Effects of increasing palm kernel cake inclusion in supplements fed to grazing lambs on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and fatty acid profile

2017 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.B. Freitas ◽  
T.L. Felix ◽  
M.S. Pedreira ◽  
R.R. Silva ◽  
F.F. Silva ◽  
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Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1904
Author(s):  
Taoqi Shao ◽  
Joshua C. McCann ◽  
Daniel W. Shike

The objective was to investigate the effects of feeding late gestational beef cows supplements differing in fatty acid profile on steer progeny finishing phase growth performance, carcass characteristics, and relative mRNA expression of myogenic and adipogenic genes. Seventy Angus-cross steers (initial body weight [BW] 273 ± 34 kg) born from dams supplemented with either 155 g DM/d EnerGII (CON, rich in palmitic and oleic acids) or 80 g DM/d Strata + 80 g DM/d Prequel (PUFA, rich in linoleic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid) for the last 77 ± 6 d prepartum were used. Longissimus muscle and subcutaneous adipose biopsies were collected to evaluate relative mRNA expression of genes related to myogenesis and adipogenesis. Steers were slaughtered at 423 ± 6 d of age. No treatment × time interaction or treatment effect (p ≥ 0.21) was detected for steer finishing phase BW, while steers from PUFA supplemented dams tended (p = 0.06) to have a greater gain to feed ratio (G:F). Neither carcass characteristics nor relative mRNA expression was different (p ≥ 0.11). In conclusion, late gestation PUFA supplementation tended to increase steer progeny finishing phase G:F, but had no effects on finishing phase BW, carcass characteristics, or relative mRNA expression during the finishing phase.


2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 742-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Martínez-Aispuro ◽  
José Luis Figueroa-Velasco ◽  
Vicente Zamora-Zamora ◽  
José Luis Cordero-Mora ◽  
Carlos Narciso-Gaytán ◽  
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Molecules ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 15434-15448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronaldo Oliveira ◽  
Mario Faria ◽  
Raimundo Silva ◽  
Leilson Bezerra ◽  
Gleidson Carvalho ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 106118 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Rodríguez-Gaxiola ◽  
I.A. Domínguez-Vara ◽  
R. Barajas-Cruz ◽  
I. Contreras-Andrade ◽  
E. Morales-Almaráz ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.D.X. Ribeiro ◽  
A.N. Medeiros ◽  
Renata L. Oliveira ◽  
G.G.L. de Araújo ◽  
R. de C. do E. Queiroga ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 839 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Alshelmani ◽  
T. C. Loh ◽  
H. L. Foo ◽  
A. Q. Sazili ◽  
W. H. Lau

A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of palm kernel cake fermented by Paenibacillus polymyxa ATCC 842 (FPKC) on broiler performance. A total of 245 1-day-old broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were raised in the conventional open-sided house. The birds were fed diets containing 0 (Control), 5%, 10% and 15% palm kernel cake (PKC) and 5%, 10%, 15% FPKC. The bodyweight and the feed intake were recorded. The bodyweight gain (BWG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were calculated. Carcass characteristics and meat quality were measured at the end of the experiment, whereas blood was collected at 21 (starter) and 42 days (finisher) to determine blood biochemistry. The results showed that the addition of 10% or 15% PKC in broiler diets led to a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in BWG and increase in FCR during the finisher phase or overall performance. However, BWG and FCR were improved (P < 0.05) in chickens fed with 10% or 15% FPKC compared with those fed with 10% or 15% PKC or the Control group. The relative weight of the gizzard was higher (P < 0.05) for the broiler group fed with 15% PKC compared with those birds fed the Control diet or FPKC at 3 weeks of age. No significant differences were observed among the dietary treatments in blood biochemistry, breast meat colour, drip loss, cooking loss and tenderness. In conclusion, the present experiment showed that palm kernel cake fermented by P. polymyxa ATCC 842 could be fed to broiler chickens up to 15% in their rations without any adverse effect on the growth performance and meat quality.


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