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Wang C, An J, Bu L, Liu Y, Liu Q, Guo G, Zhang J, Zhang Y. Effects of biotin and coated cobalamin on lactation performance, nutrient digestion and rumen fermentation in Holstein dairy cows. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2024; 108:635-645. [PMID: 38197588 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Biotin (BI) and cobalamin (CA) are essential for rumen propionate production and hepatic gluconeogenesis. The study evaluated the influence of BI or/and coated CA (CCA) on milk performance and nutrient digestion in cows. Sixty Holstein dairy cows were assigned in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement and randomised block design to four groups. The factors were BI at 0 or 20 mg/day and CCA at 0 or 9 mg CA/day. Dry matter intake increased with BI addition but was unchanged with CCA supply. Addition of BI or CCA increased fat-corrected milk, milk fat and milk protein yields and feed efficiency. Moreover, lactose yield was increased by CCA addition. Dry matter, organic matter, crude protein and acid detergent fibre total-tract digestibility increased for BI or CCA supply. When CCA was supplemented, positive response of neutral detergent fibre digestibility to BI addition was enhanced. Supplementing BI did not affect pH, propionate content and acetate to propionate ratio, but increased total volatile fatty acids (VFA) and acetate contents. Supplementing CCA decreased pH and acetate to propionate ratio, but increased total VFA, acetate and propionate contents. Rumen protease and carboxymethyl-cellulase activities and fungi, bacteria and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens numbers increased for BI or CCA supply. In addition, protozoa increased for BI addition, and protease activity and Prevotella ruminicola increased for CCA supply. When CCA was supplemented, positive responses of R. albus and Ruminobacter amylophilus numbers to BI addition were enhanced. Blood glucose concentration was unchanged with BI supply, but increased for CCA supply. Blood nonesterified fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate contents reduced with BI or CCA supply. Supplementation with BI or CCA increased blood BI or CA content. The results showed that supplementing BI or/and CCA improved lactation performance and nutrient digestion, and CCA supply did not enhance the lactation performance response to BI supply.
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- Cong Wang
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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Liu H, Lin Y, Chen X, Yang G. Effects of rumen-protected biotin on the growth performance, nitrogen utilization and blood parameters of yearling Liaoning cashmere doelings. Anim Biosci 2023; 36:1685-1692. [PMID: 37641838 PMCID: PMC10623043 DOI: 10.5713/ab.23.0078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to investigate the effects of rumen-protected biotin (RPB) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen utilization and plasma biochemical parameters of Liaoning cashmere goats during the cashmere fiber growing period. METHODS Sixteen 6-month-old Liaoning cashmere twin-doelings (24.8±1.20 kg) were allocated to 2 diet groups that were individually ad libitum fed 30% concentrate and 70% forage diet (dry matter [DM]) by a paired experimental design. Goats of the control group were fed the basal diet, while goats belonging to the RPB group were fed the basal diet with 10 mg RPB/d per animal. The duration of the experiment was 16 weeks with two 8-week periods. Digestibility was determined at weeks 7 and 15, and other measures were taken every four weeks. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the average daily gain of the RPB group increased by 10.94% (p<0.05), and the intake of neutral detergent fiber was increased (p = 0.045). There were some increasing tendencies for the intake of DM, acid detergent fiber and ether extract (p = 0.070, 0.088, and 0.070, respectively). The intake and digestibility of N tended to increase (p = 0.062 and 0.093, respectively), while the N fecal excretion percentage of N intake was decreased (p = 0.093) in the RPB compared with the control group. N retention tended to increase (p = 0.084) with the addition of adding RPB to the diet. Plasma total protein was increased (p = 0.037), whereas the urea-N concentration was decreased (p = 0.049) in the RPB diet group compared with the control diet group. The levels of propionyl-CoA carboxylase (p<0.001) and methylmalonyl-CoA (p = 0.013) were increased in the RPB group. CONCLUSION Supplementation of rumen-protected biotin in the diet of cashmere goats can enhance the utilization of N and improve daily weight gain during cashmere fiber growing period.
