NUTRITION AND METABOLIC DISEASES IN DAIRY CATTLE- A REVIEW

Z. HAQ¹*, N. KHAN², A. RASTOGI³, R.K. SHARMA⁴, S. AMRUTKAR⁵, M. GUPTA⁶, N. MANZOOR⁷, M. MUDASIR^8
1Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
²Division of I.L.F.C., Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
³Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
⁴Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
⁵ Division of I.L.F.C., Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
⁶Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
⁷Division of Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
⁸Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180009
* Corresponding Author : zulfy11@gmail.com

Received : 06-02-2016     Accepted : 06-03-2016     Published : 14-04-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 12       Pages : 1154 - 1159
Int J Agr Sci 8.12 (2016):1154-1159

Keywords : Metabolic disorders, nutrition, lactation, dry period.
Academic Editor : Mamta Sharma, Daniel Brugger
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Metabolic disorders are a key problem in the transition period of dairy cows as the cow suffers from negative energy balance due to low dry matter intake. Main challenge and problem appears to be adaptation of rumen at different physiological stages, which leads to onset of various metabolic diseases. Nutrition plays a pivotal role in preventing metabolic disorders post calving and through lactation. Metabolic disorders such as ketosis, fatty liver syndrome, hypocalcaemia etc can have a significant effect not only on a cow’s lactation performance, but also on fertility performance. These types of problems tend to be associated with higher yielding animals, which are controllable by good feeding practice, both in lactation and during the dry period. So an understanding and day to day update of these metabolic diseases becomes essential and critical for successful venture of dairy farm.