奶牛干奶后期饲喂阴离子盐对体内离子平衡状况和产奶性能的影响

采用28头荷斯坦经产奶牛按配对试验设计研究了在干奶后期(产前约3周)添加阴离子盐添加剂对奶牛产前、产后及产后一个月血液离子浓度、胎衣不下发病率以及产后6个月泌乳性能的影响。试验处理为阴离子盐饲粮组和对照组。结果表明,饲喂阴离子盐饲粮5天使尿液pH值显著降低(P<0.01),产前血清氯离子浓度提高(101.5vs95.2毫克毫升;P<0.05)产前血清钙离子趋于上升(7.71vs7.34毫克毫升),并使分娩后胎衣不下的发病率降低31.2个百分点(43.7%vs12.5%;P=0.05)。饲喂阴离子盐饲粮导致第1、2、3、4泌乳月校正乳产量显著提高(38.9vs32.4千克天44.8vs36.5千克天,41.6vs36.9千克天,38.8vs33.2千克天;P=0.02～0.1)且趋于提高乳脂率(P=0.02～0.31),但对乳蛋白、乳糖、无脂固型物含量等乳成分没有明显影响(P>0.3)。饲喂阴离子盐有助于降低产奶牛泌乳前期乳中体细胞数。本实验结论:产前饲粮添加阴离子盐能够改善奶牛产后的健康状况,提高泌乳性能。     

干奶后期饲喂阴离子盐对奶牛采食量及代谢健康的影响

为研究干奶后期添加阴离子盐添加剂对奶牛产前尿液pH变化、产后胎衣不下、产后瘫痪等疾病发病率的影响,本试验采用荷斯坦经产奶牛为试验对象,设置试验组(阴离子盐饲粮组)和对照组。试验结果表明饲喂阴离子盐饲粮6d使尿液pH显著降低(P0.01),分娩后胎衣不下和乳房水肿的发病率分别降低25%、25%;另外,对其他代谢疾病的影响有待进一步研究。本试验结果表明产前饲粮中添加阴离子盐能够改善奶牛产后的健康状况。     

围产前期饲喂阴离子盐日粮对奶牛产后代谢疾病发病率的影响

为探索围产前期饲喂阴离子盐日粮对奶牛产后代谢疾病发病率的影响,试验将胎次、体况相近的400 头围产前期奶牛分为对照组和试验组,每组200 头,对照组饲喂低钙日粮,试验组饲喂阴离子盐日粮,试验周期为60 天。结果表明,围产前期饲喂阴离子盐日粮降低了奶牛的采食量,降低了奶牛产后60 天内胎衣不下、产后瘫痪、真胃移位等的发生率,并提高了产后血钙浓度。     

阴离子盐对奶牛围产期血浆离子平衡的影响

采用20头荷斯坦经产奶牛按配对试验设计,研究在干奶后期(产前约3周)添加阴离子盐添加剂对奶牛产前1周、2周和产后1周、2周及分娩当日血浆离子浓度、胎衣不下发病率以及产乳热发病情况的影响。结果表明,饲喂阴离子盐日粮4d后可使尿液pH值显著降低(P<0.05),试验组与对照组比较产前一周和产后一周血浆钙离子浓度有上升的趋势,分别为(7.98vs7.26)和(7.81vs7.19),距分娩1周血浆镁离子浓度有降低趋势(1.96vs2.16),在分娩当日试验组血浆镁离了浓度低于对照组(1.90vs2.01),产前1周和分娩当日血浆钠离子浓度低于对照组,分别为(123.90vs126.43,P<0.05)和(124.28vs125.93,P<0.05)。在本试验条件下添加阴离子盐对血浆其他离子浓度没有显著影响(P>0.05),通过对胎衣不下发生情况的统计表明,饲喂阴离子盐能够减少胎衣不下的发生。     

围产前期饲喂DCAD对奶牛营养代谢疾病的影响

试验通过在奶牛围产前期日粮中以?瘙
厫560 g/kg的标准添加阴离子盐,以观察DCAD的饲喂效果.结果表明:在奶牛围产前期饲喂阴离子盐有利于牛体健康,能显著降低产后瘫痪及乳房炎的发病率(P＜0.05),极显著降低胎衣不下和子宫内膜炎的发病率(P＜0.01),同时有利于奶牛产后体况的恢复,缩短奶牛产后第一次发情时间26.5天(P＜0.05),显著提高奶牛产奶量,产后30天奶牛日产奶量可提高11.7%(P＜0.05).     

