Iranian Journal of animal Science

Iranian Journal of animal Science

Effects of positive and negative dietary cation-anion difference in close-up Holstein ‎heifers on performance, blood metabolites and immunoglobulin of colostrum

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Vahid Gholamhoseini 1
Mehdi Kazemi-Bonchenari 2
Mahdi Khodaei Motlagh 2
Mohammad Hossein Moradi 3
1 Former M.Sc. Student, Department of Animal Science, Arak University, Iran‎
2 Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Arak University, Iran‎
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Arak University, Iran‎
10.22059/ijas.2019.282671.653710
Abstract
Supplementing anionic salts to make negative DCAD in close-up heifers’ diets is still a challenging topic in formulation of dairy cattle rations. Twelve close-up Holstein heifers (21 ± 7 d expected to calving date) were fed individually and allocated to two treatments of 6 animals each. Experimental treatments were; 1) positive DCAD with level of +165 meq/kg basis on dry matter; and 2) negative DCAD with the level of -85 meq/kg basis on dry matter. Dry matter intake (DMI), milk yield and composition, colostrum yield and its immunoglobulins content and some blood metabolites (pre- and post-partum) were evaluated. The results show that DMI was similar between treatments. The blood pH was lesser in negative-DCAD fed heifers. Among blood metabolites, only Ca was increased in negative-DCAD fed heifers. Colostrum and milk yield and milk composition, colostrum concentrations of IgM and IgA were similar between treatments. However, serum and colostrum concentrations of IgG were slightly increased in negative-DCAD fed heifers; a further research should be carried out to elaborate on the effects of using negative-DCAD rations in close-up heifers exposed to stressful conditions. 
Keywords
Anionic salts
colostrum‏ ‏immunity
dietary cation– anion difference
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Iranian Journal of animal Science
Volume 50, Issue 4
Winter 2020
Pages 319-328

  • Receive Date 02 June 2019
  • Revise Date 24 November 2019
  • Accept Date 18 December 2019