Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers

Objective This study investigated the effects of high-protein concentrates with two different rumen undegradable protein (RUP)-to-degradable protein ratios on the performance and carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers reared for 26 months. Methods Thirty-two Hanwoo steers (217±13 kg) were randomly...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Woo Hyeong Hong, Rajaraman Bharanidharan, Tae Hoon Kim, Jun Suk Byun, Geum Hwi Bang, Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham, Joonpyo Oh, Ridha Ibidhi, Sun Sik Jang, Kyoung Hoon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2025-06-01
Series:Animal Bioscience
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-24-0728.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850144572307406848
author Woo Hyeong Hong
Rajaraman Bharanidharan
Tae Hoon Kim
Jun Suk Byun
Geum Hwi Bang
Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham
Joonpyo Oh
Ridha Ibidhi
Sun Sik Jang
Kyoung Hoon Kim
author_facet Woo Hyeong Hong
Rajaraman Bharanidharan
Tae Hoon Kim
Jun Suk Byun
Geum Hwi Bang
Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham
Joonpyo Oh
Ridha Ibidhi
Sun Sik Jang
Kyoung Hoon Kim
author_sort Woo Hyeong Hong
collection DOAJ
description Objective This study investigated the effects of high-protein concentrates with two different rumen undegradable protein (RUP)-to-degradable protein ratios on the performance and carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers reared for 26 months. Methods Thirty-two Hanwoo steers (217±13 kg) were randomly allocated to eight pens (four animals/pen) and assigned to one of two concentrate treatments (four pens/treatment), low-RUP concentrate (LRUP; RUP ratio of 37:63) or high-RUP concentrate (HRUP; RUP ratio of 47:53), with a dietary crude protein (CP) content of 20% dry matter (DM) during the growing stage (8 to 17 months) and 18% DM during the fattening stage (18 to 26 months). Results Increasing the RUP ratio in the concentrate reduced (p = 0.062) rumen ammonia (NH3-N) levels during the growing stage. A decrease (p<0.05) in the molar proportions of acetate and valerate, and an increase (p = 0.097) in the proportions of iso-valerate, was observed in the HRUP group. Significant improvements (p<0.05) in the average daily gain and the feed conversion ratio were observed in the HRUP group during the fattening stage. Although there were no significant group differences in carcass yield or characteristics in steers slaughtered at 26 months, a trend (p = 0.081) toward an increased rib-eye area was observed in the HRUP group. Relative mRNA expression profiling revealed higher lipid biosynthesis and lipolysis in the HRUP group at slaughter. However, no effects on intramuscular fat content was detected. Conclusion Raising the RUP level improved performance and intramuscular fat metabolism in Hanwoo steers. The final body weight of the steers in the HRUP group was comparable to that of Hanwoo steers raised under the conventional 30-month fattening period. Overall, feeding a high-CP concentrate with a higher RUP proportion (47% CP) may be a beneficial strategy to shorten the feeding period.
format Article
id doaj-art-9355a7b011a54cd2b32355d83633295f
institution OA Journals
issn 2765-0189
2765-0235
language English
publishDate 2025-06-01
publisher Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
record_format Article
series Animal Bioscience
spelling doaj-art-9355a7b011a54cd2b32355d83633295f2025-08-20T02:28:19ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAnimal Bioscience2765-01892765-02352025-06-013861206121810.5713/ab.24.072825433Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steersWoo Hyeong Hong0Rajaraman Bharanidharan1Tae Hoon Kim2Jun Suk Byun3Geum Hwi Bang4Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham5Joonpyo Oh6Ridha Ibidhi7Sun Sik Jang8Kyoung Hoon Kim9 Department of International Agricultural Technology, Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, Korea Department of Eco-friendly Livestock Science, Institutes of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, Korea Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, MD, USA Farmsco Co., Ltd., Anseong, Korea Department of Eco-friendly Livestock Science, Institutes of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, Korea Cargill Animal Nutrition Korea, Seongnam, Korea INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Agroécologie, Dijon, France Hanwoo Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, Pyeongchang, Korea Department of International Agricultural Technology, Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, KoreaObjective This study investigated the effects of high-protein concentrates with two different rumen undegradable protein (RUP)-to-degradable protein ratios on the performance and carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers reared for 26 months. Methods Thirty-two Hanwoo steers (217±13 kg) were randomly allocated to eight pens (four animals/pen) and assigned to one of two concentrate treatments (four pens/treatment), low-RUP concentrate (LRUP; RUP ratio of 37:63) or high-RUP concentrate (HRUP; RUP ratio of 47:53), with a dietary crude protein (CP) content of 20% dry matter (DM) during the growing stage (8 to 17 months) and 18% DM during the fattening stage (18 to 26 months). Results Increasing the RUP ratio in the concentrate reduced (p = 0.062) rumen ammonia (NH3-N) levels during the growing stage. A decrease (p<0.05) in the molar proportions of acetate and valerate, and an increase (p = 0.097) in the proportions of iso-valerate, was observed in the HRUP group. Significant improvements (p<0.05) in the average daily gain and the feed conversion ratio were observed in the HRUP group during the fattening stage. Although there were no significant group differences in carcass yield or characteristics in steers slaughtered at 26 months, a trend (p = 0.081) toward an increased rib-eye area was observed in the HRUP group. Relative mRNA expression profiling revealed higher lipid biosynthesis and lipolysis in the HRUP group at slaughter. However, no effects on intramuscular fat content was detected. Conclusion Raising the RUP level improved performance and intramuscular fat metabolism in Hanwoo steers. The final body weight of the steers in the HRUP group was comparable to that of Hanwoo steers raised under the conventional 30-month fattening period. Overall, feeding a high-CP concentrate with a higher RUP proportion (47% CP) may be a beneficial strategy to shorten the feeding period.http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-24-0728.pdfdietary protein levelhanwoorumen undegradable proteinshortened fattening period
spellingShingle Woo Hyeong Hong
Rajaraman Bharanidharan
Tae Hoon Kim
Jun Suk Byun
Geum Hwi Bang
Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham
Joonpyo Oh
Ridha Ibidhi
Sun Sik Jang
Kyoung Hoon Kim
Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers
Animal Bioscience
dietary protein level
hanwoo
rumen undegradable protein
shortened fattening period
title Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers
title_full Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers
title_fullStr Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers
title_full_unstemmed Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers
title_short Effects of high-protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable-to-degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26-month-slaughtered Hanwoo steers
title_sort effects of high protein concentrates with different rumen undegradable to degradable protein ratios on performance and carcass traits in 26 month slaughtered hanwoo steers
topic dietary protein level
hanwoo
rumen undegradable protein
shortened fattening period
url http://www.animbiosci.org/upload/pdf/ab-24-0728.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT woohyeonghong effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT rajaramanbharanidharan effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT taehoonkim effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT junsukbyun effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT geumhwibang effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT krishnarajthirugnanasambantham effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT joonpyooh effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT ridhaibidhi effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT sunsikjang effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers
AT kyounghoonkim effectsofhighproteinconcentrateswithdifferentrumenundegradabletodegradableproteinratiosonperformanceandcarcasstraitsin26monthslaughteredhanwoosteers