体外批次培养法研究莫能菌素对亚油酸氢化及反式11-油酸合成的影响

采用体外批次培养技术,在以亚油酸(C18∶2)为脂肪酸源的培养液中添加不同水平的莫能菌素,研究其对C18∶2氢化及反式11-油酸(t11-C18∶1)合成的影响.试验采用单因子试验设计,以微晶纤维素为培养底物,莫能菌素以其占底物的质量浓度添加,对照组、M1组、M2组、M3组和M4组莫能菌素添加水平分别为0、10、20、...     

饲粮中添加复合益生菌对绵羊血液生化指标的影响

试验旨在研究复合益生菌对哈萨克羊血液生化指标的影响。选用装有永久性瘤胃瘘管、体况相近的哈萨克绵羊4只,采用前后自身对照设计,分对照期和添加期[1.2×1012cfu(/d.只)]两期,每期19 d。结果表明:①复合益生菌添加剂对绵羊血清中TP没有显著影响(P>0.05),但ALB的含量降低了17%(P<0.05),GLB的含量提高了30%(P>0.05);②绵羊血清中BUN浓度降低了10%(P>0.05),GOT和GPT的活性分别提高了34%和21%(P=0.07);③添加复合益生菌后对SOD、总抗氧化能力没有显著影响(P>0.05),而MDA降低了25.1%(P<0.05);④与对照期相比,添加期绵羊血清中GLU浓度显著升高(P<0.05),TG、NEFA、ALP的含量没有显著变化(P>0.05)。说明添加复合益生菌后,绵羊的免疫能力和抗氧化能力有所提高,并且对血清中氨基酸代谢酶的活性有促进作用。     

体外培养条件下不同植物油对脂肪酸合成的影响

采用体外批次培养技术,比较豆油、玉米油和葵花油在瘤胃中脂肪酸氢化及t11-C18:1累积规律。以微晶纤维素作培养底物,培养液中添加5mg植物油(豆油、玉米油和葵花油),培养时间点为2、4、8、16和24h,测试每个时间点培养液中PUFA含量。3种油培养液脂肪酸含量结果比较:大豆油能显著提高培养液中C18:0和t11-C18:1浓度(P0.05),玉米油能显著提高培养液中c9,c12-C18:2含量(P0.05),但3种植物油培养液中c9-C18:1含量无显著性差异(P0.05)。     

吐温80和酶对绵羊日粮消化及血液参数的影响

试验选用4只瘘管羊,采用4×4拉丁方试验设计,研究日粮中添加吐温80、纤维素酶及其复合物对绵羊日粮消化及血液生化指标的影响。结果表明:各处理组与对照组相比,绵羊日粮瘤胃干物质(DM)、中性洗涤纤维(NDF)、酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)的消失率均提高,但差异不显著(P>0.05);各种处理对绵羊采食量和日粮ADF消化率没有影响,对DM、NDF、粗蛋白(CP)的消化率都有一定程度的提高。各处理都在一定程度降低了血清中谷草转氨酶(ALT)和谷丙转氨酶(AST)含量,添加吐温80及复合处理组与对照组相比显著降低血清中ALT含量(P<0.05),与对照组相比添加纤维素酶降低血清尿素氮(BUN)含量,添加吐温80及复合处理组提高血清中BUN含量,但差异都不显著(P>0.05);各处理组都降低血清中肌肝(CRE)含量,增加了血清中胆固醇(CHOL)含量,且复合处理组与对照组相比较差异显著(P<0.05)。     

