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Parasitol Res ; 121(11): 3347-3350, 2022 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36044091

ABSTRACT

Thirty-six ewes aged 18 months were assigned to one of three groups (n = 12) on the basis of faecal egg count (FEC) for rumen fluke; C: control (FEC = 0-5 epg), T: affected (FEC ≥ 6 epg) and treated, NT: affected (FEC ≥ 6 epg) and not treated. T ewes were treated with oxyclozanide 14 days prior to the trial commencing. Ewes were fed grass silage ad libitum. Digestibility crates and respiration chambers were used to measure feed digestibility and methane production. Dry matter intake (DMI), feed digestibility and CH4/DMI did not differ (P > 0.05) between treatments. However, CH4/live weight (LW) was significantly greater (P < 0.001) for NT ewes, while that of C and T ewes were similar. This study indicates that a high rumen fluke burden can increase methane emissions but only when expressed on a body weight basis (per kg LW). As the link between rumen fluke infection and methane production has not previously been investigated within the literature, these findings demonstrate the need for further research to better understand these relationships.


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Rumen , Trematoda , Animal Feed/analysis , Animals , Diet/veterinary , Digestion , Female , Fermentation , Lactation , Methane/metabolism , Methane/pharmacology , Milk , Oxyclozanide/pharmacology , Sheep
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Meat Sci ; 158: 107913, 2019 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31430642

ABSTRACT

The use of new technologies such as rumen temperature boluses, together with the collective assessment of an animal stress responses may have the potential to act as an indicator of meat quality. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate rumen temperature as a novel indicator of meat quality, by investigating its relationship with welfare measures and instrumental meat quality. The study involved 42 Holstein bulls (15.8 ±â€¯0.08 months of age), which were transported 42 km to a commercial abattoir. Mean rumen temperature rose by 0.511 °C (P < .001) during the pre-slaughter phase; peaking during lairage. In addition, cortisol, creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were significantly (P < .001) elevated at slaughter. Bulls with a greater rumen temperature during the pre-slaughter phase produced meat with significantly higher pHult. Pre-slaughter rumen temperature was positively associated with slaughter CK, slaughter cortisol, pHult, L* and a*. Thus, rumen temperature demonstrates the potential to be used both as a novel welfare indicator and predictor of meat quality.


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Body Temperature , Cattle/physiology , Red Meat/analysis , Rumen/physiology , Abattoirs , Animal Husbandry , Animal Welfare , Animals , Creatine Kinase/blood , Hydrocortisone/blood , L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/blood , Male , Stress, Physiological/physiology , Transportation
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