Associação entre a ocorrência de algumas enfermidades reprodutivas e o desempenho reprodutivo e produtivo de quatro rebanhos leiteiros da raça holandês

Abstract

Reproductive performance is a key factor for the economical success of dairy production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the occurrence of diseases and the reproductive performance and milk production in four Holstein dairy herds from Castro and Carambeí (PR). An observational study was conducted through database research during the period between March and October 2006, including data corresponding to calvings occurred from March, 2004 to October, 2006. Performance parameters such as calving and calving-conception (CCI) intervals and the daily milk production (DMP) were evaluated as a function of herds, number of artificial inseminations (AI), number of calvings, number of clinical occurrences, and occurrence of mastitis, metritis and retention of fetal membranes. The CCI was longer for cows presenting three or more clinical occurrences than for those having no clinical occurrence and also with increased number of AI (P < 0.0001). Such interval was 24.1 days shorter for cows that presented retained fetal membranes than for those that did not present such condition (P = 0.0263). The CCI for cows presenting clinical mastitis up to 60 days post-partum was shorter than for those presenting mastitis after such period (P < 0.0001). The occurrence of clinical mastitis was influenced by neither the occurrence of metritis nor of retention of fetal membranes (P > 0.05). However, the occurrence of retention of fetal membranes was associated with metritis occurrence (P < 0.0001). The DMP observed for cows diagnosed with three or more clinical occurrences was higher (P < 0.0001) than for those with only one occurrence or no diagnosis, although the cows that were not diagnosed with any clinical occurrence presented the lowest DMP (P < 0.0001).