Relationship between the pre- and postpartum body condition scores and periparturient indices and fertility in high-yielding dairy cows

Stefańska, Barbara; Poźniak, Agnieszka; Nowak, W.

doi:10.1515/jvetres-2016-0012

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“…Our data show that the BCS at the beginning of transitional period (3.5) and at parturition (3.35) were higher than the recommend scores of 3.25 and ≤ 3.0 (Stefańska et al 2016).…”

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“…Our data show that the BCS at the beginning of transitional period (3.5) and at parturition (3.35) were higher than the recommend scores of 3.25 and ≤ 3.0 (Stefańska et al 2016 ). The animals lost 0.45 points during the first month of lactation, which was higher than recommended by Stefanska et al (2016), who reported that losses should not be > 0.25 during the first month to avoid impairment to the animals’ health.…”

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Influence of peripartum on the erythrogram of Holstein dairy cows

Paiano

Birgel

2020

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

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Background Peripartum is a challenging phase for the health of cows. Objectives This study analysed the haematological profile of Holstein cows during peripartum. Method Blood samples were collected on days 18, 12, 8, 5 and 2 before calving, at parturition, and on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 postpartum. Analyses of red blood cell (RBC) count, haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and RBC distribution width were performed; body condition score (BCS) and milk yield were evaluated. Results Red blood cell (the highest value was 6.10 × 10 12 /L at parturition and the lowest recorded value was 5.03 × 10 12 /L 21 days after parturition), haemoglobin and haematocrit (the highest values were 10.48 g/dL and 33.47% at parturition, respectively and the lowest values were 8.28 g/dL and 26.13% on day 30 after parturition, respectively); BCS (the highest and the lowest values were 3.50 points and 2.73 points on days 18 before parturition and 45 after parturition, respectively) and milk production (the lowest and the highest values were 21.48 L and 27.02 L on days 7 and 45 after parturition, respectively) were significantly different ( p < 0.05) during the peripartum period. Of the total cows ( n = 48), 41.7% had RBC, haemoglobin and haematocrit below the reference intervals during at least one collection point during the postpartum period. Conclusion This study demonstrated that dairy cows included in this investigation suffered alterations in select haematological variables during the postpartum period.

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“…Our data show that the BCS at the beginning of transitional period (3.5) and at parturition (3.35) were higher than the recommend scores of 3.25 and ≤ 3.0 (Stefańska et al 2016).…”

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Influence of peripartum on the erythrogram of Holstein dairy cows

Paiano

Birgel

2020

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

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“…Dairy cows with a high BCS at the beginning of the transitional period may present a high loss of BCS during the postpartum period, which may cause impaired immune function and an intense proinflammatory state; these factors increase the risk of the cow developing diseases during the postpartum period [25,32,33,36]. Our results evidenced that the lame cows had the BCS at the beginning of the transition period (3.7) above than the recommended (3.25) [36].…”

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Biochemical Profile and Productive Performance in Dairy Cows with Lameness During Postpartum Period

Paiano

Birgel

Ollhoff

et al. 2019

Acta Scientiae. Vet.

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Background: Lameness in dairy cows is classified as a gait change caused by multifactorial process. The phase of the peripartum causes intense physiological changes for the adaptation of late gestation and onset of lactation. The aim of this study was to characterize the changes in the biochemical profile and productive performance in dairy cows with lameness during postpartum period. A total, of 48 multiparous (2 to 3 lactations and 3-4 years old) dairy cows, that had the milk production of 9,200 kg/ dairy cow in a period of 305 days in the previous lactation, were included in the study. All cows were managed under the same conditions and nutritional regimen. Evaluation of body condition score was performed by a single person on -18, -12, -8, -5, and -2 days before parturition, at parturition, and on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition. Milk production was recorded on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition and saved in the software program. Blood samples were performed on -18, -12, -8, -5, and -2 days before parturition, at parturition, and on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition. Blood samples were assayed for albumin, calcium, cholesterol, triglycerides, non-esterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, urea, creatinine, gamma-glutamil-transferase and total protein concentrations. Dairy cows were divided into a lame group (11) and normal group (37) based on locomotion score from parturition to seven days postpartum. Lame cows was classified if their score was > 2, and normal cows was classified if their score was ≤ 2 and free of any disease. Dairy cows that suffer by any health disorder other than lameness were excluded from this study. Cow diagnosed with lameness outside the diagnostic period were excluded from this study. The averages of the milk production, body condition score and biochemical profile were compared with the Tukey's test. Lame cows showed lower (P < 0.05) concentrations of albumin (on days -18 -12, -8, -5, -2 relative to parturition, at parturition, and on days 7, 14, 21, 45 and 60 after parturition) calcium (on days -18, -12, -8, -5 and -2 before parturition, and on days 7, 14, 21, 45 and 60 after parturition), cholesterol (on days -12, -8, -5 before parturition and on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition) than normal cows. Cow with lameness showed higher (P < 0.05) concentration of triglyceride (on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition), non-esterified fatty acids (on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition) and β-hydroxybutyrate (on days -12, -5 and -2 before parturition, at parturition, and on days 1, 14, 21 and 30 after parturition) than normal group. Cows with lameness presented higher (P < 0.05) values of body condition score on days -18, -12 and -8 before parturition, and lower (P < 0.05) values on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition than normal cows. Milk production was lower (P < 0.05) for cows with lameness (on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition) than normal cows. Discussion: The overall pr...

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“…On the other hand, after the peak of lactation, the energy needs decreasing, which also is associated with decreasing the milk yield and lactation curve. In this case, if the diets are not well balancing (too high-energy diet level in compiling to the milk production) it might affect improving the BCS in late-lactation dairy cows and then during the dry-off period, which has a negative effect because excessive energy intake prepartum leads to metabolic problems and decreases DMI in the following lactation and loss in milk production [48].…”

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The Effect of Feeding Management and Culling of Cows on the Lactation Curves and Milk Production of Primiparous Dairy Cows

Różańska-Zawieja

Winnicki

Zyprych-Walczak

et al. 2021

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The study attempted to estimate the lactation curves of primiparous dairy cows in relation to their feeding management. Therefore, the first aim of the study was to determine and compare the lactation curves of primiparous dairy cows using Wood’s model and to estimate the association between the lactation curves and feeding management. The second objective was to investigate the effect of the culling rate on improvement in the milk yield of primiparous dairy herds. The study was conducted on four commercial dairy farms of Polish Holstein–Friesian cows using different feeding systems (TMR—total mixed ration and PMR—partial mixed ration) and management (T1—one TMR throughout lactation; P1—one PMR throughout lactation; T2 and T3—three feed periods such as FRESH, TMR I and TMR II according to days in milk). The data used for the study were obtained from monthly milk performance evaluations of 1662 primiparous cows conducted by the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farmers throughout the year 2015. Wood’s lactation model was used to plot curves for milk yield, fat and protein content, lactose content, and milk urea contents. The highest milk yield for the whole lactation and in the peak lactation phase was recorded for cows in herd T1. This herd reached peak lactation on day 105 of milking, with an average milk yield of 42.1 kg, which was about 5 kg more milk than in the other herds. The study showed that the culling of primiparous cows in herd T1 after 30, 60 and 90 days of lactation prevented a significant reduction in milk yield in a 305-day lactation. It also increased average milk production by 1586.9 kg per primiparous dairy cow.

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Relationship between the pre- and postpartum body condition scores and periparturient indices and fertility in high-yielding dairy cows

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Influence of peripartum on the erythrogram of Holstein dairy cows

Influence of peripartum on the erythrogram of Holstein dairy cows

Biochemical Profile and Productive Performance in Dairy Cows with Lameness During Postpartum Period

The Effect of Feeding Management and Culling of Cows on the Lactation Curves and Milk Production of Primiparous Dairy Cows

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