Characterization of fecal branched-chain fatty acid profiles and their associations with fecal microbiota in diarrheic and healthy dairy calves

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第一作者： Xin, Hangshu

作者： Xin, Hangshu;Xin, Hangshu;Ma, Tao;Xu, Yang;Chen, Guanqun;Chen, Yanhong;Villot, Clothilde;Guan, Le Luo;Ma, Tao;Renaud, David L.;Steele, Michael A.

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关键词： branched-chain fatty acids; microbiota; neonatal calf diarrhea; gut health

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：4.034； 五年影响因子：4.354 ）

ISSN： 0022-0302

年卷期： 2021 年 104 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Branched-chain fatty acids (BCFA) have recently been reported to play a role in human gut health during early life. However, little information is available on the fecal BCFA profiles in young ruminants and whether they are associated with the development of neonatal calf diarrhea. The objectives of this study were to (1) characterize BCFA profiles in feces collected from young calves, (2) compare the fecal BCFA composition between diarrheic and nondiarrheic dairy calves, and (3) explore the potential relationships between BCFA and microbiota in the feces. A total of 32 male Holstein dairy calves (13 +/- 3 d old) with the same diet management were grouped as diarrheic (n = 16) or healthy (n 16) based on fecal score (determined by liquid fecal consistency with some solid particles); diarrhea cases were defined as fecal score >= 2 for at least 2 d. Fecal samples were collected on the seventh day after calf arrival, and the fecal BCFA and microbial profiles were assessed using gas chromatograph and amplicon sequencing, respectively. In total, 7 BCFA were detected in the feces of all dairy calves; however, the concentrations of fecal BCFA differed between diarrheic and nondiarrheic calves. Specifically, the concentrations of iso-C16:0, iso-C17:0, anteiso-C17:0, and total even-chain BCFA were significantly higher in the feces of diarrheic calves. When the associations between BCFA and bacteria were studied, the relative abundance of Eggerthella was positively correlated with the concentrations of iso-C16:0 (rho = 0.67), iso-17:0 (rho = 0.77), anteiso-C17:0 (rho = 0.73), and iso-C18:0 (rho = 0.65), whereas the relative abundance of Subdoligranulum was positively correlated with the concentrations of iso-C14:0 (rho = 0.62), isoC15:0 (rho = 0.78), arid anteiso-C15:0 (rho = 0.63). Use of random forest algorithm showed that BCFA such as anteiso-C15:0, iso-C16:0, iso-C17:0, iso-C18:0, and total even-chain BCFA could be used as biomarkers to differentiate diarrheic calves from healthy ones. Our findings generated fundamental knowledge on the potential roles of BCFA in neonatal calf gut health. Follow-up studies with larger animal populations are warranted to validate the feasibility of using BCFA as indicators of health status in neonatal calves.

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