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Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers

A large pen feedlot study was conducted to evaluate the response of yearling steers fed novel sources of rumen-protected folate (RPFA) and cobalt (cobalt pectinate; Co-PECT) on plasma levels of vitamin B(12) and folate, growth performance, and carcass characteristics. A total of 2,100 steers (initia...

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Autores principales: Word, Alyssa B, Holland, Ben P, Karr, Kendall J, Socha, Michael T, Kending, Cory, Branine, Mark E
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9512097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36172456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac116
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author Word, Alyssa B
Holland, Ben P
Karr, Kendall J
Socha, Michael T
Kending, Cory
Branine, Mark E
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Kending, Cory
Branine, Mark E
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description A large pen feedlot study was conducted to evaluate the response of yearling steers fed novel sources of rumen-protected folate (RPFA) and cobalt (cobalt pectinate; Co-PECT) on plasma levels of vitamin B(12) and folate, growth performance, and carcass characteristics. A total of 2,100 steers (initial BW = 381 ± 45.2 kg.) were enrolled in the study at the time of randomization with 2,091 steers started on treatment diets following the transition to the finishing diet. A generalized randomized block design with sampling error (GRBD) with two treatments and 15 pen replications per treatment (5 blocks × 6 pens/block; 30 pens total with 70 steers/pen) were evaluated with pen serving as the experimental unit. A control (CON) treatment consisted of the standard finishing diet while the test diet consisted of the standard finishing diet providing 3.0 mg ∙ kg(−1) DM of RPFA and 1.0 mg ∙ kg(−1) DM total supplemental cobalt with approximately half coming from Co-PECT (TEST). Blood samples were collected from 60 randomly selected steers at study initiation and prior to shipping for plasma B(12) and folate measurement. Data were analyzed with the model including fixed effects of treatment, block, and treatment within block interaction. Live growth performance was not affected by treatment; however, carcass-adjusted performance and hot carcass weight were numerically improved by TEST in 3 of the 5 blocks (treatment × within block interaction, P ≤ 0.03) of cattle. Plasma levels for both folic acid and vitamin B(12) were extremely low at study initiation and increased over the course of the feeding period. Feeding TEST increased (P < 0.01) plasma B(12) levels compared to CON by the completion of the trial; however, mean levels would still be considered marginal. Plasma folate was lower (P < 0.05) in TEST steers at the beginning of the study, with no difference between treatments by the time cattle were shipped. Results suggested that cattle coming into the feedlot may be of low or marginal status in both plasma folate and vitamin B(12). While the status of folate and B(12) improved in both CON and TEST with days on feed, providing RPFA and Co-PECT further helped improve vitamin B(12) status; although, overall levels remained low, which may have affected the overall response to RPFA. Additional research is required to better understand the role of B vitamin supplementation for growing-finishing feedlots and develop methods for assessing the status and improving potential responses.
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spelling pubmed-95120972022-09-27 Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers Word, Alyssa B Holland, Ben P Karr, Kendall J Socha, Michael T Kending, Cory Branine, Mark E Transl Anim Sci Ruminant Nutrition A large pen feedlot study was conducted to evaluate the response of yearling steers fed novel sources of rumen-protected folate (RPFA) and cobalt (cobalt pectinate; Co-PECT) on plasma levels of vitamin B(12) and folate, growth performance, and carcass characteristics. A total of 2,100 steers (initial BW = 381 ± 45.2 kg.) were enrolled in the study at the time of randomization with 2,091 steers started on treatment diets following the transition to the finishing diet. A generalized randomized block design with sampling error (GRBD) with two treatments and 15 pen replications per treatment (5 blocks × 6 pens/block; 30 pens total with 70 steers/pen) were evaluated with pen serving as the experimental unit. A control (CON) treatment consisted of the standard finishing diet while the test diet consisted of the standard finishing diet providing 3.0 mg ∙ kg(−1) DM of RPFA and 1.0 mg ∙ kg(−1) DM total supplemental cobalt with approximately half coming from Co-PECT (TEST). Blood samples were collected from 60 randomly selected steers at study initiation and prior to shipping for plasma B(12) and folate measurement. Data were analyzed with the model including fixed effects of treatment, block, and treatment within block interaction. Live growth performance was not affected by treatment; however, carcass-adjusted performance and hot carcass weight were numerically improved by TEST in 3 of the 5 blocks (treatment × within block interaction, P ≤ 0.03) of cattle. Plasma levels for both folic acid and vitamin B(12) were extremely low at study initiation and increased over the course of the feeding period. Feeding TEST increased (P < 0.01) plasma B(12) levels compared to CON by the completion of the trial; however, mean levels would still be considered marginal. Plasma folate was lower (P < 0.05) in TEST steers at the beginning of the study, with no difference between treatments by the time cattle were shipped. Results suggested that cattle coming into the feedlot may be of low or marginal status in both plasma folate and vitamin B(12). While the status of folate and B(12) improved in both CON and TEST with days on feed, providing RPFA and Co-PECT further helped improve vitamin B(12) status; although, overall levels remained low, which may have affected the overall response to RPFA. Additional research is required to better understand the role of B vitamin supplementation for growing-finishing feedlots and develop methods for assessing the status and improving potential responses. Oxford University Press 2022-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9512097/ /pubmed/36172456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac116 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Animal Science. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Ruminant Nutrition
Word, Alyssa B
Holland, Ben P
Karr, Kendall J
Socha, Michael T
Kending, Cory
Branine, Mark E
Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
title Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
title_full Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
title_fullStr Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
title_short Evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin B(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
title_sort evaluation of feeding ruminal-protected folate and cobalt pectinate on growth performance, carcass characteristics and plasma vitamin b(12) and folate status in finishing beef steers
topic Ruminant Nutrition
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9512097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36172456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac116
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