Maternal supplement type and methionine hydroxy analogue fortification effects on performance of BOS indicus-influenced beef cows and their offspring

Palmer, Elizabeth; Vedovatto, Marcelo; Oliveira, Rhaiza A; Gouvêa, Vinícius N; Silva, Hiran M; Vendramini, J. M. B.; Moriel, Philipe

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104176

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“…Nutritional status during third trimester of gestation of beef cows modulates placental environment, fetal development ( Funston et al, 2012 ), and offspring postnatal performance ( Palmer et al, 2020 , 2022a , b ). Reducing the frequency of concentrate supplementation during third trimester of gestation did not impact offspring birth BW ( Klein et al, 2014 ) but was detrimental to offspring physiological stress following birth ( Moriel et al, 2016a ).…”

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Frequency of maternal supplementation of energy and protein during late gestation modulates preweaning growth of their beef offspring

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Vedovatto

Palmer

et al. 2022

Translational Animal Science

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This study evaluated the effects of decreasing the frequency of dried distillers grains (DDG) supplementation during third trimester of gestation on cow physiology and offspring preweaning growth. At 201 ± 7 days prepartum (day 0 of the study), 120 Brangus crossbred cows were stratified by body weight (BW = 543 ± 53 kg) and body condition score (BCS = 5.47 ± 0.73), and then assigned randomly to 1 of 20 bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) pastures (6 cows and 4.7 ha/pasture). Treatments were randomly assigned to pastures (5 pastures/treatment) and consisted of cows offered no DDG supplementation (NOSUP) or precalving supplementation of DDG dry matter at 1 kg/cow daily (7X), 2.33 kg/cow every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (3X), or 7 kg/cow every Monday (1X) from day 0 to 77. All cows assigned to DDG supplementation received the same total amount of DDG dry matter (77 kg/cow) from day 0 to 77. All cow-calf pairs were managed similarly from day 77 until calf weaning (day 342). Supplementation frequency did not impact (P ≥ 0.16) any forage or cow reproduction data. Cow BCS on days 77, 140, and 342 did not differ among 1X, 3X, and 7X cows (P ≥ 0.29) but all supplemented cows, regardless of supplementation frequency, had greater BCS on days 77, 140, and 342 compared to NOSUP cows (P ≤ 0.04). Cows offered 1X supplementation had greater plasma concentrations of IGF-1 on days 35 and 140 compared to NOSUP, 3X and 7X cows (P ≤ 0.04), whereas 3X and 7X cows had greater plasma concentrations of IGF-1 on day 35 compared to NOSUP cows (P ≤ 0.005). Average plasma concentrations of glucose did not differ among 1X, 3X, and 7X cows (P ≥ 0.44), but all supplemented cows had greater plasma concentrations of glucose compared to NOSUP cows (P ≤ 0.05). Birth BW of the first offspring did not differ between 3X and 7X calves (P = 0.54) but both groups were heavier at birth compared to NOSUP calves (P ≤ 0.05). On day 342, calves born from 7X cows were the heaviest (P ≤ 0.05), whereas calves born from 1X and 3X cows had similar BW (P = 0.97) but both groups were heavier compared to calves born from NOSUP cows (P ≤ 0.05). In summary, decreasing the frequency of DDG supplementation, from daily to 1 or 3 times weekly, during third trimester of gestation of beef cows did not impact cow BCS but altered maternal plasma concentrations of IGF-1 and glucose, leading to reduced offspring preweaning growth.

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Frequency of maternal supplementation of energy and protein during late gestation modulates preweaning growth of their beef offspring

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et al. 2022

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“…Protein and energy supplementation of heifers coincided with the last trimester of gestation when the fetus is growing at an accelerated rate [ 36 ]. Our research group has shown that providing additional protein and energy, in the form of a molasses + urea supplement, during the last trimester of gestation modulated the postnatal growth and physiology of beef calves born to primiparous and multiparous cows [ 22 , 23 ]. Our results reveal genes in pathways relating to muscle differentiation, intracellular signaling, and epigenetic biology were modified with pre- and postpartum protein and energy supplementation in the Longissimus dorsi muscle of beef calves.…”

