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Effects of feeding different levels of dietary corn silage on growth performance, rumen fermentation and bacterial community of post-weaning dairy calves

  • Lingyan Li (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University) ;
  • Jiachen Qu (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University) ;
  • Huan Zhu (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University) ;
  • Yuqin Liu (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University) ;
  • Jianhao Wu (Bright Farming Co., Ltd) ;
  • Guang Shao (Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Xianchao Guan (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University) ;
  • Yongli Qu (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University)
  • Received : 2023.05.09
  • Accepted : 2023.08.31
  • Published : 2024.02.01

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth performance, rumen fermentation parameters and bacterial community of post-weaning dairy calves in response to five diets varying in corn silage (CS) inclusion. Methods: A total of forty Holstein weaned bull calves (80±3 days of age;128.2±5.03 kg at study initiation) were randomized into five groups (8 calves/group) with each receiving one of five dietary treatments offered as total mixed ration in a 123-d feeding study. Dietary treatments were control diet (CON; 0% CS dry matter [DM]); Treatment 1 (T1; 27.2% CS DM); Treatment 2 (T2; 46.5% CS DM); Treatment 3 (T3; 54.8% CS DM); and Treatment 4 (T4; 67.2% CS DM) with all diets balanced for similar protein and energy concentration. Results: Results showed that calves offered CS had greater average daily gain, body length and chest depth growth, meanwhile altered rumen fermentation indicated by decreased rumen acetate concentrations. Principal coordinate analysis showed the rumen bacterial community structure was affected by varying CS inclusion diets. Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were the predominant bacterial phyla in the calf rumens across all treatments. At the genus level, the abundance of Bacteroidales_RF16_group was increased, whereas Unclassified_Lachnospiraceae was decreased for calves fed CS. Furthermore, Spearman's correlation test between the rumen bacteria and rumen fermentation parameters indicated that Bacteroidales_RF16_group and Unclassified Lachnospiraceae were positively correlated with propionate and acetate, respectively. Conclusion: The results of the current study suggested that diet CS inclusion was beneficial for post-weaning dairy calf growth, with 27.2% to 46.5% CS of diet DM recommended to achieve improved growth performance. Bacteroidales_RF16_group and Unclassified Lachnospiraceae play an important role in the rumen fermentation pattern for post-weaning calves fed CS.

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Acknowledgement

The authors also would like to acknowledge Yuda Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd, for their diligent animal care, and assistance on collecting experimental data. We also gratefully thank professor Matt Akins of Wisconsin Madison University for language polishing.

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