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가금에서 분리된 유산균의 생리적 특성 및 급여효과

  • 김상호
    • 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국가금학회 2002년도 가을 학술발표논문집
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    • pp.64-84
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구는 가금맹장에서 유래된 유산균의 생균제적 가치를 구명하고자 실시하였다. 시험 I에서는 가금 맹장 유산균의 특성을 구명하고자 산란계 및 육계 맹장 유산균을 각각 12주와 11주를 분리하여 내산성, 내담즙산성, 효소분비력, 항병원성 및 항생제 감수성을 조사하였다. 분리된 균주들은 PH 3부터 점차적으로 사멸하는 균주와 일정하게 유지되는 균주로 구분되었으며, PH 4에서 모든 유산균의 성장은 양호하였다. 본 실험에서 분리된 대부분의 유산균은 bile salt에 의해 성장이 저해되는 것으로 나타났는데 몇몇 균주는 저항성이 높게 나타났다. 선발된 맹장유산균과 다른 균주와 비교하였는데, 가금 맹장유래 유산균은 다른 유산균과 Bacillus에 비하여 효소분비성이 우수한 것으로 나타났으며 효소별 분비능력에서 amylase와 lipase 활성은 강한 것으로 나타났지만 cellulase와 protease의 활성은 약한 것으로 나타났다. 항병성 조사에서 유산균 배양액은 균종에 관계없이 병원성 E. coli에 대하여 억제성이 높았으며 억제요인으로는 유기산 분비에 의한 pH 저하가 주 요인으로 나타났다. 그러나 병원성 Salmonella에 대해서는 유산균 배양액의 억제성이 낮았다. 유산균은 페니실린 계통의 항생제에 의하여 생존율은 저하되었지만 이외의 다른 항생제는 유산균의 생존에 미치는 영향이 없었다. 본 실험에서 선발된 유산균은 각각 target animal에 급여하여 host specific effect를 구명하기 위하여 사양실험을 실행하였다. 시험II는 유산균의 급여가 육계의 생산성, 영양소 이용성, 장내미생물, 계사내 환경, 혈청 콜레스테롤, 응모의 발달에 미치는 영향 및 육계에 대한 유산균의 적정 급여수준을 구명하고자 시행하였다. 육계 초생추에 육계ㆍ산란계의 맹장에서 유래한 Lactobacillus crispatus avibrol(LCB), L. reuteri avibro2(LRB) L. crispatus avihen1(LCH), L. vaginalis avihen2(LVH) 각각을 사료 g당 $10^4$/cfu 및 $10^{7}$ cfu의 수준으로 급여하였다. 유산균의 급여에 의한 육계의 체중은 대조구에 비하여 증체량은 50~100g이 높았다. 사료섭취량 및 사료요구율은 대조구와 모든 유산균 급여구간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 영양소 이용율에서 건물소화율은 유산균 급여구가 대조구에 비하여 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 단백질, Ca 이용율도 유산균 급여구가 대조구에 비하여 전체적으로 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 유산균 급여구에서 조지방, 조회분 소화율은 대조구에 비하여 개선되는 경향을 보였지만 인의 이용율은 처리구간에 일정한 경향이 없었다. 유산균 종류별 영양소 이용율은 LCH 급여구가 모든 일반성분 및 Ca, p의 이용율이 가장 높았다(P〈0.05). 회장내 유산균 수는 시험 전기간 현저하게 증가하였으며 (P〈0.05), 맹장에서는 5주령에 처리구간에 차이가 없었다. Yeast는 회장에서 1주령까지는 장내에 완전히 정착하지 못하는 것으로 생각되며, 맹장 및 3주령 이후의 회장에서는 대부분의 유산균 급여구에서 Yeast의 수가 증가하였다(P〈0.05).