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- Haiying Liu
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866,
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866,
China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866,
China
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Wang C, Zhang J, Guo G, Huo W, Xia CQ, Chen L, Zhang Y, Pei C, Liu Q. Effects of folic acid and riboflavin on growth performance, nutrient digestion and rumen fermentation in Angus bulls. Br J Nutr 2023; 129:1-9. [PMID: 35225178 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114522000630] [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: 11/07/2022]
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This study examined the influences of coated folic acid (CFA) and coated riboflavin (CRF) on bull performance, nutrients digestion and ruminal fermentation. Forty-eight Angus bulls based on a randomised block and 2 × 2 factorial design were assigned to four treatments. The CFA of 0 or 6 mg of folic acid/kg DM was supplemented in diets with CRF 0 or 60 mg riboflavin (RF)/kg DM. Supplementation of CRF in diets with CFA had greater increase in daily weight gain and feed efficiency than in diets without CFA. Supplementation with CFA or CRF enhanced digestibility of DM, organic matter, crude protein, neutral-detergent fibre and non-fibre carbohydrate. Ruminal pH and ammonia N content decreased and total volatile fatty acids concentration and acetate to propionate ratio elevated for CFA or CRF addition. Supplement of CFA or CRF increased the activities of fibrolytic enzymes and the numbers of total bacteria, protozoa, fungi, dominant fibrolytic bacteria and Prevotella ruminicola. The activities of α-amylase, protease and pectinase and the numbers of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens and Ruminobacter amylophilus were increased by CFA but were unaffected by CRF. Blood concentration of folate elevated and homocysteine decreased for CFA addition. The CRF supplementation elevated blood concentrations of folate and RF. These findings suggested that CFA or CRF inclusion had facilitating effects on performance and ruminal fermentation, and combined addition of CFA and CRF had greater increase in performance than CFA or CRF addition alone in bulls.
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- Cong Wang
- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, Shanxi, P. R. People's Republic of China
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Duplessis M, Lapierre H, Girard CL. Biotin, folic acid, and vitamin B12 supplementation given in early lactation to Holstein dairy cows: Their effects on whole-body propionate, glucose, and protein metabolism. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Poolthajit S, Srakaew W, Haitook T, Jarassaeng C, Wachirapakorn C. Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality in Finishing Wagyu Crossbred Beef Cattle Receiving Betaine-Biotin-Chromium (BBC) Supplementation. Vet Sci 2022; 9:vetsci9070314. [PMID: 35878331 PMCID: PMC9317214 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9070314] [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: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Eighteen Wagyu crossbred steers (average initial body weight: 596.9 ± 46.4 kg; average age: 36 ± 2.7 months) were subjected to three levels of betaine−biotin−chromium (BBC) supplementation for 98 days before slaughter. Animals were fed a basal diet and BBC supplemented at 0, 3 or 6 g/kg of dry matter (DM). The experimental design was a randomized complete block design by a group of animals with six replicates. The intake and digestibility among treatments were not different (p > 0.05). The average daily gain (ADG) of steers that received BBC at 6 g/kg of DM (0.79 kg/day) tended to be higher (p = 0.07) than that of those receiving BBC at 0 and 3 g/kg/day (0.52 and 0.63 kg/day, respectively). Blood metabolites were not different (p > 0.05) among treatments. Carcass characteristic traits included chilled carcass dressing percentage and loin eye area, while meat quality included drip loss, cooking loss, and Warner-Bratzler shear force were not different (p > 0.05). Back fat thickness tended to be higher (p = 0.07) in steers fed BBC at 6 g/kg. The marbling score did not differ (p > 0.05) among treatments; however, the intramuscular fat content of the longissimus dorsi (LD) on a DM basis was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in steers fed BBC at 6 g/kg (39.8% DM) than in those fed BBC at 0 g/kg (28.2% DM) and at 3 g/kg (29.1% DM). Based on the findings, BBC supplementation had no effect on growth performance and carcass characteristics; however, BBC at 6 g/kg DM increased fat content in LD muscle of finishing Wagyu crossbred steers.
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- Sukanya Poolthajit
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (S.P.); (T.H.)
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- Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Nan 55000, Thailand;
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (S.P.); (T.H.)
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- Division of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand;
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (S.P.); (T.H.)
