Compensatory growth response in pigs, muscle protein turn-over and meat texture: effects of restriction/realimentation period

AbstractThe present experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of different time spans of ad libitum feeding of pigs prior to slaughter after a period of restricted feeding on performance and texture characteristics of the meat. Te n litters of five pigs (Duroc ✕ Landrace ✕ Large White crosses) were allocated to five feeding treatments (AA, R28A42, R43A27, R52A18 and R60A10) at the age of 70 days. AA-pigs were given ad libitum a concentrate diet from day 70 to slaughter at day 140 (approx. 100 kg live weight). R28A42, R43A27, R52A18 and R60A10 pigs were given food at a restricted level (0·6 of ad libitum) for 28, 43, 52 and 60 days, respectively, followed by ad libitum feeding for 42, 27, 18 and 10 days, respectively, until slaughter at day 140. All pigs that had been given food at a restricted level for a period (R28A42, R43A27, R52A18 and R60A10) showed a compensatory growth response in the subsequent ad libitum period. However, only pigs on ad libitum for a minimum of 27 days prior to slaughter (R28A42 and R43A27) had carcass weights and muscle mass similar to that of the control pigs (AA) at slaughter. The restricted feeding increased meat proportion, whereas the feeding strategies had no effect on technological meat quality traits (pH24, drip loss and CIE-colour traits: L*, a* and b*). During compensatory growth, protein turn-over was increased and positively related to the length of the ad libitum period as indicated by the concentration of elongation factor-2 (eEF-2) (P < 0·10), the activity of µ-calpain (P < 0·01) and the myofibrillar fragmentation index (MFI) 1 day post mortem in m. longissimus dorsi (P < 0·08) and the solubility of collagen (P < 0·01). Although not significant, the shear force at day 1 followed the same pattern of improvement as the MFI. The concentration of eEF-2 increased at a faster rate following transition to ad libitum feeding than did the activity of µ-calpain. This suggests that muscle protein synthesis increases at a faster rate after change to ad libitum feeding and reaches the same level as in the control pigs (AA) before muscle protein degradation. This time lag between the increase in protein synthesis and degradation could explain the compensatory growth response and it also suggests that in order to use the compensatory growth mechanism to improve tenderness, the optimal time of slaughter may not coincide with the period of highest growth rates, but may occur at a later stage, when muscle protein degradation is maximal. For pigs slaughtered at 100 kg live weight, we expect muscle protein degradation to be maximal some time beyond 42 days of ad libitum feeding prior to slaughter.

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Effects of different restricted feeding strategies on performance of growing and finishing dairy bulls offered grass silage and barley based diets

Agricultural and Food Science ◽

10.23986/afsci.63053 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Katariina Manni ◽

Marketta Rinne ◽

Erkki Joki-Tokola ◽

Arto Huuskonen

Keyword(s):

Feed Efficiency ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Compensatory Growth ◽

Live Weight ◽

Dry Matter Intake ◽

Feeding Strategies ◽

Restricted Feeding ◽

Grass Silage ◽

Ad Libitum ◽

Dairy Bulls

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of restricted feeding strategies on performance of growing and finishing dairy bulls. The feeding experiment comprised in total 32 Finnish Ayrshire bulls with an initial mean live weight (LW) of 122 kg and age of 114 days. Feeding treatments were silage ad libitum and daily barley allowance of 93 g kg-1 LW0.60 (A); restricted feeding (R) at 0.80 × A; increasing feeding (I) similar to R until LW of 430 kg and thereafter similar to A; and decreasing feeding (D) similar to A until LW of 430 kg and thereafter similar to R. Restricted feeding strategies decreased daily dry matter intake and LW gain and increased the time to reach the target carcass weight (300 kg). Bulls on I exhibited compensatory growth. There were no significant differences in feed efficiency between the treatments. The present experiment indicates that silage intake ad libitum and supplemented with concentrate resulted in most effective beef production.

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A comparison of inbred and outbred sheep on two planes of nutrition 1. Growth, food intake and wool growth

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100042264 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 46 (2) ◽

pp. 213-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

G. Wiener ◽

Carol Woolliams ◽

J. Slee

Keyword(s):

Compensatory Growth ◽

Unit Area ◽

Live Weight ◽

Body Dimensions ◽

Wool Growth ◽

Ad Libitum ◽

Pelleted Diet ◽

Ad Libitum Feeding ◽

Linear Body ◽

Food Consumed

AbstractTwenty-eight inbred (I, inbreeding coefficient 0-375 and 0-5) and 28 matching outbred (O) sheep, aged 26 weeks, were housed and allocated in equal number to two planes of nutrition, a high plane (H), involving ad libitum feeding on a pelleted diet, the other a low plane (L), restricted to an amount of the same diet which would maintain live weight. Food consumption, live weight, linear body dimensions and wool growth were recorded for 19 weeks, and for 4 weeks later in the experiment when L as well H animals received ad libitum feeding. Observations were also made for a final 9 weeks when the sheep were at grass.The I sheep were substantially smaller in weight and body dimensions than the O sheep throughout the experiment. On ad libitum feeding, the I and O lambs grew in parallel and by the same amount per unit of food consumed. There was also no difference between I and O sheep in the amount of food per kg metabolic live weight (M0·73) required to maintain the live weight of the sheep on the restricted intake. The two types of sheep were therefore similar in efficiency.During the 4-week period when L sheep were fed ad libitum they showed some compensatory growth relative to the H group, but I and O groups behaved similarly. At grass, a tendency for slightly faster growth continued for the O group formerly on a low plane, but there were no significant interactions between plane of nutrition (as originally allocated) and inbreeding.Wool growth mirrored the results on body growth, with substantial effects of plane of nutrition, but wool growth per unit area of skin did not differ between I and O groups.

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Muscle protein degradation in bull calves with compensatory growth

Livestock Production Science ◽

10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.05.008 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 98 (3) ◽

pp. 205-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Margrethe Therkildsen

Keyword(s):

Protein Degradation ◽

Compensatory Growth ◽

Muscle Protein ◽

Bull Calves ◽

Muscle Protein Degradation

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Growth performance and carcass composition in beef heifers undergoing catch-up (compensatory) growth

Canadian Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.4141/cjas91-123 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 71 (4) ◽

pp. 1021-1029 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

E. Yambayamba ◽

M. A. Price

Keyword(s):

Compensatory Growth ◽

Live Weight ◽

Carcass Composition ◽

Feed Restriction ◽

Beef Heifers ◽

Slaughter Weight ◽

Permanent Effect ◽

Catch Up ◽

Ad Libitum ◽

Ad Libitum Feeding

Fifty-three Hereford crossbred heifers (211 ± 28 (mean ± SD) kg; 197 ± 13 d of age at day 1) were used to study catch-up growth and its effects on carcass composition. Five heifers were slaughtered on day 1; the remaining 48 were randomly penned in groups of six and assigned to treatments as follows: three pens to ad libitum feeding (target gain > 1.0 kg d−1); three pens to 2 mo of feed restriction (target gain 0.5 kg d−1); followed by realimentation; and two pens to 4 mo of feed restriction (target gain: 2 mo at 0.5 kg d−1 and 2 mo at 0.0 kg d−1) followed by realimentation. Animals from one pen were slaughtered from each treatment after 2 mo, after 4 mo, and at a final slaughter weight of about 410 kg. During the final period (4 mo to slaughter), growth rate was greater (P < 0.05) in the 4-mo than in the 2-mo restricted–realimented animals or the ad-libitum-fed animals (1.91 vs. 1.18 vs. 1.02 kg d−1), respectively. Feed restriction for 2 mo had no significant effect on the composition of the three-rib cut, but 4 mo of feed restriction was associated with significantly lower and higher (P < 0.05) proportions of fat and bone, respectively, in the three-rib cut. Muscle proportion was not affected by treatment. At the final slaughter weight, no significant differences were found among treatments in the tissue proportions of the three-rib cut. It is concluded that 2 or 4 mo of feed restriction, starting at 6 mo of age, has no permanent effect on a heifer's live weight or body composition. Key words: Heifers, feed restriction, realimentation, compensatory growth, carcass composition

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Differential growth retardation and Myofibrillar fragmentation in rats submitted to feed restriction and realimentation

Scientia Agricola ◽

10.1590/s0103-90162008000200003 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

pp. 122-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eric Franchi Leonardo ◽

Eduardo Francisquine Delgado ◽

Adriana Regina Bagaldo ◽

Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna ◽

Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz

Keyword(s):

Protein Degradation ◽

Muscle Protein ◽

Muscle Growth ◽

Live Weight ◽

Liver Weight ◽

Feed Restriction ◽

Net Energy ◽

Differential Growth ◽

Weight Percentage ◽

Ad Libitum

Feed regimens alter muscle growth rate, hence they might impact the proteolytic system involved in tenderization during meat conditioning. The aim of this project was to verify the effects of feed restriction regimens on muscular and animal growth and their impact on postmortem myofibrillar fragmentation. The regimens were: 1) Feeding ad libitum for 11 d (Al/2); 2) Feed restriction (60% of Net Energy for maintenance - NEm) for 11 d (Rt/2); 3) Ad libitum for 22 d (Al); 4) Ad libitum for 4 d and feed restriction (60% NEm) for 18 d (Rt); 5) Ad libitum for 19 d and 3 d of fast (Ft); 6) Feed restriction (60% NEm) for 11 d and ad libitum until 22 d (Ral). The regimens Al/2 and Rt/2 had different intestine weights (19.3 ± 1.1 and 15.8 ± 1.9 g, respectively; P < 0.07). At 22 d, Al animals had higher (P < 0.07) intestine weight (21.8 ± 3.8). Moreover, Ral animals had heavier intestine (19.9 ± 1.5) as compared to Rt (16.6 ± 1.6) or Ft (12.8 ± 1.9). The intestine/live weight percentage ratio was lower (P < 0.05) for Ft (6.3%) as compared to Al (8.4%) and to Ral (9.2%), but it was similar to Rt (7.6%). Liver weight (g) in the Ral (9.5 ± 1.1) did not differ from Al (10.7 ± 2.5) or Rt (8.5 ± 1.1), although the two latter were different (P < 0.05). There was an effect of feed restriction over muscle protein degradation verified by Myofibrillar Fragmentation Index (MFI). The animals at Rt, Ft or Ral showed the lowest MFI 0d (42 ± 1.9; 40 ± 2.7; 40 ± 3.6; respectively) and MFI 5d (77 ± 2.7; 74 ± 3.0; 74 ± 2.9; respectively) as compared to Al, whose indexes were 54 ± 3.0 and 82 ± 3.3. Even though the MFI 5d were lower for the restricted animals, the rates of fragmentation postmortem were higher. Feed restriction altered myofibrillar protein degradation, reflected in lower extended fragmentation of the myofibrils.

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