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The effect of the most common diseases during the first 100 days of post partum on pregnancy rate and reproductive performance in the Mexican highlands dairy cows

Lammoglia Villagómez Miguel Ángel1, Hernández Flores Javier1, Daniel Rentería Iliana del Carmen1, Arabia Denisse Zamora Pardo2, Manuel Barrientos Morales2 and Belisario Domínguez Mancera*2

1School of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, University of Veracruz, Poza Rica, Tuxpan, Road Tuxpan-Tampico Km. 7.5. University Colony, CP. 92860, Tuxpan Veracruz, México; 2School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, Campus Veracruz. Miguel Ángel de Quevedo and Yáñez s/n, Veracruzana Unit; CP. 91710, Veracruz, México

 
Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the reproductive problems caused by the most common diseases that occur during the first 100 days in milking (DM) among Holstein cows managed in the Mexican highlands. In this study, 654 pregnant and near parturition (25±7 days before calving) cows were selected. Following calving, their health status was assessed for a period of 100 days and their reproductive performance (days up to first service, days-open, services per conception, percentage of abortions and pregnancy rate) was recorded up to 171 DM (average days-open of the farm). The cows were grouped as healthy or according to the diseases they suffered from namely mastitis (n = 129), pneumonia (n = 124), digestive problems (n = 117) and lameness (n = 129). The pregnancy rate was affected (P <0.01) by diseases, regardless of the type. Healthy cows had the highest (P <0.05) pregnancy rate (74.19±1.5) compared with diseased cows: mastitis (46.5±2.1), pneumonia (30.6±1.9), digestive problems (46.1±2.2), lameness (60.4±2.1). Diseases that affected cows during the first 100 DM had no effect (P >0.10) to days open, number of services per conception or percentage of abortions compared with the group of healthy cows. Diseases that affected cows during the first 100 DM had a significant effect (P<0.05) to days up to first service compared with the group of healthy cows (Healthy: 77.6±2.9), (mastitis: 70.5±3.2), (pneumonia: 60.6±3.3), (lameness: 81.6±3.2), (digestive problems: 72.4±3.4). In conclusion, Holstein cows that remained healthy during the first 100 days in milk had higher pregnancy rates suggesting that the health of the cows is key to obtain good reproductive profiles.

Keywords: Days in milking; mastitis; pneumonia; lameness; reproductive performance
 
To cite this article: Ángel LVM, HF Javier, DR Iliana del Carmen, ADZ Pardo, MB Morales and BD Mancera, 2015. The effect of the most common diseases during the first 100 days of post partum on pregnancy rate and reproductive performance in the Mexican highlands dairy cows. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(9): 370-374.
 
 
 
 

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