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Effects of daidzein on performance, serum metabolites, nutrient digestibility, and fecal bacterial community in bull calves
•Daidzein improved growth performance of bull calves.•Daidzein enhanced antioxidant and immune capacities in bull calves.•Daidzein increased CP digestibility and abundance of proteolytic bacteria in feces.•Daidzein should be a promising feed additive for growth of beef cattle. An experiment was cond...
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Published in: | Animal feed science and technology 2017-03, Vol.225, p.87-96 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | •Daidzein improved growth performance of bull calves.•Daidzein enhanced antioxidant and immune capacities in bull calves.•Daidzein increased CP digestibility and abundance of proteolytic bacteria in feces.•Daidzein should be a promising feed additive for growth of beef cattle.
An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of soy isoflavone daidzein on growth performance, serum metabolites, nutrient digestibility, and fecal bacterial community in bull calves. Twenty bull calves (138.9±12.1kg) were used in a 60-d feeding study. These calves were stratified by weight into groups and randomly allotted by group to one of four dietary groups including supplemental 0 (control), 100, 200, and 400mg daidzein/kg feed, respectively. The average daily gain was increased significantly by supplemental daidzein (P |
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ISSN: | 0377-8401 1873-2216 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.01.014 |