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Relationship between reproductive efficiency and blood calcium level during transition period in dairy cows

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology.

Abstract

Metabolic disorders cause severe losses to dairy farmers, with adverse effects on milk yield and dairy cattle's reproductive efficiency. Hypocalcemia is the most common metabolic defects affecting dairy cows during transition periods and affecting reproductive efficiency. This research aimed to study the relationship between the most common metabolic disorder (hypocalcemia) and the reproductive efficiency in dairy cows. Fifty-three dairy cows were grouped based on blood calcium level into normal and subclinical hypocalcemic cows. Body condition scours and reproductive disorders were recorded. Moreover, reproductive efficiency was reported until 280 days in milk. Results reported a significant increase and positive correlation between reproductive disorder (dystocia, stillbirth, retained placenta, metritis, and vaginitis) in animals suffering from subclinical hypocalcemia. These results conclude that subclinical hypocalcemia impairs reproductive efficiency in dairy cows and subsequently it lowers the benefit from dairy farming.

DOI

10.21608/kvmj.2020.48186.1015

Keywords

Milk fever, Dairy cow, Reproduction

Authors

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Youssef

Last Name

Elseady

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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University

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elseady4370@yahoo.com

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First Name

ahmed

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elmahdy

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Department of Theriogenology , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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elmahdy@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ali

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ELSayed

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Department of Theriogenology , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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elsayed@yahoo.com

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First Name

sobhy

Last Name

mohamed

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Department of Theriogenology , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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sobhy@yahoo.com

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First Name

hanafy

Last Name

hifny

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Department of Theriogenology , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

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hanafy@yahoo.com

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Volume

19

Article Issue

1

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20533

Issue Date

2021-01-01

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2020-10-30

Publish Date

2021-01-11

Page Start

8

Page End

12

Print ISSN

1687-1456

Online ISSN

2682-2954

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https://kvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_138583.html

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Original Article

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1,064

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Publication Title

Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://kvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Relationship between reproductive efficiency and blood calcium level during transition period in dairy cows

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22 Jan 2023