Clinical trial on the effects of a free-access acidified milk replacer feeding program on the health and growth of dairy replacement heifers and veal calves

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作者
Todd, C. G. [1 ]
Leslie, K. E. [1 ]
Millman, S. T. [2 ,3 ]
Bielmann, V. [1 ]
Anderson, N. G. [4 ]
Sargeant, J. M. [1 ,5 ]
DeVriesll, T. J. [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Guelph, Ontario Vet Coll, Dept Populat Med, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
[2] Iowa State Univ, Vet Diagnost & Prod Anim Med, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[3] Iowa State Univ, Biomed Sci, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[4] Ontario Minist Agr Food & Rural Affairs, Vet Sci & Policy Unit, Elora, ON N0B 1S0, Canada
[5] Univ Guelph, Ctr Publ Hlth & Zoonoses, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
[6] Univ Guelph, Dept Anim Biosci, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
acidified milk; free-access milk feeding; growth; health; calf; AD-LIBITUM MILK; RUMEN DEVELOPMENT; AUTOMATED FEEDERS; ELEVATED PLANE; WEANING AGE; STEP-DOWN; PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; CALF; NUTRITION;
D O I
10.3168/jds.2016-11401
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of free-access acidified milk replacer feeding on the pre-and postweaning health of dairy and veal calves. Individually housed calves were systematically assigned at birth to 1 of 2 feeding programs: free-access feeding (ad libitum) of acidified milk replacer (ACD, n = 249) or traditional restricted feeding (3 L fed twice daily) of milk replacer (RES, n = 249). Calves were fed milk replacer containing 24% crude protein and 18% fat. Acidified milk replacer was prepared to a target pH between 4.0 and 4.5 using formic acid. Calves were weaned off milk replacer at approximately 6 wk of age. Weaning occurred over 5 d, and during this weaning period, ACD calves had access to milk replacer for 12 h/d and RES calves were offered only one feeding of milk replacer (3 L) daily. Calves were monitored daily, for signs of disease. Fecal consistency scores were assigned each week from birth until weaning. A subset of calves was systematically selected for fecal sampling at 3 time points between 7 and 27 d of age. Fecal samples were analyzed for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F5, Cryptosporidium parvum, rotavirus, and coronavirus. Hip width, hip height, body length, heart girth, and body weight were measured at birth and weaning. Postweaning body weight measurements were collected from the heifers at approximately 8 mo of age. Post weaning body weight and carcass grading information was collected from the veal calves at slaughter once a live, weight between 300 and 350 kg had been achieved. The odds of ACD calves being treated for a preweaning disease event tended to be lower than that of the RES calves (1.2 vs. 5.2%, respectively). Preweaning mortality, postweaning disease treatment, and postweaning mortality did not differ between feeding treatments. The ACD feeding treatment supported greater pre weaning average daily gain (0.59 vs. 0.43 kg/d) and structural growth than RES feeding. Postweaning average daily gain and carcass characteristics were similar for ACD and RES calves. These results indicate that free-access acidified milk replacer feeding tended to support improved health, and greater body weight gain and structural growth during the preweaning period; these effects did not persist in the postweaning period. The growth advantage observed before weaning in the ACD calves likely disappeared due to the weaning methods used.
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