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OJVRTM
Online Journal
of Veterinary Research©
Volume 21(1):33-39, 2017.
Effect of vitamin E and selenium with oxytocin and/or
PGF2α on incidence
of retained
fetal membranes in Holstein cows
Abdoalrahman Rostami1, Mojtaba Goli1*, Hamed
Karami2
1Departments of Clinical Science,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2Animal
Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Razi
University, Kermanshah, Iran
ABSTRACT
Rostami A, Goli M, Karami H., Effect of
vitamin E and selenium with oxytocin and/or PGF2α on incidence of retained
fetal membranes in Holstein cows, Onl J Vet Res., 21(1):33-39,
2017. Effect of supplementing
unassisted-calved Holstein cows with intramuscular injection of vitamin E and
selenium (Se) with or without oxytocin (OT) and/or a PGF2α analog cloprostenol minutes
after calving, on incidence of retained fetal membranes (RFM), and parity of
cows is described. Groups of 22 cows each were injected intramuscularly (IM) 20 ml VitE + Se, 20ml VitE + Se with 50
IU OT, 20ml VitE + Se with
500µg cloprostenol,
20ml VitE + Se, with
50 IU OT and 500 µg of cloprostenol. Controls were
injected IM with 5ml sterile saline. All injections were given IM by the same
person within a few minutes after calf delivery. Cows were observed for 12 h after calf delivery and those that retained their fetal membranes for more
than 12 h after calving were considered to suffer from RFM. We find that
intramuscular administration of OT and/or PGF2α
in combination with VitE and Se in a few minutes
after unassisted calving did not reduce the incidence of RFM within 12h in
Holstein dairy cows: Supplementing unassisted-calved Holstein cows with
intramuscular injection of VitE and Se in combination
with OT and/or a PGF2α analog (cloprostenol) a few minutes after calving is not affected
by parity of dam or incidence of RFM (P ≥ 0.05). Also no significant
decrease in the incidence of RFM was found in treated cows compared with
non-treated controls (P ≥ 0.05).
Key-Words:
Retained Fetal membranes, Vitamin E, Selenium, Cloprostenol, Holstein Cows.
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