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Effect of Boron Supplementation During Peripartum Period on Colostrum Yield andComposition and Carry Over Effect on Calf Health in Crossbred Karan Fries CowsDuring Hot Humid Season

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Title Effect of Boron Supplementation During Peripartum Period on Colostrum Yield andComposition and Carry Over Effect on Calf Health in Crossbred Karan Fries CowsDuring Hot Humid Season
 
Creator PRAVEEN, S
, Ramesh Chandra
Kumar, Nishant
, Sadhana Tiwari
, Rajneesh
 
Subject Boron, Colostrum composition, Colostrum yield, Somatic Cell Count.
 
Description The present investigation was undertaken to assess the effect of supplementation of boron on colostrum yield and composition in lactating crossbred Holstein Friesian cows and its carryover effect on its calf health during hot humid season, 18 prepartum healthy crossbred Karan fries cows were selected from institutional herd and divided into three groups as B0 (control), B250 (with 250 ppm  boron) and B500 (with 500 ppm boron) in addition to the basal diet (based on ICAR, 2013 feeding standard) from 30 days prepartum to 60 days postpartum. Boron was supplemented in the form of boric acid. Average THI during whole experimental period was 82.45. Daily colostrum yield, colostrum composition viz fat %, SNF %, total solids %, protein %, lactose % and colostrum SCC were analyzed and calf birth weight, growth rate, fortnightly bodyweight, calf health parameters like diarrhea, pneumonia, naval ill and mortality were also recorded. The results shown significant effect (P<0.001) on colostrum SCC in accordance with both treatment groups and day of lactation and colostrum SNF was high on 4th days of lactation. The calf fed with colostrum of boron supplemented dam shown reduced rate of diarrhea, naval ill and mortality and no significant difference on calf birth weight, growth rate and average daily gain. On conclusion, supplementing boron (250 ppm and 500 ppm) in diet have improvement in colostrum somatic cell count and calf health but no considerable improvement in colostrum yield and colostrum composition and calf growth rate.
 
Publisher Animal Nutrition Society of India
 
Date 2024-01-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAN/article/view/137380
 
Source Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition; Vol. 40 No. 3 (2023)
2231-6744
0970-3209
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAN/article/view/137380/53597
 
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