The effect of prepartum housing on metabolic and reproductive health in dairy cows

Authors

  • C. L. Miltenburg Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
  • D. Bienzle Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
  • E. Scholtz Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
  • T. F. Duffield Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
  • S. J. LeBlanc Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20143721

Keywords:

housing, management, cattle diseases, prepartum housing, feeding, immune function, reproductive disease

Abstract

The determinants of metabolic and reproductive health disorders and the degree to which housing and management can influence health are only partially understood. The objective of this randomized controlled study was to determine if a prepartum housing strategy of providing non-competitive feeding and lying access improves metabolic health and immune function and reduces reproductive disease.

Cover image of the 47th Conference Proceedings: An image of a herd of cattle in a field at dusk. Three cows are standing in the foreground, looking adorable. Yellow background.

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Published

2014-09-18

Issue

2014

Section

Research Summaries 3

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