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Effects of riboflavin supplementation on performance, nutrient digestion, rumen microbiota composition and activities of Holstein bulls. Br J Nutr 2021; 126:1288-1295. [PMID: 33413702 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114520005243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To investigate the influences of dietary riboflavin (RF) addition on nutrient digestion and rumen fermentation, eight rumen cannulated Holstein bulls were randomly allocated into four treatments in a repeated 4 × 4 Latin square design. Daily addition level of RF for each bull in control, low RF, medium RF and high RF was 0, 300, 600 and 900 mg, respectively. Increasing the addition level of RF, DM intake was not affected, average daily gain tended to be increased linearly and feed conversion ratio decreased linearly. Total tract digestibilities of DM, organic matter, crude protein (CP) and neutral-detergent fibre (NDF) increased linearly. Rumen pH decreased quadratically, and total volatile fatty acids (VFA) increased quadratically. Acetate molar percentage and acetate:propionate ratio increased linearly, but propionate molar percentage and ammonia-N content decreased linearly. Rumen effective degradability of DM increased linearly, NDF increased quadratically but CP was unaltered. Activity of cellulase and populations of total bacteria, protozoa, fungi, dominant cellulolytic bacteria, Prevotella ruminicola and Ruminobacter amylophilus increased linearly. Linear increase was observed for urinary total purine derivatives excretion. The data suggested that dietary RF addition was essential for rumen microbial growth, and no further increase in performance and rumen total VFA concentration was observed when increasing RF level from 600 to 900 mg/d in dairy bulls.
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Effects of Betaine-Biotin-Chromium Supplementation and Concentrate to Roughage Ratio on Nutrient Utilization Efficiency in Thai Native Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11092747. [PMID: 34573713 PMCID: PMC8471166 DOI: 10.3390/ani11092747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Feed additives are attracting considerable interest due to the need to effectively improve the level of production, efficiency, and health of animals. A combination of betaine, biotin, and chromium has been developed to enhance nutrient utilization efficiency. Ideally, the addition of a combination of supplements to livestock feed could improve ruminal fermentation, digestibility and nutrient utilization, nitrogen and energy balance, and metabolism. Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementation with a feed additive containing a combination of betaine, biotin, and chromium (BBC) and concentrate-to-roughage ratio (C:R ratio) on nutrient digestibility, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance, and energy utilization in Thai native beef cattle. Five Thai feedlot native beef bulls at one year old of age and 87.6 ± 15.7 kg of body weight were assigned in a (2 × 2) + 1 augmented factorial experiment according to a 5 × 5 Latin square design with five periods of 21 days. The two levels of BBC were 3 g/kg DM and 6 g/kg DM, and the two ratios of C:R were 60C:40R and 70C:30R. A C:R ratio of 70C:30R without BBC supplementation was used as a negative control. The cattle were offered feed at 3% BW, which provides sufficient energy and protein to support a weight gain of 500 g/day. The results showed that dry matter intake (DMI) and organic matter intake (OMI) were not different (p > 0.05), but the intake of crude protein (CP) and ether extract (EE) was higher (p < 0.05), whereas neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were lower (p < 0.05) in the 70C:30R ratio diets compared to the 60:40R ratio diets. Energy balance and nitrogen balance were not influenced (p > 0.05) by the C:R ratio or the addition of BBC. Rumen pH and ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) did not differ (p > 0.05) among treatments groups. Total volatile fatty acid (VFA) production was higher (p < 0.05) in bulls fed with the 70C:30R ratio diet. The addition of BBC resulted in a lower (p < 0.01) glucose-to-insulin ratio compared to cattle fed with the control diet. Energy and protein utilization efficiency did not differ (p > 0.05) among the experimental treatment groups, which were higher (p > 0.05) than the control group. In conclusion, BBC supplementation showed greater growth performance of cattle compared to the control. BBC supplementation appeared to improve glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity and energy and protein utilization efficiency. Whether BBC supplementation increases glucose production in the liver remains to be determined in future studies.
