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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
A study with neonatal calves was conducted to determine the effects of maternal crude protein (CP) and(or) metabolizable energy (ME) malnutrition, cold stress (0 or 21 degrees C), and age on concentrations of selected serum constituents. For each of 2 yr, 60 artificially bred Angus heifers were assigned randomly to a 2 x 2 factorial nutritional plan 150 d before predicted parturition. The diets provided each heifer with either .32 or .96 kg/d of CP and 8.7 or 12.6 Mcal/d of ME. Blood samples were obtained from heifers at parturition and from their calves at birth and at 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h of age. Sera were analyzed for concentrations of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Creat), iron, total protein (TProt), alkaline phosphatase (AlkPhos), total bilirubin (TBil), and cholesterol (Chol). Mean correlations of these constituents in calf sera between 12-h adjacency intervals were high, but those between longer times (48 or 60 h) were low. Simple correlations of serum constituents between cows and calves at birth were low except for BUN (r = .578 and .295 for yr 1 and 2, respectively). There were significant main treatment effects for maternal CP consumption on BUN levels, for environmental temperature on BUN, Creat, and TBil levels, and for years on BUN, Creat, iron, and AlkPhos levels in calves. Significant polynomial relationships were found over hours of age for all variables. Blood urea N decreased in normal calves but remained relatively constant at a low level in deficient calves. Year x hour of age interactions occurred for iron, TProt, AlkPhos, TBil, and Chol. Protein x year x hour of age interactions were found for iron and Chol. These results suggest that random sampling times are not useful for decision making during the first 72 h after birth. Consideration must be given to multiple samples taken at specific calf ages, to environmental temperatures, and to maternal protein nutritional levels when interpreting calf blood sera data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-8812
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
853-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Alkaline Phosphatase, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Bilirubin, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Blood Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Blood Urea Nitrogen, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Cattle Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Cold Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Creatinine, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Dietary Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Energy Intake, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Iron, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Pregnancy Complications, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Protein-Energy Malnutrition, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:1901848-Stress, Physiological
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Concentrations of serum constituents in cold-stressed calves from heifers fed inadequate protein and(or) energy.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Anim. Sci., University of Idaho, Moscow 83843.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article