scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL DIETARY COPPER ON COPPER CONCENTRATION OF PIG BLOOD, SELECTED TISSUES AND DIGESTIVE TRACT CONTENTS

1970 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. DROULISCOS ◽  
J. P. BOWLAND ◽  
J. I. ELLIOT

Twenty-four pigs received barley-based diets with either fishmeal or soybean meal as supplemental protein and either 0 or 250 ppm supplemental Cu. Supplemental Cu increased rate of gain for fishmeal-supplemented pigs but not for soybean meal-supplemented pigs.Cu concentration of intestinal tissue (wet basis) from the duodenum, two sections of jejunum, the ileum and colon averaged 17 ppm and of intestinal contents averaged 28 ppm when either protein supplement without Cu was fed. Addition of Cu to the diets increased concentration of Cu in both intestinal tissue (average 104 ppm) and contents (average 253 ppm), but source of protein did not influence the increase. The liver (wet basis) averaged 29 ppm Cu for unsupplemented pigs fed either protein supplement, 166 ppm for Cu-supplemented pigs fed soybean meal and 329 ppm for Cu-supplemented pigs fed fish-meal. Cu levels in portal blood plasma averaged 21 μg/100 ml and were not significantly influenced by dietary treatment, sex or weight. Cu in systemic blood plasma averaged 110 μg/100 ml. Unsaturated fatty acids were increased in the backfat of pigs receiving the fishmeal-supplemented diet with Cu.Weight at slaughter (50, 70 or 90 kg) influenced Cu concentration only in contents of the colon and in the liver. Gilts did not differ from barrows in Cu concentration in tissues or intestinal contents. The results suggest that the intestinal mucosa has a major influence on the control of systemic Cu levels.

1968 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Bowland ◽  
F. W. Schuld

First- and second-litter progeny from sows fed either 0 or 8% solvent-extracted rapeseed meal in replacement for isonitrogenous amounts of soybean meal and wheat was used to evaluate solvent-extracted rapeseed meal as a protein source. There was no influence of the dam’s diet on gain, efficiency of feed utilization, digestible (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) or digestible nitrogen (DN) and nitrogen retention in the progeny. In pigs from first litters, the feeding of 8% rapeseed meal, compared with 0% rapeseed meal, depressed feed intake and rate of gain in the finishing period from 55 to 90 kg liveweight, and resulted in reduced gain and poorer efficiency of feed utilization for the overall experiment from 6 kg initial weight. Carcasses from rapeseed meal-fed pigs were leaner. Gilt carcasses were leaner than barrow carcasses. With second-litter pigs, there were no significant differences associated with dietary treatment or sex. There were no significant differences in DE or ME or in DN and nitrogen retention between pigs receiving 0 or 8% rapeseed meal in either the starting diets at 6 weeks of age or the growing diets at 40 kg liveweight.


1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. ATWAL ◽  
L. P. MILLIGAN ◽  
B. A. YOUNG

The increase of ammonia in rumen fluid in response to a single dose of protein supplement was used to assess microbial degradation of proteins in the rumen of sheep and cattle held without feed for about 16 h. The administration of 300 g of soybean meal and promine (50:50) pellets (9.4-mm diam) via the rumen fistula of sheep resulted in a rectilinear increase in ammonia concentration in rumen fluid over a 5-h period. The rates of increase of rumen ammonia from isonitrogenous amounts of untreated and 20% volatile fatty acid (VFA)-treated protein pellets were 9.4 and 1.5 mM/h, respectively. The decrease in the rate of protein degradation was proportional to the amount of VFA incorporated and the size of particles in the supplement. When a protein supplement containing common feed ingredients (soybean meal, herring meal and ground barley) was treated with 15% VFA and fed in meal form or as pellets to sheep and cows, the rumen ammonia was maintained for about 10 h at a lower concentration than that after feeding untreated preparations. Treatment of proteins with VFA may be useful in protecting proteins from microbial degradation in the rumen and allowing provision of supplemental protein to the lower digestive tract.


1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 793-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ivan ◽  
M. Hidiroglou ◽  
H. V. Petit

