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Comparative Studies on the Dietary Nutrient Digestibility of Different Genetic Basis Beef Cattle during Two Nutrient Levels

WU Bin,ZHANG Guo-liang,LI Xu,WU Jian,HU Cheng-hua,ZHAO Yu-min   

  1. Branch of Animal Husbandry,Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Gongzhuling 136100,China)
  • Received:2013-08-08 Online:2014-02-20 Published:2014-03-27

Abstract: The experiment aimed to study the difference on the dietary nutrient digestibility of different genetic basis beef cattle during two nutrient levels.Forty-eight heads of different genetic basis beef cattle (Charolais×Simmental-crossbred cattle,Gelbvieh×Simmental-crossbred cattle,Angus×Simmental-crossbred cattle and Limousin×Simmental-crossbred cattle) were introduced,feeding two different nutritional level of diets,adopting 4×2 two factor design,and carrying on the seven days of digestion experiment using endogeny indicator method.The results showed as follows:①From genetic basis,crude protein digestibility in Gelbvieh×Simmental-crossbred cattle was significantly higher than that in Angus×Simmental-crossbred cattle (P<0.05),and extremely significantly higher than that in Limousin×Simmental-crossbred cattle(P<0.01), crude fat digestibility in Gelbvieh×Simmental-crossbred cattle was extremely significantly higher than that in Charolais×Simmental-crossbred cattle and Angus×Simmental-crossbred cattle (P<0.01).②From nutritional level,the nutrient digestibility of beef cattle in feeding a high nutrition diet were extremely significantly higher than that in feeding a low nutrition diet (P<0.01).③From the interaction of genetic basis and nutritional level,nutrient digestibility decreased with the increase of nutritional level of diet in Charolais×Simmental-crossbred cattle,Angus×Simmental-crossbred cattle and Limousin×Simmental-crossbred cattle,while Gelbvieh×Simmental-crossbred cattle were on the contrary.The results indicated that genetic basis had significant influences on crude protein digestibility and crude fat digestibility (P<0.05),nutritional level of diet had significant influences on the digestibility of dry matter,organic matter,crude protein,crude fiber,crude ash and crude fat (P<0.05),crude protein digestibility were influenced significantly by genetic basis and nutritional level of diet at the same time (P<0.05).

Key words: genetic basis; nutritional level; interaction; digestibility