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Effect of body condition score loss during the transition period on metabolism, milk yield and health in Holstein cows Cover

Effect of body condition score loss during the transition period on metabolism, milk yield and health in Holstein cows

Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 69 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
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Open Access
|Feb 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

The change trend of body condition score (BCS) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52) and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b, c – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
The change trend of body condition score (BCS) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52) and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b, c – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Fig. 2.

Levels of plasma β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB, A), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA, B), glucose (C) and total cholesterol (TC, D) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52) and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b, c – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
Levels of plasma β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB, A), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA, B), glucose (C) and total cholesterol (TC, D) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52) and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b, c – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Fig. 3.

Levels of plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST, A), total bilirubin (TBIL, B), albumin (C) and urea nitrogen (UN, D) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
Levels of plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST, A), total bilirubin (TBIL, B), albumin (C) and urea nitrogen (UN, D) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Fig. 4.

Levels of plasma total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC, A) and malondialdehyde (MDA, B) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
Levels of plasma total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC, A) and malondialdehyde (MDA, B) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Fig. 5.

Levels of plasma insulin (A) and leptin (B) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
Levels of plasma insulin (A) and leptin (B) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Fig. 6.

Levels of plasma calcium (A), phosphorus (B), magnesium (C), and potassium (D) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
Levels of plasma calcium (A), phosphorus (B), magnesium (C), and potassium (D) in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Fig. 7.

Trend of daily milk yield in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error
Trend of daily milk yield in the high-BCS-loss (H) group (n = 64), lost-BCS (L) group (n = 52), and maintained-BCS (M) group (n = 40) of experimental cows assessed for body condition score (BCS) a, b – different letters at the same time point indicate significant differences between groups (P-value < 0.05); T – time effect; G – between-group effect; G × T – inter-group interaction with time; error bars – standard error

Prevalence of disease in three groups of dairy cows

ConditionPercentage affected per group
M (n = 40)L (n = 52)H (n = 64)
Ketosis12.5 (5/40)a42.3 (22/52)b60.93 (39/64)b
Mastitis15 (6/40)a17.3 (9/52)a37.5 (24/64)b
Retained placenta7.5 (3/40)a9.62 (5/52)a34.38 (22/64)b
Milk fever2.5 (1/40)3.84 (2/52)6.25 (4/64)
Displaced abomasum0a1.92 (1/52)14.06 (9/64)b
Metritis5 (2/40)a13.46 (7/52)25 (16/64)b
Lameness10 (4/40)15.38 (8/52)15.63 (10/64)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608
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Language: English
Page range: 91 - 99
Submitted on: Jun 4, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 30, 2025
Published on: Feb 25, 2025
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
dairy cows,
body condition score,
milk yield,
metabolism,
disease
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Molecular biology,
Microbiology and virology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2025 Rui Sun, Xuejie Jiang, Yu Hao, Ying Li, Yunlong Bai, Cheng Xia, Yuxi Song, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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