几种中草药对绵羊瘤胃发酵、抗氧化功能和营养物质消化率的影响

本研究包括2个试验。试验一,采用单因素随机区组试验设计研究了黄芪、党参、女贞子对绵羊屠宰体增重和抗氧化功能的影响。试验共4个处理,含3种中草药和1个对照组。每个处理4个重复,每个重复1只羊。中草药添加量为6 g/d。结果表明,女贞子组提高了绵羊屠宰体增重(P<0.05),改善了绵羊血液抗氧化功能,提高了谷胱甘肽还原酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性,降低了血浆丙二醛含量(P<0.05)。其他组对绵羊屠宰体增重和血液抗氧化功能影响不显著(P>0.05)。试验二,采用4×4拉丁方试验设计研究了女贞子提取物对绵羊瘤胃发酵和血液生化指标的影响。试验分4个处理,女贞子提取物的添加量分别为0、100、300 mg/kg和500 mg/kg。结果表明:添加量为300mg/kg和500 mg/kg组在晨饲后2、4、6、8 h显著提高了绵羊瘤胃液总挥发性脂肪酸浓度和丙酸的浓度,降低了瘤胃液氨态氮的浓度和血浆尿素氮的浓度。300 mg/kg和500 mg/kg组显著提高了日粮有机物质和干物质表观消化率(P<0.05)。     

鱼油与硒对饲喂亚麻籽日粮绵羊体组织脂肪酸组成及抗氧化的影响

研究0.33%鱼油与2mg/kgDM的有机硒对饲喂亚麻籽日粮的绵羊体组织脂肪酸组成及抗氧化功能的影响。初步探讨在绵羊日粮中添加亚麻籽提高体组织CLA含量的同时,再添加鱼油和硒是否能进一步提高CLA含量。选用体重相近,健康的杂交一代公羔羊16只,随机分为4组。4组日粮为对照组LD组(基础日粮+10%亚麻籽),LF组(基础日粮+0.33%鱼油+9.17%亚麻籽,其中0.33%鱼油+9.17%亚麻籽所含脂肪与10%亚麻籽脂肪含量相等),LDSe组(基础日粮+10%亚麻籽+2mg Se/kgDM);LFSe组(基础日粮+0.33%鱼油+9.17%亚麻籽+2mgSe/kg DM),硒以有机硒的形式添加。结果表明:硒的添加对绵羊血浆抗氧化功能无显著影响(P<0.05),可能是受基础日粮硒浓度的影响;亚麻籽日粮中添加0.33%鱼油提高了绵羊体组织cis-9,trans-11-CLA和trans-11-C18:1含量。亚麻籽日粮中添加2mg Se/kg DM的有机硒对绵羊体组织脂肪酸组成没有显著影响。鱼油与有机硒的添加对绵羊不同组织△9-脱氢酶活性各组间影响差异不显著。由此表明,日粮中联合添加亚麻籽+鱼油以提高组织CLA含量的效果优于单独添加亚麻籽。     

莫能菌素对肉牛育肥期瘤胃发酵和日粮主要成分消化率的影响

采用单因子试验设计,以青贮和大麦为基础日粮,在基础日粮中分别添加莫能菌素0、1000和1400mg(20%预混料),研究肉牛育肥期日粮中添加莫能菌素对瘤胃pH值、NH3-N、VFA和日粮主要成分消化率的影响。研究结果表明:各组牛瘤胃液pH值差异不显著(P>0.05);添加莫能菌素1000mg组NH3-N浓度显著低于添加莫能菌素1400mg组和对照组(P<0.05);添加莫能菌素1000mg显著提高了TVFA和丙酸浓度(P<0.05),降低乙酸/丙酸比值(P<0.05);添加莫能菌素1000mg显著提高日粮粗蛋白的消化率(P<0.05),但对其它主要成分消化率有降低趋势,且差异不显著(P>0.05)。根据试验结果推断肉牛育肥期日粮莫能菌素的添加水平为1000mg(20%预混料)为佳。     

添加不同水平复合中草药对蛋鸡血清、组织以及鸡蛋抗氧化指标的影响

为研究不同水平复合中草药对蛋鸡血清、组织和鸡蛋抗氧化指标的影响,试验选用120日龄健康、体重相近的海兰褐蛋鸡300只,随机分为5组,每组6个重复,每个重复10只鸡。对照组饲喂基础日粮,试验组分别在基础日粮中添加0.4%、0.3%、0.2%、0.1%的复合中草药。试验期40d。结果表明:(1)与对照组相比,添加复合中草药制剂能够显著提高蛋鸡平均蛋重和产蛋率(P<0.05),添加0.1%、0.3%和0.4%复合中草药组平均蛋重分别提高6.4%、4.4%和6.0%(P<0.05);添加0.3%复合中草药组产蛋率显著提高22.2%(P<0.05);(2)添加0.3%和0.4%复合中草药组超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性分别提高5.5%和5.9%(P<0.05);(3)添加0.4%复合中草药组肝脏SOD含量和总抗氧化能力分别提高56.0%和37.0%(P<0.05);(4)添加0.2%、0.3%和0.4%复合中草药组鸡蛋SOD酶活性分别提高8.3%、18.0%和25.2%(P<0.05)。综上所述,在本试验条件下,饲粮中添加复合中草药能够改善蛋鸡生产性能和蛋鸡血清、组织和鸡蛋抗氧化能力,以添加0.4%的复合中草药制剂效果较好。     

