Body Temperature and White Blood Cell Count in Dairy Cows During the First Ten Days After Calving

Authors

  • S. A. Wagner North Dakota State University
  • D. E. Schimek North Dakota State University
  • F. C. Cheng North Dakota State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20074583

Keywords:

postpartum period, physiological stress, rectal temperature, white blood cell counts, immune

Abstract

The postpartum period is a time of physiological stress for high-producing dairy cows. Close monitoring of recently calved cows enables the earliest possible intervention when illness develops. An objective of this study was to evaluate the use of rectal temperature as a diagnostic tool in postpartum cows. As immune suppression is common in postpartum dairy cows, another objective was to compare white blood cell counts in the postpartum period between cows that developed clinical disease and those that did not.

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Published

2007-09-20

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Research Summaries 1

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