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Effects of Organic or Inorganic Acid Supplementation on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and White Blood Cell Counts in Weanling Pigs

  • Kil, D.Y.;Piao, L.G.;Long, H.F.;Lim, J.S.;Yun, M.S.;Kong, C.S.;Ju, W.S.;Lee, H.B.;Kim, Y.Y.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.252-261
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    • 2006
  • Four experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of organic or inorganic acid supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal measurements and white blood cell counts of weanling pigs. In growth trial (Exp I), a total of 100 crossbred pigs ({$Landrace{\times}Yorkshire$}${\times}$Duroc), weaned at $23{\pm}2$ days of age and $7.25{\pm}0.10kg$ average initial body weight (BW), were allotted to 5 treatments by body weight and sex in a randomized complete block (RCB) design. Three different organic acids (fumaric [FUA], formic [FOA] or lactic acid [LAA]) and one inorganic acid (hydrochloric acid [SHA]) were supplemented to each treatment diet. Each treatment had 5 replicates with 4 pigs per pen. During 0-3 wk, average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI) and feed efficiency (G/F ratio) were not significantly different among treatments. However, pigs fed LAA or SHA diet showed improved ADG by 15 or 13% respectively and 12% greater ADFI in both treatments compared to CON diets. Moreover, compared to organic acid treatments, better ADG (p = 0.07) and ADFI (p = 0.09) were observed in SHA diet compared to pigs that were fed the diet containing organic acids (FUA, FOA or LAA). However, during 4-5 wk, no differences in ADG, ADFI and G/F ratio were observed among treatments. Overall, ADG, ADFI and G/F ratio were not affected by acidifier supplementation. Although it showed no significant difference, pigs fed LAA or SHA diets showed numerically higher ADG and ADFI than pigs fed other treatments. In metabolic trial (Exp II), 15 pigs were used to evaluate the effect of acidifier supplementation on nutrient digestibility. The digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude fat (CF), crude ash (CA), calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) was not improved by acidifier supplementation. Although the amount of fecal-N excretion was not different among treatments, that of urinary-N excretion was reduced in acidsupplemented treatments compared to CON group (p = 0.12). Subsequently, N retention was improved in acid-supplemented groups (p = 0.17). In anatomical trial (Exp III), the pH and $Cl^-$ concentrations of digesta in gastrointestinal (GI) tracts were not affected by acidifier supplementation. No detrimental effect of intestinal and lingual (taste bud) morphology was observed by acidifier supplementation particularly in inorganic acid treatment. In white blood cell assay (Exp IV), 45 pigs were used for measuring white blood cell (WBC) counts. In all pigs after LPS injection, WBC counts had slightly declined at 2 h and kept elevating at 8 h, then returned to baseline by 24 h after injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). However, overall WBC counts were not affected by acidifier supplementation. In conclusion, there was no difference between organic and inorganic acidifier supplementation in weanling pigs' diet, however inorganic acidifier might have a beneficial effect on growth performance and N utilization with lower supplementation levels. Furthermore, inorganic acidifier had no negative effect on intestinal measurements and white blood cell counts in weanling pigs. These results suggested that inorganic acidifier might be a good alternative to organic acidifiers in weanling pigs.

에너지 수준이 다른 사료에 복합효소제의 첨가가 육계의 사양성적, 영양소 소화율, 혈액성상, 장내미생물 균총 및 소장 융모에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Supplementation of Multienzymes in Diets Containing Different Energy Levels on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Blood Metabolites, Microbiota and Intestinal Morphology of Broilers)