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“…Utilizing calves from the current study, our research group reported that post-weaning body weight gain did not differ between calves born to heifers that received or not methionine supplementation [ 22 ]. In support, maternal supplementation of methionine during the last trimester of gestation in multiparous beef cows did not affect calf body weight gain [ 21 , 23 ]. It remains possible that a reduction in the expression of genes related to protein synthesis in the muscle of MOLMET vs. MOL calves could partially explain why maternal supplementation with methionine did not further enhance postnatal body weight gain.…”

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“…Supplementation with methionine during the last trimester of gestation in dairy cows increased calf birth weights and body weight gain during the first 9 weeks of postnatal life [17,19,20]. Nevertheless, supplementing methionine to beef cows during the first or last trimester of gestation did not impact calf postnatal growth [21][22][23][24]. The mechanisms eliciting these changes, or lack thereof, are not well understood.…”

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“…Previous work by our research group observed that calves born to Bos indicus -influenced cows provided pre- and postpartum supplementation of protein and energy had greater pre- and post-weaning growth performance compared to calves born from non-supplemented cows, whereas the methionine fortification of supplements did not further enhance calf growth [ 22 , 23 ]. Further, maternal supplementation with energy and protein enhanced the antibody response in beef calves following vaccination [ 22 ].…”

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Effects of maternal gestational diet, with or without methionine, on muscle transcriptome of Bos indicus-influenced beef calves following a vaccine-induced immunological challenge

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Maternal nutrition during gestation can cause epigenetic effects that translate to alterations in gene expression in offspring. This 2-year study employed RNA-sequencing technology to evaluate the pre- and post-vaccination muscle transcriptome of early-weaned Bos indicus-influenced beef calves born from dams offered different supplementation strategies from 57 ± 5 d prepartum until 17 ± 5 d postpartum. Seventy-two Brangus heifers (36 heifers/yr) were stratified by body weight and body condition score and assigned to bahiagrass pastures (3 heifers/pasture/yr). Treatments were randomly assigned to pastures and consisted of (i) no pre- or postpartum supplementation (NOSUP), (ii) pre- and postpartum supplementation of protein and energy using 7.2 kg of dry matter/heifer/wk of molasses + urea (MOL), or (iii) MOL fortified with 105 g/heifer/wk of methionine hydroxy analog (MOLMET). Calves were weaned on d 147 of the study. On d 154, 24 calves/yr (8 calves/treatment) were randomly selected and individually limit-fed a high-concentrate diet until d 201. Calves were vaccinated on d 160. Muscle biopsies were collected from the same calves (4 calves/treatment/day/yr) on d 154 (pre-vaccination) and 201 (post-vaccination) for gene expression analysis using RNA sequencing. Molasses maternal supplementation led to a downregulation of genes associated with muscle cell differentiation and development along with intracellular signaling pathways (e.g., Wnt and TGF-β signaling pathway) compared to no maternal supplementation. Maternal fortification with methionine altered functional gene-sets involved in amino acid transport and metabolism and the one-carbon cycle. In addition, muscle transcriptome was impacted by vaccination with a total of 2,396 differentially expressed genes (FDR ≤ 0.05) on d 201 vs. d 154. Genes involved in cell cycle progression, extracellular matrix, and collagen formation were upregulated after vaccination. This study demonstrated that maternal supplementation of energy and protein, with or without, methionine has long-term implications on the muscle transcriptome of offspring and potentially influence postnatal muscle development.

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Maternal prepartum supplementation of protein and energy and body condition score modulated the performance of Bos indicus-influenced cow-calf pairs

Moriel,

Vedovatto,

Izquierdo

et al. 2024

Animal Reproduction Science

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Maternal supplement type and methionine hydroxy analogue fortification effects on performance of BOS indicus-influenced beef cows and their offspring

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

Frequency of maternal supplementation of energy and protein during late gestation modulates preweaning growth of their beef offspring

Frequency of maternal supplementation of energy and protein during late gestation modulates preweaning growth of their beef offspring

Effects of maternal gestational diet, with or without methionine, on muscle transcriptome of Bos indicus-influenced beef calves following a vaccine-induced immunological challenge

Maternal prepartum supplementation of protein and energy and body condition score modulated the performance of Bos indicus-influenced cow-calf pairs

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