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Impact of prepartum body condition score loss on metabolic status during the transition period and subsequent fertility in Brown Swiss dairy cows Cover

Impact of prepartum body condition score loss on metabolic status during the transition period and subsequent fertility in Brown Swiss dairy cows

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|Sep 2019

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

BCS changes (mean ± SEM) during the study period among groups
BCS changes (mean ± SEM) during the study period among groups

Fig. 2

Effect of different body condition score (BCS) loss on concentration of Ca (mean ± SEM)
Effect of different body condition score (BCS) loss on concentration of Ca (mean ± SEM)

Fig. 3

Effect of different body condition score (BCS) changes at peripartum period on BHBA
Effect of different body condition score (BCS) changes at peripartum period on BHBA

Effect of different body condition score (BCS) changes on rate of the corpus luteum activity, clinical endometritis, calving to conception interval (median (min–max)), and pregnancy rate

Group
ParameterBCS-CBCS-LBCS-HP-value
Corpus luteum activity < 30 ± 4d (%)61.9040500.187
Clinical endometritis (%)9.50 b35 a37.50 a0.032
Interval from calving to conception (day)82 (47–119)122(50–168)106 (47–150)0.561
Pregnancy rate (%)
1st service61.9050500.473
Overall80.95a65 b56.25 b0.035

Effect of different body condition score (BCS) changes on concentrations of AST, CK, GGT, cholesterol, BID, and BIT (mean ± SEM) among groups

Days P-value
Parameters−14 ± 3 Antepartum3 Postpartum14 Postpartum30 ± 4 PostpartumGroupTimeGroup*Time
AST
BCS-H76.76 ± 4.09b146.09 ± 18.46a146.26 ± 17.36a,A88.90 ± 5.03b
BCS-L82.49 ± 5.51b127.04 ± 12.01a112.70 ± 11.97ab,C92.21 ± 5.22b0.0340.0000.050
BCS-C79.75 ± 3.18107.23 ± 4.03102.03 ± 4.98B85.51 ± 4.85
ALP
BCS-H45.63 ± 3.2634.94 ± 5.0734.25 ± 4.7435.69 ± 5.75
BCS-L40.85 ± 4.87ab51.90 ± 6.27a33.75 ± 3.92b30 ± 3.74b0.6240.0000.052
BCS-C45.81 ± 6.27ab50.48 ± 6.23a37.76 ± 5.87b40.62 ± 7.12ab
CK
BCS-H464.18 ± 183.58b1675.20 ± 621.04a,A536.60 ± 130.88b404.19 ± 139.10b
BCS-L452.46 ± 228.74433.14 ± 104.29B376.79 ± 114.27414.46 ± 132.600.0100.0470.048
BCS-C458.78 ± 118.61219.90 ± 29.43B286.23 ± 51.44329.82 ± 91.09
GGT
BCS-H15.01 ± 1.2713.20 ± 2.4516.10 ± 1.7818.54 ± 1.49
BCS-L BCS-C19.02 ± 2.85 15.75 ± 1.6323.21 ± 3.02 18.90 ± 2.8222.76 ± 1.95 17.50 ± 2.1716.03 ± 1.78 14.31 ± 1.260.0410.3220.112
Cholesterol
BCS-H93.88 ± 3.43b68 ± 4.14c79.94 ± 4.48bc115.19 ± 5.91a
BCS-L88.70 ± 2.90b67.25 ± 2.77c76.55 ± 8.45bc110.30 ± 7.29a0.1640.0000.940
BCS-C92.38 ± 2.99b76.86 ± 3.05c87.48 ± 6.09bc117 ±6.01a
BID
BCS-H0.11 ± 0.02ab0.18 ± 0.03a,AB0.13 ± 0.03ab0.08 ± 0.02b
BCS-L0.10 ± 0.01bc0.27 ± 0.03a,A0.16 ± 0.02b0.08 ± 0.01c0.0080.0000.016
BCS-C0.11± 0.01a0.14 ± 0.02a,B0.10 ± 0.02ab0.05 ± 0.01b
BIT
BCS-H0.09 ± 0.01b0.31 ± 0.06a,AB0.20 ± 0.05ab,AB0.11 ± 0.01b
BCS-L0.11 ± 0.01b0.45 ± 0.07a,A0.32 ± 0.05a,A0.15 ± 0.02b0.0010.0000.014
BCS-C0.09 ± 0.010.20 ± 0.02B0.16 ± 0.03B0.13 ± 0.02

Constituents of diets fed during far-off (−50 to −31 days relative to expected calving), close-up (−30 days to calving), and early lactation

ComponentFar-offClose-upEarly lactation
Ingredient, % of DM
Vetch hay11.58--
Alfalfa silage--9.67
Alfalfa hay7.896.9710.29
Corn silage52.6043.5144.16
Wheat straw10.5222.25-
Soybean meal, 48% CP--1.61
Concentrated feed15.7820.9430.31
Limestone0.822.251.57
Salt0.30-0.26
Ammonium chloride-1.15-
Dicalcium phosphate0.140.300.44
Magnesium oxide-0.120.44
Magnesium sulphate0.161.350.25
Sodium bicarbonate--0.70
Calcium sulphate--0.10
Mineral-vitamin mix10.210.170.20
Language: English
Page range: 375 - 382
Submitted on: Dec 19, 2018
Accepted on: Jul 2, 2019
Published on: Sep 13, 2019
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2019 Hatice Esra Çolakoğlu, Murat Onur Yazlık, Mert Pekcan, Ufuk Kaya, Cihan Kaçar, Mehmet Rıfat Vural, Serdal Kurt, Merve Menekse Yildirim, Ahmet Bas, Şükrü Küplülü, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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