Document Detail


Effects of supplementary folic acid and vitamin B(12) on hepatic metabolism of dairy cows according to methionine supply.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20412928     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present experiment was undertaken to study the interactions between dietary supplements of rumen-protected methionine (RPM) and intramuscular injections of folic acid and vitamin B(12), given from 3 wk before calving to 16 wk of lactation, on hepatic metabolism of lactating dairy cows. Sixty multiparous Holstein cows were assigned to 10 blocks of 6 cows each according to their previous milk production. Within each block, 3 cows were fed a diet calculated to supply Met as 1.83% of metabolizable protein, whereas the 3 other cows were fed the same diet supplemented with 18g of RPM calculated to provide Met as 2.23% of metabolizable protein. Within each level of Met, the cows received no vitamin supplement or weekly intramuscular injections of 160mg of folic acid alone or combined with 10mg of vitamin B(12). Liver biopsies were taken at 2, 4, 8, and 16 wk of lactation. Liver concentrations of folates and vitamin B(12) were increased by their respective supplements but this response to vitamin supplements was altered by methionine supply. Concentrations of total lipids and triglycerides increased in livers of cows fed RPM, whereas concentrations of cholesterol ester, cholesterol, diglycerides, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylcholine were not affected. Folic acid, alone or combined with vitamin B(12), tended to increase the ratio of phosphatidylcholine to phosphatidylethanolamine. Gene expression of 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase, microsomal transfer protein, and phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase were higher in liver of cows fed RPM supplements. The relative mRNA abundance of 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase were increased by the combined injections of folic acid and vitamin B(12), whereas those of methionine synthase and methionine synthase reductase were not affected by treatments. These results suggest that increasing supply of methyl groups, as preformed labile methyl groups or through methylneogenesis, affected the methylation cycle but had a limited effect on dairy cow performance. The observed effects of the combined supplement of folic acid and vitamin B(12) on lactational performance of dairy cows probably result from an improvement of energy metabolism during early lactation.
Authors:
A Preynat; H Lapierre; M C Thivierge; M F Palin; N Cardinault; J J Matte; A Desrochers; C L Girard
Related Documents :
19447988 - Reproductive performance of dairy cows is influenced by prepartum feed restriction and ...
8818818 - Effects of time of weaning, supplement, and sire breed of calf during the fall grazing ...
3806558 - The influence of high level feeding on the duration of parturition and the incidence of...
16779988 - Mechanisms of twinning: vii. effect of diet and heredity on the human twinning rate.
19303418 - High rates of residual fatty acid oxidation during mild ischemia decrease cardiac work ...
8916278 - Developmental capacity, energy metabolism and ultrastructure of mature oocytes from pre...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of dairy science     Volume:  93     ISSN:  1525-3198     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Dairy Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-23     Completed Date:  2010-10-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985126R     Medline TA:  J Dairy Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2130-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 American Dairy Science Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, Centre de Recherche et Développement sur le Bovin Laitier et le Porc, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1M 1Z3, Canada.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Dairying
Diet / veterinary*
Dietary Supplements*
Folic Acid / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
Injections, Intramuscular
Lipid A / metabolism
Liver / drug effects*,  metabolism
Methionine / metabolism*
Random Allocation
Time Factors
Vitamin B 12 / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipid A; 59-30-3/Folic Acid; 63-68-3/Methionine; 68-19-9/Vitamin B 12

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Carryover effects of potassium supplementation on calcium homeostasis in dairy cows at parturition.
Next Document:  Brown midrib corn silage and Tifton 85 bermudagrass in rations for early-lactation cows.