Calcium metabolism in cows receiving an intramuscular injection of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 combined with prostaglandin F2alpha closely before parturition | Zendy

Norio YAMAGISHI | Zendy; Yu Ayukawa | Zendy; Inhyung Lee | Zendy; Kenji Oboshi | Zendy; Yoshihisa NAITO | Zendy

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Calcium metabolism in cows receiving an intramuscular injection of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 combined with prostaglandin F2alpha closely before parturition

Author(s) -

Norio YAMAGISHI,

Yu Ayukawa,

Inhyung Lee,

Kenji Oboshi,

Yoshihisa NAITO

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of veterinary science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1976-555X

pISSN - 1229-845X

DOI - 10.4142/jvs.2005.6.2.165

Subject(s) - prostaglandin f2alpha , ice calving , medicine , calcium , endocrinology , metabolism , intramuscular injection , chemistry , prostaglandin , calcium metabolism , zoology , lactation , biology , pregnancy , genetics

To determine the effect of exogenous 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] combined with induced parturition on calcium (Ca) metabolism, cows received a single intramuscular injection of 1,25(OH)2D3 and prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) closely before calving. Ten late-pregnant, multiparous Holstein cows were assigned to 1,25(OH)2D3 group (five treated with both 1,25(OH)2D3 and PGF(2alpha)) and control group (five treated with PGF(2alpha)). 1,25(OH)2D3 group showed an increase in plasma Ca concentration around parturition, whereas control group revealed a decrease in plasma Ca level. Plasma Ca concentration in 1,25(OH)2D3 group were significantly higher than that in control group during -0.5 to 3 days after parturition.

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