  • 심영호;김진수;;;최요한;김민주;오승민;함형빈;채병조
    • 동물자원연구
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.97-107
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구는 대사에너지 수준을 달리한 사료에서 복합 효소제의 첨가가 육계의 사양성적, 영양소 소화율, 혈액성상, 장 내 미생물 및 소장 융모에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 사양시험을 위하여 육계(Ross 308, 1일령) 480수를 공시하여 4처리 8반복, 반복당 15수를 완전임의 배치하였다. 시험기간은 전기 3주(0~21일)와 후기 2주(21~35일)로 나누어 5주간 실시하였다. 처리내용은 사료 내 대사에너지 2수준과 복합효소제(amylase + protease + mannanase + xylanase + phytase) 첨가유무에 따른 $2{\times}2$요인법에 따랐으며, 고에너지(전기 3,060kcal/kg; 후기 3,150kcal/kg) 사료에 복합효소제 무첨가와 첨가(0.05%), 저에너지(전기 3,010kcal/kg; 후기 3,100kcal/kg) 사료에 복합효소제 무첨가와 첨가(0.05%)로 구성하였다. 사양시험 전기간, 증체량과 사료요구율이 복합효소제 첨가구가 무첨가구에 비해 유의적으로 개선되었으나 사료 내 대사에너지 수준간에는 차이가 없었다. 건물, 에너지, 조단백질, 칼슘 및 인에 대한 분 및 회장소화율은 복합효소제 첨가 시 유의적으로 개선되었다. 맹장 및 회장 내 미생물에서는 복합효소제 첨가 시 Lactobacillus spp.는 증가하고 Clostridium spp.이나 Coliform bacteria는 감소하였다. 융모길이와 융모길이와 융와깊이의 비율이 효소제 첨가로 인해 개선되었다. 본 연구의 결과로 미루어 볼 때, 육계사료 내 복합효소제의 첨가는 에너지 수준에 관계없이 육계의 생산성에 도움이 되는 것으로 판단되며 효소제 첨가로 인해 에너지 절약효과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

Beet pulp as soluble fiber source and dietary energy levels for growing pigs under heat stress

  • Yo Han Choi;Ye Jin Min;Da Yeon Jeon;Hyun Ju Jin;Yong Dae Jeong;Hyun Ju Park;Abdolreza Hosseindoust;Sang Hun Ha;Jun Young Mun;Jin Soo Kim;Jo Eun Kim
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제65권5호
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    • pp.989-1001
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    • 2023
  • The study evaluated the effects of dietary fiber and energy levels administered during two growing periods (d 0-28 and d 29-56) for pigs exposed to a high temperature. A total of 96 growing pigs were used in six treatments as: Two treatments in thermoneutral temperature (21℃-24℃) with dietary energy of 3,300 and the inclusion of high or low fiber, two treatments in heat stress (30℃-34℃) with dietary energy of 3,300 and the inclusion of high or low fiber, and two treatments in heat stress with dietary energy of 3,450 and the inclusion of high or low fiber. Among standard energy level treatments, heat-stressed pigs showed lower average daily gain (ADG), feed intake, digestibility of dry matter, gross energy, crude protein, and crude fiber in phases 1 and 2. Moreover, higher concentrations of acetate, propionate, butyrate, and total short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) in feces were shown in pigs fed high fiber diets. There was a negative interaction between dietary fiber and energy for the fecal concentration of isobutyrate in phase 1 and valerate in phase 2. Pigs in heat stress treatments showed a higher rectal temperature, respiratory rate, hair cortisol, plasma zonulin, and fecal lipocalin-2. Among heat stress treatments, the overall ADG was increased in pigs fed high fiber. Pigs fed high dietary fiber showed a greater concentration of acetate, propionate, butyrate, and total SCFA. High fiber treatments decreased plasma zonulin. In conclusion, the inclusion of beet pulp, soluble fiber, at the level of 4% looks necessary in pigs diet during heat stress.

효모 Pichia farinosa의 첨가 급여가 산란계의 생산능력, 장내미생물 변화 및 분의 암모니아 발생량에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Yeast Pichia farinosa on Performance, Intestinal Microflora, and Fecal $NH_{3}$ Emission in Laying Hens)

