Persistent Effects of Early Weaning and Supplementary Feeding Milk Replacer on Growth Performance, Digestive Performance, Serum Biochemical Indices and Meat Quality of Lambs

HUANG Wenqin; ZHUANG Yimin; GAO Fan; ZHAO Yubin; CUI Kai; WANG Shiqin; DIAO Qiyu; ZHANG Naifeng

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.05.034

2020 , Vol. 32 >Issue 5: 2251 - 2262

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.05.034

RUMINANT AND HERBIVORE NUTRITION AND FEED

Persistent Effects of Early Weaning and Supplementary Feeding Milk Replacer on Growth Performance, Digestive Performance, Serum Biochemical Indices and Meat Quality of Lambs

HUANG Wenqin ,
ZHUANG Yimin ,
GAO Fan ,
ZHAO Yubin ,
CUI Kai ,
WANG Shiqin ,
DIAO Qiyu ,
ZHANG Naifeng

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1. Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Feed Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China;
2. College of Animal Science of Tarim University, Alar 843300, China

Received date: 2019-11-19

Online published: 2020-05-15

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Abstract

The objective of present study was to assess the persistent effects of early weaning and supplementary feeding milk replacer on growth performance, digestive performance, serum biochemical indices and meat quality of lambs. Sixty healthy Hu sheep male lambs with similar days of age[(20±1) days of age] and body weight[(8.26±2.14) kg] were selected and assigned into two groups, including reared with mother milk group (ER group, as control) and early weaning group (EW group). Each group had 6 replicates with 5 lambs in each replicate. Lambs in ER group were reared with mother milk+starter until 60 days of age. Lambs in EW group were fed milk replacer+starter until the starter intake reached 300 g/d. All lambs were fed starters from 20 to 65 days of age, then transferred to finishing granulated feed. Lambs were weighed every 10 days before 65 days of age and every 30 days after 65 days of age. Blood samples were collected before morning meal at 65, 120 and 180 days of age. The digestion and metabolism experiment was carried out with 12 lambs (one lamb in each replicate) during 55 to 65 days of age, 115 to 125 days of age and 170 to 180 days of age. Slaughter of 12 lambs (one lamb in each replicate) at 180 days of age to measure meat quality. The results showed as follows:1) the average daily gain of lambs in EW group at the stage of 45 to 55 days of age was significantly lower than that in ER group (P<0.05), which was opposite at the stage of 91 to 120 days of age. 2) There was no significant difference in nutrient digestibility between two groups at the stages of 55 to 60 days of age, 115 to 125 days of age and 170 to 180 days of age. 3) The contents of serum urea nitrogen and growth hormone of lambs at 65 and 120 days of age in EW group were significantly higher than those in ER group (P<0.05), but serum β-hydroxybutyric acid content of lambs at 180 days of age in EW group was significantly lower than that in ER group (P<0.05). 4) Early weaning and supplementary feeding milk replacer did not affect the live weight before slaughter, dressing percentage and meat quality of lambs at 180 days of age (P>0.05). In summary, early weaning and supplementary feeding milk replacer decreases the growth performance of lambs during lactation stage (25 to 65 days of age), but increases the growth performance of lambs during early finishing stage (66 to 120 days of age). Whereas early weaning and supplementary feeding milk replacer has no impacts on growth performance, digestive performance and meat quality of lambs during late finishing stage (121 to 180 days of age).

Key words： early weaning; supplementary feeding milk replacer; lambs; growth performance; digestive performance; serum biochemical indices; meat quality

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HUANG Wenqin , ZHUANG Yimin , GAO Fan , ZHAO Yubin , CUI Kai , WANG Shiqin , DIAO Qiyu , ZHANG Naifeng . Persistent Effects of Early Weaning and Supplementary Feeding Milk Replacer on Growth Performance, Digestive Performance, Serum Biochemical Indices and Meat Quality of Lambs[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2020 , 32(5) : 2251 -2262 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.05.034

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