SHORT COMMUNICATION
Effect of concentrate supplementation on plasma
minerals and performance of smallholder
dairy cattle
1
Department of Animal Science and Production, Sokoine University of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 3004, Morogoro, Tanzania
2
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, Sokoine University of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 3020, Morogoro, Tanzania
3
Department of Animal Science and Health, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University,
Grønnegaardsvej 2, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Publication date: 2004-08-30
Corresponding author
J. Madsen
Department of Animal Science and Health, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Grønnegaardsvej 2, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Department of Animal Science and Health, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Grønnegaardsvej 2, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2004;13(Suppl. 1):487-490
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
An assessment of calf birth weight (CBWT), milk yield (MY) and plasma calcium (Ca),
phosphorus (P) and copper (Cu) was done in supplemented (S) and control (C) cattle groups
grazing tropical pastures . The supplemented group had compared to the control group higher P
(5.1 vs 4.7±0.1 mg/dl; P<0.05), Cu (0.5 vs 0.4±0.02 µg/ml; P<0.001), MY (10.13 vs 7.63± 0.07
l/day; P<0.001) and CBWT (26.01 vs 23.4±0.68 kg; P<0.05). The control group showed P and Cu
deficiency and the production effect of supplementation with an appropriate mixture were was more
than 0.5 kg milk per kg mixture and 10% heavier calves at birth.
| ISSN: | 1230-1388 |
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