  • 김상호;박수영;유동조;이상진;최철환;성창근;류경선
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제29권3호
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    • pp.205-211
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구는 산란계에 대한 생효모 첨가효과를 구명하기 위하여 실시되었다. 21주령 ISA Brown 160수를 공시하여 9주 동안 사양하면서 산란생산성, 영양소 소화율, 회장 및 맹장내 미생물, 계란 품질 및 계분내 암모니아 가스발생 양상을 조사하였다. 첨가된 생효모는 Pichia farinosa SKM-1였으며, g당 $10^{6}$ cfu를 함유한 건조 생효모를 사료에 4수준 (0, 0.1, 0.3 및 0.5%)으로 첨가하였다. 각 처리는 반복당 10수씩 4반복으로 하였다. 산란율은 생효모 0.1 및 0.3%첨가구가 무첨가구에 비하여 유의적으로 증가하였으며(P<0.05), 평균난중은 처리간 차이를 보이지 않았다. 1일 산란량은 0.3% 첨가구가 다른 처리에 비하여 가장 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 사료섭취량은 생효모 첨가구가 무첨가구에 비하여 약간 적었으나 유의성은 없었다. 난생산 사료효율은 0.3% 생효모 첨가구가 다른 처리구들에 비하여 유의하게 개선되었다(P<0.05). 건물, 조단백질, 조지방 및 조회분 소화율은 생효모 첨가에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. 계란 품질은 25주령에는 0.3% 첨가구에서 산란율이 높았던 관계로 난각질이 유의하게 떨어졌으나, 29주령에서는 다시 개선되는 결과를 보였다. 회장 내 유산균은 생효모 첨가에 의해 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 효모와 혐기성 미생물은 차이가 없었다. 맹장내 미생물은 처리간에 비슷하게 나타났다. 계분내 암모니아 가스 발생량은 배분 후 3일차부터 6일차까지 최대로 발생하였는데, 이 시기에 생효모 첨가구가 무첨가에 비하여 발생량이 유의하게 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 산란계에 대한 효모Pichia의 첨가는 산란 생산성을 향상시키고, 암모니아 가스 발생량을 감소시킬 수 있었으며 경제성을 고려한 적정첨가수준은 0.1%수준으로 나타났다.

한우 거세우의 성장단계별 CP 급여수준이 단백질 체내 이용성 및 N 배설량에 미치는 효과 (Effects of Different Levels of CP Intake on Protein Utilization and N Excretion in Varying Growth Stages of Hanwoo Steers)

  • 오영균;남인식;최창원;백경훈;김정훈;김도형;설용주;김경훈
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제49권3호
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    • pp.369-378
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    • 2007
  • 평균 체중이 각각 167kg(실험 1), 355kg(실험 2) 그리고 449kg(실험 3)인 한우 거세우 12두씩을 공시하여 성장단계별로 건물섭취량이 동일한 조건에서 CP 섭취량 증가가 단백질 균형 및 N 배설량에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 각 시험의 공시축은 CP 수준이 평균 9%. 14%, 18% DM가 되도록 ground corn grain을 corn gluten meal 일정 비율 대체 혼합한 배합사료를 섭취하였다. 사료 CP 섭취량 증가로 CP 소화율은 유의성있게 증가하였으나, 건물소화율은 유의하게 증가하지 않았다. 사료 CP 섭취량 증가는 분 N 배설량 증가보다는 주로 뇨 N 배설량을 증가(P<0.05)시켰다. 유지수준 이상에서 섭취된 CP의 체축적 효율은 육성기에 약 70%, 비육기에는 46~39%로 공시축의 성장과 체중증가에 따라서 크게 낮아졌다. 따라서 분뇨를 통한 N 배설량은 육성기에는 섭취 CP의 60%, 비육기에는 70%로 가축의 성장에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

Effects of Phase Feeding on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Nutrient Excretion and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Barrow and Gilt

  • Kim, Y.G.;Jin, J.;Kim, J.D.;Shin, I.S.;Han, In K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제13권6호
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    • pp.802-810
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    • 2000
  • A total of 120 finishing crossbred pigs ($Landrace{\times}Large$ $White{\times}Duroc$) with equal numbers of barrows and gilts weighing 58.5 kg body weight were used in a feeding trial, and 6 pigs (three of each sex) were used in a metabolic trial to investigate the effect of phase feeding. Finishing period was divided into two phases and 4 different diets were fed for those periods. Growth performance was not significantly different among treatments within the same sex. This result showed that 16% crude protein for early finishing period and 14% crude protein diet for late finishing period should be optimum. During the early finishing period, only feed intake was significantly different between sexes (p<0.01), but in late finishing period daily weight gain (p<0.001) and feed intake (p<0.01) of barrows were significantly higher than those of gilts. During the early finishing period, digestibilities of dry matter, protein and phosphorus were significantly higher in gilts than in barrows (p<0.05). However, there was no treatment effect within same sex during the early and late finishing period. During early finishing period, excretion of N of pigs fed 16% CP diet in early and 14% CP diet in late-finishing period was less than that of pigs fed 17% CP diet in early and 15% CP diet in late-finishing period (p<0.05), but the difference was not significant. During the late finishing period, N excretion with two phase feeding was reduced by 8.5% compared with single feeding. In gilts, total cost reduction by two phase feeding compared to single feeding was 9.1%, but in barrows it was just 3.19%. Relative margin increased with two phase feeding by 2.5% in gUts and 0.2% in barrows. There was a tendency that backfat thickness at 10th rib of gilts was thinner than that of barrows (p>0.05). Within the same sexes, there was no treatment effect on back fat thickness (p>0.05). Carcass grade was improved by two phase feeding compared to single feeding. Carcass grade of gilts was significantly better than that of barrows (p<0.001). From this results, it is concluded that finishing pigs could be fed two-phase diets to improve profit and reduce pollution.

