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The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of endophyte-infected tall fescue (E+) seeds intake on liver tissue transcriptome in growing Angus × Simmental steers and heifers through RNA-seq analysis. Normal weaned calves (~8 months old) received either endophyte-free tall fescue (E-; n = 3) or infected tall fescue (E+; n = 6) seeds for a 30-d period. The diet offered was ad libitum bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) hay combined with a nutritional supplement of 1.61 kg (DM basis) of E+ or E- tall fescue seeds, and 1.61 kg (DM basis) of energy/protein supplement pellets for a 30-d period. Dietary E+ tall fescue seeds were included in a rate of 20 µg of ergovaline/kg BW/day. Liver tissue was individually obtained through biopsy at d 30. After preparation and processing of the liver samples for RNA sequencing, we detected that several metabolic pathways were activated (i.e., upregulated) by the consumption of E+ tall fescue. Among them, oxidative phosphorylation, ribosome biogenesis, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum and apoptosis, suggesting an active mechanism to cope against impairment in normal liver function. Interestingly, hepatic protein synthesis might increase due to E+ consumption. In addition, there was upregulation of "thermogenesis" KEGG pathway, showing a possible increase in energy expenditure in liver tissue due to consumption of E+ diet. Therefore, results from our study expand the current knowledge related to liver metabolism of growing beef cattle under tall fescue toxicosis.

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Apparent metabolizable energy (AME) and apparent ileal amino acid digestibility (AIAAD) of corn samples from the United States (USA), Argentina (ARG), and Brazil (BRA) fed to 432 and 324 YPM × Ross 708 male broilers from 12 to 18 d of age were evaluated using the total collection method (experiment 1) and index method (experiment 2), respectively. In experiment 1, broilers were fed either a basal diet with 30% dextrose inclusion, or a test diet obtained by the replacement of dextrose with corn from each origin. In experiment 2, broilers were fed one of three test diets in which corn from each origin was the only source of AA. All dietary treatments had 12 replicate cages. Similar (p > 0.05) AME (dry-matter basis) values were observed between corn samples. The highest gap in AME (43 kcal/kg) was found between corn from BRA (3694 kcal/kg) and corn from the USA (3651 kcal/kg). Likewise, similar (p > 0.05) AIAAD values were observed for all AA apart from tryptophan (Trp), as corn from BRA (77.45%) had a higher (p = 0.024) Trp digestibility than corn from the USA (72.53%). Overall, a similar nutrient utilization by the birds was observed for the corn samples, regardless of origin.

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Various culture-based methods to detect Salmonella in animal feed have been developed due to the impact of this bacterium on public and animal health. For this project, tris phosphate carbonate (TPC) and buffered peptone water (BPW) buffering capacities were compared as pre-enrichment mediums for the detection of Salmonella in feed ingredients. A total of 269 samples were collected from 6 feed mills and mixed with the pre-enrichments; pH was measured before and after a 24 h incubation. Differences were observed when comparing pH values by sample type; DDGS and poultry by-product meal presented lower initial pH values for TPC and BPW compared to the other samples. For both TPC and BPW, meat and bone meal presented higher final pH values, while soybean meal and peanut meal had lower final pH values. Furthermore, for BPW, post cooling, pellet loadout, and wheat middlings reported lower final pH values. Additionally, most feed ingredients presented significant differences in pH change after 24 h of incubation, except DDGS. From meat and bone meal samples, four Salmonella isolates were recovered and identified: three using BPW and one using TPC. TPC provided greater buffer capacity towards neutral pH compared to BPW, but BPW was more effective at recovering Salmonella.

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The objective of our study was to assess the effect of rumen-protected niacin supplementation on the transcriptome of liver tissue in growing Angus × Simmental steers and heifers through RNA-seq analysis. Consequently, we wanted to assess the known role of niacin in the physiological processes of vasodilation, detoxification, and immune function in beef hepatic tissue. Normal weaned calves (~8 months old) were provided either a control diet or a diet supplemented with rumen-protected niacin (6 g/hd/d) for a 30-day period, followed by a liver biopsy. We observed a significant list of changes at the transcriptome level due to rumen-protected niacin supplementation. Several metabolic pathways revealed potential positive effects to the animal's liver metabolism due to administration of rumen-protected niacin; for example, a decrease in lipolysis, apoptosis, inflammatory responses, atherosclerosis, oxidative stress, fibrosis, and vasodilation-related pathways. Therefore, results from our study showed that the liver transcriptional machinery switched several metabolic pathways to a condition that could potentially benefit the health status of animals supplemented with rumen-protected niacin. In conclusion, based on the results of our study, we can suggest the utilization of rumen-protected niacin supplementation as a nutritional strategy could improve the health status of growing beef cattle in different beef production stages, such as backgrounding operations or new arrivals to a feedlot.

