Effect of probiotic and nucleotide supplementation in milk replacer on growth performance and fecal flora in calves

Abstract Fifty-six litters standardized to 12 piglets from first-parity sows were used to determine the effects of creep and nursery diet compositions on pre- and post-weaning pig growth performance. At three days of age, litters (initial BW 2.31±0.61kg) were assigned to one of four creep feeding regimens (n=14): [1] commercial creep feed (COM), [2] liquid milk replacer (LMR), [3] pelleted milk replacer (PMR), or [4] no creep feed (NO); creep feeds contained 1.0% brilliant blue as a fecal marker. Fecal swabs were collected every 3±1 days to identify piglets that regularly consumed creep feed. At weaning (18±1 days of age), six pigs per litter that consumed creep feed were placed on either a HIGH- (contained highly digestible animal proteins) or LOW- (contained corn and soybean meal as the main protein sources) quality nursery diet (n = 7) in a three-phase feeding program over 38 days. The LMR disappeared at the greatest rate (37.7 g/pig/d; DM-basis) versus COM and PMR (10.8±1.5 g/pig/d; P < 0.001). Litters that received LMR had the greatest proportion of pigs with blue fecal swabs between study days 4 and 15 (85.0 vs 59.0±0.4%; P < 0.05) and LMR piglets had greater BW at weaning versus all other treatments (6.32, 6.02, 5.92, 5.67±0.14 kg, for LMR, COM, NO, and PMR, respectively; P < 0.001). Over the entire nursery period, pigs that received LOW diets had reduced ADG (399 vs 485±42 g; P < 0.001), ADFI (520 vs 595±37 g; P< 0.001), G:F (0.77 vs 0.82±0.03; P < 0.01), and BW at the end of the nursery period (21.2 vs 24.4±1.6 kg; P < 0.001), with no carryover effects of creep feeding regimen. Providing supplemental nutrition during the suckling period via LMR improved pig body weight at weaning, but did not improve post-weaning growth performance, regardless of nursery diet quality.

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Dairy calf growth performance when fed a modified accelerated milk replacer program

Applied Animal Science ◽

10.15232/aas.2019-01878 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 352-366 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Brittney M. Jaeger ◽

David Ziegler ◽

Daniel Schimek ◽

Bruce Ziegler ◽

Hugh Chester-Jones ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Performance ◽

Milk Replacer ◽

Dairy Calf ◽

Calf Growth

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Lactic acid bacteria to improve growth performance in young calves fed milk replacer and spray-dried whey powder

Animal Feed Science and Technology ◽

10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.03.005 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 157 (3-4) ◽

pp. 159-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

L.S. Frizzo ◽

L.P. Soto ◽

M.V. Zbrun ◽

E. Bertozzi ◽

G. Sequeira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Milk Replacer ◽

Whey Powder ◽

Spray Dried

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Comparative growth performance of Kajli lambs suckling their dams or offered buffalo-milk, cow-milk or milk replacer during pre-weaning period

Animal Production Science ◽

10.1071/an14175 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 54 (9) ◽

pp. 1502 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Musharraf Ahmad Anjum ◽