Effects of Feeding Levels of Starter on Weaning Age, Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Health Parameters in Holstein Dairy Calves

  • Nejad, J. Ghassemi;Hosseindoust, A.;Shoae, A.;Ghorbani, B.;Lee, B.H.;Oskoueian, E.;Hajilari, D.;Amouzmehr, A.;Lohakare, J.D.;Sung, K.I.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제26권6호
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    • pp.827-830
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    • 2013
  • To evaluate the effects of feeding four different levels of starter in male Holstein dairy calves, a completely randomized study was conducted, using 28 calves with initial body weight of $40.5{\pm}2.4$ kg. The animals were fed iso-nitrogenous starter and were weaned when they consumed 350, 500, 650 and 800 g/d of starter for 3 d consecutively. Starter and water were available ad-libitum throughout the experiment. Body weight at pre-weaning (less than 5 wk) and post-weaning (8 wk) was lower in calves that received 350 g/d of starter than in the other treatments (p<0.05). Feed conversion ratio (FCR) was the highest among all treatments in pre-weaning period (p<0.05). Dry matter intake (DMI) at weaning and total DMI was higher in that calves received 800 g/d of starter compared with other treatments (p<0.05). Calves fed 350 and 500 g/d of starter were weaned earlier (p<0.05) and showed lower milk consumption (kg, DM) compared with other treatments whereas no significant difference was observed between calves fed 350 and 500 g/d of starter (p>0.05). Dry matter, organic matter and crude protein digestibilities were lower in calves that received 350 g/d of starter compared with other treatments (p<0.05). No differences were observed in acid detergent and neutral detergent fiber digestibility among all treatments (p>0.05).Treatments had no significant effect on time of starting rumination, respiratory score, and days of drug administration for pneumonia. There were no meaningful differences in feces, fecal odor scores, body temperature, and days of drug administration for diarrhea among all treatments (p>0.05). Total dry matter intake at the end of experiment showed no significant difference among calves fed 600 and 800 g/d of starter, but calves fed 350 and 500 g/d of starter showed more dry matter (DM) intake than calves in the 600 and 800 g/d groups (p<0.05).

Tethering Meat Goats Grazing Forage of High Nutritive Value and Low to Moderate Mass

