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ANIMAL NUTRITION |
Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
3 Correspondence: 208 Anim. Sci. Bldg., (phone: 405-744-8857; fax: 405/744-7390; e-mail: kclinto{at}okstate.edu).
Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to examine the effect of BW gain during winter grazing on mass, cellularity, and oxygen consumption of splanchnic tissues before and after the feedlot finishing phase. In each experiment, 48 fall-weaned Angus x Angus-Hereford steer calves were assigned randomly to one of three treatments: 1) high rate of BW gain grazing winter wheat (HGW), 2) low rate of BW gain grazing winter wheat (LGW), or 3) grazing dormant tallgrass native range supplemented with 0.91 kg/d of a 41% CP supplement (NR). At the end of winter grazing, four steers were selected randomly from each treatment for initial slaughter to measure organ mass, cellularity, and oxygen consumption. All remaining steers were placed into a feedlot and fed to the same backfat end point (1.27 cm). Six steers were selected randomly from each treatment for final organ mass, cellularity, and oxygen consumption. Initial empty BW (EBW) was greatest (P < 0.001) for HGW, intermediate for LGW, and least for NR steers in both Exp. 1 and 2 (355 > 263 > 207 ± 6.5 kg and 337 > 274 > 205 ± 8.7 kg, respectively). For both experiments, the initial total gastrointestinal tract (GIT; g/kg of EBW) proportional weight was greater (P < 0.05) in NR steers than in LGW, and LGW steers had greater (P < 0.05) initial GIT proportional weight than HGW steers. Proportional weight of total splanchnic tissues (TST; g/kg of EBW) did not differ (P < 0.19) among treatments. Initial duodenal RNA concentration and RNA:protein were greater (P < 0.02) in LGW than in HGW steers, and NR steers were intermediate. Initial in vitro liver O2 consumption was greater (P < 0.09) in HGW and LGW than in NR steers (34.5 > 16.9 mL/min), whereas initial small intestinal oxygen consumption was greater (P < 0.01) in LGW than in HGW and NR steers (12.1 > 5.2 mL/min). Ruminal papillae oxygen consumption did not differ (P < 0.55) among treatments. The rate of decrease of GIT (g•g EBW-1•d-1) during finishing was greater in NR than in HGW and LGW steers in both Exp. 1 and 2, but mesenteric fat (g•g EBW-1•d-1) increased for NR steers, resulting in a similar (P < 0.75) increase in TST across the finishing period for all treatments. Similar rates of increase in TST across the finishing phase corresponded with similar rates of live and carcass weight gain among treatments. Our data support the hypothesis that increased visceral organ mass increases maintenance energy requirements of growing cattle.
Key Words: Cattle Finishing • Cells • Organs • Oxygen Consumption
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