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| Walkenhorst, Michael; Ivemeyer, Silvia; Spranger, Jörg; Arndt, Gabriele; Schaette, Roland. |
| Fertility dysfunction is a main culling reason for dairy cows [1]. A randomized placebo controlled trial investigates a herbal mixture containing mainly Urtica dioica L. (herba), Trigonella foenum-greacum L. (semen), Silybum marianum (L.) Gaert. (fructus) and Achillea millefolium L. (herba). It was fed cows daily (50g per cow and day) about 60d from dry off to calving date. 63 dairy cows (32 in the herb-(h)- and 31 in the placebo-(p)-group) of one Swiss organic dairy farm were included in the study. Cows were differentiated depending on their lactation number (L); L1: first lactating cows (h: n=10, p: n=9), L2-4: cows of second to fourth lactation (h: n=11, p: n=12) and L>4: cows with more than four lactations (h: n=11, p: n=10). Blood samples were... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/17906/1/walkenhorst%2Detal%2D2010%2Dplanta%2Dmedica.pdf |
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