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Robinson P. Vitamin B requirements and duodenal deliveries in lactating dairy cows: Organization of a limited literature. Livest Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Effect of biotin supplementation on milk yield of Girolando cows reared in a tropical climate. Trop Anim Health Prod 2019; 51:1661-1665. [PMID: 30879247 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-01862-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of biotin supplementation on milk yield and the reproductive efficiency in Girolando cows. The study was conducted on a dairy farm located in central Brazil, between April 2012 and December 2016. Thirty-six Girolando cows in their first lactation were used. The cows were distributed in two treatment groups, each with equivalent weight distributions. Control treatment (CT) cows (n = 18) received a diet without any supplemental biotin, whereas biotin treatment (BT) cows (n = 18) received a diet supplemented with 20 mg/day of biotin during lactation. Biotin supplementation caused a significant increase (p = 0.001) in milk yield in the second lactation, and a trend (p = 0.09) toward higher average production during the three lactations was evaluated. There was no statistically significant difference between the treatments in terms of reproductive efficiency. In conclusion, biotin supplementation (20 mg/day) during lactation for Girolando cows reared in a tropical climate is able to increase milk yield, but does not improve reproductive efficiency.
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Wang D, Zhang B, Wang J, Liu H, Liu J. Effect of dietary supplements of biotin, intramuscular injections of vitamin B12, or both on postpartum lactation performance in multiparous dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:7851-7856. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Liu Q, Wang C, Li H, Guo G, Huo W, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Pei C, Wang H. Effects of dietary protein level and rumen-protected pantothenate on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance, blood metabolites and growth performance in beef calves. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/92660/2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang C, Liu Q, Li HQ, Wu XX, Guo G, Huo WJ, Pei CX, Zhang YL, Zhang SL. Effects of rumen-protected pantothenate supplementation on lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestion and blood metabolites in dairy cows. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2018; 98:2098-2104. [PMID: 28941230 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lactation performance of dairy cow has considerably increased with animal breeding and management improvement in recent years. Ruminal net synthesised pantothenic acid is insufficient to meet the requirement of high producing dairy cows. The objective was to investigate the effects of rumen-protected pantothenate (RPP) on lactation performance, ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestion and blood metabolites in dairy cows. RESULTS Dry matter (DM) intake tended to increase, whereas milk yields, milk fat percentage and yield, body condition score (BCS) changes and net energy output except for maintenance increased linearly with increasing RPP supplementation. Ruminal pH and ammonia N concentration tended to decrease, total VFA tended to increase, while acetate-to-propionate ratio increased linearly with increasing RPP supplementation. Digestibilities of DM, organic matter and crude protein increased linearly, but neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent fibre digestibility tended to increase. Blood glucose, total protein, non-esterified fatty acids, pantothenic acid, pantothenate kinase, succinyl CoA, acyl carrier protein and acetyl CoA also increased linearly with increasing RPP supplementation. CONCLUSION The results indicated that supplementary RPP improved lactation performance, nutrient digestion and blood parameters in a dose-dependent manner, and the optimal dose was 12 g RPP per cow per day in the current study. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Cong Wang
- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicines, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, P.R. China
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Ferreira G, Brown AN, Teets CL. Effect of biotin and pantothenic acid on performance and concentrations of avidin-binding substances in blood and milk of lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:6449-54. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Evans E, Mair DT. Effects of a rumen protected B vitamin blend substituted for biotin upon milk production and component yield in lactating dairy cows. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2013.32014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Juchem SO, Robinson P, Evans E. A fat based rumen protection technology post-ruminally delivers a B vitamin complex to impact performance of multiparous Holstein cows. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chen B, Wang C, Wang Y, Liu J. Effect of biotin on milk performance of dairy cattle: A meta-analysis. J Dairy Sci 2011; 94:3537-46. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fernandez-Mejia C, Lazo-de-la-Vega-Monroy ML. Biological Effects of Pharmacological Concentrations of Biotin. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/1533210110392947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms of vitamins has opened new perspectives regarding the relationship between nutritional signals and biological functions, which, in turn, has led to the development of new therapeutic agents. Although little is known about water-soluble vitamins as genetic modulators, evidence about their effects on gene expression has grown. In the case of biotin, besides its role as a carboxylase prosthetic group, it also affects gene expression and has a wide repertoire of effects on biological functions. Only recently, the role of pharmacological concentrations of biotin on systemic functions has attracted attention, and it is now being reconsidered with the help of new technologies. This novel approach could lead to new perspectives in its use as a therapeutic agent. The present review is focused on the effects of pharmacological concentrations of biotin on several biological functions and on the biotin signaling pathways that participate in gene expression.
