Maternal administration of octanoate, a medium-chain fatty acid, improves feed efficiency of Japanese black calves through influencing gut bacteriome structure.

ABSTRACT: Maternal-offspring gut bacteriomes are closely linked to each other; however, the effects of the maternal diet have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to determine the effect of administration of octanoate, a medium-chain fatty acid as a physiological regulator, on the fecal bacteriome and physiological indices of dams and their calves as a livestock animal model. Twelve Japanese Black cattle were randomly assigned to CON (without Ca-octanoate supplementation, n = 6) or OCT (with Ca-octanoate supplementation, n = 6), 60 days prior to the expected parturition date. A tendency towards enhanced feed efficiency was observed during the suckling period in OCT calves compared to CON calves, although the management of the calves was uniform from birth. Three types of machine learning algo

SUBMITTER: Yamano H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12480703 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature