Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 89 No. 4, 2019.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.0662
The influence of dietary clinoptilolite on blood serum mineral profile in dairy cows
Ivan Folnožić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8988-0862
; Clinic for Obstetrics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dražen Đuričić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-2091
; Veterinary Practice Đurđevac, Đurđevac, Croatia
Ivona Žura Žaja
; Department of Physiology and Radiobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Silvijo Vince
orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-3225
; Clinic for Obstetrics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sonja Perkov
; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Merkur University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Romana Turk
; Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Valpotić
; Department for Animal Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Lojkić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-3348
; Clinic for Obstetrics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mislav Kovačić
; Mount trade d.o.o., Garešnica, Croatia
Marko Samardžija
orcid.org/0000-0003-0402-3173
; Clinic for Obstetrics and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
The objectives of this study were to determine whether or not dietary clinoptilolite (CPL) has an influence on the levels of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and sodium (Na) in the blood serum of dairy cows during gravidity and early lactation. The study was conducted on 78 dairy cows of Holstein-Friesian breed. The cows were randomly assigned into two groups: the CPL- fed treated group (n =
38) which received 50 g of natural powdered zeolite CPL twice a day from day 180 days before to 60 days after parturition, and the control non-treated group (n = 40). Blood samples were taken on days 180, 90, 60, 30 and 10 before parturition, on the day of calving and on days 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, 40 and 60 following parturition. There were no significant differences in the Ca concentrations between the CPL-fed and the control group. However, after parturition it was noticeable that the Ca concentration was higher in the CPL-fed group, especially on day 33 (P = 0.06). The concentration of P was significantly lower (P<0.05) in the CPL-fed group on day 0 and day 5 in comparison to the control group. A significantly higher ratio of Ca:P was calculated in the CPL- fed group vs. the control group on days 0, and 12. There were no significant differences observed in Mg, K, and Na concentrations between the cows in the CPL-fed group and the control group throughout the duration of the study. The results of the study suggest that dietary CPL influenced the blood levels of Ca and P in dairy cows, and improved the serum Ca:P ratio of dairy cows during the early postpartal period. The CPL applied did not produce any clinically visible disorders in the metabolism of the tested minerals. In addition, the blood levels of all tested minerals were within physiological ranges, which indicates that CPL did not alter their homeostasis in dairy cows.
Ključne riječi
zeolites; macromineral level; blood serum; dairy cows
Hrčak ID:
225736
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2019.
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