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Lean I, Rabiee A. Effect of feeding biotin on milk production and hoof health in lactating dairy cows: A quantitative assessment. J Dairy Sci 2011; 94:1465-76. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The influence of administration of biotin and zinc chelate (Zn-methionine) to cows in the first and second trimester of lactation on their health and productivity. Pol J Vet Sci 2011; 14:103-10. [DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0015-x] [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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Ragaller V, Lebzien P, Bigalke W, Südekum KH, Hüther L, Flachowsky G. Effects of a pantothenic acid supplementation to different rations on ruminal fermentation, nutrient flow at the duodenum, and on blood and milk variables of dairy cows. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2010; 95:730-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01103.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Girard C, Desrochers A. Net flux of nutrients across splanchnic tissues of lactating dairy cows as influenced by dietary supplements of biotin and vitamin B12. J Dairy Sci 2010; 93:1644-54. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sacadura F, Robinson P, Evans E, Lordelo M. Effects of a ruminally protected B-vitamin supplement on milk yield and composition of lactating dairy cows. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Enjalbert F, Nicot M, Packington A. Effects of peripartum biotin supplementation of dairy cows on milk production and milk composition with emphasis on fatty acids profile. Livest Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Santschi DE, Girard CL. Calculations of apparent ruminal synthesis and intestinal absorption of biotin in dairy cows as influenced by the extraction method. Arch Anim Nutr 2007; 61:157-67. [PMID: 17578258 DOI: 10.1080/17450390701297685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Biotin is present in nature either free or as biocytin, which is only degraded under the action of a specific enzyme: biotinidase. This enzyme is not included in analytical assays generally used. A method for sample preparation using biotinidase was developed in our laboratory before analysis by ELISA. Three cows equipped with duodenal and ileal cannulae were used to compare the effects of methods of sample preparation on calculations of apparent ruminal synthesis and intestinal absorption of biotin. There was no apparent ruminal synthesis of biotin, no matter whether free or total biotin was measured (p = 0.84). Results also suggested that rumen microbes cannot utilize nor degrade biocytin present in the feed. Estimates of apparent intestinal absorption were influenced by the sample preparation method (p = 0.002). Analysis of free biotin caused an artefact, suggesting intestinal synthesis of this vitamin; whereas determination of total biotin concentrations showed that absorption was taking place in the small intestine.
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- Debora E Santschi
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Ferreira G, Weiss WP. Effect of Biotin on Activity and Gene Expression of Biotin-Dependent Carboxylases in the Liver of Dairy Cows. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:1460-6. [PMID: 17297119 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(07)71631-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Biotin is a cofactor of the gluconeogenic enzymes pyruvate carboxylase (PC) and propionyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (PCC). We hypothesized that biotin supplementation increases the activity and gene expression of PC and PCC and the gene expression of phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) in the liver of lactating dairy cows. Eight multiparous Holstein cows (40 +/- 2 kg/d of milk yield and 162 +/- 35 d in milk) were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 diet sequences in a crossover design with two 22-d periods. Treatments consisted of a basal diet (60% concentrate) containing 0 or 0.96 mg/kg of supplemental biotin. On d 21 of each period, liver tissue was collected by percutaneous liver biopsy. Activities of PC and PCC were determined by measuring the fixation of [14C]O2 in liver homogenates. Abundance of mRNA for PCC, PC, and PEPCK was determined by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR. Biotin supplementation did not affect milk production or composition. Biotin supplementation increased the activity of PC but had no effect on PCC activity. Biotin supplementation did not affect the gene expression of PC, PCC, and PEPCK. The increased activity of PC without changes in mRNA abundance may have been caused by increased activation of the apoenzymes by holocarboxylase synthetase. In conclusion, biotin supplementation affected the activity of PC in the liver of lactating dairy cows, but whether biotin supplementation increases glucose production in the liver remains to be determined.