阴离子盐对围产期奶牛健康和生产性能的影响

试验旨在研究阴离子盐对围产期奶牛产后健康和生产性能的影响。试验选取24头围产前期经产奶牛分为对照组和试验组,对照组饲喂牧场原饲料、试验组于产前21 d饲喂含阴离子盐颗粒料,产犊后统一饲喂牧场原有日粮。结果显示,试验组奶牛尿液pH值维持在5.7~6.9;与对照组相比,试验组血液pH值显著降低（P<0.05）,血钙含量、血糖水平、碱性磷酸酶活性在产后1 d显著升高（P<0.05）;试验组低血钙、产乳热、胎衣不下、真胃移位和乳房炎等疾病的发生率降低,其中胎衣不下发病率显著降低（P<0.05）;但两组间产奶量无显著差异（P>0.05）。综上所述,饲喂阴离子盐颗粒料可提高奶牛的健康状况,维持血钙平衡。     

高产奶牛围产前期饲喂阴离子添加剂的试验

采用64头荷斯坦2胎经产奶牛,按配对试验设计,研究了奶牛围产前期(产前21d),添加阴离子添加剂对奶牛产后瘫痪、酮血病、胎衣滞留、真胃移位和子宫炎、乳房炎发病率及产后100d奶产量的影响。结果表明,饲喂阴离子添加剂5d,可使尿液pH值显著降低,疾病的发病率也明显降低。试验结果还表明,产前饲粮中添加阴离子添加剂,能改善奶牛产后的健康状况,提高奶牛产奶量,产生显著的经济效益。     

镁盐在奶牛阴离子日粮中的应用研究

试验选择80头临产奶牛,研究了在围产前期奶牛日粮中添加阴离子盐和3个梯度的镁盐对奶牛产后生产性能及健康状况的影响.结果表明:阴离子盐和镁盐对降低奶牛产后胎衣不下及乳房炎的发生有良好效果,能给奶牛养殖带来可观的经济效益.     

阴离子盐在围产前期奶牛日粮中的应用研究

本试验研究了在围产前期奶牛日粮中添加阴离子盐对其产后生产性能及健康状况的影响。结果表明:阴离子盐对降低奶牛产后胎衣不下及乳房炎的发生有良好效果,能给奶牛养殖带来可观的经济效益。     

自制阴离子盐和“爱力宝”饲喂围产期奶牛的效果对比分析

选择10头经产奶牛,按配对原则分组,在分娩前21d分别饲喂两种干奶期饲粮(I组:添加3%自制阴离子盐;II组:添加3%进口产品"爱力宝"),分娩后饲喂+DCAD的泌乳期饲粮。研究了自制阴离子盐的饲喂效果。结果表明:从产前两周开始干物质采食量不同程度下降,在产前7d时,I组采食量显著高于II组(P<0.05),其他时间点差异均不显著;尿液pH值在5.4～6.8之间变化,两组之间差异不显著(P>0.05)。两种阴离子盐对围产奶牛血、尿生化指标及产后4个月的自然泌乳量的影响均无显著性差异(P>0.05)。表明自行研制的阴离子盐产品可以替代进口产品;在不影响使用效果的前提下,使用自制阴离子盐产品可以显著降低饲料成本。     

