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Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves
This study aimed to assess the effects of feeding with different forage sources and starter concentrations on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and the microbial community in weaned Holstein calves. A total of 54 Holstein calves (body weight (BW) = 77.50 ± 5.07 kg; ag...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9315432/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35903131 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.864320 |
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author | Li, Jichao Lian, Hongxia Zheng, Airong Zhang, Jiangfan Dai, Pengfei Niu, Yan Gao, Tengyun Li, Ming Zhang, Liyang Fu, Tong |
author_facet | Li, Jichao Lian, Hongxia Zheng, Airong Zhang, Jiangfan Dai, Pengfei Niu, Yan Gao, Tengyun Li, Ming Zhang, Liyang Fu, Tong |
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description | This study aimed to assess the effects of feeding with different forage sources and starter concentrations on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and the microbial community in weaned Holstein calves. A total of 54 Holstein calves (body weight (BW) = 77.50 ± 5.07 kg; age = 70 ± 2.54 days) were assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups (n = 18/group) that were offered diets with different forages: (1) peanut vine (PV), (2) oat hay (OH), or (3) an alfalfa hay + oat hay combination (alfalfa hay:oat hay =1:1, AO). Starter and forage intakes were recorded daily, while BW and growth parameters were assessed at 15-day intervals. The apparent digestibility of nutrients was determined. Ruminal fluid samples were collected and used to detect relevant indicators. A difference was observed for the forage × age interaction for all feed, nutrient intake, BW, ADG, and body structure parameters (P < 0.05). The final BW, average daily feed intake (ADFI), and average daily gain of the PV calves were higher than those of calves from the other groups (P < 0.05). The ruminal propionate concentration evidently increased in calves of the AO group (P < 0.05). The abundances of Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group and Shuttleworthia showed distinct responses to feeding with different forages (P < 0.05) at the genus level. The relative abundance of Shuttleworthia was negatively related to rumen pH and acid detergent fiber digestibility (P < 0.05) and strongly positively related to propionate concentration (P < 0.01). A positive correlation was found between Ruminococcus_1 abundance and butyrate concentration and neutral detergent fiber digestibility (P < 0.05). The relative abundances of Succiniclasticum and Prevotella_7 were negatively related to butyrate concentration (P < 0.05). In conclusion, there was an interaction between the factors (forage × age). The peanut vine used as a forage source promoted a higher starter concentrate intake compared to other diets and increased with the calves' age. The growth performance and rumen bacterial community of the calves were further improved. These results indicate that peanut vine can be used as the main source of forage in the diets of weaned calves. |
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spelling | pubmed-93154322022-07-27 Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves Li, Jichao Lian, Hongxia Zheng, Airong Zhang, Jiangfan Dai, Pengfei Niu, Yan Gao, Tengyun Li, Ming Zhang, Liyang Fu, Tong Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science This study aimed to assess the effects of feeding with different forage sources and starter concentrations on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and the microbial community in weaned Holstein calves. A total of 54 Holstein calves (body weight (BW) = 77.50 ± 5.07 kg; age = 70 ± 2.54 days) were assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups (n = 18/group) that were offered diets with different forages: (1) peanut vine (PV), (2) oat hay (OH), or (3) an alfalfa hay + oat hay combination (alfalfa hay:oat hay =1:1, AO). Starter and forage intakes were recorded daily, while BW and growth parameters were assessed at 15-day intervals. The apparent digestibility of nutrients was determined. Ruminal fluid samples were collected and used to detect relevant indicators. A difference was observed for the forage × age interaction for all feed, nutrient intake, BW, ADG, and body structure parameters (P < 0.05). The final BW, average daily feed intake (ADFI), and average daily gain of the PV calves were higher than those of calves from the other groups (P < 0.05). The ruminal propionate concentration evidently increased in calves of the AO group (P < 0.05). The abundances of Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group and Shuttleworthia showed distinct responses to feeding with different forages (P < 0.05) at the genus level. The relative abundance of Shuttleworthia was negatively related to rumen pH and acid detergent fiber digestibility (P < 0.05) and strongly positively related to propionate concentration (P < 0.01). A positive correlation was found between Ruminococcus_1 abundance and butyrate concentration and neutral detergent fiber digestibility (P < 0.05). The relative abundances of Succiniclasticum and Prevotella_7 were negatively related to butyrate concentration (P < 0.05). In conclusion, there was an interaction between the factors (forage × age). The peanut vine used as a forage source promoted a higher starter concentrate intake compared to other diets and increased with the calves' age. The growth performance and rumen bacterial community of the calves were further improved. These results indicate that peanut vine can be used as the main source of forage in the diets of weaned calves. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9315432/ /pubmed/35903131 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.864320 Text en Copyright © 2022 Li, Lian, Zheng, Zhang, Dai, Niu, Gao, Li, Zhang and Fu. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science Li, Jichao Lian, Hongxia Zheng, Airong Zhang, Jiangfan Dai, Pengfei Niu, Yan Gao, Tengyun Li, Ming Zhang, Liyang Fu, Tong Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves |
title | Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves |
title_full | Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves |
title_fullStr | Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves |
title_short | Effects of Different Roughages on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Microbial Community in Weaned Holstein Calves |
title_sort | effects of different roughages on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and microbial community in weaned holstein calves |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9315432/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35903131 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.864320 |
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