Influence of dietary condensed tannins from sericea lespedeza on bacterial loads in gastrointestinal tracts of meat goats |
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| Authors: | JH Lee M Vanguru G Kannan DA Moore TH Terrill B Kouakou |
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| Institution: | aGeorgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030, USA |
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| Abstract: | This research assessed the potential use of a low input forage containing a high amount of condensed tannins (CT) to reduce foodborne pathogens prior to slaughter of meat goats. In a completely randomized design, twenty Kiko × Spanish intact male kids (BW = 19.2 ± 0.74 kg) were fed ground sericea lespedeza SL; Lespedeza cuneata (Dum-Cours) G. Don; 2 pens], a high-CT legume, or bermudagrass hay BG; Cynodon dactyon (L.) Pers.; 2 pens], at 75% of daily intake with a corn-based supplement (25% of intake) for 14 weeks (n = 10 goats/treatment). At the end of the feeding trial, the animals were slaughtered using standard procedures. Immediately after evisceration, rumen and rectal samples were collected to assess bacterial loads and volatile fatty acids in the rumen. Concentrations of rumen volatile fatty acids were significantly different between dietary treatments. Goats fed SL hay had higher (P < 0.05) contents of butyric (8.66 vs 7.16 mM), isobutyric (1.94 vs 1.44 mM), isovaleric (3.03 vs 2.13 mM), and valeric (1.43 vs 1.07 mM) acids than those fed BG hay; however, the content of acetic acid (78.6 vs 64.4 mM) was higher (P < 0.05) in the BG-fed groups than in SL-fed groups. Escherichia coli (2.33 vs 1.13 log10 CFU/g) counts of rumen contents were higher (P < 0.05) in the SL-fed group compared with the BG-fed group. However, E. coli counts in feces were not different (P > 0.05) between dietary treatments. The high-CT influenced (P < 0.05) total plate counts in the feces; and the total plate counts in feces of SL- and BG-fed goats were 4.95 and 6.57 log10 CFU/g, respectively. The results indicated that high CT in the diet might influence rumen volatile fatty acid composition, but might not reduce the bacterial loads in gastrointestinal tracts of meat goats. |
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| Keywords: | Goat Condensed tannins Sericea lespedeza Escherichia coli Volatile fatty acids |
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