Suplemento mineral aniônico para vacas no periparto: parâmetros sanguíneos, urinários e incidência de patologias de importância na bovinocultura leiteira

A fim de avaliar o efeito do suplemento mineral aniônico sobre parâmetros sanguíneos, urinários e incidência de hipocalcemia e retenção de placenta, dezoito vacas de aptidão leiteira com grau de sangue 7/8 Holandesa preta e branca, com 440-620 kg e 5-10 anos, foram divididas com delineamento em blocos em função da ordem de parto em dois grupos: controle (BCAD=46,38mEq/kg de MS) e tratamento (com adição de suplemento mineral aniônico e BCAD = -249,28mEq/kg de MS). Foram monitorados níveis de cálcio total e pH na urina e soro sanguíneo; TCO2, pCO2, HCO3, excesso de base, cálcio ionizado, Na, K, Se no sangue; escore de condição corporal, hematócrito e hemoglobina. Os dados sanguíneos, urinários e ECC foram submetidos ao Proc Means do SAS (2000) com análise de variância a 5% e teste de Tukey e a incidência de retenção de placenta analisada por Mann-Whitney (P<0,07) e a concentração sérica de Se por teste t de Student (P<0,05), ambos pelo GraphPad Prism 5.0. O suplemento mineral aniônico diminuiu os valores de TCO2, pCO2, HCO3 e EB no sangue com menor perda de peso, mas a variação de pH e cálcio foi restrita ao tempo. O suplemento mineral aniônico não provocou leve acidose metabólica desejada e, consequentemente, não preveniu a hipocalcemia. Contudo, por apresentar Se em sua composição, proporcionou maior concentração deste micronutriente no soro e contribuiu para menor retenção de placenta

Dietary cation-anion difference could enhance acid-base status of lactating dairy cows submit to a subacidosis

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Dietary cation-anion difference could enhance acid-base status of lactating dairy cows submit to a subacidosis

International audienc

Dietary cation-anion difference could enhance acid-base status of lactating dairy cows submit to a subacidosis

International audienc

L'acidose latente chez la vache laitière

National audienceToday, latent acidosis is a cause of the zootechnical inefficacy of the established food rations and for this reason has become one of the major preoccupations in modern nutrition of high potential ruminants. Dairy cows are required to treat large quantities of rapidly fermentable organic matter, which imperils the control of ruminal acidity and eventually the animal's homeostasis. The risk factors are now well known. The level of ingestion, rapidly digestible carbohydrates and the excessive chopping of corn silage figure amongst these factors. Even though it is not always desirable to reduce the amount of food ingested, the risks can be reduced by limiting the intake levels of rapidly degradable carbohydrates (wheat, barley, pulp) and by surveying the physical presentation of the fodder. Unfortunately, no system yet exists that allows to precisely rationalise the food ration as a function of these factors. The intraoptimal rations can be protected by distributing buffers. More recently, it has appeared that cation enrichment and protein intake level are also factors that protect the rations. The management of the risk of appearance of latent acidosis should be preventive and should include a better overall balance of the ration. In the absence of a reliable system that predicts the zones at risk, it is preferable not to incorporate more than 20% of rapidly degradable carbohydrates in the ration, especially if the electrolytic balance is low, which is the case for wheat, barley and citrus pulp. It is also important to make sure that the forage sent to the feeding trough is not chopped too finely. The rations can also be protected by including buffering substances at a concentration of 1% DM and/or by including cations that give an electrolytic balance close to 200mEq/kg MS as well as maintain a level of protein intake close to 100g PDIE/UFL. These precautions are more efficient in managing the excess of acidity than that of hay in the ration. It is no longer necessary to include degradable proteins in excess, which will just only increase the amount of nitrogen in waste.L’acidose latente constitue aujourd’hui une cause d’inefficacité zootechnique des rations bien établie et est de ce fait l’une des préoccupations majeure pour la nutrition moderne des ruminants à haut potentiel. Les vaches laitières sont amenées à traiter des quantités très importantes de matière organique rapidement fermentescible dans le rumen ce qui met en péril le contrôle de l’acidité ruminale et à terme l’homéostasie de l’animal. Les facteurs à risques sont maintenant bien connus. Au premier rang figurent le niveau d’ingestion, les glucides à dégradation rapide et le hachage excessif des ensilages de maïs. S’il n’est pas toujours souhaitable de réduire le niveau d’ingestion, on peut réduire les risques en limitant les niveaux d’apport de glucides à dégradation très rapide (blé, orge, pulpes) et en veillant à la présentation physique du fourrage. Il n’y a malheureusement pas encore de systèmes permettant de raisonner précisément les rations sur la combinaison de ces facteurs. Les rations infra-optimales peuvent être sécurisées par la distribution de tampons. Plus récemment, il est apparu que l’enrichissement en cations et le niveau d’apport de protéines sont aussi des facteurs de sécurisation des rations. La gestion des risques d’apparition d’acidose latente doit être préventive et passe par un meilleur équilibre global de la ration. En l’absence d’un système fiable de prévision des zones à risques, il est préférable de ne pas incorporer plus de 20 % de glucides rapidement dégradables dans la ration surtout si leur bilan électrolytique est faible, ce qui est le cas du blé, de l’orge et les pulpes de citrus et veiller à ce que le fourrage rendu dans l’auge ne soit pas haché trop finement. Les rations peuvent également être sécurisées par l’apport de substances tampon à raison de 1 % de la MS et /ou par un apport de cations permettant d’atteindre un bilan électrolytique proche de 200 mEq/kg MS ainsi que par le maintien d’un niveau d’apport protéique proche de 100 g PDIE/UFL. Ces précautions apparaissent plus efficaces pour gérer les excès d’acidité que l’incorporation de paille dans la ration. Il n’est pas non plus nécessaire d’apporter des protéines dégradables en excès ce qui n’aura d’autre effet que d’accroître les rejets azotés