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- G Ferreira
- Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster 44691, USA
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Ferreira G, Weiss WP, Willett LB. Changes in Measures of Biotin Status Do Not Reflect Milk Yield Responses When Dairy Cows Are Fed Supplemental Biotin. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:1452-9. [PMID: 17297118 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(07)71630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A sensitive indicator of biotin status for lactating dairy cows is necessary to understand factors that affect milk yield responses to biotin supplementation. 3-Hydroxyisovaleric acid (3HIA) is an alternative metabolite in the pathway of Leu catabolism when the biotin-dependent enzyme methylcrotonyl-coenzyme A carboxylase is limiting. We evaluated urinary excretion of 3HIA as a determinant of biotin status in lactating dairy cows. We hypothesized that high-producing cows would have a greater biotin requirement and excrete more 3HIA than low-producing cows and that biotin supplementation would decrease 3HIA excretion. Twenty high-producing and 20 low-producing Holstein cows (43 +/- 5 and 23 +/- 4 kg/d of milk, respectively) were fed diets that contained either 0 or 0.96 mg/kg of supplemental biotin. On d 16 cows were given an intraruminal infusion of 1.4 mol of isovaleric acid and urine was sampled. Biotin supplementation did not affect basal urinary excretion of 3HIA. The infusion of isovaleric acid increased urinary excretion of 3HIA (maximum at 8 h after infusion), but biotin supplementation did not attenuate this increase. The increase in urinary 3HIA excretion was less for low-producing cows than for high-producing cows. Biotin increased yields of milk and milk components in high-producing cows but had no effect in low-producing cows. However, potential measures of biotin status (concentrations of avidin-binding substances in the plasma, milk, and urine, and urinary 3HIA excretion) responded similarly to biotin supplementation for both high- and low-producing cows. A sensitive indicator of biotin status for lactating dairy cows is still needed.
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- G Ferreira
- Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster 44691, USA
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Net nutrient absorption and liver metabolism in lactating dairy cows fed supplemental dietary biotin. Animal 2007; 1:375-80. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731107666105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Christodoulou V, Bampidis V, Lymberopoulos A, Robinson P, Ploumi K, Belibasaki S. Effect of supplemental dietary biotin on performance of lactating ewes. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Effects of a Protected Vitamin and Choline Supplement in the Transition Period on Dairy Cow Metabolic Parameters and Health. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.15232/s1080-7446(15)31082-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lebzien P, Abel H, Schröder B, Flachowsky G. Studies on the biotin flow at the duodenum of dairy cows fed diets with different concentrate levels and types of forages. Arch Anim Nutr 2006; 60:80-8. [PMID: 16529159 DOI: 10.1080/17450390500468487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Biotin is involved in many vital metabolic pathways and must be provided for an efficient fermentation in the rumen, as well as for the intermediary metabolism of the host animal. Factors influencing ruminal biotin metabolism and output are widely unknown at present. Therefore, dairy cows fitted with permanent cannulas in the dorsal rumen and in the proximal duodenum were fed differently composed diets, and the biotin flow at the proximal duodenum was measured. The diets (on DM basis) consisted of 8.9 kg grass hay (Diet 1), 8.9 kg corn silage plus 2.0 kg concentrate (Diet 2), or 7.3 and 7.4 kg grass silage plus 10.0kg concentrate (Diets 3 and 4). The concentrate in Diets 3 and 4 contained 87% wheat and corn grain, respectively. The cows were pre-fed the rations for 21 days. Thereafter duodenal digesta was sampled every two h for 5 days. Cr2O3 served as a flow marker and the microbial proportion of total nitrogen at the duodenum was estimated by near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The duodenal flow of biotin was not related to biotin intake, but to the amount of fermented organic matter (FOM) and the amount of microbial protein (Biotin [mg/d] = 0.518 kg FOM - 0.300; r=0.85 and biotin [mg/d] = 0.012 x g microbial protein + 1.478; r = 0.84), irrespective of the composition of the diet fed. Mean daily biotin flow was 0.48 +/- 0.11 mg/kg FOM without any systematic effect of diet composition. The ruminal biotin balance, calculated as the difference between biotin flow at the duodenum and biotin intake, was positive (1.4 - 2.0 mg/d) in cows fed the mixed roughage/concentrate diets and negative (-0.71 mg/d) when the pure hay diet was fed.