  • Patra, A.K.;Puchala, R.;Detweiler, G.;Dawson, L.J.;Animut, G.;Sahlu, T.;Goetsch, A.L.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제21권9호
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    • pp.1252-1261
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    • 2008
  • Twenty-four yearling Boer$\times$Spanish goats were used in a crossover design experiment to determine effects of tethering on forage selection, intake and digestibility, grazing behavior and energy expenditure (EE) with forage high in nutritive value and low to moderate in mass. Objectives were to determine if tethered goats could be used as a model for study of unrestrained animals and to characterize tethering as a production practice. Four 0.72-ha pastures of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrium) were grazed in December and January. Each pasture hosted six animals, three with free movement and three attached to a 4.11-m tether for access to a circular area of $53.1m^2$. Tethering areas were moved each day. One animal of each treatment and pasture was used to determine forage selection, fecal output or grazing behavior and EE; therefore, there were eight observations per treatment. Mass of forage DM before grazing in Tethered areas averaged 1,280 and 1,130 kg/ha in periods 1 and 2, respectively. The CP concentration in ingesta was greater ((p<0.05) 239 and 209 g/kg; SE = 8.0) and the NDF level was lower (p<0.05) for Free vs. Tethered animals (503 and 538 g/kg; SE = 12.0); in vitro true DM digestion was similar between treatments (0.808 and 0.807 for Free and Tethered, respectively; SE = 0.0096). Intakes of DM (1,013 and 968 g/d; SE = 78.6), NDF (511 and 521 g/d; SE = 39.9) and ME (10.9 and 10.7 MJ/d; SE = 0.90) were similar between treatments, but CP intake was greater (p<0.05) for Free vs. Tethered animals (241 and 203 g/d; SE = 17.2). There were small treatment differences in in vivo apparent digestibility of OM ((p<0.05) 0.780 and 0.814; SE = 0.0049), CP ((p<0.05) 0.800 and 0.817; SE = 0.0067) and NDF ((p<0.09) 0.777 and 0.760 for Free and Tethered, respectively; SE = 0.0078). There were no treatment effects on time spent ruminating or grazing (346 and 347 min/d for Free and Tethered, respectively; SE = 42.5), but EE was considerably greater (p<0.05) for Free vs. Tethered animals (571 and 489 kJ/kg $BW^{0.75}$; SE = 8.9). In conclusion, with forage of high nutritive value and low to moderate in mass, tethering can offer a production advantage over free grazing of less energy used for activity despite similar grazing time. With forage removal considerably less than that available for grazing, effects of tethering on chemical composition of selected forage were small and less than needed to markedly affect digestion. Tethering may offer a means of studying some aspects of grazing by ruminants, but would not seem suitable for energy metabolism.

Influence of Dietary Supplementation of Condensed Tannins through Leaf Meal Mixture on Intake, Nutrient Utilization and Performance of Haemonchus contortus Infected Sheep

  • Pathak, A.K.;Dutta, Narayan;Banerjee, P.S.;Pattanaik, A.K.;Sharma, K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제26권10호
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    • pp.1446-1458
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    • 2013
  • The study assessed the effect of dietary supplementation of leaf meal mixture (LMM) containing condensed tannins (CT) on feed intake, nutrient utilization and performance of sheep infected with Haemonchus contortus. Eighteen adult sheep of similar age and body weight ($25.03{\pm}1.52$) were included in this study and out of these, 12 sheep were infected with single dose of infective third stage larvae of H. contortus at 2,000 larvae per sheep. The experimental sheep were allocated in three different groups' i.e. negative control (NC; no infection), control (C; H. contortus infected) and treatment (T; H. contortus infected+CT at 1.5% of the DM through LMM) and the experiment was conducted for a period of 90 d. The intake of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and digestibility of DM, OM, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre (ADF) were comparable among three animal groups. However, digestibility of crude protein (CP) and ether extract (EE) were significantly (p<0.05) higher in NC group as compared to both C and T groups. Nitrogen (N) retention (g/d or % of N intake) was significantly (p = 0.038) lower in C group as compared to T and NC groups. Daily intake (g/kg $W^{0.75}$) of digestible crude protein (DCP), digestible organic matter (DOM) and total digestible nutrient (TDN) did not differ significantly (p<0.05) in the three groups. Haemoglobin (Hb) and packed cell volume (PCV) were significantly (p<0.001) higher in treatment group as compared to control. The level of Hb and PCV reduced (p<0.001) after 30 days of experimental feeding. CT significantly (p<0.001) reduced serum urea in T group as compared to NC and C groups. Serum proteins differed significantly (p<0.01) among the three groups. The activity of serum enzymes AST, ALT, ALP and LDH were also statistically non significant (p<0.05) among treatments. The weight of abomasal lymph nodes (ALN) in T group was higher (p<0.05) than in C group. Treatment group had lower (p<0.05) total worms and fecal egg count compared to control group. It may be concluded that dietary supplementation of CT through LMM significantly improved the N retention, and inhibited the different developmental stages of Haemonchus contortus in experimental sheep.