The impact of controlled nutrition during the dry period on dairy cow health, fertility and performance

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 212-226

  Beever, David E ^a  

^a Richard Keenan & Co Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Fertility; Health; Insulin resistance; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750074466     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Alderman G., and Cottrill B.R. Energy and Protein Requirements of Ruminants. AFRC Advisory manual (1993), CABI, Wallingford, Oxon
2. Bauman D.E., and Currie D.B. Partitioning of nutrients during pregnancy and lactation: a review of mechanisms involving homeostatis and homeorhesis. J. Dairy Sci. 63 (1989) 1514-1529
3. Bauman D.E., McCutcheon S.N., Steinhour W.D., Eppard P.J., and Sechen S.J. Sources of variation and prospects for improvement of productive efficiency in the dairy cow; a review. J. Anim. Sci. 60 (1985) 583-592
4. Beam S.W., and Butler W.R. Effects of energy balance on follicular development and first ovulation in post-partum cows. J. Reprod. Fertil. Suppl. 54 (1999) 411-424
5. Beever D.E., Hattan A.J., Reynolds C.K., and Cammell S.B. Nutrient supply to high-yielding dairy cows. In: Diskin M.G. (Ed). Fertility in the High Producing Dairy Cow. BSAS Occasional Symposium No. 26, vol. 1 (1999) 119-132
6. Beever D.E., Hattan A.J., Cammell S.B., and Sutton J.D. Nutritional management of the high yielding cow into the future. In: Corbett J.L. (Ed). Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia Animal Science vol. 13 (2001), University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia 1-8
7. Beever D.E. Managing dairy cows for optimal performance. In: Corbett J.L. (Ed). Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia vol. 14 (2003), Animal Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia 33-47
8. Beever D.E. Opportunities to improve the performance and profitability of dairy farms through better nutrition. Knowledge Agriculture. Perspectives Towards a New Model of Milk Production (2004), R Keenan & Co., Co Carlow, Ireland pp. 6-8
9. Beever D.E. Improved cow nutrition for increased dairy farm profitability. Knowledge Agriculture (2005), R Keenan & Co, Co Carlow, Ireland pp. 11-14
10. Bell A.W. Regulation of organic nutrient metabolism during transition from late pregnancy to early lactation. J. Anim. Sci. 73 (1995) 2804-2819
11. Buckley F., O'Sullivan K., Mee J.F., Evans R.D., and Dillon P. Relationships among milk yield, body condition, cow weight and reproduction in spring-calved Holstein-Friesians. J. Dairy Sci. 86 (2003) 2308-2319
12. Butler W.R., and Smith R.D. Interrelationships between energy balance and postpartum reproductive function in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 72 (1989) 767-783
13. Chase L. Developing nutrition programs for high producing dairy herds. J. Dairy Sci. 76 (1993) 3287-3293
14. Coffey M. Genetic trends. Has progress been made in the last six years?. Holstein Friesian J. (1992) 62-63
15. Colman D., Farrar J., and Zhuang Y. Economics of Milk Production England and Wales (2003), Farm Business Unit School of Economic Studies, The University of Manchester
16. Cunningham E.P. The genetic dimension. Knowledge Agriculture. Perspectives Towards a New Model of Milk Production (2004), R Keenan & Co., Co Carlow, Ireland pp. 9-11
17. Dann, H.M., 2004. Dietary energy restriction during late gestation in multiparous Holstein cows. PhD Thesis, University of Illinois, Urbana.
18. Darwash A.O., and Lamming G.E. Abnormal ovarian patterns as a cause of subfertility in dairy cows: protocols for early detection and treatment. Cattle Practice 5 (1997) 3-7
19. Douglas G.N., Overton T.R., Bateman H.G., Dann H.M., and Drackley J.K. Prepartal plane of nutrition regardless of energy source affects periparturient metabolism and dry matter intake in Holstein cows. J. Dairy Sci. 89 (2006) 2141-2157
20. Drackley J.K. Biology of dairy cows during the transition period|: the final frontier?. J. Dairy Sci. 82 (1999) 2259-2273
21. Drackley J.K. Low energy diets for dry cows; update on research and field experience. Illinois Dairy Report (2005), Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois, USA
22. Drackley J.K., Overton T.R., and Douglas G.N. Adaptations of glucose and long chain fatty acid metabolism in liver of dairy cows during the periparturient period. J. Dairy Sci. 84 Suppl. E (2001) E100-E112
