Simmental Crossbred Research Articles

Comparison of Feedlot Performance and Carcass Yields of Native Calves×Holstein and Native Calves× Simmental Crossbreds

Comparison of Feedlot Performance and Carcass Yields of Native Calves×Holstein and Native Calves× Simmental Crossbreds

Effects of Diets Combining Peanut Vine and Whole-Plant Corn Silage on Growth Performance, Meat Quality and Rumen Microbiota of Simmental Crossbred Cattle.

Peanut vine is a typical peanut by-product and can be used as a quality roughage resource. Whole-plant corn silage is a commonly used roughage. However, few studies have investigated the effects of diets combining peanut vine and whole-plant corn silage on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, meat quality, rumen fermentation and microbiota of beef cattle. To investigate these effects, eighty Simmental crossbred cattle (body weight, 451.27 ± 10.38 kg) approximately 14 months old were randomly divided into four treatments for a 90-day feeding experiment. A one-way design method was used in this experiment. According to the roughage composition, the cattle were divided into a control treatment of 45% wheat straw and 55% whole-plant corn silage (WG), and three treatments of 25% peanut vine and 75% whole-plant corn silage (LPG), 45% peanut vine and 55% whole-plant corn silage (MPG), and 65% peanut vine and 35% whole-plant corn silage (HPG), and the concentrate was the same for all four treatment diets. The results showed that compared to the WG group, the MPG group experienced an increase in their average daily feed intake of 14%, an average daily gain of 32%, and an increase in SOD activity in the spleen of 33%; in the meat, dry matter content increased by 11%, crude protein by 9%, and ether extract content by 40%; in the rumen, the NH3-N content was reduced by 36%, the relative abundance of Firmicutes increased, and the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes decreased (p < 0.05). These results showed the composition of 45% peanut vine and 55% whole-plant corn silage in the roughage improved growth performance, antioxidant capacity, meat quality, rumen fermentation, and microbiota of beef cattle.

Assessing Nutrient Consumption and Fattening Performances of Simmental Crossbred Bulls Fed Concentrate Feed and Chopped Forage Under Different Times on Feed Offered

This study aimed to determine nutrient consumption, body weight gain, feed conversion, and feed efficiency of Simmental crossbred bulls through different feeding management specifically for levels of time on feed offered. Nine bulls were allocated on three different level treatments and three replicates. They were T0=feeding whole concentrate first in the morning then offering whole chopped forages after 6 hours later; T1=feeding half of the concentrate first then offering half of the chopped forages after 2 hours later in the morning and afternoon; T2=feeding half of the concentrate and chopped forages simultaneously in the morning and afternoon. Bulls were fed twice daily and had free access to drinking water ad libitum. Parameters observed were nutrient consumption, daily gain, feed conversion and efficiency. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and further analysis by DMRT for the significant parameter. The results showed that the treatment of different feeding management presented significantly different (P&lt;0.05) on nutrient consumption; however, it had no effect (P&gt;0.05) on daily gain, feed conversion, and feed efficiency. Feed-offered time differences affected nutrient consumption but did not alter the concentrate and forage ratio consumed or cattle performances.

Potential of Beef Cattle Breeding by Output Value-Based in Bayang Utara District, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatera

This study aimed to determine the potential of beef cattle breeding in Bayang Utara District, Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatera. The material in this study included 135 farmers as respondents and 256 beef cattle. This research was descriptive-analytic using survey method with census data collection technique. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively. The results showed the natural increase (NI) of beef cattle as a whole was 13.28% with the NI value of each breed of beef cattle were 50.00%, 19.23%, 16.67%, 13.01%, and 9.27% for Limousin Crossbred cattle, PO cattle, Brahman Cross cattle, Simmental Crossbred cattle, and Pesisir cattle, respectively. The net replacement rate (NRR) of male and female cattle is 75.18% and 174.76%, respectively. The estimated output of beef cattle was 13.28% of the population consisting of the remaining replacement male -1.39% and female 3.88% as well as 5.6% male and 5.19% rejected cattle with the output value of each breed beef cattle were 50.00% or 1 head for Limousin Crossbred, 16.67% or 5 heads for Brahman Cross cattle, 19.23% or 5 heads for PO cattle, 13.00% or 16 heads for Simmental Crossbred and 9.27% or 7 heads for Pesisir cattle. The estimated output value of beef cattle as a whole where beef cattle can be removed was 13.28% or 34 heads. The estimated value of livestock output could be used to consider the potential development of livestock breeding in an area so that there is a sustainable breeding program.