酸化剂对仔猪生产性能和生化指标的影响

不同酸化剂对断奶仔猪生产性能及血液生化指标的影响,试验选取了160头28日龄杜×长×大三元杂交断奶仔猪进行Ⅰ(15d)和Ⅱ(15d)2期饲养试验。试验猪分为4个处理,每处理4个重复,每重复10头猪。试验日粮在相同的基础日粮中分别添加0、1kg/t复合酸化剂、2kg/t复合酸化剂和2.5kg/t复合酸化剂,分别为对照组、试验1组、试验2组和试验3组。结果表明:在试验Ⅰ期和全期,与对照组相比,复合酸化剂各组日增质量增加,但差异均不显著,其中以添加2kg/t复合酸化剂的试验2组最高;在试验Ⅱ期,试验4和5组日增质量高于对照组(P0.05)。在试验Ⅱ期,试验组血液的碱性磷酸酶显著高于对照组,与对照组相比,加酸化剂的试验2、3和5组血液尿素氮含量显著下降,试验各组淀粉酶活性上升,但差异未达显著水平。试验结果表明:复合酸化剂添加可提高仔猪日增质量,在仔猪日粮中添加1kg/t复合酸化剂是有效的,但以添加比例2kg/t为适宜。     

不同脂肪来源和水平对高温条件下蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响

文章旨在研究高温条件下日粮添加不同脂肪来源和水平对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质的影响。试验将480只31周龄的海兰褐壳蛋鸡随机分为5组,每组4个重复,每个重复24只。对照组日粮代谢能含量为2800 kcal/kg,不添加脂肪,其他4组日粮分别添加2%或4%动物脂肪或大豆油,所有日粮中的能量和营养浓度保存一致,试验共进行28 d,试验期间室内平均温度和湿度分别为(26.7±1.52)℃和(77.4±4.50)%,热应激指数约为76。结果发现:日粮添加2%或4%动物脂肪的蛋鸡体重显著高于对照组和大豆油组(P<0.05),动物脂肪或大豆油组较对照组显著提高蛋鸡体增重(P<0.05),同时日粮中添加脂肪的蛋鸡采食量显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。与对照组相比,4%大豆油组蛋壳厚度显著降低(P<0.05),而日粮中添加4%大豆油较4%动物脂肪显著降低了蛋黄颜色(P<0.05)。结论:在能量和营养水平保持不变情况下,日粮中添加油脂(动物脂肪或大豆油)对在高温条件下饲养的蛋鸡有降低体重损失的作用。但日粮中添加脂肪会降低蛋壳厚度和蛋黄颜色。     

Effect of different fat sources on in vitro degradation of nutrients and certain blood parameters in sheep

This study was designed to determine the effects of calcium salt of palm oil fatty acids (CS), hydroxyethylsoyamide (HESA), butylsoyamide (BSA) and soybean oil (SO) on degradation of crude protein and fibre in vitro, and on the blood plasma lipid parameters in vivo. Five mature wethers (body weight 75 kg) were fed five diets in a 5 x 5 Latin square experiment. The control diet consisted of 50% meadow hay and 50% concentrate with no added fat. The control diet was supplemented with CS, HESA, BSA, or SO. Fat was added at 3.5% of dietary dry matter (DM). The final ether extract content of the ration was near 6%. Each period lasted 20 days. Fat supplements, except HESA, consistently decreased the in vitro DM disappearance of soybean meal as compared to control. In contrast to the effect of other treatments, crude protein degradation was greatest in the test tubes with inocula obtained from sheep fed diet with HESA. Fat supplements equally inhibited the DM and fibre breakdown of alfalfa pellet. CS and HESA seemed to be less detrimental to in vitro fermentation of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) than BSA and SO. All fat supplements increased blood plasma triglyceride, cholesterol and total lipid content. Plasma concentration of cholesterol and total lipid was highest with SO. The inclusion of CS in the diet increased 16:0, while all fat supplements increased plasma 18:0 and decreased 16:1 and 18:1 fatty acid content. Plasma 18:2n-6 was not changed by feeding CS and SO. However, compared to the control diet, 18:2n-6 increased with 12 and 41% in plasma fatty acids when sheep were fed HESA and BSA, respectively. The results showed that plasma concentration of linoleic acid was enhanced more when the amide was synthesised from butylamine than when from ethanolamine.     

