Impact of metabolizable protein in the production of beef cattle and emission of greenhouse gases

• Grant number: 16/22022-4
• Support type: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: May 01, 2017 - May 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry - Animal Nutrition and Feeding
• Principal researcher: Telma Teresinha Berchielli
• Grantee: Telma Teresinha Berchielli
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Fernando Sebastián Baldi Rey
• Assoc. researchers: Abmael da Silva Cardoso ; Angélica Simone Cravo Pereira ; Erick Darlisson Batista ; Juliana Duarte Messana
• Associated grant(s): 18/15341-1 - Improving nitrogen usage efficiency to reduce the environmental impact of beef cattle, AP.R SPRINT
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/21280-8 - Influence of rumen undegraded protein supplementation on intake, metabolism and ruminal microbiota of Nellore cattle grazing in the dry season, BP.MS; 19/12740-5 - Metabolizable protein effects on the acute-phase inflammatory response following environmental and dietary changes of finishing beef cattle, BP.PD; 19/11864-2 - Emission of greenhouse gases in bovine excreta supplemented with rumen undegradable protein in confinement, BP.MS; + associated scholarships 19/02201-0 - Effect of RUP restriction on intake, digestibility, and ruminal parameters of grazing Nellore stocker cattle, BP.PD; 18/26627-3 - Influence of different undegradable protein (RUP) source on ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions in excreta of Nelore cattle, from grazing with restriction of RUP intake, on pasture, BP.TT; 18/23493-6 - Influence of different NRDP sources on performance and carcass traits of Nelore cattle from rearing with restriction of NRDP consumption in feedlot, BP.IC; 18/13885-4 - Influence of the restriction of the consumption of performance, loin eye area and fat thickness in bovine rearing Nellore to pasture, BP.IC; 18/06836-7 - Influence of rumen non-degradable protein supplementation on intake, metabolism and performance in Nelore cattle grazing on pasture, BP.MS; 18/03225-7 - Influence of different sources of NRDPs on ammonia and nitrous oxide emissions in Nelore cattle excreta, from grazing with restriction of NRDP consumption, on pasture, BP.TT; 18/06004-1 - Effect of the inclusion of PNDR sources on the consumption and digestibility of high-grain diets by confined Nellore cattle, BP.TT; 17/11571-0 - Rumen bacterial diversity and efficiency of nitrogen use in Nellore steers fed with different levels and sources of protein in the diet, BP.MS - associated scholarships

Abstract

The project aims to evaluate the effect of different levels of metabolizable protein supply in the growing on performance, protein metabolism and emission of greenhouse gases (methane emissions (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and volatilization of ammonia (NH3)), as well as effect of preconditioning beef steers rearing on finish of beef cattle in Brazil, in two typical scenarios (feedlot or supplemented grazing). Studies to date have focused investigations especially for finish systems, without considering the effects of nutrition during rearing on the subsequent performance in finish. The main aspects will be studied: N2O, NH3 and CH4 emission by excreta of grazing and feedlot animals, as well as performance, protein metabolism, carcass characteristics and meat quality from animals undergo to different treatments in two scenarios. Four experiments will be carrying out: The first to evaluate protein metabolism and kinetics of urea in cattle fed concentrate-based diets with different metabolizable protein levels. The second study will evaluate performance, protein metabolism and greenhouse gases in weanling animals, during the growing period, with or without protein supplemented grazing. The third and fourth study will comprise 2 typical beef cattle production scenarios: finish in feedlot or in pasture coming from two different preconditioning beef steers rearing. In the first study, metabolism, will be assessed the intake and digestibility of nutrients, ruminal and blood parameters, kinetics of urea, efficiency of use of amino acids, nitrogen balance (N) and N excretion in feces and urine . In the second study will assess the performance, feed efficiency, intake and digestibility of nutrients, ruminal parameters, N excretion in feces and urine and loss of CH4, N2O and NH3 excreta in pasture. In the third study will assess supplementation in pasture on performance, feed efficiency, intake and digestibility of nutrients, ruminal parameters, N balance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and the loss of CH4, N2O and NH3 excreta in pasture. In the fourth study will assess the performance, feed efficiency, intake and digestibility of nutrients, ruminal parameters, the balance of N, carcass characteristics, meat quality, N balance and loss of CH4, N2O and NH3 excreta in feedlot. Our hypothesis is that the increase supplementation with metabolizable protein during of preconditioning of rearing, reduces the time of finished, influence carcass and meat quality and changes the emission of greenhouse gases during the animal production cycle. The results of this proposal will allow the design of nutritional strategies to optimize animal performance with reduced environmental impact of cattle production, especially for increasing N use efficiency in typical beef cattle production scenarios in Brazil. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FERRINHO, ADRIELLE MATIAS; PERIPOLLI, ELISA; BANCHERO, GEORGGET; CRAVO PEREIRA, ANGELICA SIMONE; BRITO, GUSTAVO; LA MANNA, ALEJANDRO; FERNANDEZ, ENRIQUE; MONTOSSI, FABIO; KLUSKA, SABRINA; MUELLER, LENISE FREITAS; et al. Effect of growth path on carcass and meat-quality traits of Hereford steers finished on pasture or in feedlot. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE, v. 60, n. 2, p. 323-332, 2020. (11/21241-0, 16/22022-4)

GOMES CARVALHO ALVES, KENIA LARISSA; GRANJA-SALCEDO, YURY TATIANA; MESSANA, JULIANA DUARTE; DE SOUZA, VINICIUS CARNEIRO; GENEROSO GANGA, MARIA JULIA; DETOGNI COLOVATE, PAULO HENRIQUE; KISHI, LUCIANO TAKESHI; BERCHIELLI, TELMA TERESINHA. Rumen bacterial diversity in relation to nitrogen retention in beef cattle. Anaerobe, v. 67, FEB 2021. (17/02034-0, 16/16796-7, 16/22022-4, 18/13885-4, 17/11571-0)

DE SOUZA, VINICIUS CARNEIRO; MESSANA, JULIANA DUARTE; BATISTA, ERICK DARLISSON; CARVALHO ALVES, KENIA LARISSA GOMES; TITGEMEYER, EVAN C.; PIRES, ALEXANDRE VAZ; FERRAZ JUNIOR, MARCOS VINICIUS; SILVA, LORRAYNY GALORO; NEGRAO, JOAO ALBERTO; COSTA, VLADIMIR ELIODORO; et al. Effects of protein sources and inclusion levels on nitrogen metabolism and urea kinetics of Nellore feedlot steers fed concentrate-based diets. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, v. 99, n. 8, AUG 2021. (16/22022-4, 16/16796-7, 19/12740-5, 19/09201-5)

DE SOUZA, VINICIUS CARNEIRO; MESSANA, JULIANA DUARTE; BATISTA, ERICK DARLISSON; GOMES CARVALHO ALVES, KENIA LARISSA; LINO DIAS, ANA VERONICA; CAMPOS, LETICIA MARRA; LIMA, LAIS DE OLIVEIRA; GRANJA-SALCEDO, YURY TATIANA; FARIA, LETICIA RODRIGUES; CARVALHO, GEOVANY MACEDO; et al. Assessing amino acid utilization in young Nellore steers fed high-concentrate diets with different sources and levels of nitrogen. ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 269, NOV 2020. (16/22022-4, 16/16796-7)