Effect of the amount of body condition loss from the dry to near calving periods on the subsequent body condition change, occurrence of postpartum diseases, metabolic parameters and reproductive performance in Holstein dairy cows

We investigated the effect of body condition loss from the dry to near calving periods on the subsequent body condition change, the occurrence of postpartum diseases, the serum metabolic parameters total cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose, and urea nitrogen and the number of days to first breeding a...

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Published in:Theriogenology 2003-11, Vol.60 (8), p.1445-1456
Main Authors: Kim, Ill-Hwa, Suh, Gook-Hyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Blood Glucose - analysis
blood serum
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Body Composition
body condition
Body condition loss
Breeding
calving
Cattle - physiology
cholesterol
Cholesterol - blood
dairy cows
displaced abomasum
early lactation
endometritis
energy
Energy Metabolism
Female
glucose
Holstein
Holstein dairy cows
ketosis
Lactation
milk fever
Nutritional Status
Postpartum disease
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Puerperal Disorders - epidemiology
Puerperal Disorders - veterinary
Reproduction
Reproductive performance
sampling
Serum metabolite
Time Factors
triacylglycerols
Triglycerides - blood
urea nitrogen
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Summary:We investigated the effect of body condition loss from the dry to near calving periods on the subsequent body condition change, the occurrence of postpartum diseases, the serum metabolic parameters total cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose, and urea nitrogen and the number of days to first breeding after calving in Holstein dairy cows. Body condition scoring (using a 5-point scale with quarter-point divisions) was performed on 67 pregnant Holstein dairy cows. Cows were scored once for body condition during the dry period (prepartum day 35±16), near calving (postpartum day 5±4), and subsequently at months 1 (±day 4), 2 (±day 5), 3 (±day 5), and 4 (±day 4) of lactation. At the same time, blood samples were collected to evaluate serum total cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose and urea nitrogen concentrations. Cows were categorized based on body condition loss from the dry to near calving periods into two groups: the moderate condition loss group (0–0.75 points, n=41), or the marked condition loss group (1.0–1.5 points, n=26). Regular reproductive health examination was conducted by the same investigator once a week. The marked condition loss group lost more body condition ( P
ISSN:0093-691X
1879-3231
DOI:10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00135-3