ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Maternal Impact on Serum Immunoglobulin and Total Protein Concentration in Dairy Calves.
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- Evaluation of factors associated with immunoglobulin, protein, fat and lactose concentrations in colostrum of dairy cows from Austria.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Immediate dam-sourced colostrum provision reduces calf mortality - management practices and calf mortality in large dairy herds.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2024Article
- 24-Hour postnatal total serum protein concentration affects the health and growth performance of female Holstein dairy calves.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- Assessment of Herd, Calf, and Colostrum Management Practices on Austrian Dairy Farms Using a Scoring System.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Metabolic Relationship between Cows and Calves by Monitoring Calf Health and Cow Automatic Milking System and Metabolic Parameters.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Colostrum Quality, the Failure of Transfer of Passive Immunity, and the Impact on Calf Health in the First Three Weeks of Life.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Effect of Maternal or Formulated Transition Milk on the Health and Performance of Dairy Calves.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Impacts of dairy cow nutrition precalving on calf health.JDS communications · 2023Review
- Effects of the Number of Crested Cushions in Runzhou White-Crested Ducks on Serum Biochemical Parameters.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Intrinsic calf factors associated with the behavior of healthy pre-weaned group-housed dairy-bred calves.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Ultrasonographic diagnosis of clinical and subclinical bovine respiratory disease in Holstein calves.Veterinary world · 2022Article
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Abstract
For dairy calves, sufficient supply with high-quality maternal colostrum is crucial to achieve adequate passive transfer of immunoglobulins. This observational cross-sectional study aimed to determine the influence of the prepartum metabolic status of dams on the serum immunoglobulin and total protein concentrations of their dairy calves, taking other relevant management factors into account. A total of 551 cows and their calves from 124 German dairy farms were included. Blood and urine samples of the cows were sampled 1 to 3 weeks before the expected calving date. Two generalized linear mixed effects regression models were fitted to the data. An increase in a dam's prepartum serum non-esterified fatty acids concentration was associated with greater serum immunoglobulin concentration in her calf. Calves of herds with established birth monitoring at night showed greater serum immunoglobulin and total protein concentrations. Calves being fed more than 2 L of colostrum and higher Brix values for colostrum were related to greater serum immunoglobulin and total protein concentrations in calves. In conclusion, there is evidence that, besides timely and sufficient supply of high-quality colostrum to new-born calves, the prepartum metabolic status of cows and birth monitoring impact the passive transfer of immunoglobulins.
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