Effect of sunflower, linseed and fish oils on the production of trans fatty acids in vitro

In vitro anaerobic incubations were used to determine the effect of different oils (LO-linseed, SO-sunflower, FO-fish oil) on trans fatty acid production in rumen fluid and to test if combining of monensin (MON) with the oils affects the interactions on trans fatty acid concentrations in mixed cultures of ruminal microorganisms. Two different sources of rumen fluid were used; the inoculum from the sheep fed hay and barley (80:20%)--the inoculum A and the inoculum from the sheep fed alfalfa and barley (80:20 %)--the inoculum B. The analyses showed that inoculum B contained more short chain fatty acids (SCFA), medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) than inoculum A. In contrast, inoculum A contained more unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) than inoculum B. The results show, that the oils affected the biohydrogenation of fatty acids (FA) by increasing the concentration of C18:0 (3-7 times) and trans C18:1 isomers (2-9 times). The concentration of two main intermediates of FA biohydrogenation-- cis 9, trans 11 C18:2 (CLA) and trans 11C18:1 (TVA) were increased with the oils, but FO was more efficient than other plant oils on CLA and TVA production.The monensin treatment had similar effect on FA metabolism as the oil treatment in comparison to unincubated control. The interactions of monensin treatment with the oils were characterized with decrease (LO+MON, SO+MON) or increase (FO+MON) of the proportions of C18:0 and trans C18:1 isomers in comparison to oil treatment.The highest concentrations of two main isomers--CLA,TVA were found in the samples containing fish oil and monensin. In conclusion, fish oil treatment and monensin with fish oil treatment was more efficient than other plant oils in the effect on trans fatty acid production (mainly CLA and TVA) in fermentation fluid in vitro.     

Fatty acid compositions of mixed ruminal microbes isolated from sheep supplemented with soybean oil

Two experiments were conducted to examine the changes in the fatty acid (FA) composition of mixed ruminal microbes (MRM) from sheep fed various levels of dietary forage and soybean oil (SBO). In Experiment 1, diets included five ratios of forage to concentrate. Increased dietary forage did not change MRM concentrations of 18:1(trans-11) and 18:2 (P>0.10), but increased 18:3 (P<0.01) and cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (P<0.01). In Experiment 2, SBO was added to the diets at 0%, 3.2%, 6.3%, or 9.4% of dietary DM. Increasing dietary SBO resulted in linear increases (P<0.01) in 18:1(trans-11)and 18:1(cis-9), but linear decreases (P<0.01) in 18:2 of MRM. It was concluded that FA composition of MRM was affected by diet. Additionally, MRM of sheep fed the diet containing 18.4% forage and 9.4% SBO contained the greatest individual and total FA concentrations.     

Effect of feeding high-temperature, microtime-treated diets with different lipid sources on conjugated linoleic acid formation in finishing Hanwoo steers