Designing genetic impact assessment for crossbreeding with exotic beef breeds in mixed farming systems

A genetic impact assessment (GIA) methodology is developed, consisting of consultation of stakeholders, identification of issues and assessment of associated indicators, for crossbreeding with exotic beef breeds in smallholder mixed farms. The GIA is implemented in two case studies of crossbreeding with Limousin and Simmental in Madura and Central Java, Indonesia. Consultation of stakeholders ( n = 421) in focus group discussions yielded the issues that should be taken into account in a GIA. Farmers identified economic benefits, feed availability, cattle management, animal’s performances, additional functions of cattle, and health and fertility as issues. Policymakers mentioned the production of beef as the main issue while scientists called for environmental quality and maintaining local farm animal genetic resources as issues. Indicators to characterize these issues in a GIA were deducted from literature; determination of the indicators was based on data sampled on 97 farms, keeping local Madura or Limousin crossbreds, in Madura and 252 farms and keeping local Ongole or Simmental crossbreds, in Central Java. The GIA showed that crossbreeding contributes to increased meat production at the national level; however, it does not necessarily guarantee improvements in economic benefits at farm level nor environmental performances.

Effects of Land Transport Stress on Variations in Ruminal Microbe Diversity and Immune Functions in Different Breeds of Cattle

Simple SummaryAnti-stress is an emergent research point to current cattle industry. Land transport stress, a negative off-site fattening mode, causing a serious problems to beef cattle production, such as nutrition-metabolism, hormone secretion levels, and immune competence are imbalanced. In this paper we compared among Simmental Crossbred Cattle (SC), Native Yellow Cattle (NY), and Cattle Yak (CY) about ruminal microbe diversity and immune functions before and after transportation. The results showing that transport stress leads to increase secretion of hormone, both pro-inflammatory cytokines and rumen lipopolysaccharide. Meanwhile, the ruminal microbiota OTUs, Chao1, and Shannon were also changed, and Prevotella1 in NY group was higher than other groups before transport; after transport Firmicutes and Lactobacillus were increased than other groups in CY. The rumen microbiota also related with serum cytokine. Under transport stress, rumen microbiota affect the secretion of hormone levels and immune functions and breed factors affect the performance of stress resistance.The intensity and specialization of beef cattle production make off-site fattening, and introduce new breeds need transportation to achieve the goals. The present study was aimed to investigate effects of land transport stress on hormones levels, microbial fermentation, microbial composition, immunity and correlation among them among Simmental Crossbred Cattle (SC), Native Yellow Cattle (NY), and Cattle Yak (CY). High-throughput sequencing was used to investigate the rumen microbial diversity. After transport stress cortisol (COR), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β were increased (p < 0.05) in all groups. Rumen lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was increased (p < 0.05) in SC and CY groups. Total volatile fatty acids were increased (p < 0.05) in all groups. The ruminal microbiota about OTUs, Chao1, and Shannon in SC and CY groups were higher than before transport. Prevotella1 in NY group was higher (p < 0.05) than other groups before transport; after transport Firmicutes and Lactobacillus were increased (p < 0.05) than other groups in CY. Lactobacillus was positively correlated with IL-6 and IL-4. Under transport stress, cattle may suffer from inflammatory response through modulating HPA axis and microbiota metabolite affects the secretion of hormone levels and immune function and breeds factor affect the performance of stress resistance.

Change in Chemical Composition of Simmental Crossbred Cattle Milk Improved its Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Processed Properties.

This study aimed to evaluate a new milk resource from Simmental crossbred cattle, which could be an alternative raw milk for dairy products. In the experiment, physicochemical characterization of raw milk was evaluated according to the Standards. In addition, Simmental crossbred cattle milk (SHCM) samples had the higher contents of total amino acid than those of Chinese Holstein cow milk (HCM) samples, especially for Leu, Lys, Met, and Phe. We also observed the contents of protein, fat, and lactose in SHCM samples changed during 12 months, where in milk fat content was mostly affected by the season, followed by the lactose and protein contents. Moreover, texture profile analysis showed that yoghurt made from SHCM had stronger structures, which especially reflected in hardness and chewiness. The G' of yoghurt made from SHCM during storage time was always higher than that made from HCM, indicating that SHCM yoghurt showed higher apparent viscosity values. Logically, the milk from Simmental crossbred cattle has desirable physicochemical characteristics and nutritional value, which could be a new better resource of dairy products. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Compared with Chinese Holstein cattle, Simmental crossbred cattle have strong resistance to moist weather and better performance in disease resistance, which are particularly important for lactating cows persisting in south of China. We evaluated the nutritional values of SHCM and HCM, and compared the seasonal variation on chemical composition of SHCM sample. All the data could be used to produce different dairy products using raw milk from different seasons. In addition, textural properties of yoghurt made from two milks were also determined, and we suggested that SHCM could be used as a new resource candidate for developing dairy product in the future.

