.37%) to and 10 VC (2.39%), then decreased in 20 VC (2.20%). In conclusion, VC supplementation to a high-S diet for an average of 102 d before harvest has limited effects on blood metabolites but increased rib eye area and tended to increase feed efficiency of yearling steers.
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- D J Pogge
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Sarturi JO, Erickson GE, Klopfenstein TJ, Vasconcelos JT, Griffin WA, Rolfe KM, Benton JR, Bremer VR. Effect of sulfur content in wet or dry distillers grains fed at several inclusions on cattle growth performance, ruminal parameters, and hydrogen sulfide1. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:4849-60. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- J. O. Sarturi
- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583
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Pogge DJ, Lonergan SM, Hansen SL. Influence of supplemental vitamin C on postmortem protein degradation and fatty acid profiles of the longissimus thoracis of steers fed varying concentrations of dietary sulfur. Meat Sci 2013; 96:956-63. [PMID: 24211555 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 08/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The objective was to examine the effects of supplemental vitamin C (VC) on postmortem protein degradation and fatty acid profiles of cattle receiving varying concentrations of dietary sulfur (S). A longissimus muscle was collected from 120 Angus-cross steers assigned to a 3 × 2 factorial, evaluating three concentrations of dietary S (0.22, 0.34, and 0.55%) and two concentrations of supplemental VC (0 or 10 g h(-1)d(-1)). Increasing dietary S and VC supplementation (P<0.001) increased the percent polyunsaturated fatty acids of steaks. Addition of VC tended to increase (P = 0.09) both Fe and 2-thiobarbituric acid content of longissimus thoracis. Increasing S increased (P = 0.03) the proportion of 80-kDa subunit of μ-calpain. Addition of VC within the high S treatment increased (P = 0.05) the abundance of 76-kDa subunit of μ-calpain. Increasing S decreased troponin T degradation (P = 0.07) and protein carbonylation (P<0.01). Supplemental VC appears to alleviate negative effects of high S on autolysis of μ-calpain and protein degradation.
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- Danielle J Pogge
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States
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Drewnoski M, Hansen S. Effect of delaying the feeding of high sulfur until 28 days after adaptation to finishing diet on cattle intake, gain, and ruminal hydrogen sulfide concentrations. Livest Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ferric citrate decreases ruminal hydrogen sulphide concentrations in feedlot cattle fed diets high in sulphate. Br J Nutr 2013; 111:261-9. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114513002304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Dissimilatory reduction of sulphate by sulphate-reducing bacteria in the rumen produces sulphide, which can lead to a build-up of the toxic gas hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in the rumen when increased concentrations of sulphate are consumed by ruminants. We hypothesised that adding ferric Fe would competitively inhibit ruminal sulphate reduction. The effects of five concentrations and two sources (ferric citrate or ferric ammonium citrate) of ferric Fe were examinedin vitro(n6 per treatment). Rumen fluid was collected from a steer that was adapted to a high-concentrate, high-sulphate diet (0·51 % S). The addition of either source of ferric Fe decreased (P< 0·01) H2S concentrations without affecting gas production (P= 0·38), fluid pH (P= 0·80) orin vitroDM digestibility (P= 0·38) after a 24 h incubation. Anin vivoexperiment was conducted using eight ruminally fistulated steers (543 (sem12) kg) in a replicated Latin square with four periods and four treatments. The treatments included a high-concentrate, high-sulphate control diet (0·46 % S) or the control diet plus ferric ammonium citrate at concentrations of 200, 300 or 400 mg Fe/kg diet DM. The inclusion of ferric Fe did not affect DM intake (P= 0·21). There was a linear (P< 0·01) decrease in the concentration of ruminal H2S as the addition of ferric Fe concentrations increased. Ferric citrate appears to be an effective way to decrease ruminal H2S concentrations, which could allow producers to safely increase the inclusion of ethanol co-products.
