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- Title
Blood plasma mineral profile and health status in postpartum cows fed an anionic diet before parturition.
- Authors
Crnkic, Cazim; Muratovic, Salko; Piplica, Slavica; Kavazovic, Aida; Kutlaca, Stanimir
- Abstract
The effects of an anionic versus cationic (control) diet on plasma mineral levels and health status were investigated in 24 dry pregnant Holstein-Friesian cows during the last 3 weeks of pregnancy. The cows were in their third or fourth parity, had a moderate level of milk production in their previous lactation, and did not have a history of milk fever. The anionic diet significantly improved plasma calcium status, as compared to the control (2.18 vs. 1.99 mmol L-1) and nonsignificantly reduced the incidence of subclinical hypocalcemia (1/12 vs. 5/12) without affecting other periparturient diseases. Other plasma mineral levels were unaffected, except chloride, which was higher in the anionic group. The results show that an anionic diet could improve calcium status around the time of parturition and reduce the incidence of subclinical hypocalcemia when fed to moderate producing dairy cows not predisposed to milk fever.
- Subjects
BLOOD plasma; DIET; COWS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY in animals; MILK yield; HYPOCALCEMIA; MILK fever in animals; ANIMAL health
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, 2010, Vol 34, Issue 3, p255
- ISSN
1300-0128
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3906/vet-0811-2