Effects of maternal dietary rumen-protected choline supplementation on calf growth and metabolism

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Effects of maternal dietary rumen-protected choline supplementation during late gestation on calf growth and metabolism.

Today’s episode was filmed live at the American Dairy Science Association meeting in Kansas City, MO. Joining us is Turner Swartz from Michigan State University discussing his poster on the effects of maternal dietary rumen-protected choline during late gestation.

In general during the study, calves born to pre-natal treated cows showed lower amounts of oxidative stress and reduced inflammation. Studies on these calves ended at 21 days, but it is possible if the study had continued through weaning, that the choline supplementation could have resulted in better calf growth.

Additionally, cows that received choline produced 80% more colostrum than the control group, without diluting the IGG’s.

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