Organic and inorganic sources of zinc, copper and selenium in diets for dairy cows: intake, blood metabolic profile, milk yield and composition
2012
Cortinhas, Cristina Simões(USP Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal) | Freitas Júnior, José Esler de(UNESP Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal) | Naves, Julianne de Rezende(USP Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal) | Porcionato, Marco Aurélio de Felicio(USP Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal) | Silva, Luís Felipe Prada e(USP Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal) | Rennó, Francisco Palma(USP Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal) | Santos, Marcos Veiga dos(USP Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal)
The present study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effects of feeding dairy cows with organic or inorganic sources of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and selenium (Se) on blood concentrations of these minerals, blood metabolic profiles, nutrient intake and milk yield and composition. Nineteen Holstein cows were selected and randomly assigned to two groups for receiving organic (n = 9) or inorganic (n = 10) sources of Zn, Cu and Se from 60 days before the expected date of calving to 80 days of lactation. Samples of feed, orts and milk were collected for analysis. Body condition score (BCS) was determined and blood samples were collected for analysis of Zn, Cu and Se concentrations, as well as for metabolic profile. Supplying organic or inorganic sources of Zn, Cu, and Se did not affect dry matter and nutrient intake, blood metabolic profile, milk yield and composition, plasma concentration of these minerals, and BCS or change the BCS in cows from 60 days before the expected date of calving to 80 days of lactation. An effect of time was observed on all feed intake variables, plasma concentrations of Zn and Se, milk yield, milk protein content, BCS and change in BCS.
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