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Silva RDGE, Loiola MVG, Filho ALR, Cotrim DC, Dos Santos Rekowsky BS, Lopes IMS, de A Bulcão LF, de Araújo MLGML, Dos S Pina D, de Carvalho GGP, de Freitas JE. Effect of the racial group and body condition score at calving on production performance and metabolic profile of buffaloes during the transition period. Trop Anim Health Prod 2023; 55:261. [PMID: 37405611 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03667-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
Abstract
This study evaluated the body condition score (BCS) at calving and breed (B) effects on milk composition, yield, performance, physiological parameters, hemogram, blood metabolites, and urinary metabolites in the transition and early lactation periods of Mediterranean (MED) and Murrah (MUR) buffaloes. Twenty MED and fifteen MUR buffaloes were distributed into four experimental treatments, in a completely randomized design, considering their racial groups and BCS (LBCS = low; HBCS = high): LBCS MED (N = 9); HBCS MED (N = 11); LBCS MUR (N = 8); HBCS MUR (N = 7). Animals were monitored during the last 21 days of gestation and first 56 days postpartum and kept under the same management and feeding conditions. During data collection, milk composition, yield, performance, physiological parameters, hemogram, blood metabolites, and urinary metabolites were evaluated. Higher milk production and fat-corrected milk were observed in MED than MUR buffaloes. Breed effects were observed on body weight, rectal temperature, glucose, urea, calcium (Ca) concentrations, and BCS effects on total protein, albumin, urea, and Ca. There were BCS effects on hematocrit, neutrophils, eosinophils, and interactions between B × BCS for lymphocytes and platelets. There were breed effects on urinary concentrations of chlorine, uric acid, and interactions between weight (W) × B on chlorine and urea. The MED buffaloes can be considered the most prepared to undergo physiological changes, including the BCS value at calving, indicating higher physiological health. Besides, this study demonstrates more considerable preparation for the calving, regardless of the body condition score at calving.
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- R D G E Silva
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil.
- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia, 500, Milton Santos Avenue, Salvador, BA, 40170-110, Brazil.
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Đidara M, Poljičak-Milas N, Novoselec J, Pavlić M, Đud D, Šperanda M. Effect of dietary supplementation with linseed and organic selenium on plasma metabolic parameters in Holstein dairy cows. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2022.2110500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mislav Đidara
- Department of Animal Production and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Animal Production and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Osijek, Croatia
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- Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Animal Production and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Osijek, Croatia
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