The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Bacillus subtillis PB6, chromium propionate or a combination of the two on the performance, egg and eggshell quality, nutrient metabolizability and serum biochemistry of layer breeders. White Plymouth Rock and Red Rhodes Island breeder hens at 55 weeks of age were allocated in individual cages using a completely randomized block design with 16 replicates. Hens were fed control, control + probiotic (500 g/ton of Bacillus subtilis PB6), control + CrProp (50 g/ton of chromium propionate) and control + probiotic + CrProp diets from 55 to 70 weeks of age. Productive parameters and eggshell quality as well as cortisol and blood biochemistry were grouped each 28 d as well as for the overall period. The metabolizability of nutrients and energy was determined at 70 weeks of age. In the overall period, hens fed the control + probiotic or control + probiotic + CrProp diets had significantly higher egg production, egg mass, shell percentage, thickness and shell strength. The metabolizability of dry matter, nitrogen and energy increased in hens that were fed the control + probiotic + CrProp diet. In conclusion, diets supplemented with Bacillus subtillis PB6 and chromium propionate resulted in improved productive performance, eggshell quality and nutrient metabolizability of layer breeders, without modifying serum cortisol, albumin and triglycerides.
Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a ocorrência de hipocalcemia associada ou não a hipomagnesemia em vacas leiteiras de propriedades de agricultura familiar. Foram avaliadas 22 vacas das raças Jersey, Holandesa e Jersolando, no período de transição, oriundas de pequenas propriedades de agricultura familiar, com produção média 12L/leite/dia. A concentração do cálcio total e do magnésio séricos foi determinada por metodologia colorimétrica e cálculo do cálcio ionizado estimado a partir das concentrações séricas do cálcio total, de proteína e albumina. Foi observada hipocalcemia em 50% dos animais no pré-parto (8,2±1,4mg/dL) e 63,6% no pós-parto (7,7±1,7 mg/dL). A redução do cálcio ionizado foi menos frequente, com grande parte dos animais apresentando cálcio ionizado estimado dentro da normalidade, com média de 4,6±0,83 mg/dL no pré-parto e 4,3±1,0 mg/dL no pós-parto. Todos os animais apresentaram concentrações de magnésio sérico dentro da normalidade, descartando-se hipomagnesemia. A concentração média de magnésio no pré-parto foi 2,4±0,3 mg/dL com elevação significativa (p<0,05) no pós-parto para 2,7±0,5 mg/dL. Conclui-se que as vacas leiteiras da agricultura familiar são susceptíveis à ocorrência de hipocalcemia e a ausência de sinais clínicos pode estar relacionada à manutenção da concentração de cálcio ionizado próxima da normalidade associada à ausência de hipomagnesemia.
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