The present study was conducted to examine the effects of different plant oils or plant oil mixtures and high-temperature, microtime processing (HTMT) on the CLA content in Hanwoo steers. Experiment 1, consisting of 3 in vitro trials, was conducted to determine how the biohydrogenation of C18 fatty acids and CLA production were affected by fat sources (tallow, soybean oil, linseed oil, or mixtures of soybean oil and linseed oil) or HTMT treatment in the rumen fluid. The results showed that HTMT was capable of protecting unsaturated fatty acids from biohydrogenation by ruminal bacteria. The HTMT-treated diet containing 4% linseed oil (LU) and a supplement containing 2% linseed oil and 1% soybean oil treated with HTMT + 1% soybean oil (L(2)S(1)U+S(1)) produced an increased quantity of trans-11 C18:1 and cis-9, trans-11 CLA, and a reduced quantity of trans-10, cis-12 CLA. Based on these results, in vivo studies (Exp. 2) were conducted with LU and L(2)S(1)U+S(1). These 2 treatments increased the content of cis-9, trans-11 CLA in LM compared with the control diet. The content of trans-10, cis-12 CLA in subcutaneous fat was also increased in the L(2)S(1)U+S(1) treatment compared with other treatments. The subcutaneous fat thickness in the LU treatment was decreased compared with the L(2)S(1)U+S(1) treatment. The LU treatment significantly decreased fatty acid synthase expression but simultaneously increased leptin expression. In this report, we showed that diets containing LU and L(2)S(1)U+S(1) were capable of increasing CLA in the intramuscular fat of beef.     

Soybean oil supplementation of a high-concentrate diet does not affect site and extent of organic matter, starch, neutral detergent fiber, or nitrogen digestion, but influences both ruminal metabolism and intestinal flow of fatty acids in limit-fed lambs

Our objective was to measure ruminal fermentation characteristics and site and extent of nutrient digestion in sheep limit-fed an 81.6% (DM basis) concentrate diet supplemented with increasing levels of soybean oil. Eight white-faced wether lambs (39.9+/-3.0 kg BW) fitted with ruminal, duodenal, and ileal cannulas were used in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square experiment. Diets were formulated to contain 15.0% CP (DM basis) and included bromegrass hay (18.4%), cracked corn, soybean oil, corn gluten meal, urea, and limestone. Soybean oil was added to diets at 0, 3.2, 6.3, and 9.4% of dietary DM. The diet was limit-fed at 1.4% of BW. After 14 d of dietary adaptation, Cr2O3 (2.5 g) was dosed at each feeding for 7 d followed by ruminal, duodenal, ileal, and fecal sample collections for 3 d. Digestibilities of OM, starch, NDF, and N were not affected (P = 0.13 to 0.95) by increasing dietary soybean oil level. Means for true ruminal (percentage of intake), lower-tract (percentage entering the duodenum), and total-tract (percentage of intake) digestibility for each nutrient were (mean+/-SEM): OM = 50.7+/-4.66%, 71.6+/-2.58%, and 82.7+/-0.93%; starch = 92.0+/-1.94%, 96.1+/-0.70%, and 99.8+/-0.05%; NDF = 36.7+/-6.75%, 50.9+/-7.58%, and 71.7+/-1.93%; and N = 31.6+/-9.93%, 84.1+/-1.50%, and 81.0+/-1.10%, respectively. Total VFA concentration was greatest in sheep fed 6.3% soybean oil and least in sheep fed 9.4% soybean oil (cubic, P = 0.01). Duodenal flow of fatty acids from the diet and those metabolized within the rumen increased (linear, P < 0.001) with increasing dietary soybean oil level. Ileal flow of 16:0, 17:0, 18:0, 18:1trans, and 18:1cis-9 fatty acids increased (P < or = 0.04) with increasing dietary soybean oil level. Apparent small intestinal disappearance of 18:0 decreased (linear, P = 0.004) as dietary soybean oil increased, and with 9.4% dietary soybean oil, nearly half the duodenal 18:0 was observed at the ileum; thus, the true energy value of the soybean oil decreased with increasing oil supplementation. We conclude that supplementation of a high-concentrate diet with increasing amounts of soybean oil in limit-fed sheep resulted in a trade off between loss of potential dietary energy from the fat and gain of important PUFA and biohydrogenation intermediates, but without a marked influence on digestibility of other important macronutrients.     

