Maternal treatment with pegbovigrastim influences growth performance and immune-metabolic status of calves during the pre-weaning period

This study aimed to investigate the immune-metabolic status and growth performance of Simmental calves born from cows subjected to pegbovigrastim administration 7 days before calving. Eight calves born from cows subjected to pegbovigrastim administration (PEG group) and 9 calves born from untreated...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in veterinary science 2023-05, Vol.158, p.151-163
Hauptverfasser: Lopreiato, Vincenzo, Minuti, Andrea, Trevisi, Erminio, Piccione, Giuseppe, Ferronato, Giulia, Loor, Juan J., Britti, Domenico, Liotta, Luigi, Giannetto, Claudia, Arfuso, Francesca
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to investigate the immune-metabolic status and growth performance of Simmental calves born from cows subjected to pegbovigrastim administration 7 days before calving. Eight calves born from cows subjected to pegbovigrastim administration (PEG group) and 9 calves born from untreated cows (CTR group) were used. Growth measurements and blood samples were collected from birth to 60 d of age. The PEG group had lower body weight from 28 up to 60 d of age (P 
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.03.019