2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mother and newborn calf welfare in the perinatal period: an evaluation focusing on their helth
| Project/Area Number |
23580378
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Zootechnical science/Grassland science
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| Research Institution | Azabu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANAKA Toshio 麻布大学, 獣医学部, 教授 (40130893)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 家畜管理・福祉 / 自然哺乳 |
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| Research Abstract |
We presented a review of the literature on newborn calf mortality and discusses its productivity implications in the Animal Science Journal.
We investigated the relationship of the stress levels of the dam before and after delivery to that of her offspring soon after birth. The results indicated stress is transferred from a cow to her newborn calf not by way of the colostrum but through the placenta.
We determined the effects of the amount of sawdust as a litter in the calving pen and breed on failure of passive transfer (FPT) of antibodies. The results indicated prevention effect of increase in the amount of sawdust on the FPT and difference between the breeds of Holstein and Japanese Black cattle.
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