文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Kyawt, Yin Yin ¹ ; Aung, Min ¹ ; Xu, Yao ¹ ; Sun, Zhanying ¹ ; Zhou, Yaqi ¹ ; Zhu, Weiyun ¹ ; Padmakumar, Varijakshapanicker ³ ; Tan, Zhankun ⁴ ; Cheng, Yanfen ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Nanjing Agr Univ, Natl Ctr Int Res Anim Gut Nutr, Lab Gastrointestinal Microbiol, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China

2.Univ Vet Sci, Dept Anim Nutr, Nay Pyi Taw 15013, Myanmar

3.Int Livestock Res Inst, Nairobi 00100, Kenya

4.Tibet Acad Agr & Anim Husb Sci, Coll Anim Sci, Lhasa 850000, Peoples R China

5.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Pastoral Agr Sci & Technol, Ctr Grassland Microbiome, State Key Lab Grassland Agroecosyst, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China

关键词： Bio-fermentation; Growth rate; Meat quality; Metabolome; Microbiota; Rice straw

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY （ 影响因子：7.0； 五年影响因子：7.3 ）

ISSN： 1674-9782

年卷期： 2024 年 15 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Providing high-quality roughage is crucial for improvement of ruminant production because it is an essential component of their feed. Our previous study showed that feeding bio-fermented rice straw (BF) improved the feed intake and weight gain of sheep. However, it remains unclear why feeding BF to sheep increased their feed intake and weight gain. Therefore, the purposes of this research were to investigate how the rumen microbiota and serum metabolome are dynamically changing after feeding BF, as well as how their changes influence the feed intake, digestibility, nutrient transport, meat quality and growth performances of sheep. Twelve growing Hu sheep were allocated into 3 groups: alfalfa hay fed group (AH: positive control), rice straw fed group (RS: negative control) and BF fed group (BF: treatment). Samples of rumen content, blood, rumen epithelium, muscle, feed offered and refusals were collected for the subsequent analysis. Results Feeding BF changed the microbial community and rumen fermentation, particularly increasing (P < 0.05) relative abundance of Prevotella and propionate production, and decreasing (P < 0.05) enteric methane yield. The histomorphology (height, width, area and thickness) of rumen papillae and gene expression for carbohydrate transport (MCT1), tight junction (claudin-1, claudin-4), and cell proliferation (CDK4, Cyclin A2, Cyclin E1) were improved (P < 0.05) in sheep fed BF. Additionally, serum metabolome was also dynamically changed, which led to up-regulating (P < 0.05) the primary bile acid biosynthesis and biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid in sheep fed BF. As a result, the higher (P < 0.05) feed intake, digestibility, growth rate, feed efficiency, meat quality and mono-unsaturated fatty acid concentration in muscle, and the lower (P < 0.05) feed cost per kg of live weight were achieved by feeding BF. Conclusions Feeding BF improved the growth performances and meat quality of sheep and reduced their feed cost. Therefore, bio-fermentation of rice straw could be an innovative way for improving ruminant production with minimizing production costs.