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Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Mar, 2020;104 (2): 418-430.

Effects of dietary energy level on growth performance, blood parameters and meat quality in fattening male Hu lambs.

Qiye Wang, Yancan Wang, Tarique Hussain, Chunpeng Dai, Jianzhong Li, Pengfei Huang, Yali Li, Xueqin Ding, Jing Huang, Fengjie Ji, Hanlin Zhou, Huansheng Yang
Author Information
  1. Qiye Wang: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. ORCID
  2. Yancan Wang: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
  3. Tarique Hussain: Animal Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  4. Chunpeng Dai: Academician Workstation of Hubei Zhiqinghe Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., Yichang, China.
  5. Jianzhong Li: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
  6. Pengfei Huang: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
  7. Yali Li: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
  8. Xueqin Ding: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
  9. Jing Huang: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
  10. Fengjie Ji: Academician Workstation of Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China.
  11. Hanlin Zhou: Academician Workstation of Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China.
  12. Huansheng Yang: Hunan International Joint Laboratory of Animal Intestinal Ecology and Health, Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Human Health, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. ORCID
PMID: 31919911 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13278

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different dietary energy levels on growth performance, slaughter traits, meat quality and blood biochemical parameters in fattening male Hu lambs. Sixty lambs were fed five iso-protein diets which contained different levels of metabolizable energy in a completely randomized design for 70 days. At the end of study, fifteen lambs were harvested for further study. With the increase in dietary energy level, the daily weight gain and dry matter intake extremely increased (p < .001), and feed conversion ratio decreased significantly (p < .01). The live weight before slaughter (LWBS) and carcass weight had a significant increase (p < .05), non-carcass fat ratio and routine indexes of meat quality had no significant difference. Almost no effect was observed for the amino acid profile except for glycine concentration decreased (p < .05) in longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle. The concentrations of C17:0, C18:3n-3 and n-3 PUFA (p < .01) significantly decreased with the increasing dietary energy levels, and the ratio of ∑n-6/∑n-3 (p < .01) increased, whereas the concentrations of C18:1n-9t (p < .05) decreased in LD muscle and C18:1 (p < .01) increased in biceps femoris (BF) muscle. There were no obviously differences for diameter, area and density of muscle fibres. The relative expression of MyHC-IIa and MyHC-IIx decreased significantly (p < .05) in BF muscle, and the relative expression of MyHC-IIa displayed an obviously decreasing trend (p < .10) in LD muscle. These results suggest that increasing the dietary energy level can improve the growth performance and slaughter traits, and influence meat quality and fatty acid profiles in different muscle tissues of fattening male Hu lambs. These results provide a theoretical basis for developing Hu sheep nutritional standards and designing feed formulations.

Keywords

Hu lamb amino acid profiles energy level fatty acid profiles meat quality

Associated Data

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Grants

  1. YESS20160086/Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST
  2. 2018GK4035/Hunan Province's Strategic and Emerging Industrial Projects
  3. 2017XK2058/Hunan Province's Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone projects
  4. 2017JJ1020/Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
  5. 2018JJ3340/Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province

MeSH Term

Animals
Male
Amino Acids
Animal Feed
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Body Composition
Diet
Energy Intake
Hydrolysis
Meat
Muscle, Skeletal
Sheep
Weight Gain

Chemicals

Amino Acids
Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary

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