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This experiment studied the effect of feeding corn from the United States (USA), Argentina (ARG), and Brazil (BRA) on broiler performance, processing yield, and nutrient digestibility from 1 to 35 d of age. A total of 900-day old YPM × Ross 708 male broilers were randomly sorted in 36 floor pens, each containing 25 chicks and subjected to three experimental diets, resulting in 12 replications per dietary treatment. Starter, grower, and finisher diets were formulated to be only different in corn origin. Data were analyzed as a one-way ANOVA and means were separated using Tukey's HSD test, with statistical significance considered at p ≤ 0.05. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were found in body weight, body weight gain, and feed intake from 1 to 35 d of age among the treatments. However, broilers fed diets with the inclusion of corn from the USA and BRA had a lower feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared with broilers fed diets with corn from ARG from to 1 to 35 d of age (1.434 and 1.434 vs. 1.452 g:g; p = 0.002). Broilers fed diets with the inclusion of corn from BRA had a higher breast weight compared with broilers fed diets with the inclusion of corn from ARG (575 vs. 553 g; p = 0.036), but did not differ in breast weight of broilers fed diets with corn from the USA (575 vs. 556 g; p > 0.05). Corn origin did not influence (p > 0.05) crude protein and fat digestibility. However, broilers fed diets with corn from the USA and BRA had greater phosphorus (P) (63.37, 62.23 vs. 55.26%; p = 0.0003), calcium (Ca) (41.59, 43.85 vs. 30.23%; p = 0.0003), and potassium (K) (88.98, 87.97 vs. 86.04%; p = 0.001) digestibility compared with broilers fed diets with corn from ARG. Overall, corn origin influenced FCR, breast weight, and P, Ca, and K digestibility of broilers from 1 to 35 d of age.

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OBJECTIVE: To help improve radiologists' efficacy of disease diagnosis in reading computed tomography (CT) images, this study aims to investigate the feasibility of applying a modified deep learning (DL) method as a new strategy to automatically segment disease-infected regions and predict disease severity. METHODS: We employed a public dataset acquired from 20 COVID-19 patients, which includes manually annotated lung and infections masks, to train a new ensembled DL model that combines five customized residual attention U-Net models to segment disease infected regions followed by a Feature Pyramid Network model to predict disease severity stage. To test the potential clinical utility of the new DL model, we conducted an observer comparison study. First, we collected another set of CT images acquired from 80 COVID-19 patients and process images using the new DL model. Second, we asked two chest radiologists to read images of each CT scan and report the estimated percentage of the disease-infected lung volume and disease severity level. Third, we also asked radiologists to rate acceptance of DL model-generated segmentation results using a 5-scale rating method. RESULTS: Data analysis results show that agreement of disease severity classification between the DL model and radiologists is >90% in 45 testing cases. Furthermore, >73% of cases received a high rating score (≥4) from two radiologists. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the feasibility of developing a new DL model to automatically segment disease-infected regions and quantitatively predict disease severity, which may help avoid tedious effort and inter-reader variability in subjective assessment of disease severity in future clinical practice.

