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ASSESSMENT OF BETAINE AS A FEED ADDITIVE TO IMPROVE THE METABOLIC STATUS AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ABERDEEN ANGUS COWS IN ARID SUBTROPICAL REGIONS

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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   This work studied the effect of betaine (BET) supplementation on the metabolic, hormonal and reproductive efficiency of Aberdeen Angus cattle under heat stress (HS) conditions. Twelve cows were assigned randomly into two equal groups (6 cows each). Treatments included: control group (CG) and BET group supplemented with 30 g BET/h/d. Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and biochemical parameters were measured monthly for 150 days from the start of treatment till pregnancy occurs. The results showed a significant increase in albumin, globulin, T3, and T4 in the BET group compared to the CG. Whereas the concentrations of ALT, AST, and cortisol decreased (P<0.05) significantly in BET group than CG. TAC was significantly greater (P<0.05) in BET group than CG. The elevated conception rate was recorded for BET-treated cows (100%) compared with (83.33%) extent of CG. The number of services required per conception was lower in BET-treated cows (1.17) compared with CG (1.67). The presented results concluded that BET could enhance metabolic, antioxidant status and reproductive efficiency of Aberdeen Angus cows during HS conditions of summer season.

DOI

10.21608/ejap.2024.258126.1072

Keywords

Betaine, Aberdeen Angus, reproductive performance, antioxidant

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Soliman

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Affiliation

Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley university

Email

ahmed.soliman@agr.nvu.edu.eg

City

El-Kharga

Orcid

0000-0003-0543-8952

First Name

Hassan

Last Name

Daghash

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-

Affiliation

Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University

Email

daghashhassan@yahoo.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

H.

Last Name

Hamdon

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-

Affiliation

Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley university

Email

hamdon9@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

A.

Last Name

Kassab

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-

Affiliation

Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley university

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ayman15@yahoo.com

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-

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Volume

60

Article Issue

3

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45834

Issue Date

2023-09-01

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2023-12-26

Publish Date

2023-09-01

Page Start

131

Page End

136

Print ISSN

0302-4520

Online ISSN

2735-3028

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EJAP_Volume 60_Issue 3_Pages 131-136.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Animal Production

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ASSESSMENT OF BETAINE AS A FEED ADDITIVE TO IMPROVE THE METABOLIC STATUS AND REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF ABERDEEN ANGUS COWS IN ARID SUBTROPICAL REGIONS

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25 Dec 2024