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ISSN : 1225-2964(Print)
ISSN : 2287-3317(Online)
Annals of Animal Resource Sciences Vol.28 No.1 pp.9-16
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12718/AARS.2017.28.1.9

Effect of Concentrate Feed Level on Weight Change, Intestinal Microbiota, and Blood Profiles of Jeju Cross-Bred Horses

Jae Hoon Woo1 ․ Hyun Seok Chae1 ․ Nam Young Kim1 ․ Jun Kyu Son1 ․ Seol Hwa Park1 ․ Sang Min Shin1 ․ Yeong Ju Yu1 ․ Kwang Soo Baek1 ․ In Chul Cho1 ․ Nam Geon Park1 and Wang Shik Lee2
1National Institute of Animal Science, R.D.A., Jeju 63242, Korea
2Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Science, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
*Corresponding author: Wang-Shik Lee, College of Applied Life Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea.Tel:+82-64-754-3333, E-mail: wangslee@jejunu.ac.kr

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of concentrate feed level on the weight change, intestinal microbiota, and blood profiles of Jeju cross-bred horses. Jeju cross-bred horses, which are from twenty-four months to thirty-six old, were allocated three groups and were investigated by feeding the concentrate feed at 1.5% (n=5), 2% (n=4), and 2.5% (n=5) of their body weight in spring and winter. In spring, the final body weights were 288.60, 324.50, 337.00 in 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% and its levels were significantly high in the treatment group (p<0.05), which were fed concentrate feed at 2.5% of body weight. In spring, endotoxin, which is known to be released in gram-negative bacteria cell wall in case of eating much concentrate feed, were 2.13, 1.50, and 0.57 in 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% treatment groups respectively and its levels were significantly low in the treatment group which were fed concentrate feed at 2% and 2.5% of body weight (p<0.05) in the third week. But since then, there were no significant differences. The faecal pH were 6.2, 5.8, 5.7 in 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% and its levels were significantly low in the treatment group in spring, which were fed concentrate feed at 2% and 2.5% of body weight. In the eighth week of winter, rectal temperature were 37.8, 37.9, and 38.4 in 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5% treatment groups respectively and its levels were significantly high in the treatment group which were fed concentrate feed at 2.5% of body weight (p<0.05). The number of faecal microbiota, such as Fibrobacter involved in the decomposition of cellulose and carbohydrates, were 2.49%, 1.42%, 1.09% in 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5%. It shows significant decrease as the amount of concentrate feed increased. These results suggest that feeding concentrate at 2.5% of body weight might be utilized as a method of fatting in Jeju cross-bred horses.

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