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A study was conducted to assess the effects of a dietary yeast cell wall (YCW) with and without a Campylobacter jejuni (CJ) challenge. A total of 2,240-day-old Ross 708 males were randomly assigned within 8 treatments with a 4 × 2 factorial design, with 4 diets (negative control, positive control, YCW constant dose (400 g/ton), and YCW step-down dose (800/400/200 g/ton in the starter/grower/finisher diets, respectively) and with and without d 21 CJ oral gavage challenge at 5.2 × 107 CFU/mL. At d 0, 14, 28, and 41 body weights and feed consumption were measured to determine performance. At d 14, 28, and 42, 8 jejunal and ileal histology samples per treatment were collected for villi morphology measurements. At d 22 and 28 (1- and 7-days postinoculation), 24 ileal tissue samples per treatment were collected for relative gene expression analysis. At d 42, 24 cecal content samples per treatment were collected for CJ enumeration. Finally, on d 44, 96 birds per treatment were processed to determine carcass yield and 16 carcass rinses per treatment were collected to determine CJ prevalence after processing. Diet or inoculation did not impact broiler performance (P > 0.05). Limited differences were observed in intestinal morphology, and villus height and crypt depth were different only in the ileum at d 42 (P = 0.0280 and P = 0.0162, respectively). At d 1 postinoculation, differences between treatments inoculated with CJ and PBS were observed in the expression of avian beta defensin 10 (AvBD10), interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) (P < 0.05). At d 7 postinoculation, expression of AvBD10, IL-1ß, and IL-10 was similar among all treatments (P > 0.05). At d 42, all birds, regardless the inoculation, had similar levels of CJ recovered from cecal contents (P > 0.05). After processing, carcass yield and CJ prevalence postchilling was similar in all treatments (P > 0.05). Overall, under the conditions of this study, the addition of YCW during a CJ challenge did not have an impact in growth performance, innate immune response, cecal colonization, carcass yield, or CJ prevalence after processing.

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Controlling Campylobacter jejuni during broiler production is a topic of interest from a public health standpoint, as colonized birds can contaminate poultry products during processing and sicken humans if not properly cooked or handled before consumption. The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary yeast cell wall (YCW) as a potential alternative to antibiotic growth promoters with or without a C. jejuni challenge. A total of 2240 day-old Ross 708 males were randomly assigned within 8 experimental groups with a 4 × 2 factorial design, with 4 diets (negative control [CTL-], positive control [CTL+, bacitracin, 50 g/ ton], YCW constant dose [400 g/ton], and YCW step-down dose [SD, 800, 400, and 200 g/ton in the starter, grower, and finisher periods, respectively]) and with or without a Day-16 C. jejuni oral gavage challenge at a 103-colony-forming-units (CFU)/ml dose. Body weights and feed consumption were measured on Days 0, 14, 28, and 41 to determine broiler performance. Ileum tissue samples were collected from 24 birds per treatment on Days 17 and 24 (1 and 8 days postinoculation [PI]) for relative gene expression (RGE) analysis. Cecal content samples were collected from 24 birds per treatment on Days 24, 34, and 42 for C. jejuni enumeration and prevalence calculation. A total of 80 birds per treatment were processed to determine carcass yield on Day 44, and on Day 45, 16 carcass rinsates per treatment were collected for C. jejuni enumeration and prevalence calculation. The interaction between diet and inoculation did not influence growth performance (P > 0.05). However, a diet effect was observed in the starter period where birds fed SD diet had a lower feed conversion ratio than birds fed CTL- diet (P = 0.0165). Additionally, the treatment of birds inoculated with C. jejuni fed with SD had a trend to a lower feed conversion ratio during the grower period (P = 0.0550). The RGE of interleukin 1ß and interleukin 10 was similar in all treatments 1 and 8 days PI. The RGE of avian beta defensin 10 was similar in all treatments on Day 1 PI, but different on Day 8 PI (P = 0.0476). All birds inoculated with C. jejuni had similar CFU per milliliter counts in the cecal contents at Days 24, 34, and 42 (P > 0.05), and all birds inoculated with phosphate-buffered saline were negative for C. jejuni after prevalence testing. After processing 1) carcass yield was similar in all treatments (P > 0.05); 2) C. jejuni-inoculated birds fed CTL- had lower CFU per milliliter counts than birds provided CTL+ and constant-dose diets (P = 0.0383); and 3) all birds inoculated with PBS were negative for Campylobacter. Overall, under the conditions of this study, the addition of YCW during a C. jejuni challenge did not have an impact on growth performance, innate immune response, cecal colonization, carcass yield, or carcass colonization after processing.

