Long-term liming changes pasture mineral profile

© 2024. The Author(s)..

There is limited information on changes of pasture mineral concentrations over the long-term in response to liming. A long-term field experiment was conducted to assess the influence of lime application on (a) changes in pasture mineral composition over time; and (b) key pasture mineral concentrations and ratios important to animal health. Perennial and annual pastures with or without lime application were sampled annually over 12 years and analysed for macro- and micro-minerals. Mineral ratios and indices were calculated to assess the potential impact on animal health. Liming increased the concentrations of calcium, sodium and silicon, but decreased the concentrations of micro-nutrients including copper, zinc and manganese. The same trend was found in both annual and perennial pastures although there were some fluctuations between years. Liming increased the calcium:phosphorus ratio and the dietary cation-anion difference but reduced the tetany index on both annual and perennial pastures. These findings suggest a potential benefit to improve animal health outcomes for some disorders on the limed pastures. However, the reduced concentrations of some trace elements following liming potentially decreases antioxidant capacity and requires further research.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 3539

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Guangdi D [VerfasserIn]
Conyers, Mark K [VerfasserIn]
Refshauge, Gordon [VerfasserIn]
Ataollahi, Forough [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, Richard C [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

C7X2M0VVNH
Calcium
Calcium, Dietary
Calcium Compounds
Journal Article
Lime
Minerals
Oxides
SY7Q814VUP
Trace Elements

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-53908-1

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368371638