Changes in stress-related plasma metabolite concentrations in working Mashona cows on dietary supplementation

Effects of work stress and dietary supplementation on body condition score and plasma metabolite concentrations were determined in 16 multiparous Mashona cows in a smallholder crop–livestock farming area in Sanyati Communal Lands. The cows were divided into four treatment groups of equal numbers. Th...

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Published in:Livestock production science 2002, Vol.73 (2), p.165-173
Main Authors: Chimonyo, M, Kusina, N.T, Hamudikuwanda, H, Ncube, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood metabolites
Cows
Draught
Supplementation
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Summary:Effects of work stress and dietary supplementation on body condition score and plasma metabolite concentrations were determined in 16 multiparous Mashona cows in a smallholder crop–livestock farming area in Sanyati Communal Lands. The cows were divided into four treatment groups of equal numbers. These were: supplemented working (SW), supplemented non-working (SNW), non-supplemented working (NSW) and non-supplemented non-working (NSNW). Cows in the SW and NSW groups pulled carts with 400-l drums of water for a distance of 18 km five times each week for the 12 consecutive weeks of the experiment. During the experimental period, body condition scores were assessed at 2-weekly intervals and plasma metabolite concentrations determined in samples collected once per week. Imposing work reduced ( P
ISSN:0301-6226
1872-6070
DOI:10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00252-4