23. Drackley J.K. Interrelationships of prepartum dry matter intake with postpartum intake and hepatic lipid accumulation. J. Dairy Sci. 86 Suppl. 1 (2003) 104-105
24. Drehmann P. Should we rethink our close up rations?. Hoards Dairyman 145 (2000) 641-1641
25. Esslemont R.J., and Kossaibati M.A. Economics of fertility in dairy cows. In: Diskin M.G. (Ed). Fertility in the High Producing Dairy Cow. BSAS Occasional Symposium No. 26, vol. 1 (1999) 1-2
26. Gardner N.H., Reynolds C.K., Phipps R.H., Jones A.K., and Beever D.E. Effects of different diet supplements in the pre- and post-partum period on reproductive performance in the diary cow. In: Diskin M.G. (Ed). Fertility in the High Producing Dairy Cow. BSAS Occasional Symposium No. 26, vol. 1 (1999) 313-322
27. Gibb M.J., Ivings M.J., Dhanoa M.S., and Sutton J.D. Changes in body components of autumn calving Holstein-Friesian cows over the first 29 weeks of lactation. Anim. Prod. 55 (1992) 339-360
28. Hattan, A.J., 2003. Energy utilisation in high yielding dairy cows. PhD Thesis, University of Reading.
29. Hattan A.J., Beever D.E., Cammell S.B., and Sutton J.D. Proceedings of the 15th EAAP Energy Symposium. Copenhagen (2001)
30. Holtenius K., Agenas S., Delavaud C., and Chilliard Y. Effects of feeding intensity during the dry period. 2. Metabolic and hormonal responses. J. Dairy Sci. 86 (2003) 883-891
31. Jordan E.R., and Fourdraine R.H. Characteristics of the management practices of the top milk producing herds in the country. J. Dairy Sci. 76 (1993) 3247-3256
32. Lamming G.E., Darwash A.O., Wathes D.C., and Ball P.J. The fertility of dairy cattle in the UK: current status and future research. J. Roy. Agric. Soc. 159 (1998) 82-93
33. Lewis G.F., Carpentier A., Adeli K., and Giacca A. Disordered fat storage and mobilisation in the pathogeneisis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Endocrinol. Rev. 23 (2002) 201-229
34. Litherland N.B., Dann H.M., Hansen A.S., and Drackley J.K. Prepartum nutrient intake alters metabolism by liver slices from peripartal cows. J. Dairy Sci. 86 Suppl. 1 (2003) 105-106
35. Mee J.F. Temporal patterns in reproductive performance in Irish dairy herds and associated risk factors. Irish Vet. J. 57 (2004) 158-166
36. Orskov E.R., Reid G.W., and Tait C.A.G. Effect of fish meal on the mobilization of body energy in dairy cows. Anim. Prod. 45 (1987) 345-348
37. Quinn E., Purcell C., Voss M., and Downey L. Quantifying the impact of TMR feeding on dairy and beef farms. DRC Dairylink 1 (2004) 16-19
38. Reynolds C.K., Aikman B.C., Lupoli B., and Humphries D.J. Splanchnic metabolism of dairy cows during the transition from late gestation through early lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 86 (2003) 1201-1217
39. Royal M.D., Darwash A.O., Flint A.P.F., Webb R., Woolliams J.A., and Lamming G.E. Declining fertility in dairy cattle: changes in traditional and endocrine parameters of fertility. Anim. Sci. 70 (2000) 487-501
40. Smith M.C.A., and Wallace J.M. Influence of early postpartum ovulation on the re-establishment of pregnancy in multiparous and primaparous dairy cattle. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 10 (1998) 207-216
41. Strang B.D., Berics S.J., Grummer R.R., and Armentano L.E. Effect of long chain fatty acids on triacylglyceride accumulation, gluconeogeneisis and ureagenesis in bovine hepatocytes. J. Dairy Sci. 81 (1998) 728-739
42. Sutter F., and Beever D.E. Energy and nitrogen metabolism in Holstein-Friesian cows during early lactation. Anim. Sci. 70 (2000) 503-514
43. Veerkamp R.F., and Emmans G.C. Sources of genetic variation in energetic efficiency of dairy cows. Livestock Prod. Sci. 44 (1995) 87-97
44. Veerkamp R.F., and Brotherstone S. Genetic correlations between linear type traits, feed intake, liveweight and condition score in Holstein Friesian dairy cattle. Anim. Sci. 64 (1997) 385-392
45. Villa-Godoy A., Hughes T.L., Emery R.S., Chaplin L.T., and Fogwell R.L. Association between energy balance and luteal function in lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 71 (1988) 1063-1072
46. Taylor V.J., Hattan A.J., Bleach E.C.L., Beever D.E., and Wathes D.C. Reproductive Function in Average and High Yielding Dairy cows. Fertility in the High-Producing Dairy Cow vol. 2 (2001), British Society Animal Science Occasional Publication No. 26 pp. 495-498