Effects of niacin supplementation and dietary concentrate proportion on body temperature, ruminal pH and milk performance of primiparous dairy cows

References

• AlZahal , O , Steele , MA , Valdes , EV and McBride , BW . 2009 . The use of a telemetric system to continuously monitor ruminal temperature and to predict ruminal pH in cattle . J Dairy Sci , 92 : 5697 – 5701 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Andersson , RGG , Aberg , G , Brattsand , R , Ericsson , E and Lundholm , L . 1977 . Studies on mechanism of flush induced by nicotinic-acid . Acta Pharmacol Tox , 41 : 1 – 10 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Armstrong , DV . 1994 . Heat stress interaction with shade and cooling . J Dairy Sci , 77 ( 7 ) : 2044 – 2050 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Benyo , Z , Gille , A , Kero , J , Csiky , M , Suchankova , MC , Nusing , RM , Moers , A , Pfeffer , K and Offermanns , S . 2005 . GPR109A (PUMA-G/HM74A) mediates nicotinic acid-induced flushing . J Clin Invest , 115 : 3634 – 3640 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coppock , CE , Flatt , WP , Moore , LA and Stewart , WE . 1964 . Effect of hay to grain ratio on utilization of metabolizable energy for milk production by dairy cows . J Dairy Sci , 47 : 1330 – 1338 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Czerkawski , JW . 1980 . Novel estimate of the magnitude of heat produced in the rumen . Brit J Nutr , 43 : 239 – 243 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DiCostanzo , A , Spain , JN and Spiers , DE . 1997 . Supplementation of nicotinic acid for lactating Holstein cows under heat stress conditions . J Dairy Sci , 80 : 1200 – 1206 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• DLG . 1997 . DLG Futterwerttabellen Wiederkäuer (Feed value tables for ruminants) , 7th ed , Frankfurt am Main : DLG-Verlag .
   Google Scholar
• Erickson , PS , Murphy , MR , Mcsweeney , CS and Trusk , AM . 1991 . Niacin absorption from the rumen . J Dairy Sci , 74 : 3492 – 3495 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Friggens , NC , Emmans , GC , Kyriazakis , I , Oldham , JD and Lewis , M . 1998 . Feed intake relative to stage of lactation for dairy cows consuming total mixed diets with a high or low ratio of concentrate to forage . J Dairy Sci , 81 : 2228 – 2239 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gaines , W . 1928 . The energy basis of measuring milk yield in dairy cows . Illinois Agric Exp Sta Bull , 308 : 401 – 438 .
   Google Scholar
• Garrett , EF , Pereira , MN , Nordlund , KV , Armentano , LE , Goodger , WJ and Oetzel , GR . 1999 . Diagnostic methods for the detection of subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows . J Dairy Sci , 82 : 1170 – 1178 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gasteiner , J , Fallast , M , Rosenkranz , S , Hausler , J , Schneider , K and Guggenberger , T . 2009 . Measuring rumen pH and temperature by an indwelling and wireless data transmitting unit and application under different feeding conditions . Wien Tierarztl Monatsschr , 96 : 188 – 194 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• [GfE] Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie . 1991 . Guidelines for determining the digestibility of crude nutrients in ruminants . J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr , 65 : 229 – 234 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• [GfE] Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie . 2001 . Empfehlungen zur Energie- und Nährstoffversorgung der Milchkühe und Aufzuchtrinder. Frankfurt am Main: DLG Verlag. .
   Google Scholar
• Gozho , GN , Plaizier , JC , Krause , DO , Kennedy , AD and Wittenberg , KM . 2005 . Subacute ruminal acidosis induces ruminal lipopolysaccharide endotoxin release and triggers an inflammatory response . J Dairy Sci , 88 : 1399 – 1403 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hahn , GL . 1999 . Dynamic responses of cattle to thermal heat loads . J Anim Sci , 77 : 10 – 20 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Horner , JL , Windle , LM , Coppock , CE , Labore , JM , Lanham , JK and Nave , DH . 1988 . Effects of whole cottonseed, niacin, and niacinamide on in vitro rumen fermentation and on lactating Holstein cows . J Dairy Sci , 71 : 3334 – 3344 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . 2007 . Climate change 2007: the physical science basis. Summary for policy makers. Contribution of working group 1 to the fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change , Cambridge, New York : Cambridge University press .
   Google Scholar
• Jaakkola , S and Huhtanen , P . 1993 . The effects of forage preservation method and proportion of concentrate on nitrogen digestion and rumen fermentation in cattle . Grass Forage Sci , 48 : 146 – 154 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kaur , R , Garcia , SC , Horadagoda , A and Fulkerson , WJ . 2010 . Evaluation of rumen probe for continuous monitoring of rumen pH, temperature and pressure . Anim Prod Sci , 50 : 98 – 104 .
