Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand.
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani, 12130, Thailand.
Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 31;13(1):18689. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-45993-5.
This study aimed to compare the effects of adding cyanide-utilizing bacteria (CUB) and sulfur on rumen fermentation, the degradation efficiency of hydrogen cyanide (HCN), feed utilization, and blood metabolites in beef cattle fed two levels of fresh cassava root (CR). A 2 × 2 factorial arrangement in a 4 × 4 Latin square design was used to distribute four male purebred Thai native beef cattle (2.5-3.0 years old) with an initial body weight (BW) of 235 ± 15.0 kg. Factor A was Enterococcus faecium KKU-BF7 oral direct fed at 10 CFU/ml and 3% dry matter (DM) basis of pure sulfur in concentrate diet. Factor B was the two levels of CR containing HCN at 300 and 600 mg/kg on DM basis. There was no interaction effect between CUB and sulfur supplementation with CR on feed utilization (p > 0.05). Similarly, CUB and sulfur supplementation did not affect (p > 0.05) DM intake and apparent nutrient digestibility. However, the high level of CR supplementation increased (p < 0.05) feed intake and neutral detergent fiber digestibility. The ruminal pH, microbial population, ammonia-nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen, and blood thiocyanate concentrations were unaffected by the addition of CUB and sulfur at two CR concentrations (p > 0.05). The addition of CUB or sulfur had no effect on the efficiency of HCN degradation in the rumen (p > 0.05). However, cattle given CR with HCN at 600 mg/kg DM had considerably higher degradation efficiency than those fed CR containing HCN at 300 mg/kg DM (p < 0.05). The group fed CUB had a considerably greater CUB population (p < 0.05) than the sulfur group. Cyanide-utilizing bacteria or sulfur supplementation with CR had no interaction effect between total VFAs and their profiles (p > 0.05). However, the study observed a significant positive correlation between the amount of CR and the concentration of propionate in the rumen (p < 0.05). The levels of nitrogen absorption and nitrogen retention did not differ significantly among the treatments (p > 0.05). Hence, it may be inferred that the administration of a high concentration of CR at a dosage of 600 mg/kg DM HCN could potentially provide advantageous outcomes when animals are subjected to oral CUB incorporation.
本研究旨在比较添加氰化物利用细菌(CUB)和硫对瘤胃发酵、氢氰酸(HCN)降解效率、饲料利用和肉牛血液代谢物的影响,这些肉牛分别喂食两种水平的新鲜木薯根(CR)。采用 2×2 因子在 4×4 拉丁方设计中分配 4 头雄性泰国纯种本地肉牛(2.5-3.0 岁),初始体重(BW)为 235±15.0kg。因子 A 为 Enterococcus faecium KKU-BF7 口服直接添加 10 CFU/ml 和浓缩饲料中 3%干物质(DM)基础的纯硫。因子 B 是两种含有 HCN 的 CR 水平,分别为 300 和 600mg/kg DM。CUB 和硫补充与 CR 之间没有相互作用影响饲料利用(p>0.05)。同样,CUB 和硫补充也不影响(p>0.05)DM 摄入量和表观养分消化率。然而,高水平的 CR 补充增加了(p<0.05)饲料摄入量和中性洗涤纤维消化率。添加 CUB 和硫对两种 CR 浓度下的瘤胃 pH、微生物种群、氨氮、血尿素氮和血硫氰酸盐浓度没有影响(p>0.05)。添加 CUB 或硫对瘤胃中 HCN 的降解效率没有影响(p>0.05)。然而,与喂食 300mg/kg DM 含有 HCN 的 CR 的牛相比,喂食 600mg/kg DM 含有 HCN 的 CR 的牛的降解效率明显更高(p<0.05)。喂食 CUB 的组的 CUB 种群明显大于硫组(p<0.05)。CUB 或硫补充与 CR 之间的总 VFA 及其谱之间没有相互作用影响(p>0.05)。然而,研究观察到 CR 量与瘤胃丙酸浓度之间存在显著正相关(p<0.05)。氮吸收和氮保留水平在处理之间没有显著差异(p>0.05)。因此,可以推断,当动物口服添加 CUB 时,以 600mg/kg DM HCN 剂量添加高浓度的 CR 可能会产生有利的结果。