Effects of feeding high volumes of milk replacer on reproductive performance and on concentrations of metabolites and hormones in blood of Japanese black heifer calves
Effects of feeding high volumes of milk replacer on reproductive performance and on concentrations of metabolites and hormones in blood of Japanese black heifer calves
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饲喂大量代乳粉对日本黑母牛犊繁殖性能以及血液中代谢物和激素浓度的影响
DOI:
10.1111/asj.13505
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Takahashi Hideyuki
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作者:
Taguchi Yutaka;Inabu Yudai;Hayasaki Koki;Maeda Noriyuki;Kanmera Yoshiro;Yamasaki Seiji;Ota Noboru;Mukawa Kenji;Tsuboi Arisa;Miyamoto Hirokuni;Etoh Tetsuji;Shiotsuka Yuji;Fujino Ryoichi;McMahon Christopher D.;Takahashi Hideyuki
We evaluated the effects of feeding high volumes of milk replacer on growth and reproductive performances in Japanese black heifers. Fifty‐one heifers were fed milk replacer at 9 L/day for 60 days (9 L × 60 days;n= 18) or 41 days (9 L × 41 days;n= 15), or at 7 L/day for 40 days (7 L × 40 days;n= 18). Artificial insemination (AI) was performed on heifers with ≥270 kg body weight and ≥116 cm body height at 300 days of age. The age at the first AI was 0.35 month later for 7 L × 40 days than the other groups (p< .01). However, age at calving did not differ among treatments (22.1 months). The interval from the first AI to pregnancy tended to be ~2 months longer for the 9 L × 60 days than the other groups (p= .07). Our results showed that feeding high volumes of milk replacer may reduce the age at calving via an improved rate of growth. In addition, we propose that feeding a maximum of 7 L milk replacer for 40 days may be the most appropriate rearing regime because the success of pregnancy per AI may be reduced in calves fed a maximum of 9 L for 41 and 60 days.