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* Department of Animal and Poultry Science
Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1, and
Elanco Animal Health, Division Eli Lilly Canada Inc., Research Park Centre, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 4T2
Corresponding author: J. S. Walton; e-mail: jswalton{at}uoguelph.ca.
The objective of this study was to determine effects of monensin on ovarian follicular development and reproductive performance in postpartum dairy cows. Forty-eight multiparous Holstein cows were randomly assigned to receive either a control total mixed ration (n = 24) or the same diet plus 22 mg of monensin/kg (n = 24) from 21 d before anticipated calving until cows were either confirmed pregnant or were >180 d postpartum. Monensin had no effect on development of the first dominant follicle postpartum or the numbers of class 1 (3 to 5 mm), 2 (6 to 9 mm), or 3 (10 to 15 mm) follicles. Control cows had more class 4 (>15 mm) follicles at 10 to 13 d postpartum than cows in the monensin group. The first dominant follicle postpartum ovulated, regressed, or became cystic unrelated to differences between diets. However, the first ovulation postpartum occurred earlier in monensin-fed cows than in the control group (27.2 ± 2.1 d vs. 32.4 ± 1.5 d), with no dietary effects on the diameter of the ovulating follicle. Similarly, treatments did not differ in the proportion of cows with 2 or 3 waves of ovarian follicular development per cycle, nor in the number of follicles of all classes during the breeding period. Times of ovulation following treatment with prostaglandin F2
were not different between dietary groups. Pregnancy rates after timed artificial insemination were similar between diets. Supplementation with monensin resulted in a shorter postpartum interval to first ovulation but did not affect other reproductive measures in healthy, lactating dairy cows.
Key Words: dairy cow • monensin • ovarian activity • ovulation
Abbreviation key: C = control treatment, M = monensin treatment, NEBAL = negative energy balance, PGF = prostaglandin F2 analog
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