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Effects of hydrolyzed yeast supplementation in calf starter on immune responses to vaccine challenge in neonatal calves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2011

M. H. Kim ,
J. K. Seo ,
C. H. Yun ,
S. J. Kang ,
J. Y. Ko  and
J. K. Ha
M. H. Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
J. K. Seo
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
C. H. Yun
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea Center for Agricultural Biomaterials, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanangno, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
S. J. Kang
Affiliation:
Dairy Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Cheonan 330-801, Republic of Korea
J. Y. Ko
Affiliation:
R&D center, Livestock Research Institute, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Anseong, Republic of Korea
J. K. Ha*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
*
†E-mail: jongha@snu.ac.kr
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Abstract

The effects of hydrolyzed yeast supplementation on growth performance, health and immune-physiological parameters in neonatal calves challenged with vaccine were investigated. Twelve Holstein calves were started in the experiment at 2 ± 1 days of age and were studied for 35 days. Calves were randomly assigned to each of two dietary treatments, a control (CON) and hydrolyzed yeast (HY) group. The calves in the HY group received control calf starter supplemented with 0.2% HY. All calves were given calf starter ad libitum for 5 weeks starting in week 1. Calves were also given whole milk according to a step-down milking protocol. In order to induce immune responses, all calves were challenged with Hog cholera and Erysipelothrix insidiossa live vaccines by intramuscular injection at 3 weeks of age. Growth performance and feed intake were not affected by dietary treatment throughout the experimental period, except that the HY group had significantly higher (P < 0.05) milk intake than did the CON group at 3 weeks of age. Calves in the HY group showed significantly better (P < 0.05) fecal and health scores at 3 weeks compared to those in the control group. After vaccine challenge, neutropenia, lymphophilia and thrombocytopenia were observed in the CON group, but calves in the HY group did not show significant changes of leukocytes. The average concentration of serum haptoglobin in the HY group was significantly higher (P < 0.05) at 1 and 3 days post-vaccine challenge (DPVC) than that of CON group. Feeding HY supplemented calf starter resulted in a higher (P < 0.05) relative amount of bacterial and viral – specific IgA than in the CON group at 5 DPVC. Although the percentage of CD4+ T cells was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the HY group than in the CON group at −2 DPVC, significant differences between groups after vaccine challenge was not observed during the experimental period. These results suggest that 0.2% HY supplementation in calf starter can improve the health status and immune-related serum protein production and affect blood cell composition in neonatal calves after vaccine challenge.

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neonatal calfhydrolyzed yeastimmune
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animal , Volume 5 , Issue 6 , June 2011 , pp. 953 - 960
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2011

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Both authors equally contributed as the first author of this article.

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