   Google Scholar
• Kennedy , E , O'Donovan , M , Delaby , L and O'Mara , FP . 2008 . Effect of herbage allowance and concentrate supplementation on dry matter intake, milk production and energy balance of early lactating dairy cows . Livest Sci , 117 : 275 – 286 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kleen , JL , Hooijer , GA , Rehage , J and Noordhuizen , JPTM . 2003 . Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA): a review . J Vet Med Series A , 50 : 406 – 411 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kleen , JL , Hooijer , GA , Rehage , J and Noordhuizen , JPTM . 2009 . Subacute ruminal acidosis in Dutch dairy herds . Vet Rec , 164 : 681 – 684 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MacRae , JC and Lobley , GE . 1982 . Some factors which influence thermal-energy losses during the metabolism of ruminants . Livest Prod Sci , 9 : 447 – 456 .
   Google Scholar
• MadisonAnderson , RJ , Schingoethe , DJ , Brouk , MJ , Baer , RJ and Lentsch , MR . 1997 . Response of lactating cows to supplemental unsaturated fat and niacin . J Dairy Sci , 80 : 1329 – 1338 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maekawa , M , Beauchemin , KA and Christensen , DA . 2002 . Effect of concentrate level and feeding management on chewing activities, saliva production, and ruminal pH of lactating dairy cows . J Dairy Sci , 85 : 1165 – 1175 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marai , IFM , El-Darawany , AA , Fadiel , A and Abdel-Hafez , MAM . 2007 . Physiological traits as affected by heat stress in sheep – A review . Small Ruminant Res , 71 : 1 – 12 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mishra , M , Martz , FA , Stanley , RW , Johnson , HD , Campbell , JR and Hilderbrand , E . 1970 . Effect of diet and ambient temperature-humidity on ruminal pH, oxidation reduction potential, ammonia and lactic acid in lactating cows . J Anim Sci , 30 : 1023 – 1028 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Morgante , M , Stelletta , C , Berzaghi , P , Gianesella , M and Andrighetto , I . 2007 . Subacute rumen acidosis in lactating cows: an investigation in intensive Italian dairy herds . J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr , 91 : 226 – 234 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Naumann , C and Bassler , R . 1993 . Die chemische Untersuchung von Futtermitteln. Methodenbuch Bd. 3 mit Ergänzungslieferungen 1983,1988,1993, 1997, 2004 und 2006 , Darmstadt : VDLUFA-Verlag .
   Google Scholar
• Nocek , JE . 1997 . Bovine acidosis: implications on laminitis . J Dairy Sci , 80 : 1005 – 1028 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nocek , JE , Allman , JG and Kautz , WG . 2002 . Evaluation of an indwelling ruminal probe methodology and effect of grain level on diurnal pH variation in dairy cattle . J Dairy Sci , 85 : 422 – 428 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Owens , D , Mcgee , M , Boland , T and O'Kiely , P . 2008 . Intake, rumen fermentation and nutrient flow to the omasum in beef cattle fed grass silage fortified with sucrose and/or supplemented with concentrate . Anim Feed Sci Tech , 144 : 23 – 43 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ray , DE , Halbach , TJ and Armstrong , DV . 1992 . Season and lactation number effects on milk-production and reproduction of dairy-cattle in Arizona . J Dairy Sci , 75 : 2976 – 2983 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reynolds , CK , Tyrrell , HF and Reynolds , PJ . 1991 . Effects of diet forage-to-concentrate ratio and intake on energy-metabolism in growing beef heifers – whole-body energy and nitrogen-balance and visceral heat-production . J Nutr , 121 : 994 – 1003 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shingfield , KJ , Jaakkola , S and Huhtanen , P . 2002 . Effect of forage conservation method, concentrate level and propylene glycol on intake, feeding behaviour and milk production of dairy cows . Anim Sci , 74 : 383 – 397 .
   Google Scholar
• Stott , GH and Moody , E . 1960 . Tolerance of dairy cows to high climatic temperatures on low roughage ration . J Dairy Sci , 43 : 871 – 872 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• West , JW . 1999 . Nutritional strategies for managing the heat-stressed dairy cow . J Anim Sci , 77 : 21 – 35 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• West , JW . 2003 . Effects of heat-stress on production in dairy cattle . J Dairy Sci , 86 : 2131 – 2144 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• West , JW , Hill , GM , Fernandez , JM , Mandebvu , P and Mullinix , BG . 1999 . Effects of dietary fiber on intake, milk yield, and digestion by lactating dairy cows during cool or hot, humid weather . J Dairy Sci , 82 : 2455 – 2465 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zimbelman , RB , Baumgard , LH and Collier , RJ . 2010 . Effects of encapsulated niacin on evaporative heat loss and body temperature in moderately heat-stressed lactating Holstein cows . J Dairy Sci , 93 : 2387 – 2394 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar