scholarly journals Influence of Ration Form and Nitrogen Availability on Ruminal Fermentation Patterns and Plasma of Growing Bull Calves

1984 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 1038-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Nocek ◽  
Carl E. Polan
2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 471 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wang ◽  
Q. Liu ◽  
G. Guo ◽  
W. J. Huo ◽  
Y. X. Wang ◽  
...  

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of fibrolytic enzymes (FE, containing 160 units of cellulase and 4000 units of xylanase) or isobutyrate (IB) supplementation on ruminal fermentation, microbial enzyme activity and cellulolytic bacteria in dairy calves. Forty-eight Holstein bull calves of 15 days of age and of 44.9 ± 0.28 kg of BW were randomly assigned to four groups in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Two levels of FE (0 g (FE–) or 1.83 g per calf per day (FE+)) and IB (0 g (IB–) or 6 g per calf per day (IB+)) were added. Calves were weaned at 60-day-old and four calves were selected from each treatment at random and slaughtered at 45 and 90 days of age. There was no IB × FE interaction effect. Ruminal pH decreased with IB or FE supplementation for post-weaned calves, whereas concentrations of total volatile fatty acids and acetate increased with IB or FE supplementation for pre- and post-weaned calves. Acetate to propionate ratio increased with IB supplementation, but was unaffected by FE supplementation. Ammonia-N concentration decreased with IB or FE supplementation for pre- and post-weaned calves. For post-weaned calves, activities of CMCase increased with IB or FE supplementation, and activities of cellobiase, xylanase, pectinase, β-amylase and protease increased with IB supplementation. Populations of B. fibrisolvens and F. succinogenes for pre- and post-weaned calves and R. flavefaciens for post-weaned calves increased with IB or FE supplementation. It is suggested that ruminal fermentation and growth performance of calves was improved with IB and FE supplementation, and the combination of IB and FE has the potential to stimulate the growth of pre- and post-weaned dairy calves.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Takashi Nakanishi ◽  
Yoshiaki Sato ◽  
Kazato Oishi ◽  
Hiroyuki Hirooka ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
Батырхан Абилов ◽  
Batyrkhan Abilov ◽  
Лариса Пашкова ◽  
Larisa Pashkova

The article presents the data obtained as a result of carrying by employees of the Research Institute of sheep and goat breeding, a branch of the FSBSI "North Caucasus FARC", the scientific and economic experience to study the efficiency of a new fodder additive "Organic" on the productive and physiological indices of bull-calves during the completion of growing in the conditions of the farm "Pata" agricultural enterprise in the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic. The statement of the experience and all researches were carried out according to generally accepted methods. In the course of the experiment, the following indices were studied: the chemical compound of forages, the dynamics of a live weight gain in the experimental stock, hematological parameters, control slaughter data, economic indices. Completed researches have shown positive result from the use of the fodder additive "Organic" in bull-calves diets: an increase in the average daily gain of live weight by 25%, a slaughter yield by 1% and a high level of profitability – 27%. Thus, the additional introduction of "Organic" in a diet of young horned cattle in the 2nd experimental group promoted more intensive metabolism, stabilization of a physiological state, increase in productivity and, as a consequence, profitability of beef production. Researches in this direction reveal the latent fodder reserves promoting increase in the productivity of agricultural animals.


2019 ◽  
Vol 104 (10) ◽  
pp. 1598-1609
Author(s):  
N. A. Galibina ◽  
L. L. Novitskaya ◽  
K. M. Nikerova ◽  
E. V. Moshkina ◽  
Yu. L. Moshchenskaya ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 304-305 ◽  
pp. 108389
Author(s):  
Muqier Hasi ◽  
Xueyao Zhang ◽  
Guoxiang Niu ◽  
Yinliu Wang ◽  
Qianqian Geng ◽  
...  

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