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- Peter Lebzien
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Schwab EC, Schwab CG, Shaver RD, Girard CL, Putnam DE, Whitehouse NL. Dietary forage and nonfiber carbohydrate contents influence B-vitamin intake, duodenal flow, and apparent ruminal synthesis in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2006; 89:174-87. [PMID: 16357281 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72082-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this experiment was to quantify intakes, duodenal flows, and ruminal apparent synthesis (AS) of B-vitamins in lactating dairy cows fed diets varying in forage and nonfiber carbohydrate (NFC) contents. Eight (4 primiparous and 4 multiparous) ruminally and duodenally cannulated Holstein cows were assigned to 4 dietary treatments in a replicated 21-d period, 4 x 4 Latin square design with a 2 x 2 factorial treatment arrangement. Diets, fed as TMR, contained (DM basis) 2 levels of forage (35 and 60%) and 2 levels of NFC (30 and 40%). The forage portion of the diets contained 50% corn silage, 33% alfalfa hay, and 17% grass hay. Soybean hulls and beet pulp (2:1) and corn meal and ground barley (2:1) were included to achieve desired NFC concentrations. No supplemental B-vitamins were fed. B-vitamin AS was calculated as the amount of a specific B-vitamin flowing to the duodenum minus its daily orts-corrected intake. Dry matter and organic matter intakes were higher for cows fed the 35% forage diets and the 40% NFC diets. Increasing dietary forage content decreased ruminal AS of pyridoxine, folic acid, and B12. Increasing dietary NFC content increased ruminal AS of nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, niacin, pyridoxal, B6, and folic acid but decreased AS of B12. Across diets, amounts of B-vitamins synthesized were highest for niacin, followed by riboflavin, B12, thiamin, B6, and folic acid. Biotin AS values were negative for all diets, suggesting either no ruminal synthesis or that destruction by ruminal microflora was greater than synthesis. B-vitamin intake, duodenal flow, and ruminal synthesis are influenced by dietary forage and NFC contents.
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- E C Schwab
- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53706, USA
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Rosendo O, Staples CR, McDowell LR, McMahon R, Badinga L, Martin FG, Shearer JF, Seymour WM, Wilkinson NS. Effects of Biotin Supplementation on Peripartum Performance and Metabolites of Holstein Cows. J Dairy Sci 2004; 87:2535-45. [PMID: 15328277 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(04)73378-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fifty-two multiparous Holstein cows were randomly assigned to receive 0 or 20 mg of biotin/d starting at an average of 16 d prepartum and then switched to 0 or 30 mg of biotin/d from calving through 70 d postpartum to determine whether supplemental biotin would affect cow performance, hepatic lipidosis, and plasma metabolites. Mean concentration of biotin in plasma sampled weekly was greater in cows fed biotin (4.3 vs. 9.4 nmol/L). Postpartum dry matter intake as a percentage of body weight (3.9% vs. 4.0%), milk production (35.8 vs. 34.8 kg/d), and milk fat concentrations (3.59% vs. 3.69%) were similar between treatment groups. Milk from biotin-supplemented cows tended to have a greater concentration of protein (2.73% vs. 2.83%). Concentrations of plasma nonesterified fatty acids were lower at wk 2 (652 vs. 413 microEq/mL) and 4 (381 vs. 196 microEq/mL) postpartum in cows fed supplemental biotin. However, mean plasma concentrations of beta-hydroxybutyric acid were not affected by biotin supplementation. Mean concentration of plasma glucose was greater for lactating cows fed supplemental biotin (63.4 vs. 66.6 mg/dL). Biopsies of liver were taken at 2, 16, and 30 d postpartum. The triacylglycerol concentration in liver (wet basis) tended to decrease at a faster rate after d 2 postpartum with biotin supplementation compared with control cows. The potential mechanisms that link improved glucose status and decreased lipid mobilization in cows supplemented with biotin warrant further investigation.
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- O Rosendo
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA
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