El papel de la suplementación dietética de paredes celulares de levadura en la respuesta a la inoculación de Campylobacter jejuni en pollos de engorde. El control de Campylobacter jejuni durante la producción de pollos de engorde es un tema de interés desde el punto de vista de la salud pública, ya que las aves colonizadas pueden contaminar los productos avícolas durante el procesamiento y enfermar a los humanos si no se cocinan o manipulan adecuadamente antes del consumo. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la pared celular de levadura dietética (YCW) como una alternativa potencial a los antibióticos promotores del crecimiento con o sin desafío por C. jejuni. Un total de 2240 machos Ross 708 de un día de edad fueron asignados aleatoriamente dentro de ocho grupos experimentales con un diseño factorial 4 × 2, que incluye cuatro dietas (control negativo [CTL­], control positivo [CTL+, bacitracina, 50 g/ton], YCW a dosis constante [400 g/ton] y dosis progresivamente reducida de YCW [SD, 800, 400 y 200 g/ton en los períodos de inicio, crecimiento y finalización, respectivamente]) y con o sin un desafío al día 16 con C. jejuni por sonda oral a una dosis de 103 unidades formadoras de colonias (UFC)/ml. Se midieron los pesos corporales y el consumo de alimento los días 0, 14, 28 y 41 para determinar el rendimiento de los pollos de engorde. Se recolectaron muestras de tejido del íleon de 24 aves por tratamiento en los días 17 y 24 (1 y 8 días después de la inoculación [PI]) para el análisis de la expresión génica relativa (RGE). Se recolectaron muestras de contenido cecal de 24 aves por tratamiento en los días 24, 34 y 42 para la enumeración de C. jejuni y para el cálculo de la prevalencia. Se procesó un total de 80 aves por tratamiento para determinar el rendimiento de la canal en el día 44. En el día 45 se recolectaron 16 enjuagues de la canal por tratamiento para el recuento de C. jejuni y el cálculo de la prevalencia. La interacción entre la dieta y la inoculación no influyó en el rendimiento del crecimiento (P > 0.05). Sin embargo, se observó un efecto de la dieta en el período de iniciación, donde las aves alimentadas con la dieta progresivamente reducida tuvieron una tasa de conversión alimenticia más baja que las aves alimentadas con la dieta control negativa (P = 0.0165). Además, el tratamiento de aves inoculadas con C. jejuni alimentadas con la dieta progresivamente reducida tuvo una tendencia a una tasa de conversión alimenticia más baja durante el período de crecimiento (P = 0.0550). El análisis de expresión génica relativa de la interleucina 1ß y la interleucina 10 fue similar en todos los tratamientos a los días uno y ocho después de la inoculación. El análisis de expresión génica relativa de la beta defensina 10 aviar fue similar en todos los tratamientos en el día uno después del desafío, pero diferente en el día ocho después de la inoculación (P = 0.0476). Todas las aves inoculadas con C. jejuni tuvieron recuentos similares de UFC por mililitro en el contenido cecal en los días 24, 34 y 42 (P > 0.05), y todas las aves inoculadas con solución salina amortiguada de fosfatos fueron negativas para C. jejuni después de la prueba de prevalencia. Después del procesamiento 1) el rendimiento de la canal fue similar en todos los tratamientos (P > 0.05); 2) las aves inoculadas con C. jejuni y alimentadas con la dieta control negativa tuvieron recuentos de CFU por mililitro más bajos que las aves que recibieron la dieta control positiva y dietas de dosis constante (P = 0.0383); y 3) todas las aves inoculadas con la solución amortiguada de fosfatos fueron negativas para Campylobacter. En general, bajo las condiciones de este estudio, la adición de la pared celular de levadura dietética durante un desafío con C. jejuni no tuvo un impacto en el rendimiento del crecimiento, en la respuesta inmune innata, en la colonización cecal, en el rendimiento de la canal o la colonización de la canal después del procesamiento.

