Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance
Abstract The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of partial replacement of inorganic minerals (IM) with trace minerals in advance chelate components form in starter diets for calves of different birth weights on performance, health, and behavior of Holstein calves. Fifty-two calve...
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| author | M. A. Mousavi-Haghshenas F. Hashemzadeh G. R. Ghorbani E. Ghasemi H. Rafiee M. H. Ghaffari |
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| description | Abstract The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of partial replacement of inorganic minerals (IM) with trace minerals in advance chelate components form in starter diets for calves of different birth weights on performance, health, and behavior of Holstein calves. Fifty-two calves were assigned to 1 of 4 treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two mineral sources (IM or advanced chelated minerals (ACMS)) and two birth weights (low or normal birth weight; LBW or NBW). Calves were weaned on d 56 and remained until d 71 of the study. Results showed that NBW calves had higher feed intake, withers and hip height, larger heart girth and lower fecal score than LBW calves throughout the study. Calves receiving ACMS tended to have higher feed intake, larger hip width, lower eye and nose scores, and lower rectal temperature throughout the study than IM calves. In addition, ACMS calves had larger abdominal girths at d 56 of the study compared to IM calves. Interactions between birth weights and mineral sources for preweaning average daily gain (ADG) and weaning and final BW showed that ACMS supplementation improved ADG and BW in LBW calves. Non-nutritive oral behavior was lower in ACMS calves compared to IM calves during all periods. Overall, ACMS feeding decreased non-nutritive oral behavior and improved calf health status during the study. In addition, feeding ACMS to dairy calves with LBW increased their ADG to a similar extent as to NBW calves, suggesting an improvement in their efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59e8d9af979c41bfb1cfb3240482fbb52022-12-22T03:40:04ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-0112111310.1038/s41598-022-23459-4Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performanceM. A. Mousavi-Haghshenas0F. Hashemzadeh1G. R. Ghorbani2E. Ghasemi3H. Rafiee4M. H. Ghaffari5Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of TechnologyDepartment of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of TechnologyDepartment of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of TechnologyDepartment of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of TechnologyAnimal Science Research Department, Isfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEOInstitute of Animal Science, University of BonnAbstract The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of partial replacement of inorganic minerals (IM) with trace minerals in advance chelate components form in starter diets for calves of different birth weights on performance, health, and behavior of Holstein calves. Fifty-two calves were assigned to 1 of 4 treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two mineral sources (IM or advanced chelated minerals (ACMS)) and two birth weights (low or normal birth weight; LBW or NBW). Calves were weaned on d 56 and remained until d 71 of the study. Results showed that NBW calves had higher feed intake, withers and hip height, larger heart girth and lower fecal score than LBW calves throughout the study. Calves receiving ACMS tended to have higher feed intake, larger hip width, lower eye and nose scores, and lower rectal temperature throughout the study than IM calves. In addition, ACMS calves had larger abdominal girths at d 56 of the study compared to IM calves. Interactions between birth weights and mineral sources for preweaning average daily gain (ADG) and weaning and final BW showed that ACMS supplementation improved ADG and BW in LBW calves. Non-nutritive oral behavior was lower in ACMS calves compared to IM calves during all periods. Overall, ACMS feeding decreased non-nutritive oral behavior and improved calf health status during the study. In addition, feeding ACMS to dairy calves with LBW increased their ADG to a similar extent as to NBW calves, suggesting an improvement in their efficiency.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23459-4 |
| spellingShingle | M. A. Mousavi-Haghshenas F. Hashemzadeh G. R. Ghorbani E. Ghasemi H. Rafiee M. H. Ghaffari Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance Scientific Reports |
| title | Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance |
| title_full | Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance |
| title_fullStr | Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance |
| title_short | Trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance |
| title_sort | trace minerals source in calf starters interacts with birth weights to affect growth performance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23459-4 |
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