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    Effects of feed intake and genetics on tissue nitrogen-15 enrichment and feed conversion efficiency in sheep

    Cheng, Paul; Logan, Christopher M.; Dewhurst, Richard J.; Hodge, Simon; Zhou, Huitong; Edwards, Grant
    Abstract
    This study investigated the effects of sheep genetics and feed intake on nitrogen isotopic fractionation (Δ15N) and feed conversion efficiency (FCE; live weight gain/DMI), using a 2 × 2 factorial design, with 2 levels of genetic merit for growth (high vs. low) and 2 levels of feed intake (110 vs. 170% of ME for maintenance [MEm]). No effect of genetic merit was detected for live weight gain (P = 0.64), FCE (P = 0.46), plasma urea nitrogen (P = 0.52), plasma glucose (P = 0.78), and Δ15N of wool (P = 0.45), blood (P = 0.09), and plasma (P = 0.51). Sheep receiving 170% of MEm had 175% higher live weight gain (P < 0.001) and 77% higher FCE (P < 0.001) than sheep receiving 110% of MEm. There was no difference among treatments at the beginning of the study for either blood or plasma ∆15N, but the treatment groups started to diverge in blood and plasma ∆15N at 21 and 7 d, respectively. Blood, plasma, and wool samples were enriched in 15N compared with feed. There was a higher blood, plasma, and wool ∆15N for the low feed intake group than the high feed intake group (P < 0.001 in all cases). Across the 4 treatment groups, higher FCE in sheep was associated with lower ∆15N for plasma, blood, and wool. Overall, the results are consistent with the potential of ∆15N as a rapid, lowcost biomarker of FCE in sheep, despite there being no effects of genetic treatment on FCE and ∆15N.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    genetic and nutritional interaction; growth potential; isotopic discrimination; live weight gain; nitrogen-15; Dairy & Animal Science; Wool; Animals; Sheep, Domestic; Weight Gain; Nitrogen; Nitrogen Isotopes; Blood Glucose; Blood Urea Nitrogen; Eating; Animal Feed; Biomarkers
    Fields of Research
    06 Biological Sciences; 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    Date
    2015-12-01
    Type
    Journal Article
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    https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2015-9638
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    Cheng, L., Logan, C. M., Dewhurst, R. J., Hodge, S., Zhou, H., & Edwards, G. R. (2015). Effects of feed intake and genetics on tissue nitrogen-15 enrichment and feed conversion efficiency in sheep. Journal of Animal Science, 93(12), 5849-5855. doi:10.2527/jas.2015-9638
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