ORIGINAL PAPER
Effect of polyol supplementation in forage-based
total mixed rations on in vitro rumen gas production
and fermentation in beef cattle
More details
Hide details
1
Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases,
Sivas, Türkiye
2
Erciyes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Kayseri, Türkiye
3
Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Kırıkkale, Türkiye
4
Erciyes University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kayseri, Türkiye
5
Karadağ Dairy Cattle Farm, Karapınar, Konya, Türkiye
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Publication date: 2025-06-20
Corresponding author
K Yilmaz
Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Sivas, Türkiye
A summary of this study was
presented at the 4
th International Animal
Nutrition Congress (29 February – 3
March 2024, Antalya, Türkiye).
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The study evaluated the effects of a polyol blend (equal parts xylitol,
arabinitol, and sorbitol) added to beef cattle total mixed rations (TMR) on in vitro
rumen fermentation, total gas production, digestibility, and organic acid profiles.
Polyols were supplemented at 0, 2, 4, 8, and 12% of dry matter. Results showed
no significant differences in total gas production, metabolic energy, lactation
net energy, or organic matter digestibility (OMd) between polyol-supplemented
groups and the control (P < 0.05). However, the addition of 2, 4 and 8% polyols
increased in vitro rumen pH (P < 0.05). All polyol levels reduced the proportions
of acetic acid (AA), butyric acid (BA), propionic acid (PA), iso-butyric acid (IBA),
valeric acid (VA), iso-valeric acid (IVA), and branched
short chain fatty acids (BSCFA) in total short-chain fatty acids (T-SCFA), while
only 12% supplementation elevated straight-chain SCFA concentrations (P <
0.05). Overall, polyol addition at 2, 4, 8, and 12% did not significantly alter in vitro
rumen fermentation parameters (total gas production, OMd, energy values and
SCFAs) in beef cattle TMR. However, the increase in rumen fluid pH observed
with moderate polyol doses (2–8%) suggests a potential buffering effect, which
may be beneficial in starch-rich diets used during intensive fattening or early
lactation in dairy cattle.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
REFERENCES (30)
3.
AOAC, 1995. Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Washington, DC (USA).
5.
Bieleski R.L., 1982 Sugar alcohols. In: A.L. Frank, T. Widmar (Editors). Plant Carbohydrates I. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Berlin, Heidelberg (Germany), pp. 158–192,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-....
6.
Caferoğlu Z., Özel., HG., 2018. Klinik Uygulamalarda Düşük Glisemik ve/veya Besin İnsülin İndeksli Beslenme Yaklaşımları. Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi. 46, 66–76,
https://doi.org/10.33076/2018.....
7.
Ersahince A., Kara K., 2017. Nutrient composition and in vitro digestion parameters of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) herbage at different maturity stages in horse and ruminant. J. Anim. Feed Sci. 26, 213–225,
https://doi.org/10.22358/jafs/....
8.
Gascoyne D.J., Theodorou M.K., Bazin M.J., 1988. Effect of pentoses and pentitols on fermentation of hay by mixed populations of ruminal microorganisms. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54, 2174–2178,
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.54....
9.
Goyal O., Batta S., Nohria S., Kishore H., Goyal P., Sehgal R., Sood A., 2021. Low fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide, and polyol diet in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective, randomized trial. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 36, 2107–2115,
https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15....
10.
Hämäläinen M.M., Mäkinen K.K., 1989. Polyol-mineral interactions in the diet of the rat with special reference to the stabilities of polyol-metal complexes. Nutr.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0271-....
11.
Hubbart J.A., Blake N., Holásková I., Mata Padrino D., Walker M., Wilson M., 2023. Challenges in sustainable beef cattle production: a subset of needed advancements. Challenges 14, 14,
https://doi.org/10.3390/challe....
12.
Kaijun W., Zheng M., Ao R., Chuanshe Z., Qiongxian Y., Zhiliang T., Kangle Y., 2019. Effects of high rice diet on growth performance, nutrients apparent digestibility, nitrogen metabolism, blood parameters and rumen digestibility, nitrogen metabolism, blood parameters and rumen. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi. 25,
https://doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2....
