Performance of Holstein calves having free access to milk and dosed with Megasphaera elsdenii

Muya, M. C.; Erasmus, L.J.; Miller, K. A.; Aperce, C. C.; Nherera, F. V.; Moshidi, P. M.

doi:10.1590/1678-992x-2015-0318

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

2017

DOI: 10.1590/1678-992x-2015-0318

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Performance of Holstein calves having free access to milk and dosed with Megasphaera elsdenii

M. C. Muya

L.J. Erasmus

K. A. Miller

et al.

Abstract: Megasphaera elsdenii converts lactate and glucose into butyrate, the main volatile fatty acid responsible of papillae development and may benefit calf performance. Twenty-six Holstein calves (BW = 34.5 ± 1.65 kg) were randomly assigned at birth to a control group (Meg0) and a group that received an oral dose of M. elsdenii NCIMB 41125 at 14 d of age (Meg14).Calves received colostrum for the first 3 d followed by free choice access to whole milk until weaning at 56 d. From d 4 onward, starter and water were off… Show more

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Evaluation of orally administered Megasphaera elsdenii in steer calves abruptly transitioned from a receiving diet with 4% dietary starch to a growing diet with 38% dietary starch

Francis,

Rusche,

Smith

2024

Translational Animal Science

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The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of orally administered Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125 as a microbial supplement in steers abruptly transitioned from a receiving diet with 4% dietary starch [dry matter (DM) basis] to a growing diet with 38% dietary starch (DM basis). Steers [n = 192; initial shrunk body weight (SBW) = 309 kg ± 20.6 kg] were assigned to microbial supplement treatment in a randomized complete block design. Treatments were control (CON): no microbial supplement prior to diet transition, and (DFM): microbial supplement orally administered prior to diet transition [20 mL of microbial supplement (Lactipro NXT, Axiota Animal Health, Fort Collins, CO) containing 1 × 1010 colony forming units Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125]. Steers were source from a previously conduced 49 d feedlot receiving period experiment and abruptly transitioned from a receiving diet including soybean hulls and wheatlage containing 4% dietary starch (DM basis) to a growing diet including high-moisture ear corn, dry-rolled corn, and wheatlage containing 38% dietary starch (DM basis). Diets were switched on an equal DM intake basis to achieve the abrupt change and steers were fed the 38% starch diet for 49 d until experiment completion. Prior to experiment initiation, steers (n = 72; n = 3/pen) were fitted with wireless rumination tags to track daily activity and rumination time. No differences (P ≥ 0.20) were observed between treatments for final SBW, average daily gain, dry matter intake, feed efficiency, calculated net energy (NE) for maintenance and gain, or observed-to-expected ratio of NE for maintenance and gain. Additionally, no treatment × day or treatment differences (P ≥ 0.12) were observed for activity or rumination measures. Minutes ruminating and active both differed (P < 0.01) for the main effect of day. Compared to non-supplemented steers, oral administration of Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125 did not improve growth performance or efficiency of dietary net energy utilization in steers transitioned from a receiving diet containing 4% starch (DM basis) to a growing diet containing 38% starch (DM basis).

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Evaluation of orally administered Megasphaera elsdenii in steer calves abruptly transitioned from a receiving diet with 4% dietary starch to a growing diet with 38% dietary starch

Francis,

Rusche,

Smith

2024

Translational Animal Science

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Short communication: Does early-life administration of a Megasphaera elsdenii probiotic affect long-term establishment of the organism in the rumen and alter rumen metabolism in the dairy calf?

Yohe

Enger

Wang

et al. 2018

Journal of Dairy Science

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Megasphaera elsdenii is a bacterial species of the rumen that can utilize lactate to produce butyrate, a key volatile fatty acid often implicated in driving calf rumen development. Because lactate is abundant in the rumen of young calves, administration of M. elsdenii to increase butyrate production and thus promote calf rumen development is an appealing possibility. The main objective of this study was to determine whether M. elsdenii administration to calves via oral drench at 14 d of age affected its long-term establishment at 70 d postadministration. Ruminal volatile fatty acid and lactate profiles and blood glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations were also examined to determine potential influence on rumen metabolism. Six neonatal Holstein heifer calves were blocked on d 1 by body weight (41.3 ± 1.8 kg) and total serum protein (5.23 ± 0.16 g/dL) and assigned to either the M. elsdenii (n = 3) or control (n = 3) treatment groups. On d 14, calves in the M. elsdenii group orally received 25 mL of a commercially available M. elsdenii suspension, whereas calves in the control group received 25 mL of the same product that had been autoclaved. Rumen contents and blood samples were collected weekly from each animal until 84 d of age. The oral administration of M. elsdenii at 14 d did not increase the abundance of M. elsdenii 70 d postdosing, alter rumen fermentation, or change blood metabolites associated with butyrate. These results suggest that a single administration of the M. elsdenii probiotic may not affect the rumen establishment of the organism.

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Preweaning Megasphaera elsdenii Supplementation in Dairy-Beef Calves: Impact on Performance, Behavior, and Rumen Development

Mazon,

Pereira,

Nishihara

et al. 2024

Journal of Dairy Science

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Performance of Holstein calves having free access to milk and dosed with Megasphaera elsdenii

Cited by 3 publications

References 28 publications

Evaluation of orally administered Megasphaera elsdenii in steer calves abruptly transitioned from a receiving diet with 4% dietary starch to a growing diet with 38% dietary starch

Evaluation of orally administered Megasphaera elsdenii in steer calves abruptly transitioned from a receiving diet with 4% dietary starch to a growing diet with 38% dietary starch

Short communication: Does early-life administration of a Megasphaera elsdenii probiotic affect long-term establishment of the organism in the rumen and alter rumen metabolism in the dairy calf?

Preweaning Megasphaera elsdenii Supplementation in Dairy-Beef Calves: Impact on Performance, Behavior, and Rumen Development

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