Effects of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) as feed additive of steers consuming high energy diets: growth performance and nutrient digestion

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Published: Jul 10, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.26069
Keywords:
spirulina feedlot cattle ruminal fermentation digestion performance
Alejandro Plascencia
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Unidad Guasave, Sinaloa
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2151-5372
Iván Guadalupe Martínez-Alvarez
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Unidad Guasave, Sinaloa
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0812-1336
Martín Montano
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9682-0737
Alfredo Estrada-Angulo
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-5162
Jesús David Urías-Estrada
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6600-8417
Beatriz Isabel Castro-Pérez
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Richard Avery Zinn
University of California, Davis
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3014-3814
Abstract

Two trials were performed in order to evaluate the effects of spirulina platensis (SP) supplemented (0, 0.5, and 1.0% of diet DM) in high-energy diet on nutrient digestion and growth-performance of feedlot cattle. The dose of each treatment was top dressed and mixed directly with the basal diet at time of feeding. In Trial 1, six cannulated Holstein steers (281±2 kg) were used in a replicated 3×3 Latin square experiment. Supplemental SP did not affect ruminal and total tract nutrient digestion. Ruminal microbial efficiency (quadratic component, P=0.06), nitrogen efficiency (linear component, P=0.10) and ruminal pH (linear, P=0.06) tended decrease with SP supplementation, without effects on ruminal VFA or estimated methane production. In Trial 2, 108 medium-frame crossbred steers (182±1 kg) were used in a 211-d study to evaluate growth performance. Supplemental SP did not affect feed intake, but linearly tended (P=0.09) to decrease weight gain, gain efficiency, and estimated dietary net energy. Supplemental SP tended (P=0.08) to linearly increase steer morbidity. Effects of SP supplementation on carcass characteristics was non-appreciable, but tended (P=0.06) linearly decrease longissimus muscle area. It is concluded that low level spirulina supplementation (up to 1% of diet) did not appreciably affect nutrient digestion, ruminal fermentation, growth-performance or health of feedlot cattle fed a high-energy diet.

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Alejandro Plascencia, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Unidad Guasave, Sinaloa

Departamento de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales

Researcher

Iván Guadalupe Martínez-Alvarez, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Unidad Guasave, Sinaloa

Departamento de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales

Professor-Researcher

Martín Montano, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México

Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Veterinarias

professor-researcher

Alfredo Estrada-Angulo, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia

Professor-researcher

Jesús David Urías-Estrada, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia

Professor-researcher

Beatriz Isabel Castro-Pérez, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia

Professor-researcher

Richard Avery Zinn, University of California, Davis

Animal Science Department

Professor-Researcher

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