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Biblioteca(s): | INIA La Estanzuela.
Fecha corriente: | 28/09/2020
Fecha de la última actualización: | 28/09/2020
Autoria: | FERNÁNDEZ ,S.; FRAGA, M.; CASTELLS, M.; COLINA, R.; ZUNINO,P.
Afiliación: | MARTIN FRAGA COTELO, INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria), Uruguay; PABLO ZUNINO.
Título: | Effect of the administration of Lactobacillus spp. strains on neonatal diarrhoea, immune parameters and pathogen abundance in pre-weaned calves.
Año de publicación: | 2020
Fuente/Imprenta: | Beneficial Microbes, 1 September 2020, Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 477-488. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2019.0167
DOI: | 10.3920/BM2019.0167
Idioma: | Inglés

Contenido:

Abstract:
Neonatal calf diarrhoea is one of the challenges faced by intensive farming, and probiotics are considered a promising approach to improve calves' health. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of potential probiotic lactobacilli on new-born dairy calves' growth, diarrhoea incidence, faecal score, cytokine expression in blood cells, immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels in plasma and faeces, and pathogen abundance in faeces. Two in vivo assays were conducted at the same farm in two annual calving seasons. Treated calves received one daily dose of the selected lactobacilli (Lactobacillus reuteri TP1.3B or Lactobacillus johnsonii TP1.6) for 10 consecutive days. A faecal score was recorded daily, average daily gain (ADG) was calculated, and blood and faeces samples were collected. Pathogen abundance was analysed by absolute qPCR in faeces using primers directed at Salmonella enterica, rotavirus, coronavirus, Cryptosporidium parvum and three Escherichia coli virulence genes (eae, clpG and Stx1). The faecal score was positively affected by the administration of both lactobacilli strains, and diarrhoea incidence was significantly lower in treated calves. No differences were found regarding ADG, cytokine expression, IgA levels and pathogen abundance. Our findings showed that oral administration of these strains could improve gastrointestinal health, but results could vary depending on the calving season, which may be related to pathogen seasonality and other environmental effects.

Palabras-Clave: | CALVES; DIARREA; DIARREA NEONATAL; DIARRHOEA; LACTOBACILLUS SPP; PLATAFORMA SALUD ANIMAL; PROBIÓTICOS; PROBIOTICS.
Categoría del tema: | E16 Enfermedades de los animales
Registro original: | INIA La Estanzuela (LE)
Ejemplares: | LE - (103203-1) - PXI - AP - DD - PP/Beneficial Microbes/2020/Fraga -  -  - DIS