Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.33128/k.65.2.3
Certain dietary minerals and udder health in dairy cows
Dalibor Đud
orcid.org/0000-0001-6027-153X
; Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, Grada Vukovara 78, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Saša Lončar
; PP Orahovica, Pustara 1, Zdenci, Hrvatska
Mislav Đidara
; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Osijek, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Vladimira Preloga 1, Osijek, Hrvatska
Marcela Šperanda
; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Osijek, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Vladimira Preloga 1, Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Mastitis, an inflammation of the mammary gland, is one of the three main diseases that affect the profitability of milk producers and the most expensive disease of intensive dairy cattle farming. Economic losses occur due to the rejection of milk, increased excretion of cows, the cost of medicines, the work of veterinarians, and the work of the herdsmen themselves. However, there is increasing evidence that nutrition can have a significant effect on the immune system, thereby influencing the incidence of infections and the course of mastitis. The main influence of feeding on udder health is through the suppression of the immune system. A poor diet does not cause mastitis, but it can make it easier for bacteria to colonize the mammary gland, resulting in an increased rate of mastitis. The mammary gland of cows is often exposed to potential pathogens, but most cows do not develop mastitis because their immune systems are adequate to prevent infection. This work aims to describe the relationship between certain minerals from food and mastitis in dairy cows. Minerals have been proven to affect production and reproduction, and their deficiency can result in immunosuppression. Minerals that affect the health of the udder are selenium, copper, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, manganese, and molybdenum.
Ključne riječi
dairy cows; dietary minerals; mastitis; nutrition
Hrčak ID:
308550
URI
Datum izdavanja:
6.10.2023.
Posjeta: 277 *