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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 75 No. 9 2421-2432
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Etiology of Acetonemia in Norwegian Cattle. 1. Effect of Ketogenic Silage, Season, Energy Level, and Genetic Factors

Borghild Tveit 1, Frode Lingaas 1, Morten Svendsen 1, and Øystein V. Sjaastad 1

1 Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Norway, PO Box 25, N-1432 Ås, Norway

Plasma acetoacetate concentration in the 1st mo of lactation and its relation to BW change, milk yield, DMI, and BW postpartum were studied in 361 first lactation cows during 6 yr. The cows were fed concentrate at 6 and 3 kg/d. Calvings took place from August to December. Single observations for all cows were fitted by a multitrait animal model that accounted for all genetic relationships. Heritability for acetoacetate was .11 with a genetic correlation of .87 for milk yield, –.65 for weight change, and –.13 for BW postpartum. Acetoacetate was higher at 3 kg/d of concentrate than at 6 kg/d, and calving after 3 to 4 mo of indoor feeding was related to higher acetoacetate than was calving shortly after the pasture season. Acetoacetate was related to weight loss postpartum, but at a different degree in different years. In some years, compounds of the silage caused strongly elevated plasma concentrations of acetoacetate after feeding. Experiments were performed to compare hay with silages of different qualities. Rumen concentration of different amines 3 h postfeeding was taken as an index of the amine load of the cow. The concentration of several amines in rumen fluid were high after feeding ketogenic silage.

Key Words: acetonemia • ketogenic silage • genetics parameters

Submitted on December 9, 1991
Accepted on April 22, 1992




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