Genetic diversity of Indonesian cattle breeds based on microsatellite markers.

ObjectiveThis research was conducted to study the genetic diversity in several Indonesian cattle breeds using microsatellite markers to classify the Indonesian cattle breeds.MethodsA total of 229 DNA samples from of 10 cattle breeds were used in this study. The polymerase chain reaction process was conducted using 12 labeled primers. The size of allele was generated using the multiplex DNA fragment analysis. The POPGEN and CERVUS programs were used to obtain the observed number of alleles, effective number of alleles, observed heterozygosity value, expected heterozygosity value, allele frequency, genetic differentiation, the global heterozygote deficit among breeds, and the heterozygote deficit within the breed, gene flow, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and polymorphism information content values. The MEGA program was used to generate a dendrogram that illustrates the relationship among cattle population. Bayesian clustering assignments were analyzed using STRUCTURE program. The GENETIX program was used to perform the correspondence factorial analysis (CFA). The GENALEX program was used to perform the principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and analysis of molecular variance. The principal component analysis (PCA) was performed using adegenet package of R program.ResultsA total of 862 alleles were detected in this study. The INRA23 allele 205 is a specific allele candidate for the Sumba Ongole cattle, while the allele 219 is a specific allele candidate for Ongole Grade. This study revealed a very close genetic relationship between the Ongole Grade and Sumba Ongole cattle and between the Madura and Pasundan cattle. The results from the CFA, PCoA, and PCA analysis in this study provide scientific evidence regarding the genetic relationship between Banteng and Bali cattle. According to the genetic relationship, the Pesisir cattle were classified as Bos indicus cattle.ConclusionAll identified alleles in this study were able to classify the cattle population into three clusters i.e. Bos taurus cluster (Simmental Purebred, Simmental Crossbred, and Holstein Friesian cattle); Bos indicus cluster (Sumba Ongole, Ongole Grade, Madura, Pasundan, and Pesisir cattle); and Bos javanicus cluster (Banteng and Bali cattle).

Detection of candidate genes for growth and carcass traits using genome-wide association strategy in Chinese Simmental beef cattle

In Chinese beef cattle industry, there are more than 60 million livestock, nearly half of which are Chinese Simmental beef cattle or Simmental crossbreds. Over the past decades, numerous quantitative trait loci for economic traits in cattle have been identified, while few studies for growth and carcass traits have been reported in Simmental beef cattle. In the present study, we conducted genome-wide association study based on BovineHD BeadChip and identified 41, 15, 3, 22 and 16 single-nucleotide polymorphisms significantly associated with average daily gain, liveweight before slaughter, carcass weight, dressing percentage and pure meat percentage respectively. In total, 18 candidate genes were found for growth and carcass traits, and four haplotype blocks for growth and carcass traits were discovered. These findings will facilitate detection of major genes and genetic variants involved in growth and carcass traits of beef cattle in further studies.

Prepubertal growth rate of Bali cattle and its crosses with Simmental breed at lowland and highland environment

Prepubertal growth rate (GR-1,2) of Bali cattle and its crosses with Simmental breed in the hot environment of lowland (0-100 m) and the cool environment of highland (700-1100 m above sea level) of West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, were evaluated by measuring the birth weight (BW), 150 d weaning weight (WW.150), preweaning growth rate (GR-1), yearling weight (YW), and post weaning growth rate (GR-2) of 187, 166, 216, and 156 calves for Bali breed (B), Bali x Simmental crossbred (SB), SB x Simmental back crossed (SBS), and SB x Bali back crossed (SBB), respectively. The results showed, GR-1,2 of the calf were significantly different between B calves and the crosses, and between the two altitudes of farms for the crosses calves. The B calves were found to have an average 0.29 kg/day GR-1,2 which was not different between raised in the lowland and highland environment. The crosses calves grew 75.02, 60.71, and 82.14% faster than those of B calf in the lowland for SB, SBS, and SBB calves, respectively, and 83.55, 115.48, and 70.97% faster than those of B calf in the highland for SB, SBS, and SBB calves, respectively.

