Reproductive performance and fatty liver in Guernsey cows |
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Authors: | IM Reid |
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Institution: | Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire RG16 ONN Great Britain |
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Abstract: | The relationship between fatty liver and reproductive performance was investigated in a commercial herd of Guernsey dairy cattle. Forty-two cows were sampled by liver biopsy at 1 week after calving, and divided into two groups, a fatty liver and a non-fatty liver group, on the basis of the level of liver fat. The cows in the fatty liver group had a milk yield of 5267 kg and a calving interval of 428 days compared with 4407 kg and 369 days for the cows in the non-fatty liver group. The reduced fertility was associated with an elongation in the interval from calving to first service of 20 days and with a reduced conception rate. The occurrence of fatty liver significantly impaired the reproductive performance of the cows. |
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