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Pre- and postnatal heat stress abatement affects dairy calf thermoregulation and performance.
Dado-Senn, B; Vega Acosta, L; Torres Rivera, M; Field, S L; Marrero, M G; Davidson, B D; Tao, S; Fabris, T F; Ortiz-Colón, G; Dahl, G E; Laporta, J.
Afiliação
  • Dado-Senn B; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
  • Vega Acosta L; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Puerto Rico 00682.
  • Torres Rivera M; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Puerto Rico 00682.
  • Field SL; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
  • Marrero MG; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
  • Davidson BD; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
  • Tao S; Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Tifton 31793.
  • Fabris TF; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
  • Ortiz-Colón G; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Puerto Rico 00682.
  • Dahl GE; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
  • Laporta J; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611. Electronic address: jlaporta@ufl.edu.
J Dairy Sci ; 103(5): 4822-4837, 2020 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32113780
Prenatal heat stress during late gestation exerts long-term effects on growth and productivity of the dairy calf. Further, direct exposure to heat stress during the preweaning period impairs calf thermoregulation and performance. We examined the effects of heat stress abatement during the prenatal period, postnatal period, or both on calf performance. We hypothesized that calves exposed to pre- and postnatal heat stress abatement would perform most optimally in terms of thermoregulation, growth, and health responses when compared with calves that are heat-stressed at any time in the pre- or postnatal periods. Holstein calves born to heat-stressed (HT) or cooled (CL) dams during late gestation (44 ± 5 d; prenatal HT or CL) were exposed to heat stress or cooling postnatally for 56 d (postnatal HT or CL), resulting in 4 treatments: HT-HT, HT-CL, CL-HT, and CL-CL; n = 12/treatment. Calves were administered 4 L of pooled colostrum and after 2 d of age allotted 10 L/d milk replacer and up to 3 kg/d concentrate in automatic feeder group pens (n = 6/pen). Postnatal cooling was achieved by 2 fans (average wind speed 2 m/s). Thermoregulatory responses (respiration rate and heart rate; rectal, body, and skin temperature), feed intake, growth parameters including average daily gain and medication events were recorded, and blood samples were collected weekly. Thermoregulatory responses were lower in postnatal CL calves compared with postnatal HT. In the afternoon, HT-HT calves had the highest respiration rate and rectal temperature, HT-CL calves had the lowest respiration rate, and CL-HT calves had the lowest heart rate compared with the other treatment groups. Prenatal CL calves weighed more at birth and weaning with a tendency for greater average daily gain compared with prenatal HT calves, whereas postnatal CL calves had increased milk replacer and concentrate intake and a tendency for reduced fever, infection, and total medication events relative to postnatal HT. Prenatal HT calves were esophageal tube fed more often than prenatal CL. Blood hematocrit and 24-h serum IgG concentration were greater in prenatal CL calves relative to prenatal HT. Prenatal heat stress abatement improves weight gain, hematocrit, and immunoglobulin transfer, whereas postnatal heat stress abatement modulates thermoregulatory responses, feed intake, and calf health. This study is the first to characterize the combined effects of pre- and postnatal heat stress or active cooling on the dairy calf.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Regulação da Temperatura Corporal / Doenças dos Bovinos / Transtornos de Estresse por Calor Limite: Animals / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: J Dairy Sci Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Regulação da Temperatura Corporal / Doenças dos Bovinos / Transtornos de Estresse por Calor Limite: Animals / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: J Dairy Sci Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article