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Effects of trace mineral amount and source on aspects of oxidative metabolism and responses to intramammary lipopolysaccharide challenge in midlactation dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2018

T. Yasui ,
R. M. Ehrhardt ,
G. R. Bowman ,
M. Vázquez-Añon ,
J. D. Richards ,
C. A. Atwell  and
T. R. Overton Open the ORCID record for T. R. Overton [Opens in a new window]
T. Yasui
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Tower Road, Morrison Hall, 14853Ithaca, NY, USA
R. M. Ehrhardt
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Tower Road, Morrison Hall, 14853Ithaca, NY, USA
G. R. Bowman
Affiliation:
Novus International, Inc., Research Park Drive, 63304Saint Charles, MO, USA
M. Vázquez-Añon
Affiliation:
Novus International, Inc., Research Park Drive, 63304Saint Charles, MO, USA
J. D. Richards
Affiliation:
Novus International, Inc., Research Park Drive, 63304Saint Charles, MO, USA
C. A. Atwell
Affiliation:
Novus International, Inc., Research Park Drive, 63304Saint Charles, MO, USA
T. R. Overton*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Tower Road, Morrison Hall, 14853Ithaca, NY, USA
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†E-mail: tro2@cornell.edu
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Abstract

Trace minerals have important roles in immune function and oxidative metabolism; however, little is known about the relationships between supplementation level and source with outcomes in dairy cattle. Multiparous Holstein cows (n=48) beginning at 60 to 140 days in milk were utilized to determine the effects of trace mineral amount and source on aspects of oxidative metabolism and responses to intramammary lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. Cows were fed a basal diet meeting National Research Council (NRC) requirements except for no added zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) or manganese (Mn). After a 4-week preliminary period, cows were assigned to one of four topdress treatments in a randomized complete block design with a 2×2 factorial arrangement of treatments: (1) NRC inorganic (NRC levels using inorganic (sulfate-based) trace mineral supplements only); (2) NRC organic (NRC levels using organic trace mineral supplements (metals chelated to 2-hydroxy-4-(methythio)-butanoic acid); (3) commercial inorganic (approximately 2×NRC levels using inorganic trace mineral supplements only; and (4) commercial organic (commercial levels using organic trace mineral supplements only). Cows were fed the respective mineral treatments for 6 weeks. Treatment effects were level, source and their interaction. Activities of super oxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in erythrocyte lysate and concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in plasma were measured as indices of oxidative metabolism. Effects of treatment on those indices were not significant when evaluated across the entire experimental period. Plasma immunoglobulin G level was higher in cows supplemented with organic trace minerals over the entire treatment period; responses assessed as differences of before and after Escherichia coli J5 bacterin vaccination at the end of week 2 of treatment period were not significant. Cows were administered an intramammary LPS challenge during week 5; during week 6 cows fed commercial levels of Zn, Cu and Mn tended to have higher plasma TAC and cows fed organic sources had decreased plasma TBARS. After the LPS challenge, the extent and pattern of response of plasma cortisol concentrations and clinical indices (rectal temperature and heart rate) were not affected by trace mineral level and source. Productive performance including dry matter intake and milk yield and composition were not affected by treatment. Overall, results suggest that the varying level and source of dietary trace minerals do not have significant short-term effects on oxidative metabolism indices and clinical responses to intramammary LPS challenge in midlactation cows.

Keywords

dairy cattlecopperzincmanganeseoxidative metabolism
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Research Article
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animal , Volume 13 , Issue 5 , May 2019 , pp. 1000 - 1008
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© The Animal Consortium 2018 

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