Intravaginal administration of lactic acid bacteria modulated the incidence of purulent vaginal discharges,plasma haptoglobin concentrations,and milk production in dairy cows |
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| Authors: | BN Ametaj S Iqbal F Selami JF Odhiambo Y Wang MG Gänzle SM Dunn Q Zebeli |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2P5, Canada;2. Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinaerplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria |
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| Abstract: | This investigation studied the effects of intravaginal administration of a mixture of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on the incidence of purulent vaginal discharges (PVD), plasma haptoglobin concentrations, and milk production in dairy cows. A total of 82 pregnant primiparous and multiparous Holstein dairy cows were used in this study. Half of the cows received intravaginally 1 mL of LAB at 1010–1012 cfu/mL and the other half 1 mL of reconstituted skim milk (i.e., carrier) (controls). Administration of LAB was conducted once per wk during 2 and 1 wk before the expected day of calving and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 wk postpartum. Data demonstrated that intravaginal administration of LAB decreased the occurrence of PVD at 3 wk postpartum (P < 0.05). Concentrations of plasma haptoglobin, an acute phase protein often associated with uterine infections, was lower in cows treated with the LAB mixture at 2 wk (P < 0.001) and 3 wk (P < 0.05) postpartum. Treatment with LAB did not improve overall pregnancy rate, but the treated multiparous cows produced more milk than their control counterparts (P < 0.05), whereas no difference was observed in primiparous cows regarding milk yield (P > 0.05). Overall, this is the first study demonstrating that intravaginal LAB administration lowers the incidence of PVD and enhances milk production in dairy cows. Further research is warranted to evaluate the effects of LAB on reproductive performance in a larger cohort of cows. |
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| Keywords: | Lactic acid bacteria Metritis Reproduction Haptoglobin Dairy cow |
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