Aerobic fungi in the rumen fluid from dairy cattle fed different sources of forage

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Patrícia Natalicia Mendes De Almeida²  Eduardo Robson Duarte¹  Flávia Oliveira Abrão²  Cláudio Eduardo Silva Freitas¹  Luciana Castro Geraseev¹  Carlos Augusto Rosa¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências AgráriasMontes Claros MG

关键词: dairy farming;    forage supplementation;    rumen microbiota;    semiarid;    tropical pasture;    yeast;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-35982012001100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to evaluate the aerobic microbiota of the rumen fluid from Holstein cows and heifers fed different tropical forage in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A total of 30 samples of rumen fluid from cows fed with sorghum silage were collected: 32 from cows fed Brachiaria brizantha, 12 from heifers that received sorghum silage and 11 from calves fed sugar cane foliage. The culture was carried out using the agar Sabouraud medium and the solid C medium, containing microcrystalline cellulose. The isolated mycelial fungi were identified by microculture technique and yeasts by micromorphological and physical-chemical analysis. Specific identification for yeasts was confirmed by ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. The presence of fungal colonies was confirmed on the Sabouraud medium for 100% of the samples. No significant differences were observed comparing the concentrations of mycelia fungi in the rumen fluid from cows fed different forages and for the two categories evaluated, fed sorghum silage. Yeast populations in the rumen fluid from heifers fed sugarcane were higher compared with those receiving sorghum silage. The yeast Pichia kudriavzevii (Candida krusei) was the most frequent and among the mycelial fungi, the genus Aspergillus was the most frequently observed, corresponding to 56% of the samples. Future studies should elucidate the variations in the populations of these microorganisms considering the carbohydrate sources in the tropical forages and the animal categories. The ecological or pathogenic role of these microorganisms should also be considered, aiming at improved productivity and health of cattle.

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