13.
Kh M., 1988. Estimation of the energetic feed value obtained from chemical analysis and in vitro gas production using rumen fluid. Anim. Res. Dev. 28, 7–55.
15.
Livesey G., 2003. Health potential of polyols as sugar replacers, with emphasis on low glycaemic properties. Nutr. Res. Rev. 16, 163–191,
https://doi.org/10.1079/NRR200....
16.
Menke K.H., Raab L., Salewski A., Steingass H., Fritz D., Schneider W., 1979. The estimation of the digestibility and metabolizable energy content of ruminant feeding stuffs from the gas production when they are incubated with rumen liquor in vitro. J. Agric. Sci. 93, 217–222,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S00218....
17.
Morrison I.M., 1980. Hemicellulosic contamination of aciddetergent residues and their replacement by cellulose residuesin cell wall analysis. J. Sci. Food Agric. 31, 639–645,
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.2....
18.
Moss A.R., Jouany J.P., Newbold J., 2000. Methane production by ruminants: its contribution to global warming. Ann. Zootech. 49, 231–253,
https://doi.org/10.1051/animre....
19.
Näsi M., Alaviuhkola T., 1981. Polyol mixture supplementation as a sweetener and/or feed additive in the diet of piglets. Agric. Food Sci. 53, 57–63,
https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci....
20.
NRC (National Research Council), 2001. Carbohydrate Chemistry And Feed Processing. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle. 7th Revised Edition. The National Academies Press. Washington, DC (USA), 249–258,
https://doi.org/10.17226/9825.
21.
Ortiz M.E., Bleckwedel J., Raya RR., Mozzi F., 2013. Biotechnological and in situ food production of polyols by lactic acid bacteria. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 97, 4713–4726,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253....
22.
Soylu Y., Kara K., Önel S., Yilmaz S., Öztaş M., Aslan Ö., 2022. The effect of total mix ration with xylitol supplementation on in vitro ruminal total gas and methane production, digestion values, organic acids, ammonia-nitrogen, and the number of total protozoa in dairy cattle. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi. 28, 155–160,
https://doi.org/10.9775/kvfd.2....
23.
Tennant D.R., 2014. Potential intakes of total polyols based on UK usage survey data. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A 31, 574–586,
https://doi.org/10.1080/194400....
24.
Tuori M., 1984. Xylitol, polyol molasses and glucose in the diet of newborn calves: I. Effect on growth and some blood values. Agric. Food Sci. 56, 299–308,
https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci....
25.
Tuori M., Poutiainen E., 1977. A polyol mixture or molasses treated beet pulp in the silage based diet of dairy cows: I. The effect on the feed utilization, milk yield and blood values. Agric. Food Sci. 49, 315–329,
https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci....
26.
Valeur J., Røseth A.G., Knudsen T., Malmstrøm G.H., Fiennes J.T., Midtvedt T., Berstad A., 2016. Fecal fermentation in irritable bowel syndrome: influence of dietary restriction of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. Digestion 94, 50–56,,
https://doi.org/10.1159/000448....
27.
Van Soest P.V., Robertson J.B., Lewis B.A., 1991. Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. J. Dairy Sci. 74, 3583–3597,
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0....
28.
Wang J., Wu W., Wang X., Wang M., Wu F., 2015. An effective GC method for the determination of the fatty acid composition in silkworm pupae oil using a two-step methylation process. J. Serb. Chem. Soc. 80, 9–20,
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC140....
29.
Wang K., Nan X.M., Zhao Y.G., Tong J.J., Jiang L.S., Xiong B.H., 2021. Effects of propylene glycol on in vitro ruminal fermentation, methanogenesis, and microbial community structure. J. Dairy Sci. 104, 2924-2934,
https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.20....
30.
WHO J., 2007. Protein and amino acid requirements in human nutrition. World Health Organization technical report series. (935), 1.