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The present study evaluated the individual and combined effects of coated and uncoated phytase on broiler performance, tibia characteristics, and residual phytate phosphorus (P) in manure. Two repeated studies were conducted using 240-day-old Cobb 500 by-product male broilers per trial. For each trial, birds were assigned to four treatments with four replicate battery cages per treatment (60 birds/trt) and grown for 21 days. Treatments included: (1) negative control (NC), (2) NC + 1000 phytase units (FTU) coated phytase (C), (3) NC + 1000 FTU uncoated phytase (U), and (4) NC + 500 FTU coated + 500 FTU uncoated phytase (CU). Data were analyzed with a one-way ANOVA and means were separated using Tukey's HSD. In the pooled data for both trials, all treatments with dietary phytase had a higher body weight (BW) and feed consumption (FC) than the NC on day 21 (p < 0.05). Similarly, a six-point reduction was observed for day 1 to 21 feed conversion (FCR) for U and CU (p < 0.05). All treatments with phytase inclusion differed from the NC in every evaluated parameter for bone mineralization (p < 0.05) and had significantly lower fecal phytate P concentrations compared to the NC (p < 0.05). Overall, bird performance was essentially unaffected by phytase form, indicating that combining phytase forms does not appear to offer any advantage to the evaluated parameters from day 1 to 21.

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Counting oocysts in feces or litter is 1 method to monitor infection levels with Eimeria spp. in chickens after experimental infection or in commercial flocks. Counts of oocysts shed in the feces are thought to follow a typical pattern, with clear peaks representing infection cycles while oocyst counts in litter are representative for at least 2 wk before they begin to deteriorate. The objective of the study was to compare oocyst counts in fresh feces and litter of broilers kept in floor pens with fresh pine shavings as litter material for 42 days. The birds were spray-vaccinated against coccidia in the hatchery. Every 2 to 3 days, 7 pens were sampled by collecting fresh feces and litter from at least 3 locations per pen. Oocysts were counted using a McMaster chamber (Vetslides, Park City, Utah). There were significant differences between pens in oocyst counts in feces as well as in litter, and there were no obvious shedding patterns. Overall, the geometric mean of oocyst counts on day 8 and later was 1,300 oocysts per gram (opg) in feces and 2,700 opg in litter. The variability was lower in litter samples, and the number of pens required to find significant differences between groups in a hypothetical experiment was unrealistically high on most days. Investigating individual fecal samples showed large differences within the pens in addition to the differences between the pens.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate and quantify the parasitological challenge in pastured poultry production in the state of Georgia. Over the course of 1 yr, fecal samples from six turkey flocks, 10 broiler flocks, and 13 layer flocks were collected on a pastured farm in 2-wk intervals to determine counts of Eimeria oocysts and nematode eggs. Average coccidia counts were 10,198 oocysts per gram of feces (OPG) in broiler flocks, 1470 OPG in layer flocks, and 695 OPG in turkey flocks. The means in broiler and turkey flocks were higher at their first week on pasture. Counts in broilers and layers were significantly higher in spring than in winter and summer. Coccidia counts in broilers were lower than published numbers in conventionally reared poultry, indicating the rotation system of the pastures might effectively reduce the infection pressure. Next-generation sequencing of PCR products showed the presence of most described Eimeria spp. in broilers, layers, and turkeys. In addition, operational taxonomic units (OTUs) x, y, and z were found. The frequency of species was similar for broilers and layers, with the exception that Eimeria praecox and OTU z were more common in layers. In layer flocks, the average count of roundworm eggs per gram of feces (EPG) was 509 EPG with 80% of the samples being positive. The mean counts had no clear pattern related to age. There was an increase of EPG with the increase of temperatures during spring and summer with the peak at midfall. Worm eggs from laying hens were identified as Ascaridia galli. The seasonal differences suggest that higher temperatures might result in an increase of egg survival and sporulation in the environment.

