Maternal Injectable Mineral Administration Effects on Calf Growth and Reproductive Parameters
| dc.contributor.author | Brenner, Makayla A. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Marques, Rodrigo S. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Posbergh, Christian J. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Zezeski, Abigail L. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Geary, Thomas W. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | McCoski, Sarah R. | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-17T15:22:09Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-17T15:22:09Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-01-24 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-02-12T14:04:37Z | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Limited trace mineral research has focused on the impacts of maternal trace mineral supplementation on offspring fertility. We hypothesized that maternal injectable mineral (INJ) administration during mid/late gestation would improve overall growth and reproductive parameters in offspring. Two-hundred and seventy-eight cows were enrolled in the study and blocked by body weight, parity, and day (d) of gestation, and randomly assigned to a treatment group: a group (MM, <i>n</i> = 138) that received a single INJ (Cu = 15 mg/mL, Mn = 10 mg/mL, Se = 5 mg/mL, and Zn = 60 mg/mL; Axiota, Ft. Collins, CO, USA) or control group (CON, <i>n</i> = 138), which did not. Following calving, adjusted birth weight and weaning weights were recorded. A subset of bulls was developed until one year of age (CON, <i>n</i> = 18; MM, <i>n</i> = 14) when two semen ejaculates were collected for sperm quality. Mineral injection calves were heavier at birth than CON (<i>p</i> = 0.05). A treatment by parity interaction was observed for an increase in progressive motility in MM bulls than CON (<i>p</i> = 0.10). Injectable mineral administration to the pregnant multiparous cow improved sperm progressive motility in bulls, but no improvements were observed when assessed via flow cytometry. | en |
| dc.description.version | Published version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Brenner, M.A.; Marques, R.S.; Posbergh, C.J.; Zezeski, A.L.; Geary, T.W.; McCoski, S.R. Maternal Injectable Mineral Administration Effects on Calf Growth and Reproductive Parameters. Animals 2025, 15, 330. | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15030330 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10919/124596 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| dc.title | Maternal Injectable Mineral Administration Effects on Calf Growth and Reproductive Parameters | en |
| dc.title.serial | Animals | en |
| dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |