Effects of maternal choline supplementation on performance and immunity of progeny from birth to weaning

ABSTRACT: The objectives were to investigate whether supplementation with rumen-protected choline (RPC) during late pregnancy in Holstein cows affects offspring immunity and growth, and whether effects are utero-placental, colostrum dependent, or both. A total of 105 multiparous Holstein cows were a...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	M.G. Zenobi, J.M. Bollatti, A.M. Lopez, B.A. Barton, C.L. Hixson, F.P. Maunsell, W.W. Thatcher, K. Miller-Cushon, J.E.P. Santos, C.R. Staples, C.D. Nelson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-11-01
Subjects:	choline calf colostrum immunity
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002203022200580X