Probiotic and prebiotic feed additives in calf nutrition

Zábranský, Ľuboš; Poborská, Anna; Mala, G.; Gálik, Branislav; Kantor, Martin; Hanušovský, Ondrej; Petrášková, Eva; Kernerová, Naděžda; Kučera, Josef

doi:10.5513/jcea01/22.1.3057

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“…Additionally, growth and intake were also influenced by LAB DFMs. In some cases, ADG was improved [105,108,116], or alternatively, final body weight, whither, and hip height were improved [110]. Starter dry matter intake [108] and feed efficiency were also improved [105].…”

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An Evaluation of Nutritional and Therapeutic Factors Affecting Pre-Weaned Calf Health and Welfare, and Direct-Fed Microbials as a Potential Alternative for Promoting Performance—A Review

Davies

Esposito

Villot

et al. 2022

Dairy

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The priority for calf rearing has been to maintain good health and welfare in order to promote and sustain future production. However, there have been numerous reports of undesirable levels of morbidity and mortality amongst pre-weaned calves. This may be mitigated or exacerbated by nutritional management practices. Some areas of concern include colostrum feeding, utilization of waste milk, and restrictive milk feeding regimes. Antibiotics may be prescribed at lethal or sub-inhibitory doses to treat or prevent disease. However, extensive antibiotic use may disrupt the gastrointestinal microbiota and aid in expanding the antibiotic resistant gene pool. In an attempt to reduce the use of antibiotics, there is a demand to find alternative performance enhancers. Direct-fed microbials, also known as probiotics, may comply with this role. A DFM consists of live microorganisms that are biologically active and able to confer health benefits onto the host. Lactic acid bacteria have been the most frequently investigated; however, this field of research has expanded to include spore-forming bacteria and live yeast preparations. This review aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the nutritional management strategies that may increase a calf’s susceptibility to morbidity and mortality, the efficacy and sustainability of antibiotics as a tool for managing calf health and welfare, and the potential for DFMs as a supportive strategy for promoting calf wellbeing.

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“…As a recommendation, DFMs should be administered as soon as possible, before the onset of disease or infections, in order to be efficiently utilized [100]. Some studies suggest that it may be beneficial to start administration as soon as the first colostrum meal [103,116,117].…”

Section: Direct-fed Microbials (Probiotics)mentioning

confidence: 99%

An Evaluation of Nutritional and Therapeutic Factors Affecting Pre-Weaned Calf Health and Welfare, and Direct-Fed Microbials as a Potential Alternative for Promoting Performance—A Review

Davies

Esposito

Villot

et al. 2022

Dairy

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“…Conneely et al (2014) analyzed the effect of the amount of milk feed and the frequency of feeding on the behaviour, health, and body weight of the calves. Although no significant relationship between probiotic intake and calf weight gain in early life could be statistically verified (Zábranský et al, 2021;Zábranský et al, 2022), it is still important for ensuring healthy conditions during this very sensitive growth period of the calf. Similarly, Borderas et al (2009) addressed the standing and lying down behaviour, as well as the setting preferences of calves and dairy cows.…”

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Analysis of the behaviour of dairy-type Simmental-Fleckvieh calves in outdoor pen-and-shelter systems

Falta,

Kopec,

Večeřa

et al. 2023

JCEA

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Calf behaviour in rearing systems is an important indicator of calf welfare and influences efficient dairy production.In this study, the behavioural patterns of dairy calves in outdoor individual pen-and-shelter units were investigated. The study was done over 12 months with 683 Simmental-Fleckvieh calves, kept for two months (pre-weaning) in outdoor individual pen-and-shelter units, and observed at monthly intervals. During the study the calves' lying and moving behaviour in the shelters were separately observed and evaluated. The ambient temperature outdoors was also recorded.Statistically significant relationships between the calf's season of birth, as well as the age of the calf and the evaluated forms of behaviour, were found. Outdoor ambient temperature was found to have a statistically significant effect on calf preference for standing or lying down. More standing calves than lying calves were recorded outdoors at higher outdoor ambient temperatures. Calves showed a clear preference for lying down, especially in the sheltered parts of the units (64.86%). Only 4.98% of the calves lay outside; 19.18% were standing outside, while 10.98% preferred standing inside the shelter. The calves lying down outside were significantly younger while older calves were lying inside the shelter.

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“…In recent years, the poultry industry has routinely used novel feed ingredients and supplements with potential to improve bird productivity by enhancing the nutritional quality of the feed. Examples of such materials include co-products from the bread industry (Penkov and Chobanova, 2020), fermented feeds (Dairo and Fasuyi, 2007), alternatives to soybean meal (Abdulla et al 2017;Whiting et al 2019;Karkelanov et al, 2020), antioxidants (Pirgozliev et al, 2020;Woods et al, 2020), exogenous enzymes (Jimoh et al, 2018), probiotics (Such et al, 2020), prebiotics (Zábranský et al, 2021) and plant extracts (Marć-Pieńkowska et al, 2019).…”

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Metabolisable energy of dried Sea buckthorn (Hippophaes rhamnoides) berries for broiler chickens

Pirgozliev¹,

Mansbridge²,

Whiting³

et al. 2022

JCEA

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The aim of the experiment was to assess the content of N-corrected apparent metabolisable energy (AMEn) in dried Sea buckthorn berries (SB) when fed to Ross 308 broiler chickens. Two experimental diets (basal and basal + 12 g/kg dried and milled SB berries) were fed to an equal number of replicated pens (n=8; two birds in each) from 7 to 21d age, following randomisation. The basal diet was formulated to meet breeder's recommendations. The inclusion of dried SB berries at 12 g/kg diet, did not significantly (P>0.05) affect broiler chicken growth performance, dietary nutrient availability or AMEn. Using the substitution method, it was found that the AMEn of the dried SB berries was 14.29 MJ/ kg DM. Although relatively high in AMEn, the absence of starch in SB berries, suggests SB berries are not a suitable substitute for cereals in poultry diets, but further research on their health benefits as a minor supplement for poultry diets is warranted.

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Probiotic and prebiotic feed additives in calf nutrition

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

An Evaluation of Nutritional and Therapeutic Factors Affecting Pre-Weaned Calf Health and Welfare, and Direct-Fed Microbials as a Potential Alternative for Promoting Performance—A Review

An Evaluation of Nutritional and Therapeutic Factors Affecting Pre-Weaned Calf Health and Welfare, and Direct-Fed Microbials as a Potential Alternative for Promoting Performance—A Review

Analysis of the behaviour of dairy-type Simmental-Fleckvieh calves in outdoor pen-and-shelter systems

Metabolisable energy of dried Sea buckthorn (Hippophaes rhamnoides) berries for broiler chickens

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