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Alterations of antioxidant status markers in dairy cows during lactation and in the dry period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2016

Arash Omidi ,
Mohammad Hasan Fathi  and
Matthew O Parker
Arash Omidi*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Health Management, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Mohammad Hasan Fathi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences, Agriculture Faculty, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
Matthew O Parker
Affiliation:
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
*
*For correspondence; e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The purpose of the study reported in this Research Communication was to evaluate alterations in concentration of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of plasma, plasma total thiols as markers of oxidative protein damage and malondialdehyde (as a final product of lipid peroxidation) in samples obtained at different stages of the lactation cycle and dry period of dairy cows. We found that TAC was significantly lower in the primiparous cows compared to multiparous cows. This study clearly demonstrates a need for monitoring primiparous cows during the production cycle, especially when they are faced with severe metabolic conditions. Furthermore, TAC may be a sensitive, reliable and useful indicator for measurement of cumulative effects of antioxidants as an addition to metabolic profile tests, which are currently used to analyse dairy cattle health.

Keywords

Antioxidant statusdairy cowsdry periodlactation cycle
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 49 - 53
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 2016 

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