Effects of dietary cation-anion difference on ruminal metabolism and blood acid-base regulation in dairy cows receiving 2 contrasting levels of concentrate in diets

AbstractDietary cation-anion difference [DCAD=Na+K − Cl in mEq/kg of dry matter (DM)] increases DM intake (DMI) in cows fed diets containing rapidly degraded starch. Increased DMI of diets containing rapidly degraded starch could potentially exacerbate subacute acidosis. The objective of this study was to determine metabolic effects of increasing DCAD in low and high starch diets. Six cannulated Holstein cows were blocked into 2 groups of 3 cows and assigned to two 3 × 3 Latin squares in a split-plot design. Each group received a level of concentrate at either 20 or 40% on a DM basis. The diet containing 20% concentrate supplied 4% rapidly degraded starch, whereas the diet containing 40% concentrate supplied 22% rapidly degraded starch. Diets in each square were formulated to provide a DCAD of 0, 150, or 300 mEq/kg of DM. The 3 values were obtained by manipulating Na and Cl contents. Increasing the proportion of rapidly degraded starch decreased rumen pH and the acetate to propionate ratio but did not affect digestibility, blood acid-base status, pH of urine, and strong ion excretion. Increasing DCAD increased DMI, the effect being higher when the cows were fed the 40% concentrate diet. Increasing DCAD did not affect mean ruminal pH, molar proportion of VFA, and fiber digestibility; reduced the range of rumen pH decrease during the meal in cows fed the 40% concentrate diet; and strongly increased blood pH and blood HCO3 concentration. Increasing DCAD increased urine pH and modified the urinary excretion of minerals. With low DCAD, 70% of Cl and only 16% of Na were excreted in urine whereas with high DCAD, 33% of Cl and 53% of Na were excreted. These results suggest that DMI of cows fed diets rich in rapidly degraded starch and low DCAD was limited to maintain the blood pH in a physiological range. Increasing DCAD allowed the cows to increase DMI because of the ability of positive DCAD to maintain blood acid-base status. A localized rumen buffering effect could not be excluded and could be linked with a higher amount of HCO3 recycled into the rumen. Main mechanisms involved in regulating blood pH might be renal excretion of protons and strong ions and renal HCO3 reabsorption