?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=DOI%3A+10.1055%2Fs-0033-1352333&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F25311%2F&rft.title=A+herbal+feed+additive+shows+potential+to+improve+metabolic+situation+in+early+lactating+dairy+cows&rft.creator=Walkenhorst%2C+M.&rft.creator=Ivemeyer%2C+S.&rft.creator=Schaette%2C+R.&rft.creator=Mayer%2C+P.&rft.creator=Arndt%2C+G.&rft.subject=+Dairy+cattle&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=The+gap+between+performance+and+feed+intake+in+early+lactating+dairy+cows+often+leads+to+metabolic+imbalance+which+is+connected+to+udder+inflammation+(UI).%0D%0AA+study+with+72+dairy+cows+calving+from+November+2010+to+March+2011+on+10+Swiss+and+German+farms+was+conducted+to+test+the+effect+of+a+herbal+feed+additive+(HFA)+containing+mainly+Urtica+dioica+L.+(herba)%2C+Silybum+marianum+(L.)+Gaert.+(fructus)%2C+Artemisia+absinthium+L.+(herba)+and+Achillea+millefolium+L.+(herba).%0D%0ACows+were+stratified+(farm+and+milk+yield)+randomised+divided+into+three+groups.+From+14+days+prior+predicted+calving+to+the+end+of+the+following+lactation+cows+received+daily+100+g+pellets+containing+A%3A+100%25+HFA%2C+B%3A+50%25+HFA+and+50%25+alfalfa+and+C%3A+100%25+alfalfa+(placebo).+Two+or+three+cows+per+group+were+included+per+farm.+Farmers+documented+the+pellet+intake+individually+per+cow+on+a+daily+base.+Cows+with+an+intake+less+than+two+third+of+the+offered+dose+per+lactation+part+(early%3A+day+1+%E2%80%93+100%3B+mid%3A+day+101+%E2%80%93+200%3B+late%3A+day+201+%E2%80%93+300)+were+excluded+from+analyse+(A%3A+6+cows%2C+B%3A+4+cows%2C+C%3A+0+cows).%0D%0AWeekly+milk+samples+from+a+healthy+udder+quarter+were+taken+in+lactation+week+1+%E2%80%93+10+to+analyse+the+aceton+content+indicating+metabolic+imbalance.+Milk+recording+data+(milk+yield%2C+milk+contents+and+somatic+cell+score+as+UI+marker)+as+well+as+the+development+of+the+body+condition+score%2C+treatment%2C+intercalving+period+and+culling+rate+were+analysed.&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F25311%2F1%2Fwalkenhorst-etal-2013-PlantaMedical-79-PL25.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Walkenhorst%2C+M.%3B+Ivemeyer%2C+S.%3B+Schaette%2C+R.%3B+Mayer%2C+P.+and+Arndt%2C+G.+++(2013)+A+herbal+feed+additive+shows+potential+to+improve+metabolic+situation+in+early+lactating+dairy+cows.+++Planta+Medica%2C+79+(PL25)%2C++-+.++++++++&rft.relation=DOI%3A+10.1055%2Fs-0033-1352333&rft.identifier=DOI%3A+10.1055%2Fs-0033-1352333