Huey Yi Loh, Octavio Guimaraes, Meghan P Thorndyke, Sam Jalali, Jerry W Spears, Jeff S Heldt, Terry E Engle
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Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of trace mineral (TM) source on: (1) nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics, (2) rumen TM solubility, and (3) TM binding strength on ruminal digesta. In experiment 1, twelve cannulated Angus steers were adapted to a high-concentrate diet, blocked by body weight, and randomly assigned to dietary treatments consisting of 18, 40, or 90 mg of supplemental Cu, Mn, and Zn/kg DM, respectively, from either sulfate (STM) or hydroxy (HTM) sources. Following diet adaptation, total fecal and rumen fluid were collected over a 5 d period. Nutrient digestibility was not affected (p > 0.15) by TM source. Steers supplemented with HTM had greater (p < 0.05) ruminal molar proportions of propionate and lower (p < 0.05) molar proportions of butyrate compared to STM-supplemented steers. In experiment 2, steers received a single pulse dose of their respective TM treatments via the cannula. Ruminal samples were obtained at 2 h intervals from -4 to 24 h post-dosing. Ruminal-soluble Cu concentrations were greater (p < 0.05) for STM-dosed steers. Steers receiving HTM had greater (p < 0.01) Cu and Zn and lower (p < 0.01) Mn released from digesta compared to those receiving STM.
AnimalsAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
CiteScore
4.90
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16.70%
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3015
审稿时长
20.52 days
期刊介绍:
Animals (ISSN 2076-2615) is an international and interdisciplinary scholarly open access journal. It publishes original research articles, reviews, communications, and short notes that are relevant to any field of study that involves animals, including zoology, ethnozoology, animal science, animal ethics and animal welfare. However, preference will be given to those articles that provide an understanding of animals within a larger context (i.e., the animals'' interactions with the outside world, including humans). There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental details and/or method of study, must be provided for research articles. Articles submitted that involve subjecting animals to unnecessary pain or suffering will not be accepted, and all articles must be submitted with the necessary ethical approval (please refer to the Ethical Guidelines for more information).