Effects of dietary calcium propionate on growth performance and carcass characteristics of finishing lambs
German D. Mendoza-Martínez A , Juan M. Pinos-Rodríguez B , Héctor A. Lee-Rangel C G , Pedro A. Hernández-García D , Rolado Rojo-Rubio E and Alejandro Relling F
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A Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, México D.F., Calzada del Hueso 1100, D.F., C.P. 04970, México.
B Centro de Biociencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, México, km. 14.5 Carr. San Luis Potosí – Matehuala, C.P. 78321, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P, México.
C Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, México, km. 14.5 Carr. San Luis Potosí – Matehuala, C.P. 78321, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P, México.
D Centro Universitario UAEM-Amecameca, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, C.P. 56900, México.
E Centro Universitario UAEM-Temascaltepec, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Estado de México, México.
F Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
G Corresponding author. Email: hector.lee@uaslp.mx
Animal Production Science 56(7) 1194-1198 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN14824
Submitted: 18 September 2014 Accepted: 9 February 2015 Published: 10 April 2015
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the addition of two levels of calcium propionate on lamb performance and some carcass characteristics. Twenty-one male Creole lambs with an initial weight of 25.3 ± 3.3 kg were randomly assigned to one of the following treatments: 0, 10, and 20 g of calcium propionate/kg of diet (dry matter basis). Intake, daily gain, feed conversion, carcass weight, and rib eye area were not affected (P < 0.05) by calcium propionate addition. Ruminal fermentation was not altered (rumen pH, volatile fatty acids concentration, and fermentation pattern), and ruminal ammonia-N presented a quadratic response (P < 0.05). In fat from the longissimus dorsi muscle, oleic acid showed a linear decrease (P < 0.05) and α-linolenic presented a linear increment (P < 0.05). The addition of 10 or 20 g of calcium propionate in diets containing 350 g/kg grain and 100 g/kg molasses did not modify the productive performance of lambs or ruminal fermentation, and minor changes were detected in long-chain fatty acid in intramuscular fat.
Additional keywords: long-chain fatty acid, sheep.
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