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<journal-id>0377-9424</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. Costarricense]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0377-9424</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica. Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrónomos. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0377-94242017000200007</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rac.v41i2.31354</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Dinámica de la Concentración de Calcio Sanguíneo durante el Periparto y su Relación con Producción y Reproducción en un Hato de Vacas Jersey]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dynamics of blood calcium concentration during peripartum and its relationship with production and reproduction in a Jersey cow herd]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Saborío-Montero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Ml]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Camacho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Zootecnia Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Zootecnia Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Zootecnia Centro de Investigación en Nutrición Animal]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>7</fpage>
<lpage>16</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0377-94242017000200007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0377-94242017000200007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0377-94242017000200007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir la dinámica de la concentración de calcio en suero sanguíneo durante el periparto en un hato de vacas Jersey de Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica y su relación con indicadores productivos y reproductivos. Un total de 161 vacas fueron muestreadas, su dieta preparto consistió en pastoreo de kikuyo (Kikuyuocloa clandestina) (15,6% de PC, 1,65 Mcal de ENL (3X), 0,35% de Ca, 0,32% de Mg, 3,5% de K), suplementado con 4 kg.vaca-1.día-1 de alimento balanceado bajo en calcio (88% MS, 14% PC, 0,2% Ca, 0,42% Mg y 1,38% K), y 1 kg de heno (82,3% MS, 5,1% PC, 0,4% Ca, 0,35% Mg y 1,8% K).día-1. Inmediatamente después del parto, las vacas fueron suplementados con 1 kg de alimento balanceado (87,5% MS, 18,6% PC, 0,90% Ca, 0,42% Mg y 1,38% K) por cada 2,5 kg de leche. Se tomaron muestras de sangre de los vasos sanguíneos coccígeos desde 7 días preparto hasta 7 días posparto. Las concentraciones de Ca en las muestras de sangre fueron determinadas por espectrofotometría de absorción atómica. La concentración media mínima de calcio durante el estudio se obtuvo el día del parto (7,27 mg.dl-1) y en promedio las vacas superaron el umbral de hipocalcemia subclínica (8,0 mg.dl-1) hasta el día 7 posparto. La concentración sanguínea de calcio no se asoció estadísticamente a indicadores reproductivos. Vacas multíparas con concentraciones de calcio inferiores a 5,5 mg.dl-1 el día del parto tuvieron estadísticamente (p&lt;0,05) menor: producción por día, producción total y longitud de lactancia, en relación con vacas multíparas con concentraciones de calcio mayor o igual a 5,5 mg.dl-1. Estos hallazgos indican que la concentración de calcio sanguíneo durante el periparto es un factor asociado al desempeño productivo en vacas multíparas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The aim of this research was to describe the dynamics of calcium concentration in blood serum during peripartum in a Jersey cow herd from Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica and its relationship with productive and reproductive indicators. A total of 161 cows were sampled, their pre-partum diet consisted grazing of kikuyu (Kikuyuocloa clandestina) (15.6% CP, 1.65 Mcal NEL (3X), 0.35% Ca, 0.32% Mg, 3.5% K) supplemented with 4 kg.cow-1.day-1 of a low Ca balanced grain mix (88% DM, 14% CP, 0.2% Ca, 0.42% Mg and 1.38% K), and 1 kg of hay (82.3% DM, 5.1% CP, 0.4% Ca, 0.35% Mg and 1.8% K).day-1. Immediately after calving, cows were supplemented with 1 kg of a balanced grain mix (87.5% DM, 18.6% CP, 0.90% Ca, 0.42% Mg and 1.38% K) per each 2.5 kg of milk. Blood samples were taken from the coccygeal vessels since 7 days before calving until 7 days after calving. Ca concentrations in blood samples were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The average minimum concentration of Ca during the study was obtained on calving day (7.27 mg.dl-1) and on average the cows exceed the threshold of subclinical hypocalcemia (8.0 mg.dl-1) until day 7 after calving. The blood calcium concentration wasn&#8217;t statistically associated to reproductive indicators. Multiparous cows with calcium concentrations lower than 5.5 mg.dl-1 on calving day had statistically (p&lt;0.05) lower: daily milk, actual milk yield and lactation length compared to multiparous cows with blood calcium concentrations higher than or equal to 5.5 mg.dl-1. These findings indicate that blood calcium concentration during peripartum is an associated factor to yield performance in multiparous cows.]]></p></abstract>
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