阴离子型日粮及补Ca对围产期奶牛代谢与健康及其生产性能的影响

将36头干奶后期中国荷斯坦奶牛随机分为对照组、试验Ⅰ组、试验Ⅱ组（每组12头）．分别饲喂常规日粮、阴离子型日粮及在此基础上朴Ca日粮，探讨其对奶牛体内代谢状况、健康状况及生产性能的影响。与饲喂常规日粮相比，饲喂阴离子型日粮可降低奶牛尿液pH值（P〈0．01）和血液HCO2^-浓度（P〉0．05）；增加奶牛产后12h（P〈0．05）、2d（P〈0．05）血清总钙含量．对血清无机磷、镁含量没有显著影响；明显降低奶牛亚临床性低血钙率（33％）、胎衣不下率（33％）和乳房水肿率（17％）；增加牛奶乳糖率（P〈0．05），对其他奶成分和奶产量没有显著影响（P〉0．05）。在阴离子型日粮中补Ca后．与饲喂阴离子型日粮相比．除增加奶牛产后血清镁含量外（P〈0．05）．对其他各项指标没有明显影响。     

Effect of Anionic Salts on Health and Production Performance of Holstein Cows in Peripartum

This study was to determine the effect of anionic salts on health and production performance of Holstein cows during the peripartum period. Twenty-four Holstein cows during the peripartum period were selected and divided into control group and experimental group. Twelve Holstein dairy cows in control group were fed diets with original concentrate,while twelve cows in experimental group were fed diets with concentrates adding anionic salts for the last 21 days before expected calving. All animals were ad libitum fed with the same diets after calving. The results showed that urine pH maintained 5.7 to 6.9,and blood pH was decreased significantly compared to control group (P<0.05). However,the contents of plasma Ca,glucose and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in experimental group were significantly increased in 1 d after calving (P<0.05). What's more, the incidences of hypocalcemia,milk fever,retained placenta,displaced abomasum and mastitis were reduced in experimental group and the incidences of retained placenta was significantly decreased (P<0.05). No significant difference was detected in milk yield between two groups (P>0.05). In summary,supplementation of anionic salts concentrate could help to keep the health and plasma Ca homeostasis of Holstein cows.     

Use of Anionic Salts with Grazing Prepartum Dairy Cows

Twenty multiparous and four primigravid Holstein cows were utilized in a completely random design to characterize the influence of decreasing prepartum dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) from +388 to +183 meq/kg diet on DMI, prepartum blood profiles, and postpartum milk yield and composition of dairy cows grazed during the prepartum period. Treatments began on wk −4 prepartum, continued through calving, and consisted of 1) pasture and grain pellet without anionic salts (control; +388 meq/kg) or 2) pasture and grain pellet containing anionic salts (AS) (+183 meq/kg). Prepartum cows were rotationally grazed as a single group and individually fed pellets twice daily at a rate of 0.5% of BW/d. Blood and urine samples were collected on wk −4, −2.5, and −1 prepartum and analyzed for Ca, Mg, K, Na, and Cl concentrations. Urine samples were also analyzed for pH. Chromic oxide was dosed twice daily during the last 4 wk of gestation and again for 10 d during wk 4 and 12 postpartum for estimation of intake. Cows calved on pasture and were then integrated into the regular milking herd and fed a total mixed ration (TMR). Daily milk yield and weekly milk samples were collected through wk 14 of lactation. Prepartum and postpartum DMI, milk yield and composition, and plasma minerals were not affected by treatment. No clinical cases of milk fever were observed for either treatment group. Reducing prepartum DCAD from +388 to +183 meq/kg DM did not improve prepartum blood profiles or postpartum milk yield or composition; therefore, this type of supplementation was not economical.     

Influence of dietary cation-anion balance during the dry period on the occurrence of parturient paresis in cows fed excess calcium.

Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a low dietary cation-anion balance (DCAB) in preventing milk fever and udder edema in dry cows consuming a high-Ca diet and to evaluate the effect of this diet on calves delivered by these cows. Seventy primiparous or multiparous cows and 50 pregnant heifers were offered alfalfa hay-based diets beginning 4 wk before their projected calving date. Diets contained 1.6% Ca and a DCAB of -3 or +9 mEq/100 g of diet DM. Blood and urine samples were collected weekly from 3 wk prepartum until 3 wk postpartum. Blood samples were collected from calves at parturition and weekly thereafter for 3 wk. Feeding a low vs high DCAB in a high-Ca diet for 3 wk prepartum did not reduce the incidence of milk fever; this lack of response may have been attributable to the relatively low DCAB of each diet and the small difference in DCAB between the two diets. Udder edema seemed to regress more rapidly postpartum for cows that had consumed the low DCAB during the dry period. Test diets fed to prepartum cows did not affect systemic acid-base status or plasma mineral content of their calves, although plasma Ca was somewhat lower for calves from cows consuming a low DCAB and was higher for calves from primigravid cows. Correlations of plasma mineral concentration of the cows with those of their calves were highest for plasma Ca (r = .75; P less than .001). We conclude that the prophylactic effects on the occurrence of milk fever of feeding a low DCAB during the dry period may be absent when diets contain greater than 1.6% Ca and DCAB is greater than or equal to -3. The cation-anion balance of the diet consumed by dry cows did not affect the acid-based status or plasma mineral content of their calves.     

Wheat grain as a prepartal cereal choice to ease metabolic transition from gestation into lactation in Holstein cows

Wheat grain (WG) is a unique cereal rich in easily fermentable starch and low in cation–anion difference (e.g. 5.3 mEq/100 g). The controlled prepartal dietary inclusion of WG, thus, has the potential to ease adapting the rumen microbes and papillae to the high‐starch lactation diets, stimulate feed intake, reduce hypocalcaemia by reducing extracellular alkalinity and a moderate induction of bone resorption, and improve milk yield in periparturient cows. The primary objective was to determine the effects of prepartal feeding of WG compared to barley grain plus wheat bran on metabolic and productive criteria in periparturient Holstein cows. Twenty‐four dry cows and 16 pregnant heifers were blocked based on parity and projected calving date and fed a prepartal diet containing either (i) ground WG (18% on a dry matter basis) or (ii) a conventional diet with ground barley grain and wheat bran or control diet, from 28‐day prepartum until parturition. All cows were fed the control diet during 21‐day postpartum. Prepartal dietary inclusion of WG increased prepartum feed intake, elevated blood glucose and attenuated hypocalcaemia at 7‐day prepartum and 1‐day postpartum, reduced urine pH, and increased milk fat percent and yield. Blood proteins at 7‐day prepartum were higher and placenta tended to be expelled sooner in WG‐fed cows than in other cows. Treatments did not affect milk protein, changes in body condition score; total time spent eating, ruminating and chewing; blood levels of urea nitrogen, cholesterol, and phosphorous, fecal pH, and calving difficulty. Therefore, the prepartal dietary use of WG proved effective in the simultaneous improvement of calcium and energy states, and thereby, in easing the metabolic transition from gestation into lactation in Holstein cows.     

Effects of anionic salts in a pre-partum dairy ration on calcium metabolism

The effects of anionic salts in the transition diet on serum and urine calcium at calving and on peripartal health, subsequent milk production and fertility performance were studied in a well-managed, high-producing Friesland dairy herd. Over a period of a year, approximately 21 days before the expected date of calving, 28 pre-partum heifers and 44 multiparous dry cows were randomly allocated within parity to 1 of 2 transition diets, designated control and experimental anionic diets. The anionic diet contained the same quantities of the basic transition ration fed to the control group as well as a standard anionic salt mixture containing 118 g NH4Cl, 36 g (NH4)2SO4 and 68 g MgSO4 (total 222 g) per animal per day. This reduced the DCAD to -11.68 mEq/100 g dietary dry matter compared to +13.57 for the control diet. Blood and urine were randomly sampled from 7 to 8 animals within each category within 3 hours post-partum. Serum calcium (total and ionised) and creatinine, urine calcium and creatinine and the fractional clearance of calcium were assessed. Relevant clinical, milk production, and fertility data were collected. The total serum calcium (2.07 versus 1.60 mmol/l), serum ionised calcium (1.12 vs 1.02 mmol/l), urine calcium (0.92 vs 0.10 mmol/l) and the fractional clearance of calcium (1.88 vs 0.09%) were significantly higher(P <0.01) at calving for multiparous cows fed the anionic diet compared to those fed the control diet. In the primiparous cows there were no significant differences in serum calcium levels. However, the urine calcium (1.07 vs 0.43 mmol/l) and the fractional clearance of calcium was higher (1.75 vs 0.45%) in cows fed the anionic diet (P <0.05 and 0.01 respectively). These results illustrated that there were benefits, although no differences were demonstrated with respect to health, milk production or fertility. The supplementation of diets with anionic salts in the last 2-3 weeks before calving has the potential to significantly improve parturient calcium homeostasis.     

