A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle
Adequate drinking water is essential to maintain acceptable production levels in beef cattle operations. In the context of global climate change, the water scarcity forecasted for the future is a growing concern and it would determine an increase in the use of poorer quality water by the agricultura...
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| author | Lopez, Agustin Arroquy, Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Olegario Nasca, Jose Andres Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica DiLorenzo, Nicolas Distel, Roberto Alejandro |
| author_browse | Arroquy, Jose Ignacio DiLorenzo, Nicolas Distel, Roberto Alejandro Hernandez, Olegario Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica Lopez, Agustin Nasca, Jose Andres |
| author_facet | Lopez, Agustin Arroquy, Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Olegario Nasca, Jose Andres Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica DiLorenzo, Nicolas Distel, Roberto Alejandro |
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| description | Adequate drinking water is essential to maintain acceptable production levels in beef cattle operations. In the context of global climate change, the water scarcity forecasted for the future is a growing concern and it would determine an increase in the use of poorer quality water by the agricultural sector in many parts of the world. However, consumption of high-salt water by cattle has consequences often overlooked. A meta-analysis was carried out to assess the impact of utilizing high-salt water on dry matter (DMI) and water intake (WI), and performance in beef cattle. The dataset was collected from 25 studies, which were conducted between 1960 and 2020. Within the dataset, the water quality was divided into three categories according to the ratio of sulfates (SO4) or sodium chloride (NaCl) to total dissolved solids (TDS): 1) TDS = all studies included (average SO4:TDS = 0.4); 2) NaCl = considered studies in which water salinity was dominated by NaCl (average SO4:TDS = 0.1); and 3) SO4 = considered studies in which water salinity was dominated by SO4 (average SO4:TDS = 0.8). Results showed that DMI and WI were negatively affected by high-salt water consumption, although the magnitude of the effect is dependent on the type of salt dissolved in the water. There was a quadratic effect (P < 0.01) for the WI vs. TDS, WI vs. NaCl, DMI vs. TDS, and DMI vs. NaCl, and a linear effect (P < 0.01) for WI vs. SO4 and WI vs. SO4. Average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency (FE) were quadratically (P < 0.01) affected by high-salt water, respectively. This study revealed significant negative effects of high-salt water drinking on beef cattle WI, DMI, and performance. However, the negative effects are exacerbated when cattle drink high-sulfate water when compared with high-chloride water. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first approach to evaluate animal response to high-salt water consumption and could be included in the development of future beef cattle models to account for the impact of water quality on intake and performance. In addition, this meta-analysis highlights the need for research on management strategies to mitigate the negative effects of high-salt water in cattle. |
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| spelling | INTA146742023-06-29T19:32:50Z A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle Lopez, Agustin Arroquy, Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Olegario Nasca, Jose Andres Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica DiLorenzo, Nicolas Distel, Roberto Alejandro Ganado de Carne Ganado Bovino Agua Salina Calidad del Agua Absorción de Agua Beef Cattle Cattle Saline Water Water Quality Water Uptake Adequate drinking water is essential to maintain acceptable production levels in beef cattle operations. In the context of global climate change, the water scarcity forecasted for the future is a growing concern and it would determine an increase in the use of poorer quality water by the agricultural sector in many parts of the world. However, consumption of high-salt water by cattle has consequences often overlooked. A meta-analysis was carried out to assess the impact of utilizing high-salt water on dry matter (DMI) and water intake (WI), and performance in beef cattle. The dataset was collected from 25 studies, which were conducted between 1960 and 2020. Within the dataset, the water quality was divided into three categories according to the ratio of sulfates (SO4) or sodium chloride (NaCl) to total dissolved solids (TDS): 1) TDS = all studies included (average SO4:TDS = 0.4); 2) NaCl = considered studies in which water salinity was dominated by NaCl (average SO4:TDS = 0.1); and 3) SO4 = considered studies in which water salinity was dominated by SO4 (average SO4:TDS = 0.8). Results showed that DMI and WI were negatively affected by high-salt water consumption, although the magnitude of the effect is dependent on the type of salt dissolved in the water. There was a quadratic effect (P < 0.01) for the WI vs. TDS, WI vs. NaCl, DMI vs. TDS, and DMI vs. NaCl, and a linear effect (P < 0.01) for WI vs. SO4 and WI vs. SO4. Average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency (FE) were quadratically (P < 0.01) affected by high-salt water, respectively. This study revealed significant negative effects of high-salt water drinking on beef cattle WI, DMI, and performance. However, the negative effects are exacerbated when cattle drink high-sulfate water when compared with high-chloride water. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first approach to evaluate animal response to high-salt water consumption and could be included in the development of future beef cattle models to account for the impact of water quality on intake and performance. In addition, this meta-analysis highlights the need for research on management strategies to mitigate the negative effects of high-salt water in cattle. EEA Santiago del Estero Fil: López, Agustín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina. Fil: López, Agustín. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina. Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Hernandez, Olegario. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina Fil: Nasca, Jose Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina Fil: Juárez Sequeira, A.V. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina. Fil: DiLorenzo, N. University of Florida. North Florida Research and Education Center; Estados Unidos Fil: Distel, Roberto Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Distel, Roberto Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina 2023-06-29T19:25:01Z 2023-06-29T19:25:01Z 2021-08 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14674 https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/99/8/skab215/6325410 1525-3163 https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab215 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Oxford Academic Press Journal of Animal Science 99 (8) : skab215 (August 2021) |
| spellingShingle | Ganado de Carne Ganado Bovino Agua Salina Calidad del Agua Absorción de Agua Beef Cattle Cattle Saline Water Water Quality Water Uptake Lopez, Agustin Arroquy, Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Olegario Nasca, Jose Andres Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica DiLorenzo, Nicolas Distel, Roberto Alejandro A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle |
| title | A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle |
| title_full | A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle |
| title_fullStr | A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle |
| title_full_unstemmed | A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle |
| title_short | A meta-analytical evaluation of the effects of high-salt water intake on beef cattle |
| title_sort | meta analytical evaluation of the effects of high salt water intake on beef cattle |
| topic | Ganado de Carne Ganado Bovino Agua Salina Calidad del Agua Absorción de Agua Beef Cattle Cattle Saline Water Water Quality Water Uptake |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14674 https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/99/8/skab215/6325410 https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab215 |
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