Marcelo Arne Feckinghaus, Mariana Guimarães de Oliveira Diogo, Vanessa Martins Storillo, Fabio Celidonio Pogliani, Bruno Moura Monteiro, Paulo Fantinato Neto, Melina Marie Yasuoka, Daniela Becker Birgel, Eduardo Harry Birgel Junior
The use of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) leads to an increase in variable amounts of milk production in buffalo, but there is a lack of information on the influence of rbST on their metabolism. This study looked at the effects of a single 500 mg dose of rbST on the lipid profile, liver and kidney function, and physical, chemical, and cellular constitution of milk in 14 buffalo over 14 days, from the 100th day of lactation, compared with 14 animals in a control group. From the first day after rbST, there was a rise in beta-hydroxybutyrate (β-HBO), possibly due to higher dry matter intake or the biotransformation of NEFA into β-HBO...
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