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Lying behaviour and IgG-levels of newborn calves after feeding colostrum via tube and nipple bottle feeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2016

Stephanie Bonk ,
Audrey Nadalin ,
Wolfgang Heuwieser  and
Douglas Veira
Stephanie Bonk
Affiliation:
Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Koenigsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany
Audrey Nadalin
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agriculture Research Station, Canada
Wolfgang Heuwieser*
Affiliation:
Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Koenigsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany
Douglas Veira
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agriculture Research Station, Canada
*
*For correspondence; e-mail: w.heuwieser@fu-berlin.de
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Abstract

Oesophageal tube feeding colostrum is used to ensure sufficient colostrum intake in newborn calves but the impact of tube feeding on animal behaviour is unclear. Therefore the objective of this study was to compare lying behaviour of tube-fed or bottle-fed dairy calves. Calves (n = 37) in 3 groups were offered 3·5 l colostrum 2 h after birth. Calves of the bottle group were fed with a nipple bottle. Calves of the placebo tubing group were tubed for 4 min but no colostrum was given and they were then fed with a nipple bottle. Calves of the tubing group received 3·5 l colostrum via tube feeding. Consumed amount of bottle and placebo tubing calves was recorded. If they refused some of the offered 3·5 l the rest was offered in a second feeding 2 h later. Lying behaviour was measured by data loggers fitted to right hind leg for 3 d. Blood samples were taken 24 h after birth for determination of IgG concentration. The voluntary colostrum intake differed significantly between bottle-fed and placebo tubed calves at first feeding. Considering both colostrum feedings, bottle-fed calves consumed 3·44 ± 0·14 l and placebo tubed calves consumed 3·20 ± 0·38 l colostrum. ImmunoglobulinG intake (255·6 ± 77·5 g IgG), serum IgG concentration 24 h after birth (22·8 ± 6·7 g/l) and total serum protein concentration (6·1 ± 0·6 g/dl) did not differ between groups. None of the calves had a failure of passive transfer. There was no effect of tubing on lying behaviour.

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Tube feedinglying behaviourcalfIgG

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , August 2016 , pp. 298 - 304
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