Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/41495
Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Serum protein of female holstein calves fed milk through step-down and conventional methods
Authors: Ana Cláudia Maia Soares
Franciellen de Moras Costa
Eduardo Robson Duarte
Luciana Castro Geraseev
Marina Guimarães Ferreira
Gabriela Almeida Bastos
Marilia Martins Melo
Raphael Rocha Wenceslau
Neide Judith Faria de Oliveira
Abstract: The serum proteinograms of 10 female Holstein calves fed milk either through conventional (COV) or step-down (STP) milk feeding methods at different ages were evaluated. Calves fed using the COV method were fed colostrum during the first 24 hours that they stayed with their respective mothers and received transition milk for another 2 days and later, and then milk at four liters/day for 59 days. Calves fed using the STP method were fed colostrum and then milk as follows: Six liters of milk/day from days six to 25 after birth, four liters of milk/day from days 26 to 45, and two liters of milk/day from days 46 to 59 after birth. Blood sampling was performed at 7, 21, 28, 42, 49 and 56 days of age. For calves fed using either of the two milk feeding methods, the serum concentration of albumin increased, while the serum concentration of β-globulin decreased with increasing calf age. Calves fed using the COV method had higher serum total protein, globulin, β-globulin, and γ-globulin concentrations, while the concentrations of A/G, α1-globulin, and α2-globulin were higher for calves in the STP group. These results are important for establishing the serum protein profile of calves, which is significantly influenced by milk feeding methods and calf age.
Subject: Bovino de leite - Raças
Ruminante
Colostro
language: eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials: UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department: ICA - INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS
Rights: Acesso Aberto
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/41495
Issue Date: 2020
metadata.dc.url.externa: http://ijas.iaurasht.ac.ir/article_671591.html
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science
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