Parenteral Vitamin E for Prevention of Retained Placenta in Dairy Cows

Authors

  • Stephen LeBlanc Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Todd Duffield Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Ken Leslie Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Jeromy Ten Hag Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Jodi Wallace Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20005407

Keywords:

transition cows, retained placenta, vitamin E, mastitis, reactions, periparturient health

Abstract

Immune function is suppressed in periparturient dairy cows, and risk of infectious and metabolic disease is increased. Several studies have shown that transition cows supplemented with vitamin E in feed and/or parenterally had decreased risk of retained placenta (RP) or mastitis. However, these benefits are not universally reproducible and may depend on the animals baseline vitamin E and selenium status and other factors. Additionally, a fraction of animals will have hypersensitive reactions to parenterally administered vitamin E. This study investigated the effect of vitamin E on the incidence of periparturient health problems when administered subutaneously to prepartum cows.

Cover image of the 33rd Conference Proceedings: Cattle and calves standing in a field of wildflowers, gazing curiously at the photographer. Yellow background.

Downloads

Published

2000-09-21

Issue

2000

Section

Research Summaries 4

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 3 > >>