Efectes de l’estrès per calor i estratègies d’alleujament en petits remugants
- Autores: Nabil Mehaba
- Directores de la Tesis: Ahmed Salama Fadali (dir. tes.), Francesc Xavier Such i Martí (codir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ( España ) en 2020
- Idioma: español
- ISBN: 9788449096259
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Alfred Ferret i Quesada (presid.), Carlos Javier Fernández Martínez (secret.), Eliel González García (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Producción Animal por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
- Calificación: Sobresaliente Cum Laude
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- Tesis en acceso abierto en: TDX
- Resumen
In the current thesis the effects of heat stress (HS) on performance of Lacaune dairy ewes (Exp.1) as well as the response of HS Murciano-Granadina dairy goats to dietary L-carnitine (Exp. 2) and methionine (Exp. 3) were evaluated. In the 3 Exp., animals were fed a total mixed ration and milked ⨯2 daily. The environmental conditions were: thermal neutral (TN; THI = 59-65) and HS (day, THI = 83; night, THI = 75). Photoperiod (light- dark) was constant (12-12 h). Rectal temperature (RT), respiratory rate (RR), DMI, water intake (WI) and milk yield (MY) were recorded daily, whereas milk for composition was sampled weekly and BW was registered at the start and the end of each period. In Exp.1, ewes (n = 8) were exposed to TN or HS in a crossover design with 2 periods (21 d each). Further, ewes were administered with glucose, insulin and epinephrine to evaluate the metabolic responses. HS increased RT, RR, WI and BW loss, but reduced DMI, and milk fat and protein contents without affecting MY. Despite the reduced DMI by HS, blood NEFA did not change, but creatinine values increased. Response to the metabolic challenges indicated that HS ewes had faster uptake of glucose and greater resistance to lipolytic signals compared to TN ewes. In Exp.2 & 3 with dairy goats, the design was 4 × 4 Latin square as 2 dietary factors were added to the 2 environmental conditions. The 2 dietary conditions were control (CON) without supplementation vs. rumen protected L-carnitine (CAR, Exp. 2) or rumen protected methionine (Met, Exp. 3). In Exp. 2, HS goats experienced increased RT and RR. Additionally, HS goats suffered 26% loss in DMI, but they tended to eat longer particle sizes. CAR dramatically increased blood free-, acetyl, and total-carnitine concentrations. Despite this efficient absorption, CAR had no effect on DMI, milk production or blood metabolites in TN or HS conditions. In Exp.3, DMI for TN goats was limited to 2.0 kg/d, whereas HS goats were kept feeding ad libitum. Consequently, HS goats had only 9.8% (although significant) less DMI than TN. Consequently, no changes in MY were detected. Expected increments in RT and RR due to HS were detected but Met resulted in less RR in the morning and lower RT in the afternoon. In addition, Met avoided the typical BW loss under HS conditions. The profile of blood amino acids (AA) revealed less basal Met concentration, despite the comparable DMI levels. Additionally, HS goats were in shortage of glutamate, which could be related to the inflammation and immune response at the gastrointestinal level. Met supplementation spared glutamate regardless the ambient temperature. Overall, HS negatively affected the performance of dairy ewes. Metabolic adaptations of dairy ewes to HS included reduced body fat mobilization and increased muscle protein breakdown. Methionine, but not L-carnitine, had some beneficial effects on the performance of heat-stressed dairy goats. Probably some more AA in addition to methionine should be supplemented under HS conditions.
Keywords: Heat stress, dairy ewes, dairy goats, L-carnitine, methionine.
