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Effect of Mineral Supplementation on the Macromineral Concentration in Blood in Pre- and Postpartum Blackbelly Sheep.
Moyano Tapia, Juan Carlos; Leib, Simon Alexander; Marini, Pablo Roberto; Fischman, Maria Laura.
Afiliação
  • Moyano Tapia JC; Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida/Centro de Investigación, Posgrado y Conservación Amazónica, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo 160150, Ecuador.
  • Leib SA; Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios de Problemáticas Lecheras (CLEPL), Casilda 2170, Argentina.
  • Marini PR; Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida/Centro de Investigación, Posgrado y Conservación Amazónica, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo 160150, Ecuador.
  • Fischman ML; Centro Latinoamericano de Estudios de Problemáticas Lecheras (CLEPL), Casilda 2170, Argentina.
Animals (Basel) ; 10(7)2020 Jul 16.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32708533
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of mineral supplementation on the serum concentration of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium in pre- and postpartum Blackbelly sheep throughout three successive lambing periods under free grazing conditions in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region. The field work was carried out between January 2015 and February 2018 using 20 Blackbelly sheep belonging to the Centre for Research, Postgraduate Studies and Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity, Ecuador. The flock was randomly divided into two groups: Group 1 (G1) was fed with forage plus a supplementation (Pecutrin® Mineral supplement plus vitamins A, D3, and E. Bayer HealthCare) and Group 2 (G2) was fed only with forage without mineral supplementation. Three blood samples from the coccygeal vein were taken from each sheep 30 days before lambing, 30 days after, and 60 days after lambing. Concerning the average of calcium, significant differences were found at different times inside each group and also between them (p < 0.0001 in both cases). As for the phosphorus, significant differences were found between the means of the groups for all times from 30 days after the second lambing season (p < 0.05). It was observed that the groups differed significantly in terms on the average of magnesium (considering a significance level of 0.05) 30 days before the first lambing and at all times measured from the 30 days after the second lambing (p < 0.005). In this study, we showed that Blackbelly sheep raised under free grazing conditions in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region had very low serum calcium values, and supplementation was unable to improve them. Meanwhile, phosphorus and magnesium levels were below the required values, but after supplementation, they exceeded the minimum threshold. Mineral supplementation in the rearing of sheep in grazing systems is necessary during the entire production cycle, but it must be done taking into account the soil-plant-animal relationship specifically for the Amazonian Region systems.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Animals (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Animals (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Suíça