Melatonin Treatment at Dry-off Reduces Postpartum Shedding of Coccidia in Primiparous Dairy Cows and Their Calves
Fernando López-Gatius, Sergi Ganau, María Mora-García, Irina Garcia-Ispierto, Donald C Beitz · 2024
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Fernando Lopez-Gatius and colleagues tested melatonin at dry-off to cut coccidia shedding in dairy cows. Their 2024 study covers first-lactation cows and their calves. Coccidiosis is a protozoan disease that causes diarrhea in cattle. Treated cows got melatonin in late pregnancy at dry-off. Control cows received no such treatment before calving.
Fecal samples tracked parasite egg counts after calving. Treated dams shed high levels far less often than controls. Low-level shedding was more common in treated groups later on. Calves of treated dams also showed lower shedding rates. Sample days spanned the first weeks of life and lactation. The result suggests a simple hormone treatment protects herd health. Benefits pass from mother to calf in early life.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fernando López-Gatius, Sergi Ganau, María Mora-García, Irina Garcia-Ispierto, Donald C Beitz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |