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Effect of shortening the dry period on colostrum and milk quality, blood parameters and some reproductive parameters in high-producing Holstein cows of different body condition score

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2024

Nazanin Javani Javani ,
Ahmad Riasi ,
Esmaeil Montazeri ,
Saeid Ansari Mahyari  and
Mohammad Choupani
Nazanin Javani Javani
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Ahmad Riasi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Esmaeil Montazeri
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
Saeid Ansari Mahyari
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Mohammad Choupani*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
*
Corresponding author: Mohammad Choupani; Email: m.choupani@ag.iut.ac.ir
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of shortening the dry period in high-yielding cows of different body condition scores (BCS). We report colostrum and milk quality, some serum metabolites, BCS changes, and some reproductive parameters with measurements being made over the first two months of lactation. Cows were grouped based on the length of the dry period (normal: about 50 d and short: about 28 d) and BCS (moderate: 2.75 to 3.5 and high ≥ 3.5). Short dry period decreased colostrum volume and, in combination with high BCS only, caused a decrease in milk production. Short dry period moderate BCS cows had the highest serum insulin concentration on day 14 after calving and highest glucose concentration on day 28, but neither differed significantly when measured over the whole period. By contrast, short dry period cows had significantly lower concentrations of non-esterified fatty acids and beta-hydroxybutyrate measured over the whole period. Post-partum loss of BCS was less in short and especially so in the short, moderate BCS group. Following a synchronization protocol at 35 d postpartum. The cows with a short dry period and moderate BCS had lower open days, days to first postpartum estrus and services per conception. It was concluded that short dry periods and moderate BCS had a positive influence on serum metabolites, BCS changes and reproductive parameters.

Keywords

Blood metabolitesbody condition scoredairy cowsdry periodreproduction
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 90 , Issue 4 , November 2023 , pp. 347 - 352
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

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