Fauna-free sheep, equipped with a rumen cannula and a duodenal re-entrant cannula, were fed a corn silage diet supplemented with casein (CA diet) or soybean meal (SBM diet). Eighteen days later the sheep were inoculated via the rumen cannula with a mixed population of ciliate protozoa. Rumen fluid and duodenal digesta were sampled for 4 d before the inoculation and for 13 d following the inoculation. A stable protozoal population was established within 8 d. Protozoa increased (P < 0.05) the digestion of organic matter in the stomach of sheep fed both the CA and the SBM diet, but the effects of supplemental protein and protein × protozoa interaction were not significant (P > 0.05). The stomach digestion of acid detergent fibre was not affected (P > 0.05) by protozoa or by the source of supplementary protein, but the protein × protozoa interaction was significant (P < 0.05). The disappearance of nitrogen from the stomach was lower (P < 0.01) for the SBM diet than for the CA diet and was increased (P < 0.05) for both diets in the presence of protozoa, but the effect of protein × protozoa interaction was not significant (P > 0.05). The ruminal presence of protozoa decreased the flow from the stomach of individual amino acids (from P < 0.05 to P < 0.001) and of nonammonia nitrogen (P < 0.05). However, the decreases were greater (from P < 0.05 to P < 0.001) for the CA diet than for the SBM diet, but the effects of protein × protozoa interaction were not significant (P > 0.05). The ruminal presence of protozoa increased (P < 0.05) the flow from the stomach of ammonia-N for SBM diet but not for CA diet. The effects of protein and of protein × protozoa interaction were not significant (P > 0.05). It was concluded that although ruminal protozoa do not metabolize casein, their effect of decreasing amino acid flow from the stomach can be greater for diets containing casein (soluble protein) as protein supplement than for those containing soybean meal (insoluble protein). Key words: Duodenal flow, nitrogen, protozoa, casein, soybean meal, sheep


1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1187-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. G. Nicholson ◽  
D. A. Johnson

Fish silage made by grinding herring and adding formic acid, β-hydroxytoluene and potassium sorbate was evaluated as a protein supplement for young cattle. Only about 15% of the crude protein in the herring silage was true protein. Ammonia N accounted for 8% of the crude protein and most of the rest was peptides and free amino acids. The crude protein of herring silage was as resistant as fish meal to deamination when fermented in rumen fluid, and more resistant than soybean or casein. The herring silage was readily accepted by Holstein heifers fed hay or grass–legume silage with potatoes (7 kg d−1) and a supplement (1.5 kg d−1). Feed intake and weight gain were similar when the heifers were fed hay with either soybean meal or herring silage but were higher when forage silage replaced the hay. Rumen fluid NH3-N and blood urea levels were normal, even for cattle fed the high non-protein N diet of forage silage with herring silage. The herring silage depressed rumen fluid acetate levels and increased propionate in the heifers fed hay + potatoes, probably because of the unsaturated fatty acids in the herring. Well-made herring silage was a suitable protein supplement for young cattle fed forage and potato diets. Key words: Herring silage, fish silage, potatoes, cattle, protein degradation


2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Takahashi ◽  
Natsumi Yamanaka ◽  
Takashi Sakata ◽  
Noriko Ogawa

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1007-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Świątkiewicz ◽  
Jerzy Księżak ◽  
Ewa Hanczakowska

AbstractThe aim of this experiment was to examine the possibility of replacing part of soybean meal in the diets of sows, their piglets and fatteners with two varieties of high- or low-tannin faba bean seed. Twenty-four sows were allocated to 3 groups, 8 animals in each. Control group (C) received standard feed mixture containing soybean meal as the main protein source. Next groups received standard feed mixture in which part of soybean meal was replaced by high-tannin variety Bobas (group HT) or low-tannin variety Kasztelan (group LT). Faba bean was added to diets at the level of 12 and 14% for pregnant and lactating sows, 6% for piglets, and 12 and 16% for fatteners (grower and finisher, respectively). Diets for half piglets and fatteners were supplemented with the enzyme Ronozyme VP. Apparent digestibility of nutrients was evaluated in a parallel experiment, using the same feeds on 18 barrows weighing about 40 kg (grower) and 80 kg (finisher). There was almost no difference in sow reproductive rates, litter weight and body weight of piglets on the first day of life were similar. Until 35 days of age piglets receiving faba bean grew faster than control ones. Control piglets grew fastest from 35 to 84 days of age, but differences were not significant. Enzyme supplement had a positive effect on body weight only from 56 to 84 days of piglet life. Digestibility of nutrients was lower in pigs fed with faba beans, especially in the grower period. Faba bean HT had lower nutrient digestibility in both periods of fattening. Almost all carcass traits were better in control pigs than in those fed with bean variety Bobas. Meat of these pigs had also the lowest content of unsaturated fatty acids and highest atherogenic indices. In sensory evaluation this meat had also the worst smell and taste. It can be stated that faba bean seeds, in moderate amounts, can partially replace soybean meal in feed for pigs, but some lowering of body weight gain and meat quality is possible especially when high-tannin varieties are used.


2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 1071-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. O. Myer ◽  
J. H. Brendemuhl ◽  
F. W. Leak ◽  
J. B. Hess

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1256
Author(s):  
Senén De La Torre-Santos ◽  
Luis J. Royo ◽  
Adela Martínez-Fernández ◽  
Cristina Chocarro ◽  
Fernando Vicente

