Preweaning period is a critical window for rumen microbial regulation of average daily gain in Holstein heifer calves

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第一作者： Xu, Shengyang

作者： Xu, Shengyang;Jiao, Chong;Diao, Qiyu;Tu, Yan

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关键词： Average daily gain; Calves; Preweaning period; Rumen microbiota

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY （ 影响因子：7.0； 五年影响因子：7.3 ）

ISSN： 1674-9782

年卷期： 2023 年 14 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Rumen bacterial groups can affect growth performance, such as average daily gain (ADG), feed intake, and efficiency. The study aimed to investigate the inter-relationship of rumen bacterial composition, rumen fermentation indicators, serum indicators, and growth performance of Holstein heifer calves with different ADG. Twelve calves were chosen from a trail with 60 calves and divided into higher ADG (HADG, high pre- and post-weaning ADG, n = 6) and lower ADG (LADG, low pre- and post-weaning ADG, n = 6) groups to investigate differences in bacterial composition and functions and host phenotype.Results During the preweaning period, the relative abundances of propionate producers, including g_norank_f_Butyricicoccaceae, g_Pyramidobacter, and g_norank_f_norank_o_Clostridia_vadinBB60_group, were higher in HADG calves (LDA > 2, P < 0.05). Enrichment of these bacteria resulted in increased levels of propionate, a gluconeogenic precursor, in preweaning HADG calves (adjusted P < 0.05), which consequently raised serum glucose concentrations (adjusted P < 0.05). In contrast, the relative abundances of rumen bacteria in post-weaning HADG calves did not exert this effect. Moreover, no significant differences were observed in rumen fermentation parameters and serum indices between the two groups.Conclusions The findings of this study revealed that the preweaning period is the window of opportunity for rumen bacteria to regulate the ADG of calves.

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