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Pogge DJ, Hansen SL. Supplemental vitamin C improves marbling in feedlot cattle consuming high sulfur diets. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:4303-14. [PMID: 23851995 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to examine the effects of supplemental rumen-protected vitamin C (VC) on live and carcass-based performance, and antioxidant capacity of cattle consuming varying concentrations of dietary S. Angus-cross steers (n = 120) were blocked by initial BW (341 ± 11 kg) and assigned equally to 1 of 6 treatments, evaluating 3 concentrations of dietary S [0.22%, 0.34%, and 0.55%, for low S (LS), medium S (MS), and high S (HS), respectively] and 2 concentrations of supplemental VC (0 or 10 g • steer(-1) • d(-1)). Steers receiving VC-supplemented diets consumed an average of 10.3 g of supplemental VC • steer(-1) • d(-1) and increasing dietary S linearly increased (P < 0.01) grams of S consumed. Increasing dietary S decreased (P < 0.01) DMI, final BW, and ADG, and linearly increased (P < 0.05) rumen hydrogen sulfide and blood sulfhemoglobin concentrations. The inclusion of VC, regardless of S treatment, tended to increase (P = 0.08) plasma VC concentrations, specifically within the medium and high S diets (P = 0.04). Plasma total antioxidant capacity (d 90) linearly decreased (P = 0.003) and total liver glutathione (GSH; d 143) tended to decrease (P = 0.08) due to increased S intake. Within the high S treatment, addition of VC decreased (P = 0.04) the ratio of oxidized-to-reduced GSH compared with HS alone. Increased dietary S and VC decreased (P < 0.05) plasma Cu concentrations, whereas VC increased (P = 0.01) plasma Fe concentrations. Linear decreases (P < 0.02) in marbling score, backfat thickness (BF), yield grade, and HCW were observed as dietary S increased; however, the addition of VC to the HS diet increased (P < 0.01) BF, marbling scores, and percentage of cattle grading Choice compared with HS without VC. In conclusion, supplementation of VC to cattle receiving the high S diet improved marbling scores; although the exact mechanism for this improvement is unknown, it may be related to greater circulating VC available for lipid metabolism in these cattle.
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- D J Pogge
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Sarturi JO, Erickson GE, Klopfenstein TJ, Rolfe KM, Buckner CD, Luebbe MK. Impact of source of sulfur on ruminal hydrogen sulfide and logic for the ruminal available sulfur for reduction concept1. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:3352-9. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- J. O. Sarturi
- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583-0908
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583-0908
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583-0908
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583-0908
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln 68583-0908
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- Panhandle Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Scottsbluff 69361
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Effects of hay supplementation in corn-based and dried distillers grains with solubles–based diets on performance and ruminal metabolism in feedlot cattle11Salaries and research support provided by state and federal funds appropriated to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.15232/s1080-7446(15)30210-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Drewnoski ME, Richter EL, Hansen SL. Dietary sulfur concentration affects rumen hydrogen sulfide concentrations in feedlot steers during transition and finishing. J Anim Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-5078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Richter EL, Drewnoski ME, Hansen SL. Effects of increased dietary sulfur on beef steer mineral status, performance, and meat fatty acid composition. J Anim Sci 2012; 90:3945-53. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- E. L. Richter
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Neville BW, Lardy GP, Karges KK, Eckerman SR, Berg PT, Schauer CS. Interaction of corn processing and distillers dried grains with solubles on health and performance of steers1. J Anim Sci 2012; 90:560-7. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- B. W. Neville
- Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58108
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58108
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- Dakota Gold Research Association, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58108
- Hettinger Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University, Hettinger 58639
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58108
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- Hettinger Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University, Hettinger 58639
