Evaluation of Parity Effect on Characteristics and Minerals in Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Colostrum and Mature Milk

An, Zhigao; Luo, Gan; Gao, Shanshan; Zhang, Xinxin; Chen, Chao; Yao, Zhiqiu; Zhao, Junwei; Lv, Haimiao; Niu, Kaifeng; Nie, Pei; Yang, Liguo

doi:10.3390/foods12061321

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“…However, the quality of minerals and other components can be influenced by maternal factors such as parity. This was reported by An et al [ 174 ] when comparing multiparous and primiparous buffalo dams, where multiparous animals had higher concentration of Fe, Na, Mg, Co, and K ( p < 0.05), and better IgG levels (39.85 vs. 35.25 mg/mL).…”

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Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermal Compensation in Newborn Water Buffaloes

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Braghieri

Ghezzi

et al. 2023

Animals

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Hypothermia is one of the principal causes of perinatal mortality in water buffaloes and can range from 3% to 17.9%. In ruminants, factors affecting hypothermia in newborns may be of intrinsic (e.g., level of neurodevelopment, birth weight, vitality score, amount of brown fat, skin features) or extrinsic origin (e.g., maternal care, environmental conditions, colostrum consumption). When newborn buffaloes are exposed to cold stress, thermoregulatory mechanisms such as peripheral vasoconstriction and shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis are activated to prevent hypothermia. Due to the properties of infrared thermography (IRT), as a technique that detects vasomotor changes triggered by a reduction in body temperature, evaluating the central and peripheral regions in newborn buffaloes is possible. This review aims to analyze behavioral, physiological, and morphological strategies and colostrum consumption as thermal compensation mechanisms in newborn water buffalo to cope with environmental changes affecting thermoneutrality. In addition, the importance of monitoring by IRT to identify hypothermia states will be highlighted. Going deeper into these topics related to the water buffalo is essential because, in recent years, this species has become more popular and is being bred in more geographic areas.

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Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermal Compensation in Newborn Water Buffaloes

Mota-Rojas

Braghieri

Ghezzi

et al. 2023

Animals

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Nutritional and chemical properties and antioxidant capacity of freeze-dried cow, sheep, goat and buffalo colostrums

Cingöz,

Yörükoğlu

2024

International Dairy Journal

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Comparison of colostrum and milk extracellular vesicles small RNA cargo in water buffalo

Mecocci,

Pietrucci,

Milanesi

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Recently, much interest has been raised for the characterization of signaling molecules carried by extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are particularly enriched in milk (mEVs). Such interest is linked to the capability of EVs to cross biological barriers, resist acidification in the gastric environment, and exert modulation of the immune system, mainly through their microRNA (miRNA) content. We characterized the small-RNA cargo of colostrum EVs (colosEVs) and mEVs from Italian Mediterranean buffalo through next generation sequencing. Colostrum (first milking after birth) and milk (day 50 of lactation) were sampled from seven subjects from five farms. ColosEVs and mEVs were subjected to morphological characterization, followed by high-depth sequencing of small RNA libraries produced from total RNA. The main difference was the amount of EV in the two samples, with colostrum showing 10 to 100-fold higher content than milk. For both matrices, miRNA was the most abundant RNA species (95% for colosEVs and 96% for mEVs) and three lists were identified: colosEV-specific, mEV-specific and shared most expressed. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis on miRNA targets highlighted many terms related to the epigenetic, transcriptional and translational regulations across the three lists, with a higher number of enriched terms for colosEV-specific miRNAs. Terms specific to colosEVs were related to “cell differentiation” and “microvillus assembly”, while for mEV “cardiac and blood vessel development” and “mitochondria” emergerd. Immune modulation terms were found for both sample-specific miRNAs. Overall, both matrices carry a similar molecular message in terms of biological processes potentially modulated into receiving cells, but there is significant difference in the abundance, with colostrum containing much more EVs than milk. Moreover, colosEVs carry molecules involved in signal transduction, cell cycle and immune response, as for mEVs and EVs of other previously characterized species, but with a special enrichment for miRNAs with epigenetic regulation capacities. These beneficial characteristics of colosEVs and mEVs are essential for the calf and could also be exploited for the therapeutic purposes in humans, although further studies are necessary to measure the sanitization treatment impact on EV conservation, especially in buffalo where milk is consumed almost exclusively after processing.

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Evaluation of Parity Effect on Characteristics and Minerals in Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Colostrum and Mature Milk

Cited by 4 publications

References 56 publications

Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermal Compensation in Newborn Water Buffaloes

Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermal Compensation in Newborn Water Buffaloes

Nutritional and chemical properties and antioxidant capacity of freeze-dried cow, sheep, goat and buffalo colostrums

Comparison of colostrum and milk extracellular vesicles small RNA cargo in water buffalo

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