Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers
This experiment evaluated the effects of bovine appeasing substance (BAS) administration at feedlot entry on growth, temperament, inflammation, response to vaccination, behavior, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of beef heifers. Thirty heifers were weaned and assigned to (d 0): (1) BAS (n =...
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| description | This experiment evaluated the effects of bovine appeasing substance (BAS) administration at feedlot entry on growth, temperament, inflammation, response to vaccination, behavior, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of beef heifers. Thirty heifers were weaned and assigned to (d 0): (1) BAS (n = 15; SecureCattle; IRSEA Group) or (2) Saline (n = 15). On d 0, heifers were also vaccinated against respiratory diseases and slaughtered on d 150. Administering BAS increased (<i>p</i> = 0.05) average daily gain from d 6 to 45, reduced (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.03) plasma ceruloplasmin and serum cortisol concentrations on d 15 and 45 and increased (<i>p</i> = 0.03) the response to vaccination. Additionally, BAS reduced (<i>p</i> < 0.01) the entry scores on d 6, 15, and 45 and reduced (<i>p</i> = 0.05) exit scores on d 2, 6, and 15. The BAS increased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.04) walking, drinking, and eating time, and tended (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.10) to increase lying and ruminating time. Lastly, BAS tended (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.10) to increase the myofibrillar fragmentation index and reduce the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance concentration in meat. Thus, BAS administration increased growth, reduced stress, and inflammation, and improved immune responses, behavior, and meat quality of heifers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-555d7ac3aad24c20ab7e7ce6c130ba232025-08-20T01:55:41ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152024-12-011423351710.3390/ani14233517Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef HeifersDouglas Gomes Vieira0Marcelo Vedovatto1Matheus Fellipe Ferreira2Juliana Ranches3Bruno Ieda Cappellozza4Osvaldo Alex de Sousa5Nelson Canuto6Marina de Nadai Bonin Gomes7Henrique Jorge Fernandes8Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, BrazilDean Lee Research and Extension Center, Louisiana State University, Alexandria, LA 71302, USAHill Farm Research Station, Louisiana State University, Homer, LA 71040, USAEastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Oregon State University, Burns, OR 97720, USANovonesis, 2970 Hørsholm, DenmarkNutricorp, Araras 13601-000, SP, BrazilUnidade Universitária de Aquidauana, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Aquidauana 79200-000, MS, BrazilFaculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, BrazilUnidade Universitária de Aquidauana, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Aquidauana 79200-000, MS, BrazilThis experiment evaluated the effects of bovine appeasing substance (BAS) administration at feedlot entry on growth, temperament, inflammation, response to vaccination, behavior, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of beef heifers. Thirty heifers were weaned and assigned to (d 0): (1) BAS (n = 15; SecureCattle; IRSEA Group) or (2) Saline (n = 15). On d 0, heifers were also vaccinated against respiratory diseases and slaughtered on d 150. Administering BAS increased (<i>p</i> = 0.05) average daily gain from d 6 to 45, reduced (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.03) plasma ceruloplasmin and serum cortisol concentrations on d 15 and 45 and increased (<i>p</i> = 0.03) the response to vaccination. Additionally, BAS reduced (<i>p</i> < 0.01) the entry scores on d 6, 15, and 45 and reduced (<i>p</i> = 0.05) exit scores on d 2, 6, and 15. The BAS increased (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.04) walking, drinking, and eating time, and tended (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.10) to increase lying and ruminating time. Lastly, BAS tended (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.10) to increase the myofibrillar fragmentation index and reduce the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance concentration in meat. Thus, BAS administration increased growth, reduced stress, and inflammation, and improved immune responses, behavior, and meat quality of heifers.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/23/3517beef heifersceruloplasmincortisolimmunitymeat qualitystress |
| spellingShingle | Douglas Gomes Vieira Marcelo Vedovatto Matheus Fellipe Ferreira Juliana Ranches Bruno Ieda Cappellozza Osvaldo Alex de Sousa Nelson Canuto Marina de Nadai Bonin Gomes Henrique Jorge Fernandes Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers Animals beef heifers ceruloplasmin cortisol immunity meat quality stress |
| title | Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers |
| title_full | Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers |
| title_fullStr | Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers |
| title_short | Appeasing Substance Administration at Feedlot Entry Impacted Temperament, Pen Behavior, Immunocompetence, and Meat Quality of Beef Heifers |
| title_sort | appeasing substance administration at feedlot entry impacted temperament pen behavior immunocompetence and meat quality of beef heifers |
| topic | beef heifers ceruloplasmin cortisol immunity meat quality stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/23/3517 |
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