Product Fat-1 Transgenic Simmental Crossbred Cattle Endogenously Synthesizing Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Using OSM

Product Fat-1 Transgenic Simmental Crossbred Cattle Endogenously Synthesizing Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Using OSM

Prediction of physical and chemical body compositions of purebred and crossbred Nellore cattle using the composition of a rib section1

The goal of this research was to develop empirical equations to predict chemical and physical compositions of the carcass and the body using the composition of the 9th- to 11th-rib section (rib(9-11)) and other measurements. A database (n = 246) from 6 studies was developed and comprised 37 bulls (BU), 115 steers (STR), and 94 heifers (HF), of which 132 were Nellore (NEL), 76 were NEL × Angus crossbreds (NA), and 38 were NEL × Simmental crossbreds (NS). The right half carcass and the rib(9-11) from the left half carcass were analyzed for ether extract (EE), CP, and water. The remaining components were chemically analyzed to determine the composition of the body. A stepwise procedure was used to determine the variable inclusion in the regression models. The variables included were EE in the rib(9-11) (EER; %), CP in the rib(9-11) (CPR; %), water in the rib(9-11) (WR; %), visceral fat (VF; %; KPH and mesenteric fats), organs plus viscera (OV; %), carcass dressing percentage (CD; %), cold carcass weight (kg), and empty BW (EBW; kg). No sex or breed effects were found on EE and CP compositions of the carcass (C(EE) and C(CP), respectively; %); the equations were as follows: C(EE) = 4.31 + 0.31 × EER + 1.37 × VF [n = 241; R(2) = 0.83; mean square error (MSE) = 4.53] and C(CP) = 17.92 + 0.60 × CPR - 0.17 × CD (n = 238; R(2) = 0.50; MSE = 1.58). Breed affected water content in the carcass (C(W), %); the equations were as follows: C(W) = 48.74 + 0.28 × WR - 0.017 × EBW for NEL; C(W) = 46.69 + 0.32 × WR - 0.017 × EBW for NA; and C(W) = 38.06 + 0.48 × WR - 0.017 × EBW for NS (n = 243; R(2) = 0.67; MSE = 5.17). A sex effect was found on body chemical EE composition (BW(EE)); the equations were as follows: BW(EE) = 2.75 + 0.33 × EER + 1.80 × VF for BU; BW(EE) = 1.84 + 0.33 × EER + 1.91 × VF for STR; and BW(EE) = 4.77 + 0.33 × EER + 1.28 × VF for HF (n = 243; R(2) = 0.89; MSE = 3.88). No sex or breed effects were found on CP composition in the body (BW(CP)); the equation was as follows: BW(CP) = 14.38 + 0.24 × CPR (n = 240; R(2) = 0.59; MSE = 1.06). A sex effect was found for body water content (BW(W)); the equations were as follows: BW(W) = 38.31 + 0.33 × WR - 1.09 × VF + 0.50 × OV for BU; BW(W) = 45.67 + 0.25 × WR - 1.89 × VF + 0.50 × OV for STR; and BW(W) = 31.61 + 0.47 × WR - 1.06 × VF + 0.50 × OV for HF (n = 241; R(2) = 0.81; MSE = 3.84). The physical carcass composition indicated a breed effect on all components and a sex effect for fat in the carcass. We conclude that body and carcass compositions can be estimated with rib(9-11) for purebred and crossbred NEL animals, but specific equations have to be developed for different groups of animals.

Daya Tahan Panas Pada Sapi Peranakan Simmental, Peranakan Ongole Dan Sapi Pesisir.

This research was conducted to study heat tolerance (HT) of three breed cattle of Simmental Crossbred, Ongole Crossbred and Pesisir Cattle. The animals were reared semi extensively by farmers in low land area of Pariaman, Pesisir districts and Padang city of West Sumatra. Sixty-four cows consisting of 14 Simental crossbred, 25 Ongole crossbred and 25 Pesisir bred was used in this study. Each animal was measured for skin and rectum temperature, rate of respiration and heart. Body temperature and heat tolerance coefficient (HTC) were then calculated by using the measured data. Results showed that Pesisir bred was found the highest HTC (95.86), followed by Simental crossbred (92.94) and Ongole crossed bred (87.54).

Chemical Composition of Carcasses from Hereford, Limousin and Simmental Crossbred Cattle as Related to Growth and Meat Palatability

Chemical Composition of Carcasses from Hereford, Limousin and Simmental Crossbred Cattle as Related to Growth and Meat Palatability