Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves
This research was carried out to determine the effects of potassium humate on the lactation performance and metabolic parameters of dairy cows during the transition period. Potassium humate was added to the concentrate feed at the following levels: (a) control (0%), (b) 0.5%, (c) 1%, (d) 1.5%, and (...
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| description | This research was carried out to determine the effects of potassium humate on the lactation performance and metabolic parameters of dairy cows during the transition period. Potassium humate was added to the concentrate feed at the following levels: (a) control (0%), (b) 0.5%, (c) 1%, (d) 1.5%, and (e) 2% humas, during the dry period from −60 to 0 days until calving. The results indicated that the total milk yield after 305 days was higher in the 0.5% group than in the 2% humic acid group. The average daily milk yield from lactation was also greater in the 0.5% group than in the 2% humic acid group. In terms of metabolic health and blood biochemistry, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, NEFAs, and BHBA were different among the treatment groups. No effects were detected on the blood physiology parameters of the calves. The IgG concentration in the colostrum and serum of calves on day 1 and 2 were higher in the 0.5% and 1% humic acid groups, respectively, than in the other groups. Overall, adding humic acid, especially at the dose of 0.5%, to the concentrate feed of dairy cows during the dry period resulted in an increased postpartum milk yield for the cows and increased serum IgG in both the cows and calves, with decreased NEFAs on the calving day and decreased postpartum BHBA for cows. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2ecde345bff4e9ba7db16128f6e99df2025-01-24T13:18:24ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152025-01-0115227910.3390/ani15020279Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their CalvesCangir Uyarlar0Abdur Rahman1Eyup Eren Gultepe2İbrahim Sadi Cetingul3Muhammad Uzair Akhtar4Ismail Bayram5Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, ANS Campus, Afyonkarahisar 03200, TürkiyeDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, ANS Campus, Afyonkarahisar 03200, TürkiyeDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, ANS Campus, Afyonkarahisar 03200, TürkiyeDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, ANS Campus, Afyonkarahisar 03200, TürkiyeDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur 63100, PakistanDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, ANS Campus, Afyonkarahisar 03200, TürkiyeThis research was carried out to determine the effects of potassium humate on the lactation performance and metabolic parameters of dairy cows during the transition period. Potassium humate was added to the concentrate feed at the following levels: (a) control (0%), (b) 0.5%, (c) 1%, (d) 1.5%, and (e) 2% humas, during the dry period from −60 to 0 days until calving. The results indicated that the total milk yield after 305 days was higher in the 0.5% group than in the 2% humic acid group. The average daily milk yield from lactation was also greater in the 0.5% group than in the 2% humic acid group. In terms of metabolic health and blood biochemistry, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, NEFAs, and BHBA were different among the treatment groups. No effects were detected on the blood physiology parameters of the calves. The IgG concentration in the colostrum and serum of calves on day 1 and 2 were higher in the 0.5% and 1% humic acid groups, respectively, than in the other groups. Overall, adding humic acid, especially at the dose of 0.5%, to the concentrate feed of dairy cows during the dry period resulted in an increased postpartum milk yield for the cows and increased serum IgG in both the cows and calves, with decreased NEFAs on the calving day and decreased postpartum BHBA for cows.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/2/279periparturient cowmetabolic healthdry periodmilk yieldimmunitycalf |
| spellingShingle | Cangir Uyarlar Abdur Rahman Eyup Eren Gultepe İbrahim Sadi Cetingul Muhammad Uzair Akhtar Ismail Bayram Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves Animals periparturient cow metabolic health dry period milk yield immunity calf |
| title | Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves |
| title_full | Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves |
| title_fullStr | Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves |
| title_short | Prepartum Dietary Supplementation of Potassium Humate Improves Postpartum Lactation Performance, Metabolic Profile of Multiparous Cows, and Immune Response of Their Calves |
| title_sort | prepartum dietary supplementation of potassium humate improves postpartum lactation performance metabolic profile of multiparous cows and immune response of their calves |
| topic | periparturient cow metabolic health dry period milk yield immunity calf |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/2/279 |
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