Journal of Animal Science, Vol 72, Issue 2 487-491, Copyright © 1994 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Effect of feeding regimen on concentration of free endotoxin in ruminal fluid of cattle

P. H. Andersen, B. Bergelin and K. A. Christensen
Department of Clinical Studies, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

The influence of concentrate diets on endotoxin concentration in sterile filtrate of ruminal fluid was assessed in ruminally fistulated Jersey cows. Three cows underwent a change in diet from hay to a diet containing 3.0 kg and 14 d later 6.0 kg of a 12% CP concentrate. The cows had free access to water and a mineral-stone. A modified Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate technique was used for the endotoxin analyses. The endotoxin concentration in the ruminal fluid of cows fed on hay were 148 +/- 84 and 118 +/- 50 endotoxin units (EU)/mL (mean +/- SD) on two separate days and increased from the 2nd d of supplementation with 3.0 kg of concentrate to 408 +/- 198 EU/mL on d 5. When the cows were fed 6.0 kg of concentrate, the endotoxin concentrations increased to 1,599 +/- 944 EU/mL. To assess the influence on the ruminal endotoxin concentration of an adaptation of the ruminal environment to concentrate before hyperalimentation, four ruminally fistulated Jersey cows previously fed either hay or a high-concentrate diet for 1 mo were hyperalimented with 60 to 70 g of barley per kilogram BW. A relative increase in ruminal endotoxin concentration was determined only in the two cows previously fed concentrates. The results show that high-concentrate diets do not consistently relate to increases of ruminal endotoxin concentrations.

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