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| Author(s): |
Caio Seiti Takiya
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Pirassununga. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2016-07-08 |
| Examining board members: |
Francisco Palma Rennó;
Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra;
Angélica Simone Cravo Pereira
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| Advisor: | Francisco Palma Rennó |
| Abstract | |
The objective of the current study was to determine the effects of increasing dietary doses of a commercial product with amylolytic activity (AmaizeTM, Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, KY, USA) on nutrient intake and total apparent digestibility, sorting index, ruminal fermentation, milk yield and composition, serum metabolic profile, energy and nitrogen utilization of midlactating dairy cows. Twenty-four multiparous Holstein cows (162.29 ± 107.96 days in milk and 31.60 ± 6.51 kg/d milk yield, before starting the experiment), in which 8 were ruminally cannulated, were used in a replicated 4 × 4 Latin experiment design. The squares were contemporaneous and balanced for milk production, days in milk and live weight of cows. The experimental periods consisted of 14 days to treatments adaptation and 7 days for sampling. Treatments were composed of: basal diet with no enzyme or control (CON), and basal diet with addition of 150, 300 or 450 FAU/kg diet DM (A150, A300 or A450, respectively). One FAU (fungal amylase unit) is able to dextrinize soluble starch at rate of 1g/h on 30°C and pH 4.8. The expected average intake of the commercial product for treatments A150, A300 and A450 were 7.37, 14.45 and 21.97 g/d, respectively. Treatments did not influence the DM and nutrient intake, as well as the sorting index. Treatments did not alter starch digestibility; however, they linearly increased the crude protein digestibility and tended to linearly increase the DM digestibility. Treatments with amylolytic activity did not affect the pH and ammonia concentrations of ruminal fluid. The addition of amylolytic enzyme linearly increased the iso-valerate production in the rumen. In addition, treatments did not influence the milk yield and composition, as well as the milk production efficiency (kg of milk / DM intake) of animals. Treatments linearly increased the live weight and maintenance energy utilization of cows. Despite the enzyme supplementation did not alter the milk composition, it linearly decreased the milk nitrogen excretion. Treatments tended to linearly decreased the efficiency of microbial protein synthesis. No differences were observed on serum metabolic profile of animals, including concentrations of glucose, urea and enzymes which indicate hepatic damage. The supplementation with increasing doses of amylolytic enzymes did not affect the milk production efficiency, ruminal propionate production and microbial protein synthesis, and serum metabolic profile of mid-lactating dairy cows. However, treatments linearly increased the crude protein digestibility and live weight of cows (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/13607-3 - Dairy cows fed amylolytic enzymes |
| Grantee: | Caio Seiti Takiya |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |