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Association between milk fatty acids in early lactation and subsequent reproductive performance of modern high - yielding dairy cows S. Jorjong, G. Opsomer, J. Chen, A. T. M. van Knegsel, B. Kemp Speaker: Veerle Fievez

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Association between milk fatty acids in early lactation and subsequent reproductive performance of modern high-yielding dairy cows

S. Jorjong, G. Opsomer, J. Chen, A. T. M. van Knegsel, B. Kemp

Speaker: Veerle Fievez

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Veerle Fievez

Ghent University

Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality

Association between milk fatty acids

in early lactation and subsequent

reproductive performance of high

yielding dairy cows

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Veerle Fievez

Ghent University

Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality

Association between milk fatty acids

in early lactation and subsequent

reproductive performance of high

yielding dairy cows

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OUTPUT

INPUT

Early lactation: period of NEB

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Baumgard and Rhoads, 2007

Fat mobilization NEB

Early lactation: period of NEB

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Baumgard and Rhoads, 2007

Fat mobilization hyperketonemia

Early lactation: risk for hyperketonemia

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NEB Reduced fertility

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Baumgard and Rhoads, 2007

NEB & hyperketonemia milk biomarkers

NEB biomarker in milk

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NEB biomarker in milk

biomarker NEB: plasma NEFAHyperketonemia

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NEB C18:1 cis-9 in milk

Corrected C18:1 cis-9 (g/100 g FA) ≥ 3.98

Corrected C18:1 cis-9 (g/100 g FA) < 3.98

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Hyperketonemia C18:1 cis-9/C15:0 in milk

C18:1 cis-9/C15:0 (g/g) ≥ 45

C18:1 cis-9/C15:0 (g/g) < 45

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Biomarkers in milk reproduction

biomarker Reproductive performance

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Biomarkers in milk reproduction

biomarker Resumption of ovarian cyclicity?

Calving to pregnancy?

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Biomarkers in milk reproduction: set up

First 100 days of lactation

Experiment 1: 92 cowsExperiment 2: 93 cows

Blood (weeks 2 to 8): NEFA & BHBA

Milk (week 2): fatty acidsMilk (week 2 – d100): progesteron

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Biomarkers in milk reproduction: results

Corr C18:1 cis-9 ≥ 3.98Corr C18:1 cis-9 < 3.98

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Biomarkers in milk reproduction: results

C18:1 cis-9/C15:0 ≥ 45C18:1 cis-9/C15:0 < 45

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Conclusion

Milk fatty acids & reproductive problems

1/ NEB-biomarker: • C18:1cis-9

2/ Hyperketonemia-biomarker• C18:1 cis-9/C15:0

3/ Milk biomarkers of NEB & hyperketonemia:• Delayed first progesteron rise• Prolonged calving - pregnancy

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Prof. Veerle Fievez

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Thank you for your attention

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