Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves
Objective This study evaluated the effects of different levels of protein concentrate supplementation on the growth performance of yak calves, and correlated the growth rate to changes occurring in the plasma- amino acids, -insulin profile, and signaling activity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mT...
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doaj-553e51d9697a4a4c891391ed3b3cbffc2020-11-24T23:55:14ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAsian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences1011-23671976-55172018-02-0131221822410.5713/ajas.16.099923796Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calvesQ. H. Peng0N. A. Khan1B. Xue2T. H. Yan3Z. S. Wang4 Animal Nutrition Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Bovine Low-Carbon Farming and Safe Production, Ya’an 625014, China Department of Animal Nutrition, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, KP 25120, Pakistan Animal Nutrition Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Bovine Low-Carbon Farming and Safe Production, Ya’an 625014, China Animal Nutrition Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Bovine Low-Carbon Farming and Safe Production, Ya’an 625014, China Animal Nutrition Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Bovine Low-Carbon Farming and Safe Production, Ya’an 625014, ChinaObjective This study evaluated the effects of different levels of protein concentrate supplementation on the growth performance of yak calves, and correlated the growth rate to changes occurring in the plasma- amino acids, -insulin profile, and signaling activity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) cascade to characterize the mechanism through which the protein synthesis can be improved in early weaned yaks. Methods For this study, 48 early (3 months old) weaned yak calves were selected, and assigned into four dietary treatments according to randomized complete block design. The four blocks were balanced for body weight and sex. The yaks were either grazed on natural pasture (control diet) in a single herd or the grazing yaks was supplemented with one of the three protein rich supplements containing low (17%; LP), medium (19%; MP), or high (21%; HP) levels of crude proteins for a period of 30 days. Results Results showed that the average daily gain of calves increased (0.14 vs 0.23–0.26 kg; p<0.05) with protein concentrates supplementation. The concentration of plasma methionine increased (p<0.05; 8.6 vs 10.1–12.4 μmol/L), while those of serine and tyrosine did not change (p>0.05) when the grazing calves were supplemented with protein concentrates. Compared to control diet, the insulin level of calves increased (p<0.05; 1.86 vs 2.16–2.54 μIU/mL) with supplementation of protein concentrates. Addition of protein concentrates up-regulated (p<0.05) expression of mTOR-raptor, mammalian vacuolar protein sorting 34 homolog, the translational regulators eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1, and S6 kinase 1 genes in both Longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus. In contrast, the expression of sequestosome 1 was down-regulated in the concentrate supplemented calves. Conclusion Our results show that protein supplementation improves the growth performance of early weaned yak calves, and that plasma methionine and insulin concentrations were the key mediator for gene expression and protein deposition in the muscles.http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-2-218.pdfEarly WeaningSupplementary FeedingProtein SynthesisYakYak Calves Growth |
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Q. H. Peng N. A. Khan B. Xue T. H. Yan Z. S. Wang Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences Early Weaning Supplementary Feeding Protein Synthesis Yak Yak Calves Growth |
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Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves |
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Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves |
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Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves |
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Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves |
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Effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves |
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effect of different levels of protein concentrates supplementation on the growth performance, plasma amino acids profile and cascade genes expression in early-weaned yak calves |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies |
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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1011-2367 1976-5517 |
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2018-02-01 |
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Objective This study evaluated the effects of different levels of protein concentrate supplementation on the growth performance of yak calves, and correlated the growth rate to changes occurring in the plasma- amino acids, -insulin profile, and signaling activity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) cascade to characterize the mechanism through which the protein synthesis can be improved in early weaned yaks. Methods For this study, 48 early (3 months old) weaned yak calves were selected, and assigned into four dietary treatments according to randomized complete block design. The four blocks were balanced for body weight and sex. The yaks were either grazed on natural pasture (control diet) in a single herd or the grazing yaks was supplemented with one of the three protein rich supplements containing low (17%; LP), medium (19%; MP), or high (21%; HP) levels of crude proteins for a period of 30 days. Results Results showed that the average daily gain of calves increased (0.14 vs 0.23–0.26 kg; p<0.05) with protein concentrates supplementation. The concentration of plasma methionine increased (p<0.05; 8.6 vs 10.1–12.4 μmol/L), while those of serine and tyrosine did not change (p>0.05) when the grazing calves were supplemented with protein concentrates. Compared to control diet, the insulin level of calves increased (p<0.05; 1.86 vs 2.16–2.54 μIU/mL) with supplementation of protein concentrates. Addition of protein concentrates up-regulated (p<0.05) expression of mTOR-raptor, mammalian vacuolar protein sorting 34 homolog, the translational regulators eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1, and S6 kinase 1 genes in both Longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus. In contrast, the expression of sequestosome 1 was down-regulated in the concentrate supplemented calves. Conclusion Our results show that protein supplementation improves the growth performance of early weaned yak calves, and that plasma methionine and insulin concentrations were the key mediator for gene expression and protein deposition in the muscles. |
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