Effects of Galactooligosaccharides on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Parameters and Mineral Element Contents of Holstein Calves

WANG Feifei; CHANG Meinan; MA Fengtao; JIN Yuhang; HAO Lizhuang; SUN Peng

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.03.025

2022 , Vol. 34 >Issue 3: 1623 - 1631

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.03.025

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Effects of Galactooligosaccharides on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Parameters and Mineral Element Contents of Holstein Calves

WANG Feifei ,
CHANG Meinan ,
MA Fengtao ,
JIN Yuhang ,
HAO Lizhuang ,
SUN Peng

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1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
2. Academic of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Qinghai University, Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Plateau Grazing Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Xining 810016, China

Received date: 2021-08-12

Online published: 2022-03-14

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This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different doses of galactooligosaccharides (GOS) on growth performance, serum biochemical parameters and mineral element contents of Holstein calves, to explore the optimal supplemental dose for the growth of calves. Thirty-two healthy newborn Holstein calves with similar birth weight[(37.7±0.8) kg] were randomly divided into 4 groups with 8 calves in each group. Calves in the control group and experimental groups were fed starter diet and milk, and calves in experimental groups were fed milk supplemented with 10 (GOS1 group), 20 (GOS2 group) and 40 g/(d·head) (GOS3 group), respectively. The experiment lasted for 4 weeks. The results showed as follows:1) compared with the control group, the average daily gain of calves during 1 to 2 weeks of age of GOS1 and GOS2 groups was significantly increased (P<0.05), and the diarrhea rate and feed to gain ratio of calves during 1 to 2 weeks of age were significantly decreased from 1 to 2 weeks (P<0.05). GOS supplementation had no significant effects on the growth performance and diarrhea rate of calves during 3 to 4 weeks of age (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the diarrhea rate of calves during 1 to 4 weeks of age of GOS1 and GOS2 groups was significantly decreased (P<0.05). 2) GOS supplementation tended to increase the serum high density lipoprotein content (P=0.07). 3) Compared with the control group, the serum calcium content of GOS1 and GOS3 groups was significantly increased (P<0.05), and the serum magnesium content of GOS3 group was significantly increased (P<0.05). GOS supplementation tended to increase the serum iron content (P=0.09), but did not affect the serum copper and zinc content (P>0.05). In conclusion, GOS supplementation can reduce the diarrhea rate of calves, improve the growth performance of calves, and have positive effects on lipid metabolism and mineral element absorption. Under the conditions of this experiment, the optimal supplemental dose is 10 g/(d·head) GOS.

Key words： galactooligosaccharides; calves; diarrhea; serum biochemical parameters; mineral element

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WANG Feifei , CHANG Meinan , MA Fengtao , JIN Yuhang , HAO Lizhuang , SUN Peng . Effects of Galactooligosaccharides on Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Parameters and Mineral Element Contents of Holstein Calves[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(3) : 1623 -1631 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.03.025

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