Schizochytrium sp. and lactoferrin supplementation alleviates Escherichia coli K99-induced diarrhea in preweaning dairy calves

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第一作者： Ma, Lu

作者： Ma, Lu;Zhu, Yingkun;La, A. La Teng Zhu;Bu, Dengpan;Zhu, Yingkun;Lourenco, J. M.;Callaway, T. R.;Bu, Dengpan

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关键词： dairy calves; fecal microbiota; lactoferrin; Schizochytrium sp

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：3.5； 五年影响因子：4.2 ）

ISSN： 0022-0302

年卷期： 2024 年 107 卷 3 期

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摘要： Calf diarrhea, a common disease mainly induced by Escherichia coli infection, is one of the main reasons for nonpredator losses. Hence, an effective nonantibacterial approach to prevent calf diarrhea has become an emerging requirement. This study evaluated the microalgae Schizochytrium sp. (SZ) and lactoferrin (LF) as a nutrient intervention approach against E. coli O101:K99 -induced preweaning calve diarrhea. Fifty 1 -d -old male Holstein calves were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 10): (1) control, (2) blank (no supplement or challenge), (3) 1 g/d LF, (4) 20 g/d SZ, or (5) 1 g/d LF plus 20 g/d SZ (LFSZ). The experimental period lasted 14 d. On the morning of d 7, calves were challenged with 1 x 1011 cfu of E. coli O101: K99, and rectum feces were collected on 3, 12, 24, and 168 h postchallenge for the control, LF, SZ, and LFSZ groups. The rectal feces of the blank group were collected on d 14. Data were analyzed using the mixed procedure of SAS (version 9.4; SAS Institute Inc.). The E. coli K99 challenge decreased the average daily gain (ADG) and increased feed -to -gain ratio (F:G) and diarrhea frequency (control vs. blank). Compared with the control group, the LFSZ group had a higher ADG and lower F:G, and the LFSZ and SZ groups had lower diarrhea frequency compared with the control group. In addition, the LFSZ and SZ groups have no differences in diarrhea frequency compared with the blank group. Compared with the control group, the blank group had lower serum nitric oxide (NO), endothelin-1, D -lactic acid (D -LA), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) concentrations, as well as serum IgG, IL-1 beta, IL -6, IL -10, and TNF-alpha levels on d 7 and 14. On d 7, compared with the control group, all treatment groups had lower serum NO level, the SZ group had a lower serum D-LA concentration, and the LF and LFSZ groups had lower serum LPS concentration. On d 14, compared with the control group, the fecal microbiota of the blank group had lower Shannon, Simpson, Chao1, and ACE indexes, the LFSZ group had lower Shannon and Simpson indexes, the SZ and LFSZ groups had a higher Chao1 index, and all treatment groups had a higher ACE index. In fecal microbiota, Bifidobacterium and Actinobacteria were negatively associated with IL10 and D-lactate, while Akkermansia was negatively associated with endothelin-1 and positively correlated with LPS, fecal scores, and D-lactate levels. Our results indicated that LF and SZ supplements could alleviate E. coli O101: K99 -induced calf diarrhea individually or in combination. Supplementing 1 g/d LF and 20 g/d SZ could be a potential nutrient intervention approach to prevent bacterial diarrhea in calves.

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