Effects of Feeding Pattern on Growth Performance, Body Size Indices and Serological Indices of Montbeliard&times;Holstein Crossed Calves

FU Yao; WANG Jun; LI Shengli; LU Yongqiang; QI Zhiguo; GUO Jiangpeng

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.08.027

2021 , Vol. 33 >Issue 8: 4467 - 4477

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.08.027

RUMINANT AND HERBIVORE NUTRITION AND FEED

Effects of Feeding Pattern on Growth Performance, Body Size Indices and Serological Indices of Montbeliard×Holstein Crossed Calves

FU Yao ,
WANG Jun ,
LI Shengli ,
LU Yongqiang ,
QI Zhiguo ,
GUO Jiangpeng

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1. Beijing General Station of Animal Husbandry, Beijing 100107, China;
2. College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China

Received date: 2021-01-26

Online published: 2021-08-11

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Abstract

This experiment aims to study the effects of feeding pattern on growth performance, body size indices and serological indices of Montbeliard×Holstein crossed calves. Thirty newborn Montbeliard×Holstein crossed calves were selected and randomly assigned to 3 groups according to birth date and birth weight, which were pelleted starter group (CON group), texturized starter group (Te group) and pelleted starter with alfalfa hay group (PeA group), each group contained 10 calves. Calves in the CON group were fed pelleted starter from 3 days of age; calves in the Te group were fed texturized starter from 3 days of age; calves in the TeA group were fed pelleted starter from 3 days of age, and fed alfalfa hay from 15 days of age. The experiment lasted for 10 weeks. All the calves were weaned at 8 weeks, during the experiment, the feed intake, body weight and body size indices were recorded weekly, and the serological indices were measured. The results showed as follows:1) feeding pattern had difference trend to affect the starter feed intake of calves during post-weaning period (P=0.068), the Te group was the highest, the PeA group was the second, and the CON group was the lowest. 2) Feeding pattern had no significant effects on body weight and average daily gain of calves during pre-weaning and post-weaning periods (P>0.05). 3) Feeding pattern had significant effect on body length index of calves during post-weaning period (P<0.05), the body length index of Te group was significantly higher than that of CON group and PeA group (P<0.05). Feeding pattern had no significant effects on body trunk index and tube index of calves during pre-weaning and post-weaning periods (P>0.05). 4) Feeding patterns had no significant effects on serological indices of calves during pre-weaning and post-weaning periods (P>0.05). In conclusion, under the 3 feeding patterns in this experiment, the growth performance, body size indices and serological indices of Montbeliard×Holstein crossed calves during pre-weaning period have no significant differences; during post-weaning period, the body length index of Montbeliard×Holstein crossed calves has significant difference, and the starter feed intake has a trend of difference, but there are no significant differences in other indices.

Key words： calves; feeding pattern; growth; body size; serum

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FU Yao , WANG Jun , LI Shengli , LU Yongqiang , QI Zhiguo , GUO Jiangpeng . Effects of Feeding Pattern on Growth Performance, Body Size Indices and Serological Indices of Montbeliard×Holstein Crossed Calves[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(8) : 4467 -4477 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.08.027

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