Shaukat Ali Bhatti ◽

Muhammad Sarwar ◽

Ghulam Muhammad ◽

Muhammad Jamil Basra

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Buffalo Milk ◽

The Other ◽

Total Weight ◽

Cow Milk ◽

Milk Replacer ◽

Group I ◽

Total Weight Gain

Kajli, is one of the most beautiful sheep breeds of Pakistan. Because of their beauty, Kajli lambs are sold at a higher price than those of other breeds with similar weight. With the increasing trend in commercial livestock farming, young Kajli lambs are purchased from the open market and reared up to Eid-ul-Adha (The Muslim Sacrificial Day). Information on feeding cost and growth performance on artificial rearing is important for the breed lovers and for a commercial enterprise. The present study aimed at generating basic information on feeding cost and growth performance of Kajli lambs offered milk replacer, cow-milk, and buffalo-milk, in comparison with those suckling directly from their dams. Fifty-six healthy Kajli lambs both male and female (with equal sex ratio) born at the Livestock Experimental Station, Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan during spring 2013 remained with their mothers for 1 week and were then divided into four groups of 14 animals each. Lambs in Group I were allowed to suckle their dams ad libitum, twice daily until 8 weeks and then once daily from 9 to 12 weeks. Lambs were weighed before and after suckling to calculate milk consumption. Lambs in the other three treatments were offered buffalo-milk, cow-milk or milk replacer at the rate of 10% of bodyweight until the 8th week and then gradually reduced to zero by the end of the 12th week. All lambs were offered starter ration from the 5th week of age in individual pens. The data on milk and starter intake, weekly bodyweight and blood glucose were analysed through MIXED procedures of SAS using repeated-measures analysis, and average daily gain (ADG), total weight gain, weaning weight and feeding cost were analysed using a completely randomised design. Least square means of ADG (g/day) and total weight gain (kg) were similar (P > 0.05) in direct suckling lambs and lambs offered buffalo-milk (175 and 151, and 14.5 and 12.5, respectively), and were higher (P < 0.05) than those offered cow-milk (118 and 10.4) or milk replacer (94 and 7.7). Feeding cost (per kg of liveweight) was highest (PKR 535) in lambs fed milk replacer and was lower (P > 0.05) in the other three groups. The cost of rearing lambs on buffalo-milk tended to be lower (PKR 375) than those offered cow-milk. In the absence of ewe’s milk, rearing Kajli lambs on buffalo-milk during the pre-weaning period therefore seems to be a better alternative.

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Effects of species-specific probiotic addition to milk replacer on calf health and performance during the first month of life

Annals of Animal Science ◽

10.2478/aoas-2013-0089 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 101-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Alessandro Agazzi ◽

Erica Tirloni ◽

Simone Stella ◽

Serena Maroccolo ◽

Barbara Ripamonti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Immune Response ◽

Body Weight ◽

Growth Performance ◽

Average Daily Gain ◽

Bacillus Coagulans ◽

Basal Diet ◽

Milk Replacer ◽

Blood Eosinophil ◽

Feed Conversion ◽

Species Specific

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the administration of a species-specific probiotic (Lactobacillus animalis SB310, Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei SB137 and Bacillus coagulans SB117 in a 30:35:35 ratio, respectively; 1.8 × 1010 CFU/g of powder) on gut microbial balance, immune response and growth performance of Holstein female calves during the first month of life. Twenty-two calves were divided into two experimental groups from 2 to 28 days of life: control (C), fed with milk replacer and concentrate as a basal diet, and treatment (T), fed C diet plus 1 g/calf/day of probiotic powder for the first month of age. Faecal and blood samples were individually collected and analysed weekly. Individual faecal score was recorded daily and general health score was calculated at the end of the trial. Cell-mediated immune response was evaluated by skin test at 7 and 28 days of life. Milk replacer and concentrate intake were recorded daily, while body weight and biometrical parameters were recorded at 2, 8, 14, 21 and 28 days of life, thus average daily gain and feed conversion rate were calculated. During the first week of treatment, lower blood eosinophil percentage (0.05% vs. 0.22%; P≤0.01) was found in T group, while basophils were higher in T than C group at the end of the trial (0.21% vs. 0.16%; P≤0.05). Higher faecal lactic acid bacteria (LAB)/E. coli ratio on day 28 of life (3.73 log CFU/g vs. 2.02 log CFU/g; P≤0.05) and lower incidence of diarrhoea were found in the treated group (63.30% vs. 70.71%; P=0.05). Body weight (48.92 kg vs. 46.92 kg; P≤0.05), total concentrate intake (14.77 kg vs. 12.56 kg on dry matter basis; P≤0.05), and heart girth (81.16 cm vs. 78.49 cm; P≤0.05) were significantly higher in T group. The administration of the probiotic during the first month of life improved gut microbiota and increased the growth performance and some biometric parameters of calves.

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