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J. Anim Sci. 1988. 66:1746-1754.
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Serum and Ruminal Fluid Characteristics of Beef Cows Grazing Oat Pastures and Supplemented with or Without Lasalocid1,2,3,

N. K. Chirase, L. W. Greene, D. K. Lunt, J. F. Baker and R. E. Knutson

Texas A&M University and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station4 College Station 77843

Abstract

Thirty-two mature, pregnant beef cows (avg age 8 yr, body wt 550 kg) grazing oat pastures were used to determine the effects of lasalocid on serum mineral and ruminal fluid volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations. Cows were blocked by breed type and assigned randomly to eight, 2-ha pastures containing oat forage from December 17, 1985 to May 6, 1986. The cows were fed .25 kg of ground corn with or without 200 mg of lasalocid daily. Based upon analyses of forage mineral composition (.53, .25, .14, .3 and 2.5% of dry matter for Ca, P, Mg, Na and K, respectively), all macrominerals except Mg were in sufficient quantities to meet the requirement for lactating cows. Lasalocid supplementation did not affect serum Mg, K or Zn concentrations (P > .05). During the April sampling, serum Ca was higher (P < .05) and serum Na was lower (P < .05) in cows supplemented with lasalocid compared with controls. The molar proportion of acetate was decreased (P < .05) in ruminal fluid of cows fed lasalocid by d 56 (February 11); the molar proportions of acetate and butyrate were decreased (P < .05), which decreased (P < .05) the acetate:propionate ratio by d 84 (March 11) of supplementation. This study suggests that lasalocid is effective in altering ruminal VFA and serum mineral concentrations in cows grazing small grain forages.

Footnotes

1 Journal paper TA.22863. Texas A&M Univ., Texas Agric. Exp. Sta.

2 Reference to a company or trade name does not imply approval or endorsement by the Texas Agric. Exp. Sta.

3 Supported in part by a grant from Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., Nutley, NJ.

4 Dept. of Anim. Sci. and the Texas Agric. Exp. Sta., McGregor.






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