Colostrum Quality as an Indicator of the Immune Status of Cows and Its Association with Peripartum Disease Risk in a Grazing Dairy Herd
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Farm
2.2. Dataset Management
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analysis
3.2. Colostrum Quality
3.3. Disease Risk
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Brix Scores (Mean ± SE) | SE | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Calving season | <0.01 | |||
Fall | 25.68 ª | 0.05 | ||
Winter | 25.32 b | 0.05 | ||
Spring | 25.69 ª | 0.06 | ||
Summer | 25.03 c | 0.08 | ||
Parity number | 0.33 | |||
1 | 25.55 | 0.05 | ||
2 | 25.54 | 0.06 | ||
3+ | 25.50 | 0.05 | ||
Dry period length (d) | 0.39 | |||
<45 | 25.51 | 0.05 | ||
45–64 | 25.52 | 0.04 | ||
≥65 | 25.50 | 0.05 | ||
Previous lactation milk yield (kg) | 0.43 | |||
<7000 | 25.54 | 0.05 | ||
7000–9000 | 25.48 | 0.06 | ||
>9000 | 25.46 | 0.05 |
Effect | 1 OR | 2 95% CI | p |
---|---|---|---|
3 Colostrum quality (Brix scores) | 4 Risk of retention of fetal membranes | ||
1.22 | 0.87–1.75 | 0.25 | |
5 Risk of dystocia | |||
0.86 | 0.77–0.97 | 0.02 | |
6 Risk of stillbirth | |||
0.64 | 0.56–0.73 | <0.01 | |
7 Risk of parturition diseases | |||
0.79 | 0.72–0.87 | <0.01 | |
8 Risk of metritis | |||
0.99 | 0.92–1.06 | 0.76 | |
9 Risk of clinical endometritis | |||
0.93 | 0.87–0.99 | 0.02 | |
10 Risk of diseases | |||
0.93 | 0.88–0.98 | 0.01 |
Effect | Levels | 1 % | 2 OR | 3 95% CI | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 Risk of retention of fetal membranes | |||||
Parity | ≥3 | <0.1 | Ref. | 0.09 | |
2 | <0.1 | 0.17 | 0.02–1.32 | ||
1 | 7 | 5 NE | |||
Dry period (d) | 45–64 | 0.4 | Ref. | <0.01 | |
<45 | <0.1 | 5 NE | |||
≥65 | 0.4 | 1.15 | 0.29–4.48 | ||
6 Risk of dystocia | |||||
Calving season | Winter | 3 | Ref. | 0.03 | |
Fall | 2 | 0.95 | 0.57–1.71 | ||
Spring | 5 | 1.95 | 1.13–3.38 | ||
Summer | 3 | 1.36 | 0.67–2.77 | ||
7 Risk of stillbirth | |||||
Calving season | Winter | 1 | Ref. | 0.01 | |
Fall | 2 | 1.36 | 0.67–2.75 | ||
Spring | 4 | 2.75 | 1.40–5.38 | ||
Summer | 1 | 1.01 | 0.38–2.68 | ||
Dry period (d) | 45–64 | 2 | Ref. | 0.09 | |
<45 | 3 | 2.27 | 0.75–6.94 | ||
≥65 | 1 | 0.70 | 0.37–1.31 | ||
8 Risk of parturition diseases | |||||
Calving season | Winter | 4 | Ref. | <0.01 | |
Fall | 4 | 0.99 | 0.62–1.58 | ||
Spring | 9 | 2.42 | 1.57–3.73 | ||
Summer | 4 | 0.99 | 0.52–1.86 | ||
9 Risk of metritis | |||||
Calving season | Winter | 13 | Ref. | 0.01 | |
Fall | 15 | 1.15 | 0.88–1.51 | ||
Spring | 16 | 1.27 | 0.95–1.70 | ||
Summer | 8 | 0.60 | 0.38–0.93 | ||
Previous lactation milk yield (kg) | <7000 | 12 | Ref. | 0.07 | |
7000–9000 | 12 | 1.00 | 0.74–1.35 | ||
>9000 | 15 | 1.30 | 1.02–1.66 | ||
10 Risk of clinical endometritis | |||||
Calving season | Winter | 14 | Ref. | 0.04 | |
Fall | 17 | 1.27 | 0.98–1.64 | ||
Spring | 15 | 1.07 | 0.80–1.44 | ||
Summer | 11 | 0.74 | 0.50–1.11 | ||
11 Risk of total diseases | |||||
Calving season | Winter | 25 | Ref. | <0.01 | |
Fall | 27 | 1.19 | 0.96–1.48 | ||
Spring | 29 | 1.31 | 1.04–1.65 | ||
Summer | 17 | 0.67 | 0.48–0.93 | ||
Parity | ≥3 | 21 | Ref. | 0.01 | |
2 | 21 | 1.01 | 0.82–1.25 | ||
1 | 31 | 1.74 | 1.17–2.54 | ||
Previous lactation milk yield (kg) | <7000 | 20 | Ref. | 0.03 | |
7000–9000 | 23 | 1.20 | 0.82–1.75 | ||
>9000 | 30 | 1.68 | 1.18–2.39 |
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Jaureguiberry, M.; Corva, S.G.; Konis, T.P.; Marconi, M.J.; Migliorisi, A.L.; Salas, M.G.; Dominguez, G.A.; de la Sota, R.L.; Giuliodori, M.J.; Madoz, L.V. Colostrum Quality as an Indicator of the Immune Status of Cows and Its Association with Peripartum Disease Risk in a Grazing Dairy Herd. Animals 2025, 15, 958. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070958
Jaureguiberry M, Corva SG, Konis TP, Marconi MJ, Migliorisi AL, Salas MG, Dominguez GA, de la Sota RL, Giuliodori MJ, Madoz LV. Colostrum Quality as an Indicator of the Immune Status of Cows and Its Association with Peripartum Disease Risk in a Grazing Dairy Herd. Animals. 2025; 15(7):958. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070958
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaureguiberry, Maria, Santiago G. Corva, Taiel P. Konis, Maria J. Marconi, Ana L. Migliorisi, Maria G. Salas, German A. Dominguez, R. Luzbel de la Sota, Mauricio J. Giuliodori, and Laura V. Madoz. 2025. "Colostrum Quality as an Indicator of the Immune Status of Cows and Its Association with Peripartum Disease Risk in a Grazing Dairy Herd" Animals 15, no. 7: 958. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070958
APA StyleJaureguiberry, M., Corva, S. G., Konis, T. P., Marconi, M. J., Migliorisi, A. L., Salas, M. G., Dominguez, G. A., de la Sota, R. L., Giuliodori, M. J., & Madoz, L. V. (2025). Colostrum Quality as an Indicator of the Immune Status of Cows and Its Association with Peripartum Disease Risk in a Grazing Dairy Herd. Animals, 15(7), 958. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070958