The Association between Selected Dietary Minerals and Mastitis in Dairy Cows—A Review

The aim of this paper is to describe the association between selected dietary minerals and mastitis in dairy cows. Minerals are a group of nutrients with a proven effect on production and reproductive performance. They also strongly affect immune system function. In particular their deficiencies may...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2021-08, Vol.11 (8), p.2330
Main Authors: Libera, Kacper, Konieczny, Kacper, Witkowska, Katarzyna, Żurek, Katarzyna, Szumacher-Strabel, Małgorzata, Cieslak, Adam, Smulski, Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal diseases
Animal health
Calcium
Calcium (dietary)
Cofactors
Copper
Cytokines
Dairy cattle
dairy cows
Dairy farming
Dairy farms
Dairy industry
Dehydrogenases
Diet
dietary deficiencies
Dietary minerals
Enzymes
Feeds
Granulocytes
Health risks
Hypocalcemia
Immune system
Immunosuppression
Infectious diseases
Inflammation
Keratosis
Kinases
Magnesium
Mammary gland
Mammary glands
Mastitis
Metabolism
Milk
Minerals
Muscle contraction
Muscles
Muscular function
Nanoparticles
Neutrophils
Nutrients
Nutrition
Phosphorus
Reproduction
Review
Reviews
Selenium
Udder
Zinc
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to describe the association between selected dietary minerals and mastitis in dairy cows. Minerals are a group of nutrients with a proven effect on production and reproductive performance. They also strongly affect immune system function. In particular their deficiencies may result in immunosuppression, which is a predisposing factor for udder inflammation occurrence. The role of selected dietary minerals (including calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, copper and zinc) has been reviewed. Generally, minerals form structural parts of the body; as cofactors of various enzymes they are involved in nerve signaling, muscle contraction and proper keratosis. Their deficiencies lead to reduced activity of immune cells or malfunction of teat innate defense mechanisms, which in turn promote the development of mastitis. Special attention was also paid to minerals applied as nanoparticles, which in the future may turn out to be an effective tool against animal diseases, including mastitis. To conclude, minerals are an important group of nutrients, which should be taken into account on dairy farms when aiming to achieve high udder health status.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani11082330