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Uwituze S, Parsons GL, Karges KK, Gibson ML, Hollis LC, Higgins JJ, Drouillard JS. Effects of distillers grains with high sulfur concentration on ruminal fermentation and digestibility of finishing diets1,2. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:2817-28. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Uwituze S, Parsons GL, Schneider CJ, Karges KK, Gibson ML, Hollis LC, Higgins JJ, Drouillard JS. Evaluation of sulfur content of dried distillers grains with solubles in finishing diets based on steam-flaked corn or dry-rolled corn1,2. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:2582-91. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Spears JW, Lloyd KE, Fry RS. Tolerance of cattle to increased dietary sulfur and effect of dietary cation-anion balance. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:2502-9. [PMID: 21383030 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine if dietary cation-anion balance (DCAB) affects the concentration of S that can be tolerated by growing and finishing cattle without adversely affecting performance. Angus cross and Bradford steers (n=114; average initial BW=252.8 kg) were blocked by BW and breed, and randomly assigned within a block to treatment. The design was a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments with S (from NH(4)SO(4)) supplemented at 0, 0.15, or 0.30% of DM, and NaHCO(3) added at 0 or 1.0% of DM. Each treatment consisted of 3 pens containing 5 steers and 1 pen containing 4 steers. Steers were used in an 84-d growing study followed by a finishing study. A corn silage-based diet was fed during the growing study and a corn-based diet was fed during the finishing study. Steers were not randomized between experiments. The analyzed concentrations of S in the growing diets were 0.12, 0.30, and 0.46%, whereas the analyzed concentrations of S in the finishing diets were 0.13, 0.31, and 0.46% for treatments supplemented with 0, 0.15, and 0.30% S, respectively. Increasing DCAB by approximately 15 mEq/100 g of DM, by the addition of NaHCO(3,) did not affect (P > 0.36) performance during the growing or finishing studies. During the growing study DMI was not affected (P=0.29) by dietary S. Steers fed diets containing 0.30% S had greater ADG (P=0.02) and G:F (P=0.01) than those receiving 0.46% S, but similar (P > 0.36) performance to steers fed 0.12% S. During the finishing study, steers fed diets containing 0.46% S had less ADG than steers fed 0.13 (P=0.004) or 0.31% S (P=0.07), whereas ADG did not differ (P=0.18) among steers fed 0.13 and 0.31% S. Steers fed diets containing 0.31 (P=0.01) or 0.46% S (P=0.001) had less DMI than controls, but G:F was not affected (P=0.52) by S during the finishing study. Carcass characteristics did not differ (P > 0.18) among steers fed diets containing 0.13 and 0.31% S. Steers receiving diets containing 0.46% S had decreased HCW (P=0.001), quality (P=0.02), and yield grades (P=0.04) than steers receiving 0.13% S. Plasma Cu concentrations on d 101 of the finishing phase and liver Cu concentrations at slaughter were greater (P ≤ 0.05) in control steers compared with those fed diets containing 0.31 or 0.46% S. This study indicates that steers fed growing diets can tolerate up to 0.46% S with minimum effects on performance. Finishing steers tolerated diets containing 0.31% S without adverse affects on ADG or G:F. However, 0.46% S greatly decreased ADG and DMI, and increasing DCAB did not prevent these depressions.
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- J W Spears
- Department of Animal Science and Interdepartmental Nutrition Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7621, USA.
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May ML, DeClerck JC, Leibovich J, Quinn MJ, DiLorenzo N, Smith DR, Hales KE, Galyean ML. Corn or sorghum wet distillers grains with solubles in combination with steam-flaked corn: in vitro fermentation and hydrogen sulfide production. J Anim Sci 2010; 88:2425-32. [PMID: 20382867 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effects of wet distillers grains with solubles (WDG) on in vitro rate of gas production, IVDMD, H(2)S production, and VFA were evaluated. Five substrate treatments that were balanced for ether extract content were arranged in a 2 x 2 + 1 factorial. Factors were concentration (15 or 30%; DM basis) and source of WDG (corn or sorghum WDG; CDG and SDG, respectively) plus a 0% WDG control in substrates with steam-flaked corn as the basal grain. Control substrates had greater (P < 0.01) IVDMD and total gas production per gram of substrate DM than WDG-based substrates, and IVDMD was greater (P = 0.03) for CDG than for SDG substrates. Increasing WDG inclusion from 15 to 30% decreased IVDMD and total gas production (P < 0.05), but H(2)S production (micromol/g of fermentable DM) increased (P = 0.01) as inclusion of WDG increased. There were no differences (P > or = 0.10) among treatments in proportions of major VFA, acetate:propionate ratio, and total VFA concentration. These results suggest that including WDG in the substrate decreased IVDMD and gas production, which was particularly evident as WDG increased from 15 to 30% of substrate DM. In addition, CDG seemed to be more digestible than SDG. Hydrogen sulfide production increased with increasing WDG in the substrate, reflecting greater S concentrations in WDG, but in vitro VFA profiles were not affected by WDG concentration or source.
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- M L May
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA.