过瘤胃保护性精氨酸和大豆油对细毛羊肌内脂肪和脂肪酸组成的影响

本试验旨在研究饲粮添加不同水平的过瘤胃保护性精氨酸（ｒｕｍｅｎ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｅｄａｒｇｉｎｉｎｅ，ＲＰ Ａｒｇ）和大豆油对细毛羊肌内脂肪和脂肪酸组成的影响。试验选用健康、体重相近的 １５只细毛羊，随机分为５组，对照组饲喂基础饲粮，试验组分别饲喂在基础饲粮中添加１．５ｇ／ｄＲＰ Ａｒｇ、２．０ｇ／ｄＲＰ Ａｒｇ、１．５ｇ／ｄＲＰ Ａｒｇ＋３％大豆油和 ２．０ｇ／ｄＲＰ Ａｒｇ＋３％大豆油的饲粮。预试期为５ｄ，正试期为 ４５ｄ。试验结束后每组选 ２只羊进行屠宰，取背最长肌样用于测定肉质指标和脂肪酸组成。结果表明：试验组肌肉 ｐＨ、系水率和熟肉率与对照组差异不显著（Ｐ＞０．０５），而肌内脂肪含量显著高于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０５）；试验组肌肉多不饱和脂肪酸含量与对照组相比显著提高（Ｐ＜０．０５）；添加 ＲＰ Ａｒｇ和大豆油有提高肌肉过氧化物酶体增生物激活受体 γ（ＰＰＡＲγ）、脂蛋白脂酶（ＬＰＬ）ｍＲＮＡ表达量，降低激素敏感性甘油三酯脂肪酶（ＨＳＬ）ｍＲＮＡ表达量的趋势。综合指标，以 １．５ｇ／ｄＲＰ Ａｒｇ组与 １．５ｇ／ｄＲＰ Ａｒｇ＋３％大豆油组添加效果较好。     

Effect of dietary soybean oil and antioxidants on fatty acids and volatile compounds of tail subcutaneous and perirenal fat tissues in fattening lambs

Background: Fat is the primary source of the volatiles that determine the characteristic flavors of animal products.Because unsaturated fatty acids(UFAs) contribute to changes in flavor as a result of the oxidation process, a feeding trial was performed to investigate the effects of dietary soybean oil or antioxidants on the fatty acid and volatile profiles of the tail subcutaneous(SF) and perirenal fat tissues(PF) of fattening lambs. Thirty-six Huzhou lambs were assigned to four dietary treatments in a randomized block design. The lambs' diets were supplemented with soybean oil(0 or 3 % of DM) or antioxidants(0 or 0.025 % of DM).Results: Neither soybean oil nor antioxidant supplementation had an effect on lamb growth(P 0.05). In regard to tail SF, soybean oil supplementation increased the 18:2n6t(P 0.05) and the total amount of volatile acids,whereas antioxidant supplementation increased the content of C18:2n6c and C18:3n3(P 0.05) but had no effect on the volatiles profile. In regard to PF, dietary soybean oil supplementation increased the C18:0 content(P 0.01);decreased the C18:1(P = 0.01), C22:1 n9(P 0.01) and total UFA(P = 0.03) contents; and tended to decrease the E-2-octenal(P = 0.08), E, E-2, 4-decadienal(P = 0.10), 2-undecenal(P = 0.14) and ethyl 9-decenoate(P = 0.10) contents.Antioxidant supplementation did not affect either the fatty acid content or the volatiles profile in the PF.Conclusions: Tail SF and PF responded to dietary soybean oil and antioxidant supplementation in different ways. For SF, both soybean oil and antioxidant supplementation increased the levels of unsaturated fatty acids but triggered only a slight change in volatiles. For PF, soybean oil supplementation decreased the levels of unsaturated fatty acids and oxidative volatiles, but supplementation with antioxidants had little effect on PF fatty acids and the volatiles profile.     

Effects of forage and sunflower oil levels on ruminal biohydrogenation of fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid formation in beef steers fed finishing diets