Calcium homeostasis, acid–base balance, and health status in periparturient Holstein cows fed diets with low cation–anion difference

Forty multiparous Holstein dry cows on d 21 prepartum were randomly allocated to four blocks of 10 cows to examine the effects of reducing the dietary cation–anion difference (DCAD) on calcium homeostasis, acid–base balance, health status, and subsequent lactation performance. The reduced DCADs (Na + K − Cl − S, mEq/kg DM) of + 150,+ 50, − 50, and − 150 were obtained by addition of anionic salts. Reducing DCAD resulted in mild metabolic acidosis as indicated by the sharp decline in urinary pH, and minor reductions in blood pH and HCO₃⁻ concentration. Greater plasma calcium concentration was observed in cows fed diets of − 50 and − 150 DCAD (P < 0.05) than those on + 50 and + 150 DCAD diets. The nadir of plasma calcium level on the day of calving was lower (P < 0.05) than the highest level on d 14 prepartum (8.33 vs. 9.30 mg/dL). Composite colostrum calcium concentration was decreased (P < 0.05) with time on d 1 relative to d 2 postpartum (0.212 vs. 0.174%), and feeding of diet − 150 DCAD induced higher (P < 0.05) composite colostrum calcium content than other three DCAD diets. No case of milk fever occurred for any diets, but feeding the two negative DCAD diets reduced (P < 0.05) retained placenta incidence compared with diet of + 150 DCAD. Dry matter intake, milk yield and compositions of fat, protein, and lactose were non-significantly affected (P > 0.05) by dietary treatments. In conclusion, urinary pH is an effective indicator of extracellular fluid acid–base balance, and feeding negative DCAD in late gestation period is beneficial for dairy cows in blood calcium homeostasis and improvement of health status.     

Effect of dietary potassium and anionic salts on acid–base and mineral status in periparturient cows

Dry cow diets based on grassland forage from intensive production contain high amounts of K and could be responsible for a reduced ability to maintain Ca homoeostasis. The aim of this study was to determine whether a moderate anionic salt supplementation to a forage‐based pre‐calving diet with varying native K content affects the mineral and acid–base status in transition cows. Twenty‐four dry and pregnant Holstein cows, without antecedent episodes of clinical hypocalcemia, were assigned to two diets during the last 4 weeks before estimated calving date. Twelve cows were fed a hay‐based diet low in K (18 g K/kg DM), and 12, a hay‐based diet high in K (35 g K/kg DM). Within each diet, six cows received anionic salts during the last 2 weeks before the estimated calving day. After calving, all cows received the high K diet ad libitum. Blood samples were taken daily from day 11 pre‐partum to day 5 post‐partum. Urine samples were taken on days 7 and 2 pre‐partum and on day 2 post‐partum. The anionic salt did not alter feed intake during the pre‐partum period. Serum Ca was not influenced by the dietary treatments. Feeding pre‐partum diets with low K concentrations induced a reduced metabolic alkalotic charge, as indicated by reduced pre‐partum urinary base–acid quotient. Transition cows fed the low K diet including anionic salts induced a mild metabolic acidosis before calving, as indicated by higher urinary Ca, lower urinary pH and net acid–base excretion. Although serum Ca during the post‐partum period was not affected by dietary treatment, feeding a low K diet moderately supplemented with anionic salts to reach a dietary cation–anion difference close to zero permitted to obtain a metabolic response in periparturient cows without altering the dry matter intake.