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Smith DR, DiLorenzo N, Leibovich J, May ML, Quinn MJ, Homm JW, Galyean ML. Effects of sulfur and monensin concentrations on in vitro dry matter disappearance, hydrogen sulfide production, and volatile fatty acid concentrations in batch culture ruminal fermentations1. J Anim Sci 2010; 88:1503-12. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Loza PL, Buckner CD, Vander Pol KJ, Erickson GE, Klopfenstein TJ, Stock RA. Effect of feeding combinations of wet distillers grains and wet corn gluten feed to feedlot cattle. J Anim Sci 2009; 88:1061-72. [PMID: 19966168 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the use of combinations of wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) and wet distillers grain plus solubles (WDGS) in dry-rolled and high-moisture corn-based finishing diets for beef cattle. In Exp. 1, 250 steers (BW = 343 +/- 13.5 kg) were fed 5 treatments consisting of a corn-based, control diet with 0% coproducts, and diets including 30% WCGF, 30% WDGS, 15% WCGF plus 15% WDGS, or 30% WCGF plus 30% WDGS. No associative effects resulted from feeding 15% WCGF plus 15% WDGS; DMI, ADG, and G:F were intermediate between steers fed WCGF or WDGS at 30% of diet DM. Feeding coproducts in combinations at 30 and 60% of diet DM increased ADG, G:F, and final BW (P < 0.05) compared with the corn-based diet. In Exp. 2, 280 yearling steers (BW = 370 +/- 0.45 kg) were used to evaluate feeding 0, 25, 50, or 75% coproducts as a combination of 50% WCGF:50% WDGS (DM basis). Additional diets were fed containing decreased alfalfa hay at 5, 2.5, and 0% (DM basis) as coproduct blend inclusions increased at 25, 50, and 75% (DM basis), respectively. No interactions were observed between alfalfa hay and coproduct blend levels, and no effects on ADG or G:F (P > 0.21) were observed due to alfalfa hay. Intake, ADG, and G:F responded quadratically (P < 0.05) across coproduct levels, with the greatest ADG and G:F at 25 and 50% blend, and similar ADG and G:F for the 0 and 75% blend levels. In Exp. 3, 504 steers (BW = 376 +/- 16 kg) were fed to evaluate 0, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30% (DM basis) WDGS in diets containing 30% WCGF (DM basis) as well as a control diet with no coproducts. The inclusion of 30% WCGF in the diets increased DMI, ADG, and G:F (P < 0.05) when compared with control. Response to inclusion level of WDGS tended to be quadratic for DMI (P = 0.12), quadratic for ADG (P = 0.05), and no effect for G:F (P = 0.96). Greatest ADG was achieved with 15 to 20% WDGS inclusion in diets containing 30% WCGF. The use of combinations of WCGF and WDGS in finishing diets resulted in similar or improved steer performance compared with corn, suggesting replacement of corn with coproduct combinations up to 75% diet DM is possible if a roughage source is fed.
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- P L Loza
- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0908, USA
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Use of Dried Distillers Grains in Preconditioning Programs for Weaned Beef Calves and Subsequent Impact on Wheat Pasture, Feedlot, and Carcass Performance1. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.15232/s1080-7446(15)30781-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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DiLorenzo N, Galyean ML. Applying technology with newer feed ingredients in feedlot diets: do the old paradigms apply? J Anim Sci 2009; 88:E123-32. [PMID: 19820060 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Use of coproducts such as corn and sorghum distillers grain (DG) and corn gluten feed (CGF) in beef cattle finishing diets has increased significantly in recent years, but research to evaluate the efficacy of traditional feeding practices and feed additives when coproducts are fed has not kept pace. Grain processing methods that increase starch availability seem equally effective in traditional diets and diets with wet CGF; however, in wet DG diets, some studies have shown decreased efficacy of grain processing, whereas others have shown no evidence of an interaction. Limited data are available on the physical and nutritional value of the fiber in wet DG and CGF; however, CGF at concentrations >/=25% of the dietary DM seems to have some degree of "roughage value," whereas fiber in wet DG seems to have less potential to replace traditional roughage sources. There is little evidence that efficacy of ionophores and antibiotics is changed with diets based on wet CGF or that they interact when wet DG is added to finishing diets. In vitro data from our laboratory suggest no loss of monensin efficacy in substrates with 15% (DM basis) corn DG in terms of changes in VFA and gas production. Moreover, efficacy of ionophores was not affected in our data by diet substrates with increasing concentrations of S, and in vitro H(2)S production in substrates containing wet DG seems predictable from substrate S concentrations. Nonetheless, limited in vivo data indicate decreased ruminal acetate-to-propionate ratios in diets with increased wet DG, which may minimize the potential for ionophores to alter propionate. Likewise, in vivo results indicate that feeding wet DG may decrease ruminal pH; thus, to maximize DMI and minimize digestive upsets, optimal concentrations of roughage need to be evaluated in diets containing wet DG. Research is needed on other potential technology interactions with coproducts of biofuel production such as glycerol and condensed distillers solubles. The effects of yeast products and live microbial cultures in diets with coproduct feeds have generally not been determined. Because of the elevated fiber concentrations in CGF and DG, effects of exogenous enzyme preparations on ruminal fermentation and fiber digestion of diets containing these coproducts should be evaluated.
