Effects of Body Condition Score at Dry Off on Calving Performance, Subsequent Milk Performance and Incidence of Disease in Holstein Cows

WANG Jian; ZHANG Chuang; ZHAO Qingyao; JIN Shuang; LI Congcong; MA Hui; LIU Dengke; GU Xianhong

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.12.029

2020 , Vol. 32 >Issue 12: 5751 - 5759

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.12.029

Effects of Body Condition Score at Dry Off on Calving Performance, Subsequent Milk Performance and Incidence of Disease in Holstein Cows

WANG Jian ,
ZHANG Chuang ,
ZHAO Qingyao ,
JIN Shuang ,
LI Congcong ,
MA Hui ,
LIU Dengke ,
GU Xianhong

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1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
2. Beijing Sunlon Livestock Development Company Limited, Beijing 100076, China;
3. HeBei Shounong Modern Agricultural Technology Company Limited, Dingzhou 073009, China

Received date: 2020-05-31

Online published: 2020-12-07

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Abstract

Body condition score (BCS) is an important system to assess body energy reserves in dairy herds. The BCS at dry off (DBCS) is vital for the health and productivity of dairy flocks. This study investigated the effects of DBCS on calving performance, subsequent milk performance and incidence of disease in Holstein cows. The DBCS evaluation was conducted at dry off period (approximately eight weeks before expected parturition date) by two trained professional staff. A total of 1 154 multiparous cows were classified on the basis of DBCS into five groups: BL group (DBCS≤3.0, n=371, parity=2.5), B3.25 group (DBCS=3.25, n=115, parity=2.8), B3.50 group (DBCS=3.50, n=371, parity=2.5), B3.75 group (DBCS=3.75, n=224, parity=2.7) and BH group (DBCS≥4, n=392, parity=2.8). The results showed that with the increasing of DBCS, the 305 days milk yield milk fat yield and milk protein yield first increased and then decreased (P<0.01), and peaked in B3.25 group. In addition, DBCS was positively associated with milk fat percentage and milk protein percentage (P<0.01). The BH group showed the lowest calf birth weight than groups B3.25, B3.50 and B3.75 (P<0.01). It was also observed that with the increasing of DBCS, incidence of dystocia (P=0.082) and ketosis (P=0.063) showed an increased tendency. However, DBCS had no effect on the incidence of mastitis, lameness, metritis and placental retention (P>0.05). In conclusion, prenatal over condition (DBCS≥4.00) impairs calf birth weight, and the recommended optimal DBCS is 3.25.

Key words： body condition score; Holstein cow; calving performance; milk performance; disease

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WANG Jian , ZHANG Chuang , ZHAO Qingyao , JIN Shuang , LI Congcong , MA Hui , LIU Dengke , GU Xianhong . Effects of Body Condition Score at Dry Off on Calving Performance, Subsequent Milk Performance and Incidence of Disease in Holstein Cows[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2020 , 32(12) : 5751 -5759 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.12.029

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