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This study received support from the European Union's-H2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curiefellowship (grant number 801586) and the Technology Transfer Operation of the Rural Development Program of Catalonia 2014-2020 (Government of Catalonia and the European Regional Development Funds, Grant code 01.02.01) .r fellowship (grant number 801586) and the Technology Transfer Oper-ation of the Rural Development Program of Catalonia 2014-2020 (Government of Catalonia and the European Regional Development Funds, Grant code 01.02.01) . We greatly appreciate the technical assistance of the staff of BonA`rea Agrupa during on-farm practices and to the staff of the Laboratory of Nutritive Value of CITA for helping with the laboratory analysis.

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February 12, 2025
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Mild synergistic effects of a dietary source of polyphenols (Ceratonia siliqua L.) and vitamin E on light lambs' rumination activity, nutritional status, and gastrointestinal redox-immune markers

Publicated to:Livestock Science. 291 105628- - 2025-01-01 291(), DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2024.105628

Authors: Bottegal, Diego Nicolas; Lobon, Sandra; Serrano-Perez, Beatriz; Martin-Alonso, Maria Jose; Latorre, Maria Angeles; Alvarez-Rodriguez, Javier

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AGROTECNIO CERCA Ctr, Ave Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, Lleida 25198, Spain - Author
Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Dept Ciencia Anim, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Inst Nacl Tecnol Agr INTA, Rivadavia 1439,C1033AAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Author
Univ Lleida, Dept Ciencia Anim, Ave Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, Lleida 25198, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Dept Prod Anim & Ciencia Alimentos, IA2, C Miguel Servet 177, Zaragoza 50013, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Escuela Politecn Super, Dept Prod Anim & Ciencia Alimentos, Carretera Cuarte S-N, Huesca 22071, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, CITA, Zaragoza 50013, Spain - Author
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary inclusion of carob pulp (0 vs. 20 % Cp, Ceratonia siliqua L.) and vitamin E (Vit E, 40 vs. 300 IU/kg of concentrate) on growth performance, time-budget and eating behaviour, blood metabolites, gastrointestinal and immune markers of fattening light lambs. Seventy-two weaned lambs (females and entire males) were randomly allocated in 12 group pens (6 animals/pen) in a 2 x 2 nutritional factorial design. Growth performance was evaluated, and blood samples were collected twice, whereas behaviour and eating pattern were recorded three times in the fattening period. Gene expression was evaluated by collecting ruminal, jejunal and ileal tissue samples at slaughter. The Cp inclusion did not affect lambs' performance, but the High Vit E improved the lambs' growth. Likewise, both Cp and High Vit E independently increased the haematocrit value while only High Vit E improved the plasma alpha-tocopherol concentration and decreased the ratio MDA: alpha-tocopherol, considered a proxy of enhanced redox balance. Providing simultaneously 20 % of Cp and High Vit E boosted rumination activity. Dietary Cp modified the eating pattern which was slightly delayed to the early afternoon, and decreased blood lactate. In the jejunum, High Vit E and 20 %-Cp diets down-regulated IFN-gamma expression, while High Vit E down-regulated TNF-alpha expression. In the ileum, Cp decreased the expression of GPX2, whereas High Vit E down-regulated TGF-beta and up-regulated CAT expression. Mild synergistic effects of dietary Cp and Vit E were evident on the nutritional status and gastrointestinal redox-immune markers of concentrate-fed lambs.

Keywords

Alimentación de corderosAlpha-tocopherolAntioxidanAntioxidantAntioxidant capacityAntioxidantesBehaviorBehaviourCarob pulpCeratonia siliquaComportamientoCondensed tanninsGrowthImmune responseImpacLambsPerformancePlasmaPolyethylene-glycolRespuesta inmunológicaTocoferolesTocopherol

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    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10532/7426

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    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Argentina.