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
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Leupp JL, Lardy GP, Karges KK, Gibson ML, Caton JS. Effects of increasing level of corn distillers dried grains with solubles on intake, digestion, and ruminal fermentation in steers fed seventy percent concentrate diets1. J Anim Sci 2009; 87:2906-12. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Quinn MJ, May ML, Hales KE, DiLorenzo N, Leibovich J, Smith DR, Galyean ML. Effects of ionophores and antibiotics on in vitro hydrogen sulfide production, dry matter disappearance, and total gas production in cultures with a steam-flaked corn-based substrate with or without added sulfur1. J Anim Sci 2009; 87:1705-13. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Walsh K, O’Kiely P, Taweel H, McGee M, Moloney A, Boland T. Intake, digestibility and rumen characteristics in cattle offered whole-crop wheat or barley silages of contrasting grain to straw ratios. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vasconcelos JT, Galyean ML. ASAS Centennial Paper: Contributions in the Journal of Animal Science to understanding cattle metabolic and digestive disorders1. J Anim Sci 2008; 86:1711-21. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fazaeli H, Mashayekhi M, Mansouri H. Effect of nitrogen-sulfur ratio on the digestibility of roughage based diet incubated with rumen liquor of buffalo. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2007. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Grout AS, Veira DM, Weary DM, von Keyserlingk MAG, Fraser D. Differential effects of sodium and magnesium sulfate on water consumption by beef cattle1,2. J Anim Sci 2006; 84:1252-8. [PMID: 16612029 DOI: 10.2527/2006.8451252x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The existing guidelines for maximum sulfate (SO4) in cattle drinking water are based on Na2SO4, although many water sources contain greater concentrations of MgSO4. Two experiments compared the effect of different SO4 salts on water consumption and fecal DM of cattle. In Exp. 1, 8 yearling heifers (initial BW = 345 +/- 8 kg; mean +/- SD) were watered twice daily with tapwater or water containing Na2SO4 or MgSO4 at target levels of 1,500, 3,000, or 4,500 mg of SO4/L for 2-d treatment periods separated by 2 d of access to tapwater. In Exp. 2, 16 yearling cattle (initial BW = 421 +/- 24 kg) were watered twice daily with tap-water (16 mg of SO4/L) or water containing Na2SO4 at target levels of 2,000 mg of SO4/L (low Na2SO4), MgSO4 at 2,000 mg of SO4/L (low MgSO4), or MgSO4 at 4,000 mg of SO4/L (high MgSO4) in 21-d treatment periods separated by 7-d periods on tapwater. The first 10 d of each period were allowed for adjustment to the treatment, and the final 11 d was considered the treatment period for analysis purposes. Treatments were applied in an incomplete Latin square, where each animal was exposed to 3 of the 4 treatments. In Exp. 1, the average daily water consumption decreased linearly as the SO4 concentration increased for MgSO4 (P = 0.0001) but not for Na2SO4 (P = 0.39). In Exp. 2, the average daily water consumption was less for cattle on the high-MgSO4 treatment than for cattle on the low-MgSO4 treatment (P = 0.0001), and cattle on the low-MgSO4 treatment tended (P = 0.09) to drink less than those on the tap-water treatment. Fecal DM was greater for cattle on the high-MgSO4 treatment than for those on the low-MgSO4 treatment (P < 0.01). These findings indicate that cattle reduce their consumption of water containing high (> or = 4,000 mg of SO4/L) concentrations of MgSO4, even after a given time to adjust to the treatment; such reductions may be accompanied by an increase in fecal DM.
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- Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Effect of Linseed Oil Calcium Salt on the Methane Emission and Carcass Characteristics of Beef Cattle. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.2508/chikusan.74.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ivancic J, Weiss WP. Effect of dietary sulfur and selenium concentrations on selenium balance of lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2001; 84:225-32. [PMID: 11210037 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(01)74472-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The effects of dietary sulfate and selenium concentrations on selenium balance in dairy cows were investigated. Midlactation Holstein cows (n = 30) were fed diets containing either 0.1 or 0.3 mg of supplemental Se (from sodium selenate)/kg of dry matter and 0, 0.2, or 0.4% added S from a mix of calcium and magnesium sulfate in a factorial arrangement. The experiment lasted 112 d. Dry matter intake was linearly reduced with increasing S, but the effect was greater when 0.3 mg/kg of Se was fed (significant interaction). Treatment effects for yields of milk, milk fat, and milk protein were similar to those for dry matter intake. Increased dietary S linearly reduced plasma Se concentrations. Increasing dietary S linearly reduced apparent (42.7, 33.1, and 30.1%) and estimated true (50.5, 46.0, and 42.3%) Se digestibility. Excretion of Se via feces (1.6 vs. 2.8 mg/d) and urine (0.5 vs. 1.3 mg/d) was higher and output in milk (0.4 vs. 0.3 mg/d) was lower for cows fed 0.3 mg/kg of Se compared with 0.1 mg/kg, but no Se effect was found for estimated true Se digestibility. Dietary S from sulfate reduced Se balance especially when cows were fed diets with less than 0.3 mg of Se/kg of diet dry matter.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Ivancic
- Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster 44691, USA
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