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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
During summer, 34 cows received daily injections of placebo or 25 mg of bST and were placed in a thermoregulated or a heat stress environment. Heat stress increased rectal temperatures, respiration rates, and plasma cortisol concentrations and decreased milk yield. Four of 9 bST-treated cows and none of 8 control cows became atactic on the 1st d of heat stress. When exposed to heat stress, cows treated with bST experienced higher rectal temperatures throughout the trials than cows treated with placebo. Nonetheless, bST increased milk yields in both environments. The major effect of heat stress on immune function was decreased migration of leukocytes to the mammary gland after chemotactic challenge. This effect of heat stress was not altered by bST. In summary, hyperthermia induced by heat stress and associated changes were greater for cows treated with bST. Detected effects of heat stress on the immune system were few and were not alleviated by bST. Use of bST during summer in subtropical climate zones requires careful management to avoid overexposure of bST-treated cows to heat stress.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-0302
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
449-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Ataxia, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Body Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Cattle Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Cell Migration Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Hot Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Human Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Humidity, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Hydrocortisone, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Lactation, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Lactation Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Mammary Glands, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Milk, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:1560140-Stress, Physiological
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Interactions of heat stress and bovine somatotropin affecting physiology and immunology of lactating cows.
pubmed:affiliation
Dairy Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't