The optimization of milk production includes a rational use of forages, respect for the environment and offers the best quality to consumers. Milk production based on grass and forages produces healthier milk and it is widely spread throughout the Atlantic arc to maximize milk yield per hectare. However, the mode of offering the grass can have a major influence on milk composition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of grass supply mode (grazing, zero-grazing or ensiling) on dairy cows’ performance, with particular reference to fatty acids and fat-soluble antioxidants concentration. A three by three Latin square experiment was performed with 18 dairy cows. Experimental treatments consisted of exclusive feeding with grass silage and zero-grazing, both offered ad libitum indoors, or grazing for 24 h. The results showed that grazing cows had a higher dry matter intake and greater milk yield than cows feeding on grass silage and zero-grazing, as well as higher concentrations of protein, lactose, nonfat-solids and urea in milk than housed cows. Milk fat from grazing cows had a higher proportion of unsaturated fatty acids than from cows feeding on grass silage and zero-grazing, with significant differences in the proportion of vaccenic and rumenic acids. The 18:1 trans-11 to 18:1 trans-10 ratio is proposed as biomarker to identify the milk produced from the management system of grazing cattle. Milk from grazing cows had a greater proportion of lutein than cows eating grass silage, with the zero-grazing system having intermediate values. In conclusion, the mode of grass supply affects fatty acid and antioxidant profiles of milk.


1982 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 513-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. THROCKMORTON ◽  
P. R. CHEEKE ◽  
D. C. CHURCH ◽  
D. W. HOLTAN ◽  
G. D. JOLLIFF

Four experiments were conducted to evaluate meadowfoam meal (MFM) as a protein supplement for sheep. In exp. 1, a digestion trial was conducted with 49-kg wethers to compare raw and steam-cooked (SC) MFM with cottonseed meal (CSM). Apparent digestibility of energy, dry matter and crude protein of the raw MFM diet was reduced (P < 0.01) by 4, 6 and 8%, respectively, compared with CSM. Acid detergent fiber and ash digestibility were greatly reduced by 52 and 55% compared with CSM. Steam cooking caused additional (nonsignificant) reductions of all values except fiber and ash. In exp. 2, a growth trial was conducted with 20-kg wethers comparing diets in which raw MFM replaced 50–100% of the CSM in the control diet. Liveweight gain and feed efficiency were increased at least 20% over CSM at either replacement level. The results suggest that reduced digestibility of fiber and ash protected MFM protein from ruminal degradation, thus allowing larger and more efficient gains. In exp. 3, a finishing trial was conducted with 37-kg wethers comparing MFM and CSM as the supplemental protein source. There were no differences in weight gain, feed efficiency or backfat thickness, but a slight improvement was observed in dressing percentage (P < 0.05) of lambs fed the MFM diet. Histological evaluation of thyroid, liver and kidney showed no specific changes due to MFM feeding. In exp. 4, ewes consumed raw MFM at a level equal to that in exp. 3 during the last 7–9 wk of pregnancy; no differences (P > 0.05) in serum thyroid hormone values were found between treatment and controls. However, two of seven ewes on the MFM diet gave birth to lambs showing signs of goiter. The results of these experiments indicate that raw MFM is a satisfactory protein supplement for growing lambs when used at moderate levels, but should not be fed to pregnant ewes until further research can resolve the problem of goiter development in newborn lambs. Key words: Sheep, meadowfoam, Limnanthes, digestibility


2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 210-211
Author(s):  
Joshua Knapp ◽  
Tsung Cheng Tsai ◽  
Joshua Knapp ◽  
Hannah Maxwell ◽  
Charles V Maxwell ◽  
...  

Abstract To determine the optimal level of fermented soybean meal (FSBM; Fermex 200, Purina Animal Nutrition, Arden Hills, MN) in nursery diets, a total of 176 weaned pigs (5.96 kg BW) were blocked by initial BW and allotted to 1 of 4 treatments: Control consisted of an enzymatic soybean protein (HP 300, Hamlet Protein, Horsens, Denmark)-poultry byproduct diet or formulated with 5%, 10% and 15% FSBM to achieve FSBM1, FSBM2, and FSBM3 treatments. Pigs remained on the same dietary treatment for phase 1 (d 0–14) and 2 (d 14–29), while a common diet was fed in phase 3 (d 29–40). Individual pig weights and pen feed disappearance were recorded weekly. Blood was taken via jugular venipuncture and analyzed for complete blood cell count on d 0, 14, 29 and 40 from one pig/pen (n = 44) that represented the average BW for each pen. Data were analyzed using MIXED procedures of SAS (Cary, NC) with dietary treatment as the fixed effect, and initial BW block as the random effect. Orthogonal contrasts were performed to test for linear, quadratic and cubic responses to increasing levels of FSBM. A quadratic response to increasing FSBM was observed in ADG (P = 0.06) and ADFI (P = 0.04) during phase 1&2 (d 0–29). Moreover, the heaviest BW was observed in pigs fed 10% FSBM on d 29 (quadratic, P = 0.06), however the difference diminished by the end of the trial. A tendency for a linear increase with increasing level of FSBM was observed in overall feed efficiency (d 0–40, P = 0.07). Pigs fed 10% FSBM had the lowest WBC, neutrophil, and red blood cell count. Results of this study suggest FSBM fed to pigs improves growth performance and alters blood cell characteristics, and 10% is the optimal level of FSBM to include in early nursery diets.


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