Six Hereford steers (295 kg) cannulated in the proximal duodenum were used to evaluate the effects of forage and sunflower oil level on ruminal biohydrogenation (BH) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) outflow. Steers were fed one of six treatment diets in a 3 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments (grass hay level: 12, 24, or 36% of DM; and sunflower oil level: 2 or 4% of DM) in a 6 x 6 Latin square design. The remainder of the diet was made up of steam rolled corn and protein/mineral supplement. Duodenal samples were collected for 4 d following 10-d diet adaptation periods. Data were analyzed with animal, period, forage level, sunflower oil level, and two-way interaction between forage and sunflower oil level in the model. Dry matter intake showed a quadratic response (P < 0.04), with an increase in DMI as forage level increased from 12 to 24% followed by a decrease in DMI when 36% forage was fed. Flow of fatty acids at the duodenum was higher (P < 0.03) for 4 vs. 2% sunflower oil diets, and similar among forage levels. Apparent ruminal digestibility of NDF increased in a linear manner (P < 0.04) as dietary forage level increased. Ruminal BH of dietary unsaturated 18-C fatty acids, oleic acid, and linoleic acid increased linearly (P < 0.05) as dietary forage level increased. Linoleic acid BH tended (P < 0.07) to be greater for 4 than 2% sunflower oil level. Duodenal flow of pentadecyclic, stearic, linolenic, and arachidic acids increased linearly (P < 0.05) as dietary forage level increased from 12 to 36%. Duodenal flow of linoleic acid decreased in a linear manner (P < 0.03) with increasing dietary forage level. Flow of trans-10 octadecenoate decreased linearly (P < 0.03) as dietary forage level increased, whereas trans-11 vaccenic acid flow to the duodenum increased (P < 0.01) linearly with increased dietary forage. Dietary forage or sunflower oil levels did not alter the outflow of cis-9, trans-11 CLA. Flows of cis-11, trans-13, and cis-9, cis-11 CLA increased linearly (P < 0.05) with increased dietary forage. Flows of cis-11, cis-13, and trans-11, trans-13 CLA decreased linearly (P < 0.05) with increased dietary forage. Increasing dietary forage levels from 12 to 36% in beef cattle finishing diets increased BH of unsaturated 18-C fatty acid and outflow of trans-11 vaccenic acid to duodenum without altering cis-9, trans-11 CLA outflow.     

Effects of supplemental soybean oil level on in vitro digestion and performance of prepubertal beef heifers

In vitro digestion and growth studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of level of soybean oil inclusion in forage-based diets. In Exp. 1, diets were bromegrass hay (H), bromegrass hay and corn-soybean meal supplement (C), C with 3% added soybean oil (O3), and C with 6% added soybean (O6). Diets containing supplements were formulated to be isonitrogenous and isocaloric. Treatment means were compared using a single-degree-of-freedom contrast (H vs C, O3, and O6) and orthogonal polynomial contrasts within diets C, O3, and O6. Diet H had the lowest (P = .0003) IVDMD and a linear decline (P = .0001) in IVDMD was observed from C to O6, but 24-h IVDMD disappearance was greatest (P = .001; quadratic) for O3. Total VFA increased from C to O3 and then decreased from O3 to O6 (quadratic; P = .001), and acetate:propionate ratio decreased linearly (P = .0001) from C to O6. Changes in long-chain fatty acids reflected biohydrogenation by ruminal microbes; however, only 18:3 was hydrogenated to the same extent across all diets. In Exp. 2, 36 Angus x Gelbvieh heifers (260.0 +/- 6.0 kg initial BW) were individually fed C, O3, or O6 as mixed rations for 104 d. Diets were formulated to be isonitrogenous and provide ADG of .91 kg. Feed efficiency and ADG was greatest (P < .02; quadratic) for O3 heifers. Serum NEFA increased linearly (P = .02) and serum glucose (P = .02), cholesterol (P = .002), and GH (P = .04) showed a quadratic response to level of dietary soybean oil. Plasma proportions of 16:0, 16:1, 18:0, and 18:1 increased quadratically (P < .03), and 18:2 increased linearly (P < .001) from C to O6. In Exp. 3, 42 Angus x Gelbvieh heifers (288.7 +/- 6.6 kg initial BW) were divided into six pens (two pens/treatment) in a randomized complete block designed experiment. Rations were delivered as hay plus a top-dressed supplement (C, O3, or O6). Heifers fed O3 conceived 10 d earlier (quadratic; P = .06) than heifers fed C and O6. Other production estimates did not differ (P > or = .10) among dietary treatments. Inclusion of soybean oil at 3% of a forage-based diet increased total VFA, many blood metabolites, ADG, and feed efficiency, and it decreased time to conception. Adding soybean oil as 3% of a forage-based diet is an acceptable feeding strategy for developing beef heifers.