Artículo regular­Muestreo de coccidias y nematodos en aves en pastoreo en el estado de Georgia El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar y cuantificar el desafío parasitológico en la producción avícola en pastoreo en el estado de Georgia. En el transcurso de un año, se recolectaron muestras fecales de seis parvadas de pavos, 10 parvadas de pollos de engorde y 13 parvadas de gallinas de postura en una granja de pastoreo en intervalos de dos semanas para determinar los conteos de ooquistes de Eimeria y huevos de nematodos. Los recuentos promedio de coccidias fueron 10,198 ooquistes por gramo de heces (OPG) en parvadas de pollos de engorde, 1470 ooquistes por gramo de heces en parvadas ponedoras y 695 ooquistes por gramo de heces en parvadas de pavos. Los promedios en las parvadas de pollos de engorde y pavos fueron más altos en su primera semana en pastoreo. Los conteos en pollos de engorde y ponedoras fueron significativamente más altos en primavera que en invierno y verano. Los recuentos de coccidios en pollos de engorde fueron más bajos que los números publicados en aves criadas de manera convencional, lo que indica que el sistema de rotación de pastizales podría reducir efectivamente la presión de infección. La secuenciación de próxima generación de los productos de PCR mostró la presencia de la mayoría de las especies de Eimeria spp descritas en pollos de engorde, gallinas de postura y pavos. Además, se encontraron unidades taxonómicas operativas (OTU) x, y, z. La frecuencia de especies fue similar para pollos de engorde y gallinas de postura, con la excepción de que Eimeria praecox y las unidades taxonómicas operativas z fueron más comunes en gallinas de postura. En las parvadas de gallinas de postura, el recuento promedio de huevos de helmintos intestinales por gramo de heces (EPG) fue de 509 EPG, con el 80% de las muestras positivas. Los recuentos medios no tenían un patrón claro relacionado con la edad. Hubo un aumento de huevos de helmintos intestinales por gramo de heces con el aumento de las temperaturas durante la primavera y el verano con el pico a la mitad del otoño. Los huevos de helmintos de las gallinas de postura se identificaron como Ascaridia galli. Las diferencias estacionales sugieren que las temperaturas más altas podrían resultar en un aumento de la supervivencia de los huevos y su esporulación en el medio ambiente.

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Offspring born to dams genetically tested for resistance to fescue toxicity were separated in groups based on their dams' resistance level (tolerant vs. susceptible). Rumen-protected niacin (RPN) is proposed as a potential alleviator for vasoconstriction produced by fescue toxicity. Complete blood count (CBC) analysis was utilized for detection of significant responses to treatments applied. Our objectives were as follows: (a) to analyze changes in CBC due to fescue toxicity, maternal resistance level, and RPN in growing offspring; and (b) to assess the effects of maternal resistance level when consuming endophyte-infected tall fescue seeds in addition to RPN in offspring performance. Body weight, average daily gain, or health status were not improved by RPN or the genetic test to detect fescue toxicity resistance. Typical signs of alkaloids intoxication and heat stress were noticed in offspring. Particularly, rectal temperature was greater for susceptible control heifers. Results showed that susceptible control offspring presented signs of anemia denoted by low mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV). High levels of white blood cells (WBC) and basophils in combination to low neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio were the signs of infection or inflammation detected in the CBC analysis, especially in tolerant niacin steers. Furthermore, offspring of control heifers had a greater percentage of reticulocytes and RDW, denoting signs of anemia.

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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of tannin-rich peanut skin (PS) supplementation on growth performance, ruminal and blood metabolites, and carcass traits associated with internal parasite infection in meat goats under confined conditions. Twenty-one Kiko crossbred male goats were blocked by body weight (BW) and randomly assigned to one of 3 treatment groups. Experimental diets contained different levels of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) skin replacing alfalfa (Medicago sativa) pellets (ALP) in a control diet. Experimental treatments included: 30% ALP (control), 15% PS and 15% ALP, and 30% PS. Peanut skin was incorporated in the grain mix portion of the diets. Animals were fed once daily, and the intake was adjusted every 3 to 4 d. Each animal was each artificially infected with 5,000 larvae of the 3rd stage of barber's pole worm (Haemonchus contortus). Body weights, dry matter intake (DMI), and fecal samples for fecal egg counts (FEC) were taken at d 0, 12, 23, and 41. Rumen fluid and blood samples were collected at d 45. The performance period lasted 45 d and at the completion of the study, goats were harvested, and carcass characteristics, abomasal worm counts were measured. The results showed that DMI, BW, carcass traits, and meat color were not affected by PS supplementation, whereas average daily gain (ADG, P < 0.01), blood glucose (P < 0.001), phosphorus (P < 0.05), and cholesterol levels (P < 0.001) significantly increased with increasing levels of PS supplementation. There was a linear (P < 0.01) reduction in rumen acetate to propionate ratio, ammonia-nitrogen, FEC, and H. contortus worm counts, with increasing levels of PS supplementation. This study shows that PS supplementation up to 30% of the diet can improve ADG and rumen fermentation while reducing gastrointestinal parasite infection in meat goats.