Maternal Supplementation with Dietary Betaine during Late Gestation Increased Ewe Plasma Creatine and Lamb Thermoregulation under Field Conditions.

Autor: Brougham BJ; Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia., Weaver AC; South Australian Research and Development Institute, Turretfield Research Centre, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia., Swinbourne AM; South Australian Research and Development Institute, Turretfield Research Centre, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia., Tscharke MR; Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia., Munn AL; Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia., Kelly JM; South Australian Research and Development Institute, Turretfield Research Centre, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia., Kleemann DO; South Australian Research and Development Institute, Turretfield Research Centre, Rosedale, SA 5350, Australia., van Wettere WHEJ; Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI [Animals (Basel)] 2024 Sep 07; Vol. 14 (17). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 07.
DOI: 10.3390/ani14172605
Abstrakt: Twin lamb mortality is a significant economic problem impacting the Australian sheep industry. Maternal betaine supplementation improved lamb vigour and early post-natal survival when ewes and lambs were housed indoors, suggesting that betaine may be beneficial to feed under extensive pasture systems. This study investigated whether maternal betaine supplementation during late gestation would improve Merino twin lamb live weight, thermoregulation, vigour and survival to weaning under field conditions. Ewes received dietary betaine at either 0 g/day (CTL; n = 115) or 4 g/day from day 110 of gestation (dG 110) until ~49 days post-partum (pp) (BET; n = 115). Measures indicative of lamb viability and survival were collected within 4-24 h of birth and at ~49 days pp and ~93 days pp. BET ewes had higher creatine and creatinine concentrations at dG 130 than CTL ewes ( p < 0.05). BET lambs had a higher rectal temperature within 4-24 h following birth than CTL lambs ( p < 0.05). CTL lambs were heavier at ~49 days pp and grew faster from birth to ~49 days pp than BET lambs (both p < 0.05). The time taken after release from the researcher to first suckling was quicker in the CTL lambs than BET lambs ( p < 0.05). This study demonstrated that supplementing betaine increased creatine concentration in twin-bearing ewes and thermoregulatory capacity in neonatal lambs under extensive grazing systems.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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