Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water

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Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid; Lopez, Agustin; Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Context. Supplementation of low-quality forage with maize and soybean meal (SBM) has been widely studied as a strategy to improve forage intake and nutritional status. However, the effects of maize and SBM supplementation in ruminants consuming high sulfate-containing water remain uninvestigated. Aim. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of maize and SBM supplementation on utilization of low-quality (CP: 5.3%; NDF: 81.9%) forage, nitrogen balance, and ruminal hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production in lambs drinking high-sulfate water (7947 mg/L of total dissolved salts; 4430 mg/L of sulfate). Methods. Eighteen Hampshire Down lambs were utilized in a six-treatment × two period experiment. The treatment structure was a 2 × 3 factorial, with two levels of SBM (0% and 0.75% of liveweight (LW)) and three levels of maize (0%, 0.5%, and 1.0% of LW). Key results. Water intake, total organic matter (OM) and total digestible OM intake increased with both SBM (P < 0.01) and maize supplementation (P < 0.05). Soybean meal and maize supplementation enhanced N balance and N-use efficiency (P < 0.01). Maize tended to reduce ruminal H2S gas production at the 0.75% SBM supplementation, whereas maize increased H2S production when SBM was not supplemented. Conclusions. Supplementing low-quality forage with maize and SBM improved forage intake and N utilization in lambs consuming high-sulfate water, without increasing ruminal H2S gas production. Implications. Maize and SBM can serve as effective supplements for improving animal performance when feeding low-quality forage in environments with high-sulfate drinking water.
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Fil: Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Quimilí; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, Agustin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, Agustin. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cesáreo Naredo; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
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Animal Production Science 65 (18) : AN25117. (December 2025)
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Alimentación de los Animales
Maíz
Soja
Suplementos
Agua
Forrajes
Lambs
Animal Feeding
Maize
Soybeans
Supplements
Water
Forage
High-sulfate Water
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spelling Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate waterWolf Celone, Ursula IngridLopez, AgustinArroquy, Jose IgnacioCorderoAlimentación de los AnimalesMaízSojaSuplementosAguaForrajesLambsAnimal FeedingMaizeSoybeansSupplementsWaterForageHigh-sulfate WaterContext. Supplementation of low-quality forage with maize and soybean meal (SBM) has been widely studied as a strategy to improve forage intake and nutritional status. However, the effects of maize and SBM supplementation in ruminants consuming high sulfate-containing water remain uninvestigated. Aim. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of maize and SBM supplementation on utilization of low-quality (CP: 5.3%; NDF: 81.9%) forage, nitrogen balance, and ruminal hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production in lambs drinking high-sulfate water (7947 mg/L of total dissolved salts; 4430 mg/L of sulfate). Methods. Eighteen Hampshire Down lambs were utilized in a six-treatment × two period experiment. The treatment structure was a 2 × 3 factorial, with two levels of SBM (0% and 0.75% of liveweight (LW)) and three levels of maize (0%, 0.5%, and 1.0% of LW). Key results. Water intake, total organic matter (OM) and total digestible OM intake increased with both SBM (P < 0.01) and maize supplementation (P < 0.05). Soybean meal and maize supplementation enhanced N balance and N-use efficiency (P < 0.01). Maize tended to reduce ruminal H2S gas production at the 0.75% SBM supplementation, whereas maize increased H2S production when SBM was not supplemented. Conclusions. Supplementing low-quality forage with maize and SBM improved forage intake and N utilization in lambs consuming high-sulfate water, without increasing ruminal H2S gas production. Implications. Maize and SBM can serve as effective supplements for improving animal performance when feeding low-quality forage in environments with high-sulfate drinking water.EEA QuimilíFil: Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Quimilí; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Agustin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Agustin. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; ArgentinaFil: Lopez, Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cesáreo Naredo; ArgentinaFil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; ArgentinaCSIRO2026-02-18T16:01:58Z2026-02-18T16:01:58Z2025-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/25225https://connectsci.au/an/article-abstract/65/18/AN25117/265964/Maize-and-soybean-meal-supplementation-improves1836-09391836-5787https://doi.org/10.1071/AN25117Animal Production Science 65 (18) : AN25117. (December 2025)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2026-02-26T11:47:42Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/25225instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2026-02-26 11:47:42.733INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
title Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
spellingShingle Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid
Cordero
Alimentación de los Animales
Maíz
Soja
Suplementos
Agua
Forrajes
Lambs
Animal Feeding
Maize
Soybeans
Supplements
Water
Forage
High-sulfate Water
title_short Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
title_full Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
title_fullStr Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
title_full_unstemmed Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
title_sort Maize and soybean meal supplementation improves utilization of low-quality forage in lambs drinking high-sulfate water
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid
Lopez, Agustin
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
author Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid
author_facet Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid
Lopez, Agustin
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
author_role author
author2 Lopez, Agustin
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cordero
Alimentación de los Animales
Maíz
Soja
Suplementos
Agua
Forrajes
Lambs
Animal Feeding
Maize
Soybeans
Supplements
Water
Forage
High-sulfate Water
topic Cordero
Alimentación de los Animales
Maíz
Soja
Suplementos
Agua
Forrajes
Lambs
Animal Feeding
Maize
Soybeans
Supplements
Water
Forage
High-sulfate Water
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Context. Supplementation of low-quality forage with maize and soybean meal (SBM) has been widely studied as a strategy to improve forage intake and nutritional status. However, the effects of maize and SBM supplementation in ruminants consuming high sulfate-containing water remain uninvestigated. Aim. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of maize and SBM supplementation on utilization of low-quality (CP: 5.3%; NDF: 81.9%) forage, nitrogen balance, and ruminal hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production in lambs drinking high-sulfate water (7947 mg/L of total dissolved salts; 4430 mg/L of sulfate). Methods. Eighteen Hampshire Down lambs were utilized in a six-treatment × two period experiment. The treatment structure was a 2 × 3 factorial, with two levels of SBM (0% and 0.75% of liveweight (LW)) and three levels of maize (0%, 0.5%, and 1.0% of LW). Key results. Water intake, total organic matter (OM) and total digestible OM intake increased with both SBM (P < 0.01) and maize supplementation (P < 0.05). Soybean meal and maize supplementation enhanced N balance and N-use efficiency (P < 0.01). Maize tended to reduce ruminal H2S gas production at the 0.75% SBM supplementation, whereas maize increased H2S production when SBM was not supplemented. Conclusions. Supplementing low-quality forage with maize and SBM improved forage intake and N utilization in lambs consuming high-sulfate water, without increasing ruminal H2S gas production. Implications. Maize and SBM can serve as effective supplements for improving animal performance when feeding low-quality forage in environments with high-sulfate drinking water.
EEA Quimilí
Fil: Wolf Celone, Ursula Ingrid. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Quimilí; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, Agustin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, Agustin. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina
Fil: Lopez, Agustin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cesáreo Naredo; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
description Context. Supplementation of low-quality forage with maize and soybean meal (SBM) has been widely studied as a strategy to improve forage intake and nutritional status. However, the effects of maize and SBM supplementation in ruminants consuming high sulfate-containing water remain uninvestigated. Aim. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of maize and SBM supplementation on utilization of low-quality (CP: 5.3%; NDF: 81.9%) forage, nitrogen balance, and ruminal hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production in lambs drinking high-sulfate water (7947 mg/L of total dissolved salts; 4430 mg/L of sulfate). Methods. Eighteen Hampshire Down lambs were utilized in a six-treatment × two period experiment. The treatment structure was a 2 × 3 factorial, with two levels of SBM (0% and 0.75% of liveweight (LW)) and three levels of maize (0%, 0.5%, and 1.0% of LW). Key results. Water intake, total organic matter (OM) and total digestible OM intake increased with both SBM (P < 0.01) and maize supplementation (P < 0.05). Soybean meal and maize supplementation enhanced N balance and N-use efficiency (P < 0.01). Maize tended to reduce ruminal H2S gas production at the 0.75% SBM supplementation, whereas maize increased H2S production when SBM was not supplemented. Conclusions. Supplementing low-quality forage with maize and SBM improved forage intake and N utilization in lambs consuming high-sulfate water, without increasing ruminal H2S gas production. Implications. Maize and SBM can serve as effective supplements for improving animal performance when feeding low-quality forage in environments with high-sulfate drinking water.
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